Vespatude - A Vespa Blog: Pulling out the nervous system

This weekend I became a neurosurgeon. It was time to pull Heebie's wiring. I can tell that the pulling it out was the easy part. The hard part is going to be putting it back in!

I had to pull everything off -- I mean everything. There isn't a piece left that isn't welded. So, this weekend was time to get the front "fork" off. This was necessary in order to get into the frame to effectively pull the wire.

This is the front "fork" -- it actually isn't a fork. The front suspension is basically an airplane's landing gear. This harkens back to the origins of Piaggio as an airplane manufacturer.

This is the Piaggio Aero Avanti. It is a pretty cool plane. I have flown on one a couple of times. It is the weirdest sounding plane from the outside. On the inside, it is pretty nice because the props are behind the primary passenger compartment.

Finally, I was at the store getting some wiring and the associate asked me what I was getting the wire for. I told him and that launched us into and extended coversation about scooters. Turns out he had one of the Harley Davidson scooters as well as a Cushman. He didn't have any bikes now, but...