Scooters, Canine and Bikes – Scooter within the Sticks


Vespa ET4 scooter along a wet rural road.
Driving within the lush wetness of summer season.

Driving within the Rain

There was ample alternative to experience my scooters and bikes within the rain this summer season. In previous years the whole lot can be dry and brown in August from scorching climate and too little rain. However rain this summer season has stored the whole lot lush and inexperienced.

I’ve to admit that my regular summer season doldrums in regard to using has eased due to the rain. Decrease temperatures, much less sunshine, and a few delicate rain has gotten me outdoors.

Each my Vespa scooters are nicely suited to jaunts in light rain. And the frivolously traveled roads add to the light and relaxed using I’ve come to anticipate from my Vespa scooters.

Two Belgian Sheepdogs.
My morning motivators.

The Calls for of Canine

For good or unhealthy a sample has turn out to be solid within the concrete minds of our Belgian Sheepdogs. Every morning they now anticipate their two mile stroll. Sizzling or chilly, sunny or wet, they anticipate me to pull myself from mattress, brush my tooth, and take them for a stroll.

I’ve tried to confuse them by tossing balls within the backyard however they don’t settle for it as an inexpensive substitute for a stroll. As an alternative it has turn out to be a secondary morning ritual. However I suppose my heart specialist is pleased that I’ve common train. I meet my 10 thousand steps a day objective and I’ve stop telling myself that using scooters and bikes is train.

Vespa GTS scooter on a gravel forest road.
I overlook I’ve a twin sport bike.

The Lure of a GTS

The Vespa GTS scooter can just about go wherever and do something. Apart from deep water crossings. Regardless that I now have a Royal Enfield Himalayan for using on the dust and gravel roads within the Central Pennsylvania mountains, I nonetheless handle to seek out myself and the scooter in locations much better suited to the Himalayan.

I’m nonetheless attempting to type out the proper rotation to maintain all my machines on the highway. Regardless that I don’t give them names I do know they’ve emotions.

A Vespa GTS scooter riding with a vintage BMW.
An odd coupling of riders.

The Common Vespa GTS

You possibly can experience the GTS with any bike on the highway if, IF, you might be using throughout the authorized limits of pace and conduct. My good friend Mike has a classic BMW R of some taste and it’s a advantageous using companion to the GTS. I’ve ridden my scooter with massive BMW K1300s, Harley Fatboys, and a number of different highly effective machines.

Simply because the GTS can experience wherever, it could experience with something throughout the boundaries of the regulation.

Steve Williams at the Moto-Hang
Relaxed the the Moto-Dangle at Boal Metropolis Brew. (Picture by Paul Ruby)

Thank You for Watching

I’ve been spending extra time and power for the previous yr producing movies for my Scooter within the Sticks YouTube channel as an alternative of writing weblog posts. I wanted a change of the artistic panorama.

It has been attention-grabbing to look at the analytics across the channel and particular person movies. On the finish of January 2022 I had 50 subscribers and it has now grown to only below 4100. Thanks all to your help.

However what is probably the strangest factor to this point was to see a Quick attain 1 million views. It’s 50 seconds from an extended video and exhibits me on the Himalayan arriving at a fallen tree throughout the highway. And the feedback all revolve round three trains of thought:

The fallen log is a entice and I’m about to be attacked.
I’m a lazy boy who ought to have eliminated your entire tree from the highway.
I ought to have jumped over the go online the Himalayan.1

I might have by no means thought-about any of these issues. No marauders right here. The tree was a lot to massive to maneuver. And I’m not silly sufficient to attempt to bounce a giant tree at my age.

Nonetheless, I’m grateful for all of the help my movies have produced. For many who haven’t seen the video quick I’ll submit it under.

My first viral video.
Belgian Sheepdogs playing.
Aiden loves his Aunt Lily.

Life is Good

The canines remind me of the simplicity associated to an excellent life. Driving scooters and bikes is a part of what makes my life good. It virtually appears magical how shortly the noise of the day can slip away as my thoughts focuses on the highway. And thru that focus the world expands round me leaving nothing however a serene sense of being.

My Vespa GTS has a full tank of fuel. I’ve checked the tires and fluids, made positive the lights all work, and have loaded all of the video gear within the prime case. Appears affordable that I’ll go for a experience tomorrow…