BMW K75 motorcycle Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 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 Dirty Motorcycle Riding in Pennsylvania https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/dirty-motorcycle-riding-in-pennsylvania/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/dirty-motorcycle-riding-in-pennsylvania/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2020 05:07:05 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9398 Winter Riding is About Choices Motorcycle riding in Pennsylvania is great. Lots of roads. Lots of places to eat. And doesn’t take long to find the traffic has fallen off yielding a relatively relaxed environment in which to lose yourself. Unless you live near Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. Then it make take more time to find […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/dirty-motorcycle-riding-in-pennsylvania/feed/ 18 9398 Cold Weather Riding Limits of the BMW K75 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/11/cold-weather-riding-limits-of-the-bmw-k75/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/11/cold-weather-riding-limits-of-the-bmw-k75/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:01:02 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9298 Cold Weather is Coming The lyrical autumn scenery has faded into the stark reality that winter is coming. The leaves have fallen and soon they’ll be raked, burned or forgotten as snow falls along with the temperature. I have this motorcycle now and am wondering what I’ll do with it this winter. Will I keep […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/11/cold-weather-riding-limits-of-the-bmw-k75/feed/ 14 9298 Riding a Heavy Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/11/riding-a-heavy-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/11/riding-a-heavy-motorcycle/#comments Sat, 09 Nov 2019 05:04:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9287 A Heavy Motorcycle is Not a Scooter Writer’s block. Riders’ block. If you can extend your patience just a bit perhaps I can shed some light on the problem. Or opportunity. Whatever is happening, I always hope a ride on the Vespa scooter or BMW K75 motorcycle will raise the curtain on a swirling mind. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/11/riding-a-heavy-motorcycle/feed/ 29 9287 Mistakes and Lessons on Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/09/mistakes-and-lessons-on-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/09/mistakes-and-lessons-on-riding/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:05:11 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9231 Jo Hays Vista It’s rare that my first riding mistake comes before I leave the driveway. And humbling to realize after years on two-wheels I’m still capable of making decisions that come back to haunt me. I had just pushed the motorcycle out of the garage, pulled it onto the center stand, and rushed around […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/09/mistakes-and-lessons-on-riding/feed/ 43 9231 Adventures on a BMW K75 Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/08/adventures-on-bmw-k75-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/08/adventures-on-bmw-k75-motorcycle/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:31:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=170 Meet Natalie and Gary.  Two students on their way back to Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  — just 90 miles to the west.  They were on the last leg of a one week adventure that took them from Indiana to Niagra Falls, across New England to Acadia National Park in Maine and back home.  Over 1500 […]

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