BMW Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 02:27:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Bringing My 2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan Home https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/bringing-my-2022-royal-enfield-himalayan-home/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/bringing-my-2022-royal-enfield-himalayan-home/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10562 The Green Machine Mornings starting with single-digit temperatures or worse don’t automatically engender thoughts of motorcycles, scooters, and riding. But for me, thinking about bringing my 2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan home has been a major preoccupation. I’m embarrassed to say how many Himalayan YouTube videos I’ve watched. Or how many accessories I’ve considered (and purchased) […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/bringing-my-2022-royal-enfield-himalayan-home/feed/ 25 10562 Riding is Magic https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/riding-is-magic/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/riding-is-magic/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10490 It’s always a surprise what triggers me to write an essay for Scooter in the Sticks. This time it was dragging the garbage can to the street for pickup and seeing frost on the car. There are hints that winter is approaching; leaves descending from trees; geese honking overhead; squirrels and chipmunks growing fatter and […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/riding-is-magic/feed/ 25 10490 Testing the GoPro Hero 8 Black on My Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/testing-the-gopro-hero-8-black-on-my-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/testing-the-gopro-hero-8-black-on-my-motorcycle/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10392 Last spring I made a handful of YouTube videos and while fun to make, they were more difficult than they needed to be because I was fiddling with a lot of old cameras. So I decided to replace everything with GoPro Hero 8 Black cameras and see if there was an improvement in the technical […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/testing-the-gopro-hero-8-black-on-my-motorcycle/feed/ 30 10392 Morning Meditations https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/07/morning-meditations/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/07/morning-meditations/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10378 You Shall Not Pass Morning meditations have become a daily ritual. One that didn’t come easy. I’ve learned life is easier when I begin the day slowly.  It’s not a simple task because my mind is most active in the morning and I can be swept into action before I really have an idea of […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/07/morning-meditations/feed/ 19 10378 Motorcycle Enlightenment https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/motorcycle-enlightenment/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/motorcycle-enlightenment/#comments Mon, 10 May 2021 04:02:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10304 Riding is a practice. And with enough practice, I’ll run across motorcycle enlightenment. The motorcycle doesn’t see much use during the cold months. With little protection from the elements and the relative ease of using the Vespa, I have to re-acclimate myself to the heavier, bulkier, less maneuverable machine. I confess riding the BMW K75 […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/motorcycle-enlightenment/feed/ 24 10304 Winterizing My BMW K75 Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/12/winterizing-my-bmw-k75-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/12/winterizing-my-bmw-k75-motorcycle/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9861 Winterizing Doesn’t Have to Mean Storage I’ve never “stored” my Vespa scooter for the winter — draining fuel, adding stabilizer, or pushing the machine to the corner of the garage to wait for warm weather again in the spring. Riding had become too much fun, too important, an obsession that I wasn’t willing to surrender […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/12/winterizing-my-bmw-k75-motorcycle/feed/ 27 9861 The Road https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/11/the-road/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/11/the-road/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9802 The Long Road The road is a text, a dense book waiting to be discovered, examined, and evaluated. Riding opens the door to a learning process that promises a rich reward of experience and insight. At least that’s how I see it. I know riders who experience none of these things. Their motorcycle or scooter […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/11/the-road/feed/ 17 9802 Being Lost https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/08/being-lost/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/08/being-lost/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9715 Flame of Excitement I’ve been feeling angry a lot lately. Drama, the pandemic, heat, and the everyday noise of living seem to be backing up in my head. Being lost helped clear all that up. I told Kim I needed a ride. So I got early, took care of the dogs, and walked out to […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/08/being-lost/feed/ 29 9715 Thoughts on Riding My BMW K75 Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/thoughts-on-riding-my-bmw-k75-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/thoughts-on-riding-my-bmw-k75-motorcycle/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9679 Post Card Scene A postcard scene; replete with a bright blue sky painted with billowing white clouds and a sweeping view across a rural landscape whispers to me that I should be riding my BMW K75 motorcycle. For many riders, this is an ideal day for riding. For me, the environment which finds my interest […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/thoughts-on-riding-my-bmw-k75-motorcycle/feed/ 14 9679 Returning to the Moto-World https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/returning-to-the-moto-world/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/returning-to-the-moto-world/#comments Thu, 28 May 2020 12:40:55 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9618 Out of the Garage and Into the World It was a cool, gray day in my little part of the world. Somehow it feels a little different than it did just two months ago when I parked the scooter and motorcycle. I don’t know how those of you who retire from riding in September and […]

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