Archives: scooters
- New Brain Bucket
I decided to splurge a little on myself this weekend, and buy a new helmet for scootin’ — a Shoei RF-1000 in matte-black. My original helmet was a Korean HJC CL Max, with a flip-up chin bar — but it never quite fit me right, and it looked mildly retarded, all shiny and bubbly. Shoei’s designs are much more streamlined and fitted. I love the matte black — first my RAZR, next this helmet… the only thing left for me to buy is a Darth Book. photos: 1 | 2... - Rhode Island of Misfit Toys Rally
This past weekend was the Rhode Island camping rally… we rented a truck to transport the bikes, drank sangria made from 4.5 bottles of wine & 1 bottle of brandy, and had a good time scooting around, (before the drinking began). I even got to DJ saturday night, with an improvised iPod/radio setup. Even the 90+ degree heat couldn’t keep us down - but I totally understand now the importance of shade, when you’re trying to snooze inside a tent. Rhode Island of Misfit Toys photoset. Presley’s photoset Video of Angie’s gymkhana crash on YouTube... - Scooting in the Times
Presley sent me an article in the Sunday New York Times about scooting: Cheap, Chic and Sociable: The Buzz About Scooters. I give the journalist a lot of cred for accurately capturing the community, (at least in nyc). I especially found this passage funny: Scooter owners will tell you that drivers on four wheels are clumsy and often disrespectful. “They park by feel in New York City,” said Peter Lutjen, a book cover designer. “They back up until they bump into something, and if they bump into a scooter, it’s going down. So your option is, get knocked down... - Scooters: 101
Jason wrote up a nice post on scooters, in case you’re interested in understanding a bit about these machines. The weather is supposed to be unseasonably warm the next few days, so I hope to get out and ride a bit.... - Scooterist killed in Boston
I am shocked and horrified by a report in the Globe today, that a Scooterist was killed last night in a collision with a truck: Police were searching last night for the driver of a tractor trailer suspected of striking, dragging, and killing an 18-year-old man riding a motor scooter at the Massachusetts Avenue onramp to the Massachusetts Turnpike. After the impact, the truck continued down the ramp, taking the scooter and its rider with it, police said. Both were found at the bottom of the ramp, which was closed for several hours after the accident, police said. Even more... - Boston City Rally
Little known bit of knowledge: scooter rallys have very little to do with riding scooters. Matt and Sharon came up to Boston for the city rally, and we had some fun. More shots >... - Boston Scooter Rally
It starts tonight — the Boston city rally. Watch out if you’re walking or driving around the city in the next few days… especially in the Fenway, which is ground zero… But, it kicks off tonight in Allston, at O’Briens — the amazing Jam tribute band, All Mod Cons are playing. See you there.... - Flood in Quincy
Poor Jason & Kim… all this rain that fell this weekend found its way into their basement. Three Lambrettas (a DL, Starstream and Cento), all of Jason’s clothes, tools, washer and dryer, furniture… all under water. So sad. Presley and I had both of our scooters down there until Saturday afternoon, when we decided to truck them down to JavaSpeed for repair— talk about dodging a bullet. I just feel so bad for those guys. It really sucks.... - Death or Glory
Heading out the door now for the Rhode Island scooter rally, hosted by Death or Glory SC. We’re both still scooterless now, so we’ll have to drink twice as much. It should be a fun time, with some nice people… even if certain scooterist friends aren’t coming. But, if you’ve got to have an excuse, the ole’ snip snip is a valid one. (Hope it went well, J-man…) Anyway, see you all on Sunday.... - Vespaway
Vespa just launched a blog called Vespaway, with the requirement that the two posters “blog at least once a week about their life as a ‘scooterer.’” Scooterer? My scoot is still sitting in Jason & Kim’s basement — since we took apart the engine, and put it back together, it won’t start. I’ve been told we need to adjust the timing, but it should be fine. I better hurry up, or I’ll miss the entire summer…... - Spring Scoots
"this looks dirty", posted by nedward I'm starting to wonder about "Jason's":http://www.circa1973.net/bossanova/ sanity, but we broke the Lambrettas out of the basement last sunday. My P-200 is still put away, though, until I can figure out the electrics.... - Let the Sin begin
"Let the Sin begin", posted by nedward Got back from Nevada on Wednesday morning, having fled the pouring rain, bright neon, and the sound of slot machines. We spent about a week in Nevada, which is far too long, considering we didn't "get married":http://flickr.com/photos/nedward/5339593/ or lose our life's savings... No, instead we made due with "$2 forty-ounce lagers":http://flickr.com/photos/nedward/5324660/in/set-134364/ and the right to smoke anywhere we please. "Lammy", posted by nedward It was good to be amongst scooterists again, though the rain kept us from riding except on Sunday... (when you think of desert, a constant soaking is not what... - Boston Stranglers Rally
The "Boston Stranglers' Scooter Rally":http://www.bostonstranglers.com/rally2004/ was 2 weeks ago, and neglectful as always, I never posted "my pics":http://scoot.net/gallery/2004/06/bssanc/nedward/. One highlight of the weekend was getting an escorted ride for 50+ scooters along the Charles River Esplanade, and then continued on along the "Emerald Necklace":http://www.emeraldnecklace.org to the "Larz Anderson":http://www.mot.org park, overlooking the city. Presley and I were joined by "Sam":http://scoot.net/gallery/pic.html?pic=86053 and her cute "Metro":http://powersports.honda.com/scooters/model.asp?ModelName=Metropolitan&ModelYear=2004&ModelId=CHF504, and we met a lot of new people. And, I avoided the combination of drinking and riding my "Vespa":http://scoot.net/gallery/pic.html?pic=86049.... - Niagara 2004
