It’s always good to explore on a Vespa!

I hope all is going well in the Black Forest and you’re adjusting to this strange new world.

I understand. I’ve met riders who commit to a single brand. Others who commit to a single model — me for instance with the Vespa GTS line. And then there are others, like you I think, who sample a wide variety of machines for just as wide a set of reasons.

While I won’t abandon the Vespa, if space and time allowed I would have a wider variety of machines in the garage. Right now all that space permits is the scooter and the BMW K75. The K75 falls squarely into the category that at some point will become too heavy for me to manage. I don’t know when that is but for now it is a wonderful motorcycle to ride. Not as heavy as a Harley at only 550 pounds, but it is tall and top heavy making it a handful in slow speed maneuvers. Still, I enjoy it.

My hips long ago ruled out the posture necessary for sport bikes. Not sure what it will rule out next!

I’m not hung up on brand names and have owned most of the common ones. The current stable is two harleys, a kawasaki and a bsa. The last bike I sold was an aprilia. Knees in the breeze and all that good stuff. The purchase of the new 2015 harley was more about buying American than wanting to belong to any “group”. I look at a scooter as a light bike. When the harleys gets too heavy I’ll move to something lighter. I figure I need to do this bike ownership thing in a certain order because as I age, the big bikes won’t be an option. Its also why there are no more sport bikes in the garage.

That’s high praise being compared to Leonard Cohen in any respect. Thank you.

I suppose in time I’ll grow comfortable with the sound of my voice much in the same way I got comfortable with the things I write. Old, unhip and riding a Vespa. Sounds like a good marketing tagline to me. Maybe I’ll use it as the tagline for my blog!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me know what you thought about the video. I’m glad Bill posted a link on ADV Battle Scooters. I need to visit that site more often. Usually when I do, I’m making inquires about the K75 motorcycle.

I too am old, unhip and ride a Vespa for the pure joy of it. Nothing like riding through nature to keep your head in the moment – indeed the only place you can be.

Say hello to Maryann for me. I still remember the great times working with her on “A Day in the Life of State College.”

I’ll endeavor to provide more MoJo!

Thanks for your kind words about the video.

I watched your most recent video Scott — it was fine. Sucky is one of those technical terms that can be hard to pin down! Yours wasn’t that. Clear picture and audio and you had something to say. That’s all you can do.

Thanks for your kind words about my two and a half minute video. Making them short is a goal. My target is two minutes but it is tough to reach. I’ll keep at it. Obviously, not every topic will lend itself to short videos. I started working on one regarding improving photos made while riding. I outlined it first and suddenly I realized it would be long. Like a mini-seminar. And even if I divided it up into pieces they still might be long.

I plan to make five more videos and then sit back and evaluate why I should continue. For now though, it’s an interesting puzzle.

One last thing — not many Harley riders visit here. How soon until you add a Vespa to the shop?? 😉

Yes, I retired from PSU back in 2011 but no buyout for me. And I also retired from croquet. But unfortunately no Scooter for me. So I live vicariously through you!

Maryann also loved loved your video. She has very fond memories of working with you on various projects back when you were both working for PSU. You are one of her favorite people.

I look forward to the next time I run into you! Meanwhile I will get my fill of good MoJo via your excellent posts!