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Winter Motorcycle Riding

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:04:00 +0000

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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Morning Meditations

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 04:05:00 +0000

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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Motorcycle Enlightenment

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 10 May 2021 04:02:00 +0000

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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Winterizing My BMW K75 Motorcycle

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:05:00 +0000

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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The Road

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:05:00 +0000

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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Evaluating my 1992 BMW K75 Motorcycle

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 05:11:02 +0000

Embracing an Older BMW K-Bike After ten days of BMW K75 ownership I’ve learned a lot about the machine and what it will mean for me in the weeks, months and years ahead. The motorcycle is more complex than the Vespa and that complexity means more maintenance which translates directly into more expenses whether I […]

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Dreams and the Tyranny of Adults

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 04:03:35 +0000

Cafe Thinking This morning I picked up a new battery for my daughter’s Yamaha Vino scooter. Traveling mechanic — it’s what dads do. Waiting for the battery to arrive allowed for a leisurely stroll around the collected Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda machines and imagine a road life with them: A tedium of smooth roads and […]

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