Comments on: The Resistant Rider https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/ Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Charlie6 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5392 Fri, 06 May 2011 17:34:05 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5392 Dang Steve, you go and take pictures I requested and I miss the posting….sorry about that.

Thanks and I think the Vespa looks good with the topcase! Kind of balances it out fore and aft so to speak.

So, now that efforts to turn you onto the Teutonic Path of Motorcycling Enlightenment have apparently failed, how about a small sidecar for the scooter for those wintry snowy icy days?

dom

Redleg’s Rides

Colorado Motorcycle Travel Examiner

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5346 Sun, 01 May 2011 17:59:20 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5346 Conchscooter: Are you implying that a windshield would increase my riding and I would pile up tens of thousands of extra miles? Maybe I should look into a little windscreen then.

I hate fumbling for keys. Thankfully the GIVI and Vespa keys are dramatically different in color and feel. And I always have the iPhone for illumination if needed.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5345 Sun, 01 May 2011 17:56:59 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5345 chessie: It’s a good day when the bike knows where to go. I think I have more of them when I don’t try so hard to control things.

]]> By: Conchscooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5344 Sun, 01 May 2011 17:08:09 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5344 I’m very shallow. I just enjoy being on the Bonneville. Perhaps it’s the windshield effect that has got me to 51,000 miles? It can’t be the twisties.
ps the factory topcase has it’s own key just like the Givi with the added joy of the topcase key being black and the Vespa key being dark blue and indistinguishable at night.

]]> By: chessie https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5343 Sun, 01 May 2011 12:57:50 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5343 You touched me in my soul with the description of a reluctant foreboding about a ride. Yes, sometimes, I realize I’d rather sit in the park with my bike beside me. Feeding ducks and squirrels. Yesterday, I found myself at the county fairgrounds: photographing antique tractors. After that, my bike took me for a nice hundred mile ride. Sometimes “she” just knows where to go. It’s nice.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5342 Sun, 01 May 2011 03:01:39 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5342 Geez Orin. It took me six years to decide to get a topcase. I’ll be dead before a windscreen is possible.

Besides, I love, love, love the wind blast.

The GIVI is much less expensive than the OEM case. And from what I have heard just as well constructed. Would be nice if the same key opened both though…

]]> By: Orin https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/05/resistant-rider/#comment-5341 Sun, 01 May 2011 02:58:32 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=280#comment-5341 Your GTS looks good with the top case. I would guess the hideously expensive OEM item holds about 39 liters as well. Now perhaps a windscreen?

__Orin
Scootin’ Old Skool

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