cold weather Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Vespa GTS Scooter: Transition to Spring https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/vespa-gts-scooter-transition-to-spring/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/vespa-gts-scooter-transition-to-spring/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:06:06 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11306 Unburdening the Vespa GTS Scooter A month ago I decided it was time to remove all the gear from the scooter that keeps me warm and toasty in cold weather. The Tucano Urbano muffs and Termoscud apron. A few days of warmer weather and a gut feeling it was time had me reach for the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/04/vespa-gts-scooter-transition-to-spring/feed/ 14 11306 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 Warming to the Cold https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/warming-to-the-cold/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/warming-to-the-cold/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:49:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8328 Cold Hands After a winter ride in the sunshine at 29F the most memorable part of my ride were cold hands.  Induced by the gloveless needs of self-portraiture.  Still, for a moment, it was gratifying to face the sunlight, allowing it to kindle hopes that spring and warmer rides aren’t far off.  Just as I’m […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/warming-to-the-cold/feed/ 22 8328 Cold Christmas Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/cold-christmas-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/cold-christmas-ride/#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2017 07:43:19 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8172 Christmas Morning in State College, Pennsylvania Penn State is closed, the students are gone and the town is empty.  Not a soul around.  It was 13F and windy when I got up and there was a dusting of snow when I got up on Christmas morning — not ideal riding weather.  The dogs weren’t overly […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/cold-christmas-ride/feed/ 19 8172 Gripped by Grayness https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/gripped-by-grayness/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/gripped-by-grayness/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:10:37 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8061 Moving Through a Gray World As autumn fades and winter approaches it feels as if a heavy, gray blanket is being pulled across the world.  Perhaps it’s just me gripped by grayness.  Doesn’t help that I had a head cold for a week which is now burning into my chest and leaving me feeling indifferent […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/gripped-by-grayness/feed/ 18 8061 Vespa in Winter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/vespa-in-winter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/vespa-in-winter/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:10:18 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8051 Cold Start I’ll try to resolve two truths that seem in opposition with each other. One, I don’t like being cold. And two, I choose to ride through the winter. They only seem opposed because most riders think you can’t ride in cold weather without getting cold. That’s the challenge. Or part of it anyway. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/vespa-in-winter/feed/ 23 8051 Winter Riding Consciousness https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/winter-riding-consciousness/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/winter-riding-consciousness/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 04:47:31 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7337 The mind is stronger at the end of winter… Winter is Coming.  Again… A storm approaches.  Perhaps the biggest of the season and with it days without riding.  Despite the cold, bleak day I wanted to ride.  The 16F temperature when I awoke didn’t damper the desire to be on the road.  The winter riding […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/winter-riding-consciousness/feed/ 20 7337 First Snow Vespa https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/first-snow-vespa/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/first-snow-vespa/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2016 06:21:56 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6957 Cold Morning Ride Gray skies, high winds and the temperature hovering near the freezing point provides the first real opportunity to beginning the winter riding tempering process — the slow introduction of body and outlook to the cold.  Do it wrong or too fast and you risk joining the riding masses who put their machines […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/first-snow-vespa/feed/ 19 6957 Appreciating Warmth https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/appreciating-warmth/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/appreciating-warmth/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2016 06:29:27 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6890 Adjusting to the Cold The march toward winter continues.  My spirit hasn’t accepted the change yet.  And my body resists both and cold and the ritual of donning heavier riding gear.  The lingering gnaw of a still tweaked back doesn’t help.  The world is dim and grey. I have nothing good to say about any […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/appreciating-warmth/feed/ 19 6890 Winter Vespa https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/01/winter-vespa/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/01/winter-vespa/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:23:22 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4462 This morning under a dazzling sky and frigid 12F atmosphere the Vespa scooter returned to the road — mostly, just a few side jaunts to re-familiarize myself with the newly mounted winter tires.  The winter Vespa has slightly different handling characteristics that take a few moments to program into muscle memory. There’s still a bit […]

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