NOTE: The Bronson videos keep vanishing from youTube so this one is not the original that motivated this post. Since so many are removed I can only imagine someone who still owns the rights is prowling the Web looking for infringing uses.
In the dead, icy, cold of winter it’s hard to stay in touch with riding, even for someone who does ride through much of the cold weather. I found a dead link to a youTube video on one of my old posts and while searching for a replacement I found this exquisite piece made up of footage from Then Came Bronson. After watching it I remembered some things…
Does that ever bring back memories! It also gives away my age. 🙂 “Then Came Bronson” was one of my favorites, and I’ve been waiting a long time for somebody to republish the TV movie and series. I’d buy it in a heartbeat!
Thanks, Steve, for posting that little trip down memory lane.
Brent
Ahhhh, I remember that show. I used to watch it everytime it came on. Good memories Steve. Makes you wish you could just hop on your bike and ride down the California Coast and escape our winter blues.
Brent: A YouTube user named ThenCameBronsonFan has all the episodes posted I think. You have to watch them in sections but it is fun to see the old show.
bobskoot: I ready for warm weather. My friend Paul has his BMW GS 65o on his truck and plans to head to Florida in the morning even though a snow storm is coming. He told me this afternoon that he just has to find warm weather…
Oh, the irony! As I sit here it’s pouring snow and it’s not supposed to stop till we get at least 10 inches before tomorrow morning. Sigh! It is difficult to stay connected to riding this time of year when the weather is typical rather than unseasonably kind. I’d fooled myself into thinking that the relatively decent temperatures from late October through Christmas meant that we’d be blessed with a mild winter, forgetting entirely that the worst of winter here usually starts around now and lasts well into April some years.
I’ll be wishing I were firing up the scooter rather than the snow blower later. I could use that kind of Bronson ride right about now. Well, without the jumps and cruising through the surf, perhaps.
– Joe at Scootin’ da Valley
The weather forecast for Western Washington this week is mostly sunny and around 50. I guess someone decided a break from the frigid cold, snow, floods and pestilence was in order…
I’m thinking about going to Forks, Wash.
I hate to break all that sad news but its warm, sunny, and at 80s degrees…not many complaints here in SoCal.
Ride safe,
Phil
Joe: I think I lulled myself into similar modes of thinking from the previous couple of winters that were relatively snow and ice free and I could ride all the time. Not so this year. I fear I fear a Battery Tender is in my future…
Orin: 50 degrees! Oh the joy of that thought. It’s 23 degrees here and still patches of bad stuff around. And worse the forecast calls for more snow for the rest of the week and temperatures heading into the teens…
Pvino: Rub it in…. 😉
I’ve found myself willing to brave the elements around here…except for the 3.0 inches of rain we had for three days. After the rain, it was just misty days…the kind that seeps into your bones and makes you feel like rust has crept in and is making you stick in places you shouldn’t be.
Yeah, that Bronson Video works well don’t it? Except, it reminds me WHY my bones ache.
I’m not waiting for spring before I ride, but I sure am praying for it to come sooner rather than later!
That peanut tank better be full before leaving Carmel Valley as you can easily go 90 miles without a functioning gas station after sunset along Big Sur. And take warm clothes as it is deceptively cold, foggy and damp.
Er sorry, back to the fantasy now…
And its scheduled to drop to 57 degrees Friday night in Key West. Will winter never end?
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Great video!
57 ° in Key West, eh. I was thrilled that our temperature got all the way up to 0°F today. Felt almost tropical! 50 degrees warmer than last week.
A BMW F650GS is my next bike. I need to have something of a dual nature so I can also enjoy the Coastline sandy roads. A Bonneville would be as nice and in the same price range but lacks the off-road capabilities.
Phil
I was fooled,tricked and bambozzled. I quit reading Scooter in the Sticks around the latter part of April because you said you were done. I stopped my email notification and did not check back until today. What did I find, it has continued on in my absence. I am glad that I am back. Next time I am told that you are quitting I will not believe you so rapidly.
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chessie: My willingness to brave the elements seems to ebb and flow depending on where my head is. I’m hoping I will do more brave things.
I’ve looked at the Bronson video a number of times now and it does keep working regardless of him running through salt water.
I checked your blog and the story about Mrytle Beach banning bike events is a good one. I don’t know why it is so hard for riders to understand how annoying it can all be. And it doesn’t have to be.
Conchscooter: Come on, quit bursting bubbles just because you are living and riding in balmy 57 degree weather! *grin*
I’m ready for some warm stuff.
Richard: Since you live in Alaska none of us can relate to things warming up to a balmy zero. Hope your 6 weeks of summer comes soon!
Seriously though, how cold does it get there?
Pvino: I’ve ridden Paul’s bike and it is really, really tall. Even for me at almost 6’3″. I suppose it would be more comfortable if I rode it a lot but as I think about it now I wouldn’t want to use it off road much.
Tom: Sorry you were fooled. I did need a break but didn’t need it to be permanent.
I’m fickle I guess. Glad you stumbled back!