Comments on: Summer Dreams

By: daveking650@aol.com

daveking650@aol.com — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:17:33 +0000

Dave King.
But you know, hope I don't disillusion you too much. But it was not Steve Mcqueen who jumped the fence, I'm sure that he could have done it. But with movie stars and insurance, the directors would not allow it.
At the same time the movie was being made, the I.S,D.T. was being held in Bavaria, I believe Steve McQueen was taking part in it also. But they called on a guy by the name of Bud Ekins to do the filmed jump, he was also competing in the I.S.D.T.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:37:00 +0000

Anonymous….For your derriere problem I suggest you check out Corbin Motorcycles Seats in California.They are on the internet and they offer a nice seat for the GT Vespa series with foam that molds to your posterier and real leather seat inserts to help eliminate hot butt syndrome.I may be getting one for my GT200!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:06:00 +0000

dakar rider: Thanks for the kind words and support. I feel exactly the same about the way riding makes me a better person. It works that way because I end up paying more attention to life.

kano: Then Came Bronson was just a great show. I suspect it influenced a lot of young and impressionable future riders.

The motorcycle blogging world needs a philospher! I will add your Moto Philospher blog to my list of links. Your latest adventures with an old Honda Trail 90 are great. I remember riding one of those through the neighbor's hedges when I was but a lad...

Pitchertaker: Your adventures always marvel me. Nice mental place to be when you can just be wherever you are.

KM: I can relate to the backside issues on hot, muggy days. My riding pants don't help but make it worse. Even when riding in jeans it can be bad. It's probably one of those "personal" problems that no one wants to talk about. In a whisper you might hear "He's having rider problems...."

vince: Exactly! Riding just opens the mind up to all sorts of things.

roadbum: I enjoy night riding as well though hardly every do it. When I do it is usually an errand and not on any wonderfully isolated roads.

We don't have irrigation in this neck of the woods so I don't have to cope with spray. That would be a nasty surprise to ride into at night. At least they are not spraying manure....

vino guy: Are you saying I am like fine wine....? Thanks for your kind words about the photos. I believe anyone's photography will get better with practice. I shoot a lot and each picture I take helps the next one.

By: Vino Guy

Vino Guy — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:36:00 +0000

Steve,

Your photos just get better all the time. Must be age.

By: American Scooterist Blog

American Scooterist Blog — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:48:00 +0000

I see that Triumph and I think back to that first Kawi 250 enduro. My wife and I have always been Triumph fans and she almost bought herself one before the kids came along. I think it was called a Legend or something?

Anyway, I agree with you on needing the solitude. Might be a reason I prefer riding at night. A rider is really alone at those hours. Nothing but the night creatures to think about. Oh, and the ginormous damn watering systems the farms use. Like the one that sprayed me last night. Another great post and imagery.

By: Vince Stevens

Vince Stevens — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:13:00 +0000

Steve,

It just gets better and better. Funny how riding brings out old associations with just about every aspect of your life, past, present, and future.

vince

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:50:00 +0000

Great blog and photography Steve,

I ride a Granturismo, and commute to work about 35 miles a day. With longer rides and the muggy D.C.weather I've found that the normally comfortable seat (I'm pretty sure its the same as the GTS) is, well, prone to chafe the derriere. Anyone out there had any problems with that, or advice on how to deal with that?

KM

By: pitchertaker

pitchertaker — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:43:00 +0000

From a Clint Black song: "Wherever you are, there you are." It's the journey, not the destination. I spent the night in Raton, NM, which as late as yesterday morning, was not on my agenda.

P'taker

By: Kano

Kano — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:42:00 +0000

I had forgotten about "Then Came Bronson", what a great show! That show had a big influence on me too. A friend and I used to ride little scooters back then called "Tote Goat" back and we imagined ourselves as Bronson and pretended that we were him.

I started a new blog and have put up a link to yours because I enjoy your writing and subject matter.

By: Dakar Rider

Dakar Rider — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:15:00 +0000

Great post Steve. I am familiar with the need to have time alone. I love my family and look forward to going to work but a measure of solitude is an essential ingredient for me.

It makes me a better husband, father, and worker.

While I ride a bigger machine than your Vespa the spirit of almost every post you make sings of a rider's heart. Thanks for sharing here at Scooter in the Sticks.