SF Classic - The lows and the lows

So, after doing multiple repairs on my bike: Clutch replacement, Shifter arm replacement, a shifting cable replacement... the fucking thing still was not cooperating. I think I may need to replace my some gearing parts, the selector rod might have broken or maybe just detached from the cruciform or ... something. I really am at a loss right  now.... which is very frustrating.

So... I went to the SF Classic Rally with NO bloody scooter! We attended a 2 events, but were unable to rendezvous with the the group for the picnic.  I was a frustrated that there wasnt a bit more info and communication about the events, the whole rally was pretty bare bones, I miss the ol' days of really thought through and activity filled rallies... oh well, sign of the times i suppose.

We made the most of it and did some random fun of our own!

Here are some pics

Getting ready for Thee SF Classic Scooter Rally

All set to have some fun! This weekend... Hotel is booked, Trailer rented, Scooter repair set to completed before end of the week. Now i can focus on the important things like dresses and shoes!

Once again the Black Sheep SC of San Francisco is hosting their annual Classic Rally. 

Gear Box Repair

So, I incorrectly diagnosed my clutch / shifting incorrectly. After successfully replacing the clutch.. the problem persisted. So in a last ditch conclusion I opened up the gear box and found the problem. I broke the gear selector arm. I was surprised, this is pretty hard to do...

Clutch Rebuild - DONE.

So my clutch "went out" a week or so ago and it looks like im going to have to rebuild it.  I haven't done this in a while so Im going to document it here.

This is a pretty straight forward repair and there are a couple great resources that I'll be using:  My Haynes Manual, The Scooter Mercato rebuild guide (which is where i just received all my new clutch parts from) and also the ScooterHelp site, specifically the clutch removal section and the clutch rebuild section.