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Vespa Drop

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:47:40 +0000

Idyllic Scene to a Vespa Drop Moments after making this photograph I dropped the Vespa. First time in ten years. The first time was inexperience in the snow. This time stupidity. I had ridden off the road just a hundred feet on a little shale covered farm lane. Other than the steep rise when leaving […]

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Winter Riding Story: First Drop

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:28:11 +0000

The story I’m asked about most often regards winter riding. More specifically snow. Man and His Vespa Scooter This is the story of my first drop of the scooter, one which occurred while riding in a March snow back in 2006 — just seven months after purchasing the Vespa LX150. The picture above was made just […]

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First Drop

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:54:00 +0000

Well, I dropped the scooter this morning. It was snowing when I went to bed last night and I had no plans to ride today because I had to wear a coat and tie to work—not good riding clothes. I got up this morning and looked out at the road and saw it completely covered […]

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