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General Discussion / Didn't think I'd ever see a car the same color as my helmet!
« on: March 07, 2024, 05:34:23 PM »
my helmet is Italian.....(even though Nolan sounds like a guy from New Jersey)




Spotted this yesterday outside my grocers....



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General Discussion / Okaaaay....good to know
« on: March 07, 2024, 12:26:39 PM »


Oh heck yeah!
Shrimp-banana-fudge sundaes are hugely popular here in Ohio!

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / 50°F is an awkward temp
« on: March 04, 2024, 06:01:50 PM »
How many layers?
FoggToggs over the Bullet jeans?, how many shirts? Battery gloves?
I've learned the hard way - "my chest is cold!" - not to underestimate the chill at even my modest speeds in the early morning dark boonies.
I chose well.....





Moon was in and out.....




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General Discussion / not keen on seeing this
« on: March 04, 2024, 05:30:07 PM »
Too lazy to use my gas can this morning - when I rode off the driveway I saw 3 'bars', "this might have been a mistake".
I think it is only the 2nd time I've seen it come on. No idea how much the Vietnamese/Italians have allowed for reserve....since I fill from a gas can. This was lit, and there weren't any 'bars' remaining when I arrived home. Too stubborn to stop at a station!


Heading out through town - I was stopped by one H of a long train! I finally just shut off the scooter.
Track is close behind the Marriott Hotel - and the R.R. has agreed to silence the horn through this area, with warning signs to this effect.



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General Discussion / traffic circle captive!
« on: March 03, 2024, 07:48:25 PM »
One sunny summer Saturday I got into the inner lane of this traffic circle in Clearwater Beach, FL.
It was dinner time when I finally extracted my Tahoe!

https://www.myclearwater.com/Visit-the-Beach/Watch-Live-Video-of-Clearwater-Beach

BTW...just across the circle, half a block down, across from the Hilton, is a Dunkin Donuts, where you can sit at the sidewalk with a donut and a coffee and watch the gridlock, while the women shop! (mine are simple pleasures)

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General Discussion / NSR: changing times
« on: March 03, 2024, 06:42:22 PM »
There to the left on my coffee shop was a favorite, the EARTH ROSE, operated by Ed Oxley, from 1970- 2021., Yellow Springs, OH.


Ed passed and a local celebrity purchased the building - had it razed (a restoration expert declared it beyond saving)....and is having this new store-front, w/apts above constructed. I doubt very much that this new shop will be offering the eclectic, wild and wonderful variety which Ed's shop was famous for. But, we'll see....


I enjoyed taking photos in Ed's shop window....my LIKE200i across the street.


In SanFransico, 1967 I saw a sign in a coffee house which read:
"please be seated and wait until the employees are finished socializing - if you are in too much of a hurry, perhaps you ought to go elsewhere - since you would probably not fit into the atmosphere of this establishment anyway."

Ed had this sign on his door...


Changes.

Stig


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General Discussion / if KYMCO would spend a few $ on marketing!
« on: March 02, 2024, 04:40:45 PM »
In this country....
Something like this for their nice People 150i....



or like this.....




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General Discussion / NSR: Back to the Mother Ship
« on: March 01, 2024, 09:13:18 PM »
All of us Silverados regularly report back to the Mother Ship* for service, and further assignment.





Beats crawling around on the driveway....oil running down your arm from the filter and shooting out sideways when you pull the drain plug!
Besides, Dunkin Donuts is straight across the street...

Stig

* National Pit Stop, shop has been there for decades - I tip them a Sawbuck for their attention to detail.

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General Discussion / LED talk reminded me of this...
« on: February 28, 2024, 09:12:39 PM »
7 or 8 yrs ago Piaggio released the new Liberty150i with ABS and the i-Get 3-V engines.
One of the official Piaggio promo videos was this...



So, two 'big' new selling points, along with the sleek new body style of this veteran big-wheel model from Piaggio (well over 900,000 to date) was the addition of ABS and the pair of LED running lights up front.
The USA version adds turn pods and deletes the amber indicator signal in the same fixture with the white LEDs.
As usual, to satisfy the super-vain American Piaggio/Vespa owners, Vespa Motorsport brought out a kit to install Euro-style  turn signals in the LED fixture - so that the offensive 'pods' can be removed :)
However - I noticed that this kit does not close the nearby white LED DRL when the amber bulb is activated inside the same small fixture.

The true Euro Liberty's signal system shuts off the LED when the turn signal is activated .....making the signal much easier to spot!
This is the same as found on a lot of American cars with front LED DRL's. The LED on that side of the car shuts off when the turn signal is activated.

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General Discussion / Exciting breakfast coffee
« on: February 28, 2024, 08:46:36 PM »
At around 4:35AM this morning our cell phones went off - warning of a tornado.
"Extreme Emergency - tornados sighted in the area - take cover now! "

I went to my fav weather radar on my phone (the one I use for my scooter rides) - it gives a pretty accurate image of things.
Took a screen-shot.



