I have been reading your blog from the very beginning this past week or so. And, enjoying it very much.

Anyway, engineer here: “constant velocity transmission”???? This is the second time that I have seen this in scooter blogs. Where does this come from?

CVT=continuously variable transmission.

I know that I sound like the engineering language police, but I just thought that I would set the toddler back on the right path.

Thanks for the great blog.

Ron

Make sure your daughter wears all the gear. Scooters aren’t toys. No high heels or miniskirts. That’s tragedy in the making.

I like your description of the train tracks. I’ll keep that in mind when I make the next picture.

Not one of the BMW riders I hang around with takes my K75 seriously. It has become a curiosity out of the past. Not quite vintage… But scarce enough to become odd.

I must constantly demonstrate it’s superiority.

I’m not so sure that people regard scooters as toys, but more like the ultimate evolution of the bicycle. My daughter is thinking of getting a Vespa. She was shocked that I expected her to wear a full face helmet and a ballistic jacket.

I think scooter manufacturers have a long way to go at portraying them as legitimate motor vehicles, as opposed to a more carefree, cute, low-gas consuming alternative to a car. My daughter rides a bicycle in Philly. Twice she has had the sobering effect of watching cars sail through red lights. Since she was at a stand-still, on a pedal-powered vehicle, she had not the propulsion to get out into the interection the second the light changed.

Regular gas is going to hit $4 a gallon by June 15th as sure as dammit. And scooter sales will climb. So will a certain harsh reality, during the transition when the US switches to a scooter mentality.

The fog pictures were very good. The train track picture was the best. There is tragic romance in the rails that disappear over the horizon together, but which never touch.

Two of our guys ride scooters. You won’t even raise an eyebrow.

Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads