W650 Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:21:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Cold Versus Cool Motorcycle Rides https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/cold-versus-cool-motorcycle-rides/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/cold-versus-cool-motorcycle-rides/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11282 Less Than Ideal Weather It’s nice to be invited along on a ride. While I’m not always able to go, I always appreciate the offer. On this morning I was free to join Dave on a 39 mile ride to McVeytown, Pennsylvania to have breakfast with some of his riding buddies. The fact that the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/cold-versus-cool-motorcycle-rides/feed/ 15 11282 Riding in a Little Rain https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/09/riding-in-a-little-rain/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/09/riding-in-a-little-rain/#comments Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:25:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11140 Choices In addition to the certainties of death and taxes something else can be added to the list — we always have choices. They may not be good choices. Or pleasant. But they’re always there when needed. Like riding in a little rain. Since retiring and not facing the changing personality of daily fluctuations in […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/09/riding-in-a-little-rain/feed/ 9 11140 2023 Honda CT125 Trail: All Things Change https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/02/2023-honda-ct125-trail-all-things-change/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/02/2023-honda-ct125-trail-all-things-change/#comments Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:01:16 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11004 I Done Done It The deed is done. I bought a brand new 2023 Honda CT125 Trail. It’s home in the garage sipping power through a Battery Tender waiting for a little warmer weather. It was sunny and 17F this morning but the clarion call of cold weather riding no longer shouts louder than my […]

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