riding in rain Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:52:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Vespa Scooter in Rain https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/04/vespa-scooter-in-rain/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/04/vespa-scooter-in-rain/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:05:11 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7472 Mist Along Mount Nittany The best way to be riding a Vespa scooter in rain is between the raindrops.  Or during those moments when the sky softens and the rain won’t be described as a downpour.  No worries about visibility or hydroplaning on water-logged pavement.  Just a gentle recognition that the world is getting wet. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/04/vespa-scooter-in-rain/feed/ 10 7472 Vespa Scooter in Rain https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/vespa-scooter-rain/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/vespa-scooter-rain/#comments Thu, 12 May 2016 06:13:54 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6362 Riding in Rain It’s always a little different — rain.  And so is riding in it.  The quality of the rain, temperature, how I’m feeling, the tires on the scooter; they all have an effect on the experience of riding a Vespa scooter in rain. The ride home from work, though like so many others, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/vespa-scooter-rain/feed/ 12 6362 Swiftly Craved Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/swiftly-craved-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/swiftly-craved-ride/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:58:56 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6227 Wings of Desire Cold, raining and the approach of night — individually each reason enough to stay home and safe.  Yet off I went on the wings of desire, a swiftly craved ride striking me from the warm embrace of a reclining chair, mind sudden burning with one thought — to be on the road. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/swiftly-craved-ride/feed/ 27 6227 Riding in Rain https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-in-rain/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-in-rain/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2016 04:19:33 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6135 Scooter in the Dawn Light A slight mist, rain in dawn light, an inscrutable affection for the world revealed as the road passes underneath the Vespa scooter on the way to work.  I’ve stood here before many times looking back across the valley toward home, wondering where I’m going. It’s part of riding in rain. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-in-rain/feed/ 8 6135 Perseverance, Weakness and the Question of Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/08/perseverance-weakness-and-question-of/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/08/perseverance-weakness-and-question-of/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:52:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=112 The sound of rain falling as sleep fades and the day takes form draws pictures in my head — of mystical worlds shrouded in sheets of water and mist on some mornings, and others, like today, of toil and drudgery as I drag my mind and body through the relentless discomfort the weather presents. Today […]

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