eric's little black star » Get well soon, Ruby!

eric on Jul 28th 2010 at 7:46 pm Scooter Workings

Get well soon, Ruby!

So in the middle of all this moving stuff, I attempted to start the Vespa (Ruby) only to find that she wouldn’t start. I would turn the key, hit the start button and nothing. The electronics were working fine, but the starter motor would not engage.

This sounds like a battery issue, however, it’s not. I got a new battery (which I needed anyway – I still had the original one from three-ish years ago), installed it and same problem.

We moved to the new place, leaving Ruby in the garage. Today, we had to clean the apartment in some vein attempt to get the security deposit back. I took the opportunity to get the scooter towed to Big People Scooters in south Seattle.

That’s where she is now. They need the master key from me – I only had a copy, which isn’t the matter. So now I have to mail them the key (Big People Scooters is about 30 miles away on the other side of Seattle, which is a very long drive due to traffic).

No idea how long it will take to get her back and even less of a clue what is wrong with her. It could be something as simple as the key. See, the master key allows you (well, someone, not me) to program stuff. The nonmaster keys allow it to start, etc. There are chips in all of them and if the nonmaster key becomes demagnetized (or whatever), it won’t work. I’m hoping this is the problem.

Anyway, I’m having another crappy riding summer. I’m basically not riding at all. Hopefully the move to Everett will at least change that a bit.

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3 Responses to “Get well soon, Ruby!”

mom says:

July 28, 2010 at 8:04 pm

Poor Ruby……

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eric Reply:
July 28th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Poor me!

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mom says:

July 29, 2010 at 11:42 am

Poor Ruby….she is the one away from home….all by herself….having strange men….doing things to her…….

of course ….she could enjoy it!

Remember….Ruby does like to take her love to town……

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