Comments on: Aging and Riding a Vespa

By: Scooter in the Sticks

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:18:15 +0000

In reply to christine filas. I agree. I'll just keep riding as long as I can.

By: christine filas

christine filas — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:31:47 +0000

In reply to Doug. Yep

By: VIDEO: The Thrill of Riding a Vespa Scooter - Scooter in the Sticks

VIDEO: The Thrill of Riding a Vespa Scooter - Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:11:46 +0000

[…] I’ve struggled to share with people the experience I feel while riding a Vespa scooter. The video below is an attempt at presenting the emotional energy of riding as I do. […]

By: Keith - Circle Blue

Keith - Circle Blue — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 19:19:38 +0000

We age and as we do the unknowns loom larger. There is a subtle switch from living one day at a time if we've been lucky enough to discover the importance of that, to living each day knowing there are fewer really good days left, days without qualifiers.

My Dad, now 85 just began riding a bicycle again. Wonderful, yes? The back story is he can't walk long distances anymore because a joint on one of his feet is worn out. Oh, and he needs to exercise to control his adult onset diabetes, and . . . and . . . it goes on.

And so does he. And so do I and so will you. Until . . . we can't. I do admit hoping I will have the grace and determination of my father while doing so.

Love the colors. Not so much here in Missouri yet. Maybe everything will just go brown this year. We'll see.

Yes, we'll see.
~k

By: Bryce Lee

Bryce Lee — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 03:58:49 +0000

The first fifty years are easy; the next fifty rarely does anybody escape alive without complications.

At age 60 was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma,and Lupus. Surgery, follwed by three years of intensive
chemo destroyed my sense of balance as well as other senses. The 30 year old Gold Wing was sold; my balance was gone as well as a desire to ride my motorcycle.
Here in Southern Ontario it is too dangerous to ride a two-wheeled machine, and it takes seemingly forever to reach a forested area suitable for tours similar to yours.
to enjoy riding.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:42:26 +0000

RichardM: The campground was full by the end of the evening. I guess it's still warm enough in Maryland to camp.

I'm ready for another trip!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:41:07 +0000

Anonymous: New Zealand must be a stunning landscape to ride through.

I suspect a lot of people get that melancholy feeling in Autumn. I bet it is programmed into us from tens of thousands of years ago and telling us, "Winter's coming bud -- better get ready."

Scooting is the tonic of life... I like that. Thanks!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:38:19 +0000

Mark Myers: The actual route was an eclectic collection of roads but I'll give you a general idea of the route down to Baltimore. Previous comment has something of the ride back:

State College to Lewistown on US 322. Cross over to other side of Juniata River and follow PA 333 to Mifflintown.

Then PA 74 south to Carlisle and PA 34 to Gettysburg.

South of Gettysburg we took PA 134 and whatever it turned into to Taneytown, MD.

Took MD 140 to Reistertown, got on I795 to Security Blvd exit and then US 40 to Johns Hopkins. Very hot day and my ambient temp indicator showed 105F. Vespa fans working overtime in city traffic. We should have taken the beltway around the city which we did on the way back. Harbor tunnel is cool on a scooter!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:20:29 +0000

bob skoot: I hesitated a bit before sharing about the medical stuff though not sure why. It's part of my life and informs what I do. I suspect there are a lot of riders facing changes that are unsettling so keeping them secret seems kind of pointless.

Sorry to hear you are struggling with the an undiagnosed problem. The medical world doesn't do well with that kind of issue. I recently read a story in the Atlantic (I think) about the growing number of complex issues that can't be diagnosed yet and people have to just try and manage symptoms.

Things were in such a rush when you were here otherwise we would have visited Saint's and found a buggy for you as well as taken you on some of the twisty roads.

Next time!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:15:48 +0000

poppawheelie: Out of Baltimore took 550 to Pen Mar and picked up 997 at Waynesboro and then 641 to Shade Gap. Then 522, 22, 655, and then some little SR routes to McAley's Fort and on home. Really nice, gentle riding for the most part.

Different routes going to Baltimore.