gravel roads Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:27:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Is 24-Horsepower Enough for a Motorcycle? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/06/is-24-horsepower-enough-for-a-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/06/is-24-horsepower-enough-for-a-motorcycle/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11719 Enter the Era of Downsizing Motorcycles YouTube is currently full of content declaring the virtues of moving to smaller machines. The reasons vary but the changes are happening. Mostly because so many riders are older and perhaps feeling how much heavier machines are feeling. I’m familiar with those feelings. The median age of an American […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/06/is-24-horsepower-enough-for-a-motorcycle/feed/ 8 11719 Summer Intuition and Vespa Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/summer-intuition-and-vespa-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/summer-intuition-and-vespa-riding/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9692 Vespa Riding Mornings are the quiet landscape on which my mind wanders the concerns of the day. Looking into the tops of our 70-foot tall fir trees I can see more dying from a blight that slowly kills off the needles leaving stands of naked trees that must be removed. In the past two years, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/summer-intuition-and-vespa-riding/feed/ 23 9692 On Riding: Gravel, Fog and Heat https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/07/on-riding-gravel-fog-and-heat/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/07/on-riding-gravel-fog-and-heat/#comments Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:08:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7680 Escape from Heat, Escape from Everything It’s obvious now why I post so little during the summer. I’ve grown intolerant of the heat. Riding into town the other day with the temperature just above 90F, grumbling at the hot air pouring through my mesh riding jacket, visor up to let the wind blast away the […]

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