Comments on: Winter Vespa Ride

By: Riding the Vespa GTS Scooter into Spring - Scooter in the Sticks

Riding the Vespa GTS Scooter into Spring - Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:02:36 +0000

[…] armor from the scooter. Nothing like the mid-30s when the picture was taken during one of those winter exercise rides. Predictions for more sub-freezing temperatures for the end of the week dampened my enthusiasm for […]

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:23:01 +0000

In reply to RichardM.

Thanks Richard for your comments on the video. Live narration is a challenge for me. I realize I need to plan a bit about what I might talk about, and then time those comments to an appropriate place on the ride where the camera will be recording. I have a much better appreciation now for people who create riding videos. It’s not easy.

Ice and snow. I’m done with it. I’ll ride if there might be patches of it. But not when it’s the primary riding surface for the reasons you outlined.

Warm weather can’t arrive soon enough.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:20:09 +0000

In reply to paul ruby.

Yes it is. I looked it up before I wrote that awful word in regard to a woodchuck. I’m not sure about a beaver. You’ll have to research that one.

Hopefully today the roads will at least be dry. The salt stains will remain until we have a good rain to wash it all away.

By: RichardM

RichardM — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:51:54 +0000

I actually saw the video before the blog post. Nicely done video! I like the vlog style with live narration. I do miss riding in the winter but I look forward to the snow and the biggest challenge on ice is stopping. I don’t have studded tires for the Ural now so I won’t venture out when I’m back home in a couple of weeks. Too many hills.

By: paul ruby

paul ruby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:17:56 +0000

A ground hog is a rodent? They call them whistle pigs and wood chucks too. What about a beaver is that a rodent too? When I get my motorcycle salty I wash the salt off. More than anything thats why I don’t ride in the winter. Because its murder washing a vehicle outside at 35F ugh.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:33:14 +0000

In reply to Jim Zeiser.

I’m not sure I would consider the Himalayan a better choice for snow and ice. I haven’t put enough miles on it yet. But the Vespa has allowed me to negotiate just about anything I’ve encountered so far except some deep water. Deep for the Vespa is about 8 inches.

I plan to take the Himalayan out tomorrow!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:31:17 +0000

In reply to Christopher Bason. It is a nice journey! Even if you're late for a Church Council meeting. As riders, we have to acknowledge those spiritual needs that are encountered while riding.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:29:15 +0000

In reply to Mark Myers. I've never gotten to the point of winterizing anything, but my riding in winter definitely has slowed down. I'll be posting a video on YouTube this evening about my last winter ride.

By: Jim Zeiser

Jim Zeiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:15:04 +0000

You know a day like that would be perfect for a Himalayan break in run. Plus the RE is a tad bit better for questionable road conditions. Better the RE than Scooter in the Snowbank.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:56:55 +0000

In reply to shirleyhman. It's the little things that give life meaning. A stroll, the wind, the sudden presence of a loved one. And of course the scooter...