Vespa in snow Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:16:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Vespa Snow and the Fading Days of Winter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/vespa-snow-and-the-fading-days-of-winter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/vespa-snow-and-the-fading-days-of-winter/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2017 04:05:25 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7370 Vespa Snow More snow during the night — not what a rider wants to see in the morning.  A quick walk to the end of the driveway showed the street to be mostly wet.  Coupled with the promise of the temperature rising above the freezing mark another winter ride on the Vespa seemed in order. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/vespa-snow-and-the-fading-days-of-winter/feed/ 21 7370 Vespa Riding in a Snow Squall https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/vespa-riding-in-a-snow-squall/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/vespa-riding-in-a-snow-squall/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:37:49 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7300 Heed Weather Alerts This story is short.  The weather service forecast a severe snow squall. I ignored it. I stopped to make the photograph less than a minute after the snow began.  It was still an interesting novelty and the full implication of what was about to happen hadn’t struck me yet.  A few minutes […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/vespa-riding-in-a-snow-squall/feed/ 31 7300 Let It Snow https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2016 23:32:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6236 Play With Us Daddy Except for the dogs nothing was going to stand between me and a ride on the Vespa.  Each day begins with a moment of revelation as I push the blind aside to see what the world is offering.  Some mornings find a faint, hot glow from the sun yet to breech […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/feed/ 10 6236 Cold Morning Vespa Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/cold-morning-vespa-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/cold-morning-vespa-ride/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2016 21:07:05 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5923 Fooled by Sunshine After carefully checking the road in front of the house this morning I decided it was safe to ride — even without the snow tires on the Vespa scooter.  That approach is a decidedly small sampling of the roads in central Pennsylvania so I have to engage a bit of imagination for […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/cold-morning-vespa-ride/feed/ 19 5923 My Winter Riding Checklist https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/11/my-snow-riding-checklist/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/11/my-snow-riding-checklist/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:48:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=74 Vespa Scooter in Snow Winter riding, especially in the snow, generates the most interest and traffic on Scooter in the Sticks.  I’m uncertain if that’s true because it’s like watching an accident, or people are searching for reasons to try it themselves, or something more or less profound.  Regardless, this activity that I find so […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/11/my-snow-riding-checklist/feed/ 28 74 5 Reasons Not to Ride a Motorcycle or Scooter in the Winter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/5-reasons-not-to-ride-motorcycle-or/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/5-reasons-not-to-ride-motorcycle-or/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=216 Vespa Scooter and Snow While this winter has been unseasonably mild it’s still cold when riding. A few weeks ago a ride into town was a bit dicey because of periodic remnants of snow and ice. It’s frustrating to show up at the motorcycle parking space and find it full of salty snow and slush. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/5-reasons-not-to-ride-motorcycle-or/feed/ 15 216 Altoona Trek https://scooterinthesticks.com/2005/12/altoona-trek/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2005/12/altoona-trek/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:14:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=760 The weather forecast predicted temperatures in the 40s today so I thought I would take the scooter out for a nice long ride. Thermometer read 35 degrees when I left and the roads were clear. As the sun started to appear it got even a bit warmer though water began appearing on the roads as […]

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