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I think today was the first day of 2014 that I rode and did not groan once during the entire ride due to cold, murk, moisture, or old age. Just a not stop experience of sheer delight coupled with joy and various forms of adolescent smirks. Amazing what a little warmth and sunshine can do for a hardened heart. It's safe to take off the Heidenau Snow Tex tires I think.

Hear's a photo I made on the way home from work today, a sort of celebration of scooter solstice or some such magic...
My Vespa GTS250ie parked in a pasture just east of Penn State's University Park campus.
My Vespa GTS250ie parked in a pasture just east of Penn State's University Park campus.
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Wonderful, as always, Steve! Glad to see your part of the country is warming up...
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Beautiful photo.
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Beautiful photo as always Steve. Today was the first day temps approached 70 in the Albany area this year. Was actually sweating with my leather jacket on.
By the way, I'll be heading to part of your state at the end of the month for the Whiskey Dick Scooter rally. Have you ever gone or is it at the other end of the state for you? Kind of grateful we have 150's going with us so we can take the back roads for once.
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Glad you finally had a good riding day....it's never a bad day to ride, but nothing quite like relaxing and enjoying the ride....
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Beautiful photo as always Steve. Today was the first day temps approached 70 in the Albany area this year. Was actually sweating with my leather jacket on.
By the way, I'll be heading to part of your state at the end of the month for the Whiskey Dick Scooter rally. Have you ever gone or is it at the other end of the state for you? Kind of grateful we have 150's going with us so we can take the back roads for once.
I have not heard of the Whiskey Dick Scooter rally. Where will it be held?
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bloop43 wrote:
Beautiful photo as always Steve. Today was the first day temps approached 70 in the Albany area this year. Was actually sweating with my leather jacket on.
By the way, I'll be heading to part of your state at the end of the month for the Whiskey Dick Scooter rally. Have you ever gone or is it at the other end of the state for you? Kind of grateful we have 150's going with us so we can take the back roads for once.
I have not heard of the Whiskey Dick Scooter rally. Where will it be held?
It's in Stroudsburg, PA. This is the 3rd year and my first going. Guys in my club went last year and said it was a great time.
https://sites.google.com/site/whiskeydickrally/home
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Looks great. For what it's worth, it was a good riding day in western Oregon as well. (and I did )
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It will be 70 tomorrow!
First seventy of the season. Gotta do some errands in the morning but the afternoon will be for riding around my city!


Oh yeah! Good weather has finally arrived.
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Very nice!
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Glad to know the good riding weather is almost here!
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The snow has almost all melted here.....Winter is suppose to come back next week! Crying or Very sad emoticon
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A Long Winters Night Minnesota
We also had our first 70 degree day since 10/11/2013.
Tough Winter - but the weather is coming around. My
Scooter Group, Minn-Max of Minneapolis, Minnesota, meets
tomorrow to plan our group riding Season.

Ride on Scooter Aficionados!
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sure has... it was 85 degrees yesterday at 5 pm
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