Last weekend, we traveled to Southern Ontario for the "Niagara Scooter Rally":http://www.tundraschmucks.com/. And, the Canadians sure know how to throw a party. Check out our "pics":http://scoot.net/gallery/2004/05/niagara/Nedward/, and here are some highlights: * Our first camping trip in years * My grade 9 English teacher's son was there with his "crew":http://www.hellsscooters.com/ * Another two-up ride on "Presley's Lambretta":http://presley.suckahs.org/?pg=http://presley.suckahs.org/archives/002028.php#002028 -- and we still couldn't keep up with the pack * First titty-bar experience with "Presley":http://presley.suckahs.org * Don't buy gas in Canada -- it's pricey and will make your scoot sputter * "Vino":http://www.yamaha-motor.com/products/unitinfo/2/mcy/8/150/yamaha_vino_classic.aspx Girl(!) got muddy -- which was just not right *... - Gotham '04
Well, we survived the "Gotham rally":http://gothamrally.org/ this past weekend. We met a lot of cool scooterists, and enjoyed riding around Manhattan and Brooklyn. I think we put brought joy and curiosity (and maybe envy?) to the people of New York -- seeing a hundred scooters coming through your neighborhood in a giant pack is not something people see every day. Those "kids":http://iscootny.com/ down in NYC know how to throw a good time. Too bad I didn't "win":http://gothamrally.org/index.php?name=pagetool_news&news_id=6 the "bike raffle":http://scoot.net/gallery/2004/04/gotham/Raffle_Prize/. I posted "my pics":http://scoot.net/gallery/2004/04/gotham/Nedward/ at "Scoot.net":http://scoot.net/ -- check out "Jason":http://bloodymortyvane.typepad.com/ above. Tonight, I buy my first scooter: a "Vespa P-200":http://www.vespafascination.com/70/scooters/htm/f_78_P200E.htm.... - Pre Gotham Rally
Tomorrow, we get out of work a little early, and load into the Saab for a trip down to NYC for the "Gotham Scooter Rally":http://gothamrally.org. From everything we've heard, Brooklyn will be burning by sunday night. "Presley":http://presley.suckahs.org and I are relatively new scooterists, and this is our first rally. "Jason":http://bloodymortyvane.typepad.com/ and "Kim":http://starstreamgirl.textamerica.com/ of course are responsible for this... so a special thanks to them for all their help getting Lisa's '63 Lambretta Li125 on the road. If all goes well, next week I'll be riding a 25-year old Vespa p200... sadly I won't have it for Gotham, but I'm psyched,... - New Scoot
Presley bought her scooter this past weekend, from a friend-of-a-friend in Maine. Looks pretty sweet, and she posted to her weblog for the first time _this year_. wow.... - Florida Keys and Miami
_The Causeway_ I enjoyed going through my "photos":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001922.php of our Miami and the Florida Keys trip in early January. These photos, along with my trip journal, will help me to always remember it... * "Off to the Keys":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001878.php * "Day 1, Part I: Boston to Miami Beach":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001879.php * "Day 1, Part II: Arriving in Key Largo":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001880.php * "Day 2: Key Largo, Snorkeling & Sailing":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001881.php * "Day 3: On to Key West":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001882.php * "Day 4: Key West":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001883.php * "Day 5: Back to Miami":http://ned.suckahs.org/archives/001890.php... - Day 5: Back to Miami
Last night was cold! I know it's much colder home in Boston, but Key West shouldn't be 50 and windy as hell! We spent our second night heading down to Mallory Square for "Sunset (We saw clouds)":http://www.sunsetcelebration.org/. I was wearing a wool turtleneck sweater, and was chilly. Sadly, we walked around the "Hilton":http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?moreDesc=true&ctyhocn=EYWKWHF (which basically took over the waterfront a few years ago), but couldn't find the "Cat Man (must be the best street performer I didn't see)":http://www.catmankeywest.com/. We did catch "Jeep and Mo":http://www.sunsetcelebration.org/performers/jeep.htm and some tumbling/acrobatic group. Not bad, I suppose, but nothing you couldn't get at "Fanueil Hall... - Day 4: Key West
Scooters! What else to do in Key West? We headed to "Moped Hospital (Good people, good time)":http://www.mopedhospital.com/ down the street from our Inn, and each rented a scooter for the day. For $40 each, you get to wheel around town helmet-less at 30 mph... quite a lot of fun, even with our little Korean models. Every once in a while, a real motorbike will zoom past us and put us in our place, but it feels liberating to be able to zip around without wearing your feet out. 30-mph feels like pretty fast when you're flying by bicyclists. We first... - Day 1, Part II: Arriving in Key Largo
We passed through Miami Beach -- stopping briefly to eat lunch and wander into the shops as it rained. People are very friendly here -- even in "Benetton (I didn't buy anything, though...)":http://www.benetton.com/! I made Presley take off her shoes and pop into the surf... rain or no rain. One odd thing we noticed about South Beach was the copious numbers of scooters motoring around. Very odd indeed, but it makes perfect sense to own one here, in the sun, where the streets are relatively small and slow. No helmets! We then headed down towards the Keys, down that crowded... - A Quincy BBQ, Part I
I decided to post another photo album up on my Typepad, because they make it easy and elegant. These are mostly Presley's shots, as it was her camera, and she's the one into that whole analog thing. Our friends Jason and Kimberly invited some coworkers over for A Quincy BBQ. The Cool Whip brand whipped topping product didn't come out untill after this roll was spent... so there will be a Part II! (I don't know why I'm not in any of these...)...
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