motorcycle Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sun, 04 Feb 2024 03:38:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Royal Enfield Himalayan or a Honda 125 Trail? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/02/royal-enfield-himalayan-or-a-honda-125-trail/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/02/royal-enfield-himalayan-or-a-honda-125-trail/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2024 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10990 Surprised at How Fast They Get Heavy. It was only a couple years ago that I felt the BMW K75C was getting too heavy to handle. Plus I wanted something to ride in the mountains. Not on rough trails or single track. Just the many dirt and gravel forest roads. And the Royal Enfield Himalayan was a good choice […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/02/royal-enfield-himalayan-or-a-honda-125-trail/feed/ 31 10990 Winter Motorcycle Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/winter-motorcycle-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/winter-motorcycle-riding/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:04:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10525 Cold Weather Concerns With the thermometer hovering at 40F and the roads mostly dry, I thought it would be an excellent opportunity to ride the motorcycle to drive the moisture from the oil, exercise the battery, and make room for some fresh gasoline. And like so often is the case when I decide to “take […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/winter-motorcycle-riding/feed/ 28 10525 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 Riding a BMW K75 Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/07/riding-a-bmw-k75-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/07/riding-a-bmw-k75-motorcycle/#comments Sun, 21 Jul 2019 08:22:18 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9140 A Birthday Present Every year for the past 15 years when my wife asked me what I want for my birthday I would reply, “A motorcycle.” This year she said, “Okay.” I’m now riding a BMW K75 motorcycle. The machine will join my beloved Vespa as partners in exploration, adventure and joy as I prowl […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/07/riding-a-bmw-k75-motorcycle/feed/ 60 9140 Entry Level Motorcycles and Chick Bikes https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/07/entry-level-motorcycles-chick-bikes/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/07/entry-level-motorcycles-chick-bikes/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:16:57 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7640 Thinking About Size I shouldn’t be surprised how many ways there are to dismiss people and things with a word or a gesture.  Humanity revels in differentiating one group from another.  On a near insignificant level it happens with motorcycles and scooters.  “That’s an entry level bike,” or “That’s a chick bike,” can be taken […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/07/entry-level-motorcycles-chick-bikes/feed/ 45 7640 Waking to Motorcycle Desires https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/08/waking-to-motorcycle-desires/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/08/waking-to-motorcycle-desires/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:58:49 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5086 I am a committed, Kool-Aid drinking Vespa scooter rider.  But on some mornings my mind strays. A view from some moment in the past during a ride to work.  The Vespa and I are fast friends.  But this morning I was consumed with schemes for a motorcycle and I was reminded of another obsessive event […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/08/waking-to-motorcycle-desires/feed/ 28 5086 Riding a BMW R nineT Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/06/riding-a-bmw-r-ninet-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/06/riding-a-bmw-r-ninet-motorcycle/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:02:55 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4835 I swear, I love my Vespa scooter.  Regardless of what I write from this point on remember that. The details aren’t important other than Kissell Motorsports put me in a position to be riding a BMW RnineT motorcycle.  I don’t follow the motorcycling world closely so I missed the unveiling of this bike as a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/06/riding-a-bmw-r-ninet-motorcycle/feed/ 27 4835 Insane Motorcycle Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/10/insane-motorcycle-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/10/insane-motorcycle-ride/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 03:45:46 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4173 I watched this video again and just shake my head as what people do on the road.  Guts, skill or insanity? What do you think of a superbike riding through and against traffic like Trinity did in the second Matrix movie?  Whatever it is it’s one insane motorcycle ride. Life on the Vespa just seems […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/10/insane-motorcycle-ride/feed/ 10 4173 Piston and Pints Extravaganza https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/10/piston-and-pints-extravaganza/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/10/piston-and-pints-extravaganza/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 02:42:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=88 I’m one lazy blogger and when I catch up it can often mean a boatload of photos with little text, description or commentary.  Such is the case with some images of a Piston and Pints gathering from earlier this month AND images made today at the final moto hang cookout. Couldn’t resist photographing the tank […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/10/piston-and-pints-extravaganza/feed/ 13 88 Becoming a URAL Adventurer https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/11/becoming-ural-adventurer/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/11/becoming-ural-adventurer/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:14:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=238 The 2012 URAL Patrol is a perfect drug for my addictive desire to explore.  With hand over my heart, I believe this thing will go anywhere I want to go and not lead to my untimely demise in the process. This conclusion was derived after 200 kilometers of experimentation on the road and some hours […]

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