Just a brief dispatch from the sticks. Lately it seems I stand at the front door every morning deciding whether I will ride or drive. Weather, work activity, or just how I feel. I make a conscious decision on whether to roll the Vespa out of the garage. This morning the temperature was steady at 35 degrees with snow flurries. I wondered whether I would get half way to work and the snow would start to stick on the road. Or on the way home.
I haven’t been riding much lately so that made the decision pretty easy. Later in the season the decision would be faster. The cold weather still has me on edge. My blood seems thin. Stopping to take a picture with some of the last colored leaves of fall I could feel my hands getting cold as I fumbled with the camera. Again thoughts of heated gloves dance in my head. Arriving at work I knew I made the right decision and plenty of motorcycle spaces were available. The only other two-wheeled vehicle in the lot was a friends Yamaha 125 Vino.
Tomorrow will bring similar weather and another decision…
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Dude, we need to keep reading your blog. For heaven’s sake get the cigarette lighter adapter from Scooterswest and plug in some heated gloves! I’m still mentally urging you to get a windshield- the half size from Piaggio is a great winter accessory and the speed impairment it causes won’t bother you a bit.
Grrr!
Being in central PA away from urban riding makes you a lucky man in my book. Everytime I head out on my bike, I hightail it out of the urban area of Baltimore. I grew up in Southern WV, and rode there all my life before moving to Maryland. I miss riding in the mountains, so the mountains is where I go whenever I get a chance.
Your images are so great! I can just feel you standing at the door trying to decide, ride or no ride. Your fan base says be careful but we hope you ride! I have a technical question? Do you use the blogger function to upload your images? If so what size do you start with? Thanks for everything.