It was a beautiful to ride. The weather was perfect and The scenery was stunning. Our first ride of the event had more than 100 scooters involved and took us to Snoqualmie Falls.
The evening was a meet and greet at a bar called the Stables in Georgetown. It’s super fun meeting people from all over the country who are fellow Vespa and scooter enthusiasts.
The Moto Guzzi Galletto (or ‘cockerel’) was their attempt to muscle in on the burgeoning scooter market of the 1950’s, with a ‘large wheel scooter’.
I realize I kind of haven’t shut up about Road America for the last week or so. I would promise this will be my last post about it until next year … but that would be a bold-faced lie, and I respect you too much for that Oppo.
Source: The Scooters of Road America (Immoral Minority bait inside)
Scooters or mopeds are worth considering for college students, or single people who want an affordable way to get around town.
Source: Buying a Scooter is a Great way to Save Money on Transportation
This week, the Hilton Garden Inn installed a big art piece. The 16-foot red Vespa will be on display for three years.
The Vespa cannot be copied! A ruling by the court in Turin has established that this particular form of the scooter cannot be reproduced and commercialized in Italy with impunity.
A traveler in China captured video of a woman transporting so many cardboard boxes on her motor scooter that she had to lie down atop the vehicle.
They are proving that they have better scooter skills than us….
Source: Watch: Woman lies down atop stack of boxes on motor scooter – UPI.com
Well…he’s got skills.
Source: Man drives scooter without holding handle bars while playing on his phone
Theft is a real problem and here are some suggestion on how to prevent it.
Source: Scooter crime: SLUK’s Top 10 anti-theft tips | NEWS – ScooterLab
While the clock ticks down to the beginning of Amerivespa 2017 in Seattle, one of the world’s other major Vespa gatherings wrapped up in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany Sunday.
They have added a special vehicle to the fleet!
We tend to think of scooters as short-distance machines, but a group of enthusiasts in Ohio have challenged that thinking.
This video is a new low in terrible…I mean it’s soooooooo bad. Now, you have to watch it.
Whittney Biggerstaff was caught on camera picking up a couch from the side of the road and hauling it on his tiny scooter to his Hartman Street home about two miles away.
Source: Huge couch, tiny scooter: Lexington man balances household find across town
“It’s okay…I used to skydive.”
Moments like these give us even more reason to ride a scoot…
New issue coming soon!
Source: ScooterNova issue 2 – good things come to those that wait… | ScooterNova Magazine
The sporty Italian motorbike is as much a fashion accessory as it is a set of wheels
Source: Viva Vespa! – CBS News
Vespa Club of America (VCOA) is pleased to announce that Amerivespa 2017 will be held in Seattle, Washington, July 6-9
Source: Amerivepsa Ready to Roll into Seattle | Motor Sports Newswire
A short article on the problems of using Fix a Flat.
Source: Carlisle Cycle and Scooter: Why we don’t use fix o flat
Two Bit Scooter Club 