We went to our safe area with the pup - daughter was very safe in a new city hospital where she works. 96 yr old MIL has a large new brick house w/basement 5 mins away. But it would have been hell getting her up and moving!...no time for it. (as the guy at the health dept. said of her, 2 yrs ago - "mid 90's? - she's already in Bonus Time!" Do not quote me!
Reports are several areas of touch-downs and damage. Nearest about 2 miles, or less, distant. Wright-Patt AFB took a good bit of damage. (20 miles distant)

We get these in the summer - but a Feb one is pretty rare.
Temps were way too warm for Feb overnight....65....big cold front moved in behind the storms.

Hope all you were OK - as these were widespread through the midwest.
Stig

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General Discussion / big bike w/single headlight ~!
« on: February 24, 2024, 05:27:32 PM »
Last night a big bike with a single bright headlight pulled in behind my truck. And I swear it was near impossible to discern how far away he was!
I can only imagine what a car sitting at a side street , or waiting to turn left in front of him - would have thought. That single headlight floating in the dark down the street gave no clues as to his distance!

He really needs to purchase a pair of white or amber running lights to give drivers some landmarks and some idea of his distance.

So often I read about riders being hit by left-turners....and always wonder at their lighting and speed.

Even in the day time I always roll-off a bit of throttle and cover the brake when entering a busy intersection.
I think riders who approach a busy intersection blithely ignoring the 'possible', as though they were encased in an automobile....are displaying a dangerous lack of imagination!

You don't have to have a bright headlight to be seen! My LIKE's 35W headlight and 5W amber runners are quite visible!



Stig
....and those dim Oreo-sized tail lights are amazing.

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Thunder storm chasing me. In Feb??!
« on: February 22, 2024, 04:55:27 PM »
Light rain going out for coffee this morning - but I saw a lot of lightning in my mirrors! In February??!
Maybe it's too warm for Feb?
Overnight temps in the 50's.
Coming home was a race against the big grey clouds and the booming!  (if I can - I'd rather avoid soaking my electric heated gloves again?!)












I forget what they're building here next to my coffee shop. A friendly old guy ran a Hippie style head-shop in that location for decades. He passed and they tore down his building.  (for you few who remember Head Shops! Hand-made sandals, leather goods, east Indian fabric, clothing, brass lamps and incense burners, posters, etc. It always smelled good in there. Like the Haight! :) He and I both got old! )


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General Discussion / in the sticks with LIKE200i's 35W headlight
« on: February 22, 2024, 04:22:56 PM »
Dealing with the age of my eyes, and city riding in the dark with the headlights & streetlights, and signs, and rain....is a challenge with the LIKE200i's 35/35W headlight. I do like the pair of amber running lights flanking the headlight. To even the dumbest driver that 3-light pattern should signal a motor bike of some kind is approaching!

I always ride out from my house in the dark - and most of the ride is out in the countryside, after I've cleared out through the city. Therefore - I can do OK with the LIKE200i's 35/35W headlight.
I must mention, also, that I'm never riding over 35MPH out there in the dark, rain or dry, in deer country!

35W low beam.....


35W high beam


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Technical | How To / Simple oil change on a 2012 LIKE200i
« on: February 21, 2024, 09:47:14 PM »
I use a Toyota washer (bag of 'em from ebay), and lately I've been working off a case of Castrol that I bought yrs ago for my Piaggio.
Probably riding tomorrow (rain? but 44°F in Feb is good) so decided to change the oil today.

I keep maint. records in the back of the owner's manual. Kymco provided a page for that. I've taped in 3 extra pages.

The LIKE200i requires less than a qt of oil.


Alum. washer sandwiched between blue teflon, fits the 17mm drain plug nicely - made for Toyotas.


I always drain the tube from the airbox while I'm down here.
not much in it this time




The scooter doesn't show much change on the dipstick between oil-changes. I check it after every ride.


a lot of things got a spritz of ACF-50 while I was down there...(lots of vids on this stuff, on youtube)

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General Discussion / Posting photos here
« on: February 18, 2024, 09:55:21 PM »
I simply do not know enough about the intricacies of how this forum is built - to talk a member through photo sharing from their phone or PC. Some get "your photo is too big" - that's above my paygrade.

I moderate-off spammers, and the rude and report violations of the members' agreement to the administrator. He acts very promptly, BTW.

I never want to cause an infection in a member's system by recommending things beyond my understanding.

Regarding sharing an appropriately sized photo with your post......

There are lists of free image hosting sites on the web.
Some free ones are dead simple - meant for sharing on forums and the like - not for storing - and they will not edit or improve your photo. You must do that in your phone or your PC before sending it through the host site.

 Try looking for...
"Top 10 free image hosting sites..."..."11 free image hosting sites"... Read the descriptions.

Me?, I looked for a free site which is meant for simple 'sharing'. Not for storing, nor is it for photo editing or 'improving' your photo.

Some sites let you post your photo for a week, a month or forever.
A host can work with pix taken on my phone - or from "picture" folders on my PC.  Hopefully I'm not giving myself a virus!

In any event - please do your homework.
I'll not be responsible for giving you a virus - and you'll feel good about your accomplishment!

Let me know if you're having issues.

Stig

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