Photo?Scooter Cannonball Run: The Movie
The ease with which one can make a movie today is truly astounding. Where it once took tons of complicated equipment and armies of technicians, now all you need is a smartphone and a laptop with some software you can download for free.
It should therefore come as no surprise that someone wants to make a movie about an epic scooter road trip.
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This weekend is our August ride and we want to remind all club members that WE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN OGDEN. Yes, this time around we will beginning our ride at the Grounds for Coffee in Layton for a tour of Davis county, Yes, we will be seeking an adventure and proposing a number of fun options to see what rider’s would like to check out in the county to the South.
Keep in mind, we will still meet at 10:00 AM but hope more of our friends in SLC will join us for the ride.
I started noticing this look around a few years ago… based on 50’s rodded cars (and bikes, I suppose) I think it works really well on older style Lambrettas. 
This is no ordinary Series 1, I won’t go over the full specs, which are on eBay, but it’s got a RB250 lump in it, and most of the steel has been replaced by fibreglass. If it’s your cuppa… Here it is on eBay
Some great Austrian scenery on the way to EuroLambretta 2014 Davos, in Switzerland. Those roads look fantastic to ride on! Footage by, and of, The Jetsons Lambretta Club.
Corey’s using the raffle scooter to wake everyone up. The horn works!
I discovered some great Lambretta signage over on ebay, all of which would look wonderful on the wall of your garage, workshop, or even living room, depending on how accommodating your other half is to your Lambretta obsession. Cream of the crop, (I should really save this to last, but I don’t want you to miss it) is this beautiful neon sign… who wouldn’t wan this beauty? If you’ve seen the one at the Lambretta Museum in Weston, this is double of it. Here it is on eBay
Then I found a couple of simpler, but still very desirable ( and a tad more affordable) lightbox signs…
Here’s the link to the first one and Here’s the other
Finally, a very nice enamel repro dealer sign.
Here’s the eBay link to that one
I stumbled across a new website that just might get you out of a hole… Lambretta Helpline.com. It’s a subscription based service that will cost you £9.99 for three months membership. During that three months, you can ask a maximum of 25 questions, and get a direct, one-to-one answer from a Lambretta expert on any Lambretta maintenance, servicing fault finding, repairs or buying a Lambretta.
When I say Lambretta experts, the guys behind Lambretta Helpline have been involved in the Lambretta industry for thirty years, restoring, customising and building Lambretta’s for clients worldwide. They’ve run a race team. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. So you know they knw what they’e talking about. You’ll get detailed explanations to your question asked, with pictures where available.
To be honest, I initially thought that the £9.99 fee was a bit steep. After all, most of us have a mate who can do a…
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Excellent name for a coffee shop.
In the short life of our club, we have been doing regular rides from Ogden’s Union Station. However, the dog days of summer are upon us and we felt it was time for a change. Our next ride will be focused on Northern Davis county.
Beginning at the “Grounds for Coffee” on Highway 89, we will ride through the winding streets of Layton, Kaysville, Fruit Heights and maybe even touch a bit in Farmington. Our hope is to find some new roads, new sites and new adventures.
As always, we will be meeting at 10:00 AM but this time we will be adventuring South and West instead of North and East. We welcome suggestions for dining along the route. As always, we prefer local businesses with a unique flair.
Yes, after three attempts, we finally made it around Pineview and it was a glorious day. The weather was warm but comfortable on the scoots. We had blue skies and a great ride. Our day started at it’s normal launching point but after some weaving through Ogden, we climbed up the canyon.
Once up in the valley, we took a stop at the beach in Pineview to enjoy the views and take a quick break. We then rode to Eden where we lunched (breakfast for a couple) at Carlos and Harley’s. The food and atmosphere was great. We even got a couple stickers posted for the club.
Over lunch, RJ was kind enough to educate us on the methods of group riding. As a former office of the law and chapter president to a Gold Wing club, he shared his wisdom and experience with our group. It was nice to learn something new and improve the safety of our rides.
Finally, we navigated around the reservoir and finished up back in Ogden. In all, it was a lot of fun and another great ride for our group. Thanks to all who attended.
I am pleased to announce we have received an invitation as a club to join the High Desert Scooterists in Grand Junction, Colorado on the weekend of August 14th to the 17th. Grand Junction is only a short five hour drive from Ogden and they have a lot of cool sponsors. Check out the link for more information:
http://www.highdesertscooters.com/gathering.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/109726115758108/
One thing I find amazing about riding my scoot is how cool it is even when the sun is blazing and temperatures are in the upper 90s. I noted this when I lived in Bangkok. It could be above 100 and 80% humidity and as long as I was moving, it was like I had built in air conditioning.
Recently I have been commuting to work on my scoot and while it’s a short trip, it really gives me a cool, refreshing way to start the day. So, if you only take your scooter out on the weekend, you may want to consider enjoying our bright sunshine and warm
Here is a a little Post-Rock track to enjoy called “Ninho de Vespas.” Great cruising music.
I don’t know exactly what’s doing on here… but there are some clues. Firstly the location is clearly San Fransisco… and specifically the Golden Gate Bridge. I wonder if any of my US readers remember the Berkley Scooter Shop? On the front of one the TV’s there’s a badge for “Al (Second name unreadable)* San Francisco” is also the pic of Warren Carver… who, his badge is “Road Captain” of the Pioneer Scooter Club, SF. Though I reckon he really wanted to be in the California Highway Patrol… 
The event looks like some sort of protest… I’m guessing from the pic of the dude on the Vespa, and the signage, it’s something to do with banning motorcycles from certain roads. There’s a couple of pics of people looking at maps trying to figure out alternative routes.
Anyway, the pics are great, and found over at the LIFE…
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Insanity 27 scooterists gathered at Café Racer Friday evening (Orin O’Neill photos)
Fourth of July fell on Friday in 2014, which for our purposes meant Day Two out of four days of Scooter Insanity. This 27th version included an evening gathering at Café Racer, centered around the raffle of a 2014 Stella Automatic. Which I didn’t win. 😦
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So, with EuroLambretta 2014 in Davos done and dusted, and by all reports, (more to come on this!) a good time had by all, I thought it would be a good chance to repost the EuroLambretta 2015 official video I posted back in April. Here’s the version with English Subtitles.
Keep up to date with latest updates through the Lamabrettaclub Austria website.
If you haven’t seen the promotional video done for EuroLambretta 2014, be sure to check it out on Lambrettista.net. We don’t have a promotional video for Curd 2014 yet (any volunteers?), but if you’re feeling nostaligic, be sure to check out this video from last year.
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