Scooter in the Sticks

Breakfast Ride Rained Out The plan was to ride to breakfast.

A post-surgical view My wife and I have been married for over thirty years.

Text Messages “I’m honda trailing to grange if u want to tag along for the ride” Verbatim from Paul.

The Creeping Battery Concerns Press the starter, a moment of hesitation, and then the engine turns over and my Vespa GTS starts.

Making Friends A young man I know complains how hard it is to meet people.

In the Mirror A few years ago, just before turning 70, I looked in the mirror and acknowledged I’m getting old.

Overlooked Places Just a mile or so to the right in this photograph is a road I’ve ridden or driven a hundred times or more.

Mistaken Thinking In my brief and seldom views into the social and marketing realms of the Moto-world I’m always shocked at how overwhelming the size, weight, power, and tech can be.

Puzzling over Risk, Safety, and Economics After several years of thinking about the wisdom of having a reliable way to reach out in case of emergency I made a purchase.

Indecision and Extended Searching for Tires At the last Pennsylvania Safety Inspection for my 2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle the mechanic pointed out cracks in the rubber and let me know that next year they wouldn’t pass.