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No, that footage was all from earlier rides. The "whoopsie" was from a video of a late April ride where I dumped the Himalayan. A wonderful opportunity for personal growth!
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VESPAsfw3 wrote: No, that footage was all from earlier rides. The "whoopsie" was from a video of a late April ride where I dumped the Himalayan. A wonderful opportunity for personal growth! |
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Took the Stella out yesterday. Nearly 100 miles without a blip.
I've been thinking of selling her and buying a new Sprint 150, but I don't even know now. Maybe I'll just ride her into the sunset. ![]()
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Took a similar ride Saturday on the Aprilia 50. About 70 miles. It was a beautiful morning.
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I'm posting this video I made because one of the sections has a montage of my Vespa GTS images. Perhaps you'll find them interesting.
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A great video. You could try producing a counterpoint video entitled '5 things I DISLIKE about the Vespa 250', but I don't think you'd find enough reasons.
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Touring300 wrote: A great video. You could try producing a counterpoint video entitled '5 things I DISLIKE about the Vespa 250', but I don't think you'd find enough reasons. |
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Out riding with my friend Paul in late summer.
![]() 2006 Vespa GTS250 and a 2018 Vespa Primavera 150 on a gravel mountain road.
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After allowing my 2006 Vespa GTS 250 to languish in the garage waiting for my lazy ass to install a new front brake caliper and battery we finally went for a ride on a cold winter day.
It's love all over again. ![]() My 2006 Vespa GTS 250 on a cold winter day in Central Pennsylvania.
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I was checking out your website. http://vespalx150.blogspot.com/2007/09/vespa-photographs.html
Your banner photograph is of my great grandfather's farm. He built the house and the old barn. He sold the farm to the Beiler family many decades ago. In the last year the Beiler family has experienced a couple tragic farm accidents. My parents live a 1/4 mile down the road. |
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kevinpsu160 wrote: I was checking out your website. http://vespalx150.blogspot.com/2007/09/vespa-photographs.html Your banner photograph is of my great grandfather's farm. He built the house and the old barn. He sold the farm to the Beiler family many decades ago. In the last year the Beiler family has experienced a couple tragic farm accidents. My parents live a 1/4 mile down the road. I read about the Beiler silo accidents. Very sad. I spent most of my career in ag sciences and farm safety issues around silos and asphyxiation were almost constant. That and ROPS for tractors. And shut off the engine before pulling corn stuck in your corn picker or combine. Penns Valley is a beautiful area. |
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I had to take my Vespa ET4 in today for a safety inspection. A forced excuse for a wet and rainy ride.
I love this scooter... ![]() My 2004 Vespa ET4.
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SteelBytes wrote: it intrigues me somewhat that you want to ride your et4 when you've got the gts. I understand the himalayan vs the gts but ... If it makes you happy who am I to question
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Clampett wrote: I understand it. I ride my Primavera daily. Ride the GTS once around 7-10 days to keep it charged and running. But there are times I prefer the GTS, just not many. No, I don't want to let go of it. I just love her more
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When I'm asked why I ride, I usually answer that I ride to get something to eat. A few days ago my friend and I made the 25 mile trip to the Meandering Mallard in Millheim, Pennsylvania for breakfast. He on his Primavera and me on the ET4.
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My LML 200 just a mile from home, on return this morning from my photographic trip down to Hartlepool.
![]() A pretty lane on the route home.
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Hello VESPAsfw3. In the British countryside, as with so many other things, there seems to be no particular rule on where footpaths should be built, leaving it up to local councils to decide. My small village, for example has three separate roads leading out of it to different destinations, only one of which has a footpath (and even partial street-lighting), for the others you have to walk on the road or the grass. Not terribly safe for children or nervous bicycle riders.
The one in the picture, only runs for a few hundred yards before then crossing to the other side of the road. This often happens. Thinking about it, it may have been built to cater for the local farming workforce before things became heavily mechanised. It's a mystery! |
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Happy Wanderer wrote: Hello VESPAsfw3. In the British countryside, as with so many other things, there seems to be no particular rule on where footpaths should be built, leaving it up to local councils to decide. My small village, for example has three separate roads leading out of it to different destinations, only one of which has a footpath (and even partial street-lighting), for the others you have to walk on the road or the grass. Not terribly safe for children or nervous bicycle riders. The one in the picture, only runs for a few hundred yards before then crossing to the other side of the road. This often happens. Thinking about it, it may have been built to cater for the local farming workforce before things became heavily mechanised. It's a mystery! And looking back at some of the colonial era roads, they were merely improved paths that the cows would make getting from barn to pasture. Over time they became connected and are now the foundation of many of the remaining backroads. History is interesting. |
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A picture from Saturday morning's gentle meanderings around the country lanes of County Durham...
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A narrow country lane near Heselden, County Durham, during this morning's early morning run to the coast.
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A couple of pictures from this morning's local ride, now that the sunshine has returned!
![]() A quiet lane on the approaches to Sedgefield. ![]() In bloom, Sedgefield village, County Durham.
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It's been a wet summer but many fine drizzly days that seem perfect for my Vespa ET4. Now that I have two scooters and two motorcycles in the garage I confess growing confusion over which to choose for a ride. But anytime there's rain or snow involved, that's definitely Vespa weather!
![]() My Vespa ET4 on the road to Linden Hall.
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I was out early this morning shooting another video for my YouTube channel. Each time I ride my GTS I fall in love all over again...
![]() My 2006 Vespa GTS 250ie in Penns Valley.
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I'm not sure how many Vespa riders take their scooters off the pavement but I find myself over and over again, despite owning a Royal Enfield Himalayan purchased expressly for riding on dirt and gravel, on the GTS banging along the many forest roads here.
The shocks are not made for it. Nor are the 12 inch wheels with street tread. And the body of the scooter along with the paint gets dinged and dented. But I still find myself riding places I swore I was done with... ![]() Riding my 2006 Vespa GTS 250ie into Pennsylvania's Rothrock State Forest.
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Aside from the scooter's uncanny ability to bring order to my chaotic mind, I love the opportunity that riding gives me to just smell the roses and admire the scenery.
In this case, a sweeping farm field not far from Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. ![]() My Vespa GTS 250ie stopped so I can admire the scenery. |
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