royal enfield Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:02:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Riding the Vespa GTS Scooter into Spring https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/riding-the-vespa-gts-scooter-into-spring/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/riding-the-vespa-gts-scooter-into-spring/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:02:32 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11270 Time to De-Winterize the Vespa GTS Scooter The temperature soared to the low 70s yesterday causing me to almost remove all the winter armor from the scooter. Nothing like the mid-30s when the picture was taken during one of those winter exercise rides. Predictions for more sub-freezing temperatures for the end of the week dampened […]

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