http://www.vespalife.com Read About Life With a Vespa Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:52:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of years ago I posted a short entry entitled Riding in Cold Weather, designed to alleviate fears that come with winter riding. In fact, here is exactly what I said about cold weather: I groan every time I see the forecast calling for temperatures in the mid-30’s. ... http://www.vespalife.com/2009/02/winter-riding-no-problem-klim-balaclava/ After a two-year hiatus from the blog, I'm writing to assure you that we will be back soon. Subscribe to the feed, bookmark the site, and stay tuned! http://www.vespalife.com/2009/01/almost-back/ Last week I served on a jury in DC Superior Court, and while the weather was a bit brisk in the mornings, it was sunny enough to ride my Vespa each day to and from the Court House. The first obvious benefit was the ease of parking. There is no ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/11/approved-for-jury-duty/ About four months before I actually bought my Vespa, I did a lot of research. I visited the local Vespa Boutique and spent hours Googling for anything I could soak up. The one thing that really stood out is that everyone with a Vespa absolutely loves it. ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/10/a-whole-new-network/ Last Thursday I called to have my Vespa towed into the local service center. Since the towing is free (covered under warranty) I figured it was better to do it that way than risk another kick start. I had also just hit 2000 miles on my Vespa a ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/10/battery-and-2000-miles/ After what happened last night, I decided to peruse Google in search of instructions for kick starting a Vespa LX 150. I was surprised that the results were fairly light, and other than a few warnings about possible damage to the engine casing, I didn't find very much on ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/09/how-to-kick-start-a-vespa/ I've noticed for the past few weeks that the electric starter on my Vespa LX 150 has been a little sluggish. I had to hold the button longer to get the engine to kick over properly. While I didn't consider this to be normal behavior, I wasn't sure ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/09/dead-battery/ Today somewhere in the middle of the Key Bridge (connecting Washington, DC with Arlington, VA over the Potomac River) my Vespa hit 1000 miles. It may not sound too impressive, but that's a lot of city miles! Given that I bought the Vespa in January (four months ago), ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/05/1000-miles/ Recently Erin and I went out to Glen Echo, MD (near Bethesda, MD) to have brunch and walk around. Glen Echo Park started out as a Trolley Park in the early part of the 20th century, located at the end of Washington, DC's #20 trolley line. In recent ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/05/trip-to-glen-echo/ Earlier this week I crossed the 625-mile mark on my odometer, and promptly called to the local Vespa dealership to make an appointment for the first servicing. As Vespa enthusiasts themselves, the guys at the shop were interesting to chat with about everything from inspections to DC speeding cameras. I ... http://www.vespalife.com/2006/04/first-maintenance/