repairs for the red mist

Well, as luck would have it, I snapped a gear change cable on my scooter last week... Not too bad, managed to crawl home in 1st and picked up a new cable for cheap yesterday and the fix went off pretty much without a hitch! Amazing!

The problem! 

 So, step 1, remove headlamp & speedo to reveal the frayed cable that was my 'up' gear selector.

Remove rear cowling, and pull through the old wire.

The new one!

... now, just thread it through the cable sheath...

... so far, so good...

Now, take the nubbin end through it's support there and into it's bracket, shown below - make sure the gear selector matches the transmission end!

Success! 

Adjust for tension, then put it all back together. I was fortunate to have nothing left over when it was put back together.

And she's back on the road again! 

photo shoot

Well, It's been pretty rainy lately so, apart from a couple of surfs here & there, it's been pretty quiet for me. But today Serge & I headed up to Barrenjoey (again) and had a good time before he had to go back & keep packing for his NZ trip - I hope he packs his rainjacket! Anyway, boring, as there is no pics.
But, we went for a cruise on the scooters up to North Head, great day for it! The guy I bought the scooters off (ricky at powderscooters) has asked for a couple of pics of the bikes for his website so I snapped a couple.