dirt Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 03:36:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Do I Really Need a Royal Enfield Himalayan? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/03/do-i-really-need-a-royal-enfield-himalayan/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/03/do-i-really-need-a-royal-enfield-himalayan/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10637 I’ve been riding my Vespa GTS scooter on dirt and gravel roads for 15 years. Why do I need a motorcycle for those rides? During a ride last August on my 2006 Vespa GTS 250ie I finally came to believe two things: Riding on rough, unpaved roads, the scooter in not the best choice of […]

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