Family, Friends and a Ride to the IngleBean Coffee House
Not just another Saturday morning in central Pennsylvania. This one was one of those magnificent days where the atmosphere is free of haze that postcard photographers love. Add a constantly changing...
View ArticleLatin Lessons, Breakfast and Other Riding Pleasures
If I had a quarter for every time I was asked “Can a scooter ride with a motorcycle?”… The answer is simple — yes, and no. On this morning last week my Vespa was an acceptable riding companion to Paul...
View ArticleDucati vs. Vespa
Comparing anything, motorcycles and scooters included, invariably leads many to the mental trap of “which is better?”. As I think about all the times I’ve engaged in that pointless battle — which is...
View ArticleFrank Armstrong: Photographer
On the road early to have breakfast with photographer Frank Armstrong at the Naked Egg Cafe in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania. Grey mist shrouded the valley with a quiet threat of rain. For a few...
View ArticlePeace on Earth
I saw this Christmas video posted on the Modern Vespa forum this evening and it reminded me of how I wish things were in the world. One hundred years have passed since men waged battles in the trenches...
View ArticleOther Forms of Travel
Having taken a few days of vacation time from work provided the potential opportunity to do some more serious scooter riding with the Vespa. Sloth, weather and bad planning on my part eliminated my...
View ArticleWhen the Vespa Won’t Start
After weeks of grey, gloomy skies, the return of the sun and the thermometer soaring to 39F could only mean a wonderful opportunity to go for a ride. And with the recent addition of heated grips and...
View ArticleThe Chang Effect
Out of his element, 1500 miles from home, Dom Chang, author of Redleg’s Rides and inveterate motorcyle rider and URAL evangelist pauses to make a photograph in Black Moshannon State Park. Dom stopped...
View ArticleTranquility Interrupted
“My Vespa is dead”. That’s the message I got while sitting at the Pump Station awaiting Gordon’s arrival. A quick conversation led us both to believe the battery was dead — a victim of too little...
View ArticleNew Vespa Rider
In February I received a message at the Modern Vespa forum from a would be scooter rider. He had a plan and a long held dream of owning a Vespa. During the ensuing months he’s graduated from the...
View ArticleNature of Friendship
Photography Bonds My friends Gordon and Paul at Saint’s Cafe looking a photographs — one of the common bonds among us. Paul I met at a large format photography workshop he was teaching over 20 years...
View ArticleAlaskan Rider in the Sticks
Richard Machida (motoblogger and rider) and his wife Bridget put aside -18F temperatures in Alaska to make there way to the sticks to say hello. I have to apologize to Bridget for not paying closer...
View ArticleDucati vs. Vespa
Comparing anything, motorcycles and scooters included, invariably leads many to the mental trap of “which is better?”. As I think about all the times I’ve engaged in that pointless battle — which is...
View ArticleFrank Armstrong: Photographer
On the road early to have breakfast with photographer Frank Armstrong at the Naked Egg Cafe in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania. Grey mist shrouded the valley with a quiet threat of rain. For a few...
View ArticlePeace on Earth
I saw this Christmas video posted on the Modern Vespa forum this evening and it reminded me of how I wish things were in the world. One hundred years have passed since men waged battles in the trenches...
View ArticleOther Forms of Travel
Having taken a few days of vacation time from work provided the potential opportunity to do some more serious scooter riding with the Vespa. Sloth, weather and bad planning on my part eliminated my...
View ArticleWhen the Vespa Won’t Start
After weeks of grey, gloomy skies, the return of the sun and the thermometer soaring to 39F could only mean a wonderful opportunity to go for a ride. And with the recent addition of heated grips and...
View ArticleThe Chang Effect
Out of his element, 1500 miles from home, Dom Chang, author of Redleg’s Rides and inveterate motorcyle rider and URAL evangelist pauses to make a photograph in Black Moshannon State Park. Dom stopped...
View ArticleTranquility Interrupted
“My Vespa is dead”. That’s the message I got while sitting at the Pump Station awaiting Gordon’s arrival. A quick conversation led us both to believe the battery was dead — a victim of too little...
View ArticleNew Vespa Rider
In February I received a message at the Modern Vespa forum from a would be scooter rider. He had a plan and a long held dream of owning a Vespa. During the ensuing months he’s graduated from the...
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