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Post by Paladin on Jun 27, 2014 18:02:26 GMT -5
This is "obviously" CGI imagery. As everyone "knows" you CANNOT take a scooter onto the freeway!  All kidding aside, beautiful pictures (Vespa should let you shoot their ad-work) I is a professional photographer -- $100 from a newspaper. I e-mailed Vespa USA and they corrected their web-site because of me. They would never use my pictures -- a $24 Rubbermaid storage box does not meet their standards for a tail box. |
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Post by Paladin on Jun 27, 2014 11:49:13 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on Jun 27, 2014 11:33:09 GMT -5
You're local. The weekend of July 12-13 is the full moon. They don't charge entrance at midnight. Riding in the Mojave under a full moon, 30 mph, no helmet no goggles no traffic no cares, is very relaxing. Try it! (at 30 mph the critters can dodge you.)
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Gps Mounts
by: Paladin - Jun 17, 2014 19:18:24 GMT -5
Post by Paladin on Jun 17, 2014 19:18:24 GMT -5
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FA892ISIf you don't have handlebars, a bit to inner tube rubber and it will clamp on a mirror. I can't see my screen in the sun, and is fuzzy unless I get my reading glasses, but then I wouldn't be able to see the road.
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Post by Paladin on Jun 17, 2014 1:20:54 GMT -5
April, 2008, killed my battery, ordered a Big Crank AGM battery: www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002527.htmlUPS arrived with the package, ripped it open, slipped into the bike and was on the road within 5 minutes. The bike was still working in 2012 when I sold the bike, after it being flattened more than 5 times. |
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Post by Paladin on Jun 15, 2014 2:50:59 GMT -5
I love the desert, especially under a full moon. Stopped for tea and biscuits, got out the stove, pot, water, tea bags, sugar, milk in a cooler -- all without any light other than the full moon. At my age, I tend to get sleepy after eating. I am insane, but I am not stupid to ride when sleepy, and I carried the bedroll just in case. Surprise! Hard ground is just fine when you are tired.
From the Pilot Truck Stop in Palm Springs to the Entrance is 49 miles down the freeway, getting maybe 70 mpg.
From the Exit back down CA62 back to the Pilot Truck Stop is 32 miles, downhill, getting maybe 80 mpg.
From the entrance to the exit is 56.3 miles, cruising an lazy 30-40 mph, gave me 'way over 100 mpg.
385 miles, 5.06 gallons, $21.22. Cheap fun.
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Post by Paladin on Jun 14, 2014 1:05:04 GMT -5
First two trips were on the Savage, two trips on the Scoot. Leave Home about 8:30 pm, into Joshua Tree National Park, southern entrance:  (Using my SmartPhone!) Putting northward, doing 30-35 mph, about 2am, stopped for a cup of tea. Same place as last year: maps.google.com/maps?q=34.00117,-116.04979 A bit tired, laid down for a snooze, woke just before sunrise. Had another cup and tea and packed the stuff back on the scoot:  Continuing, stopped to see the moon setting:  Me and a long shadow as the sun rises, and you can just see the moon touching the mountain:  And finally out the Northwest exit of the Park:  13 hours, 385 miles, 5.057 gallons (76+ mpg) |
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Post by Paladin on Jun 9, 2014 10:51:48 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on Jun 6, 2014 14:24:49 GMT -5
One very safe girl.
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Post by Paladin on Jun 6, 2014 14:19:34 GMT -5
I travel the Interstates all the time, no big deal, I use my mirrors .... And wiggle! As I see someone getting up behind me I wiggle about 4 feet sideways in the lane. Movement helps. |
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Post by Paladin on Jun 5, 2014 13:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on May 29, 2014 14:41:19 GMT -5
hey everyone. Its Walter. ... hope to soon have a new scooter parts business up and running called Unique Scooter Parts.... Unique Scooter Parts -- uniquescooterparts.com/ -- is parked at GoDaddy and is owned by one "Alan Rovira" in P.R.. Unique-Scooter-Parts.com is available |
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Post by Paladin on May 27, 2014 13:20:55 GMT -5
My first time ever on a scooter was Oct. 2, 2012 -- www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002932.htmlTwist-and-Go was weird, the little 10"/11" wheels. After 30 miles on the street, including a stretch at 60 mph, I was used enough to get onto the freeway. 20 miles later I knew that is 150cc scooter is totally acceptable on the highway. So I bought one. When the weather warmed up, I went for a longer ride -- www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/002961.html -- 370 miles between dinner and breakfast, about 300 of those miles on the Interstate, including the 30-40 mph winds through San Gorgonio Pass. (It will be time for another June Full Moon in the Mojave, this time on a Friday the 13th.) But.... I started riding 2 wheels on a pedal bicycle before I was 3. First motorcycle was on my 18th birthday when no one could say no. I have learned to trust my bikes. With more experience, you will trust them also. |
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Post by Paladin on May 24, 2014 11:47:50 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on May 19, 2014 20:14:52 GMT -5
OK... How about $25, delivered up to 40 miles or actual shipping.
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