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	<description>Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650</description>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56450</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56440&quot;&gt;Rev Dr Karl E Stumpf&lt;/a&gt;.

Good luck Karl.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56440">Rev Dr Karl E Stumpf</a>.</p>
<p>Good luck Karl.		</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56438&quot;&gt;David Masse&lt;/a&gt;.

I can get away with a lot of parking that wouldn&#039;t be possible with a motorcycle.  Scooters are just looked at differently.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56438">David Masse</a>.</p>
<p>I can get away with a lot of parking that wouldn&#8217;t be possible with a motorcycle.  Scooters are just looked at differently.		</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56437&quot;&gt;Jim Zeiser&lt;/a&gt;.

Riding a scooter certainly is a smooth, quiet, and relaxed experience.  And the cargo hauling capacity is great.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56437">Jim Zeiser</a>.</p>
<p>Riding a scooter certainly is a smooth, quiet, and relaxed experience.  And the cargo hauling capacity is great.		</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56447</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56436&quot;&gt;Ed Thomas&lt;/a&gt;.

I wondered about that.  The outside of the box was white.  Maybe they put them together wrong.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/09/the-utilitarian-vespa-gts-scooter/#comment-56436">Ed Thomas</a>.</p>
<p>I wondered about that.  The outside of the box was white.  Maybe they put them together wrong.		</p>
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		By: Rev Dr Karl E Stumpf		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rev Dr Karl E Stumpf]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Making the most of the moment.  I like that idea.  I will try to make it a daily activity.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Making the most of the moment.  I like that idea.  I will try to make it a daily activity.		</p>
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		By: David Masse		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Masse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Useful, but also a work of art. No matter where I parked in a busy city, no one complained.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Useful, but also a work of art. No matter where I parked in a busy city, no one complained.		</p>
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		By: Jim Zeiser		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Zeiser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I finally took the 250cc Chinese scooter the other day on a milk run since it has huge cargo carrying capability. It was quite handy for that task. I don&#039;t regard shifting as an unnecessary part of my life when I&#039;m on the motorcycles but letting the CVT do its thing is pretty nice on a short run to the milk store.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I finally took the 250cc Chinese scooter the other day on a milk run since it has huge cargo carrying capability. It was quite handy for that task. I don&#8217;t regard shifting as an unnecessary part of my life when I&#8217;m on the motorcycles but letting the CVT do its thing is pretty nice on a short run to the milk store.		</p>
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		By: Ed Thomas		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Odd that the print on the pizza box is on the inside ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Odd that the print on the pizza box is on the inside &#8230;		</p>
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