Comments on: Pushing Asphalt, Pushing Steel

By: scooter

scooter — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:29:48 +0000

Scooter is the best vehicles in the pics.This scooters are riding in the any type of way without any trouble.Grass,road,snow way easily we an drive.

By: Jack Riepe

Jack Riepe — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:56:57 +0000

Dear Steve:

I'm sorry to read that your arthritis is either progressing or maintaining a presence that requires the doctor to monitor the impact of the drugs on your liver and kidneys.

Arthritis is one of those things that blows like a summer's breeze.

At 65 miles per hour, a 37º temperature is the equivalent of zero degrees Kelvin, or so I read in a Harley Magazine. While I used to ride in temperatures as low as 27º (without heated gear), it is an acquired taste, like lutefisk.

I most often found myself thinking of riding around in 65º weather when it was that cold. And the the pain in my own joints started calling the shots.

Nicely written blog. It has a psalm-like quality to it, that hints of sincerity and truth. My own writing hints at something too, this month. Some readers claim it is the active ingredient in a cow pasture.

Fondest regards,
Jack/reep
Twisted Roads

By: ToadMama

ToadMama — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:16:46 +0000

Your photos inspire me. I love how you work to get just the right angles. Methinks I’ll be doing some mimicking come Spring…

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:01:40 +0000

Dar: I've ridden a couple Harleys and I can't see myself puttering around like I do on the Vespa. A Harley seems like I would be driving a bus around. Or something. At least for little jaunts.

Out on the highway, that would be different.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:22 +0000

Circle Blue: Most times when I stop on a really cold day I am amazed at how warm the world suddenly becomes. It's the air flow that kills me.

So far no serious injuries from getting into position to take a picture. But there have been times...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:59:08 +0000

Bryce: I’ve done a couple 8 vial trips — no fun. I’m hoping I only get good or average stories in the future.

Glad my little trips over some refreshment. I want to take some more involved ones when the weather warms and my riding heart thaws…

By: Dar

Dar — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:26:20 +0000

It is always good to find joy even in little jaunts. Seems to me that if you had a Harley it probably wouldn’t change your journeys too much, they would just be more rumbly. Enjoy your beautiful Vespa, she takes you places that give you joy. My pop has bad arthritis and at one point they thought there was psoriatic arthritis involved. He is holding his own, but some days he can’t walk well, but he is happy for the days he can.

By: Circle Blue

Circle Blue — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:47:41 +0000

I’m always impressed that you wander off, climb, or stumble to find the angle you want even on cold days. For me it is a challenge to wear gear that keeps me warm while riding, but not too warm if I exert myself. Perspiring can be uncomfortable anytime, but on a cold weather ride it can be hazardous.
~k

By: Bryce

Bryce — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:27:25 +0000

Blood work; a weakly (sic) ritual for me. Sometimes three vials sometimes 15 or more. No eating for 12-14 hours prior.
When one's body is ill, and not recovering quickly the blood taken often tells stories, that maybe you the patient does not want to hear.
With all my maladies (including not being able to ride anything) trips n a Vespa taken by somebody else are refreshing. Looked a few times at the view from under I-99 and thought "what's the Vespa doing way down there, then realized the beams made me think of something parked way down the hole!