Soviet Steeds

When my ‘18 Gear Up was new, after a warm up, it seemed like the only way I could easily access neutral was via the reverse to neutral route. About 5000 miles down the road now, neutral easily found 90% of the time. Typically, down into first then gentle heel into neutral. If first attempt fails, ho...

Great good luck, kids. If I had any advice, it might be to keep a sense of humor. Gee.... that might work. She’s looking over my shoulder and laughing. Fifty years coming upon us quickly. Enjoy yourselves.

Thanks for that video, Lofty. I had a copy that I used to show students, but lost it somewhere along the line. Glad to see it’s still out and about. Used it to demonstrate where all our manufacturing jobs have gone and, sadly, what U.S. competition might require. That said, I too well remember a sup...

Yup. Luckily the bike had a fused ground wire.

Just got a call from an old pal. He’d just tried a jump start on a newish Triumph using a running F250. Okay, I wasn’t there and, he being somewhat frantic, I can only report that the attempt apparently put the Triumph to sleep electronics-wise. Off tomorrow to have a look. That said, please pass on...

Gee...this has been fun. I guess consensus is pretty much out of the question. Interesting that Alaska and Buffalo folks have a similar philosophy. :D One thing I might have added to my initial post could have been that I’ve always been a stickler for changing oil in anything being used sporadically...

I’ve always kept something or other of the two-wheeled variety running year-round. If I couldn’t do an actual ride, I’d roll whatever out on the drive and run it up to operating temperature...cylinder-head temp...once a week or so. Just read another piece that suggests that this practice causes cond...

Got a 2018 GU simply because we wanted a rig that could confidently do our “limited maintenance” roads. I don’t expect to be doing a lot of real off-road stuff but I like the assurance of having 2wd when we get to the odd washout.

Sorry I missed your post. Many thanks for your interest. Been around the forum horn; lots of good advice but nothing yet’s solved the problem. Basically, it’s a intermittent stalling issue. Really odd. Looking forward to taking the Stella apart and doing the diagnosis after the holidays. Promise I’l...

Not so brave as I once was concerning winter riding. Did year-round detail on my old 650D for some while. Nowadays, me, the wife and our GU try to get out whenever possible. However, being in lake-effect territory, when we get snow, we get SNOW. Plus, twenty miles from a salt mine makes roads around...

I’m guessing....hoping....the lack of “oh sh*t something else broke” entries might be due to all things already noted. Yup, these things are getting pretty expensive and, indeed, lots of potential buyers will, therefore, be older and more scooter-savee. We’ll see.

Gee. I kinda wish you’d have kept that to yourself.

We live just a few miles north of the Retsof salt mine. So....its being so readily available, around here they spread salt before, during and for several days after any significant snow/ice event. That and our world-class load of winter precipitation makes for one hell of a hostile environment for a...

Thanks. Frankly, while I’ve been chasing the Stella’s issues I’ve been riding my wife’s LX pretty regularly. I like it a lot! Still, I can’t get past my neigh on sixty-year love affair with shifty scooters. I’m off for a look at “scooterdoc”. Thanks again.

“I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” - Mark Twain