Modern Vespa

Hands up all you Vespa owners who, once out on the open road, dip their handlebars from side to side at the shear joy of riding their machine? - I admit I do it most times I go out on my GTS

... how is Cyprus to come on holiday ..? Maybe next summer i'll come with my scooter.
I'm sorry, but i can't translate the sentence: "they are their handlebars from side to side in the shear joy of riding their machine". Ciao

'Riding your scooter in a zig-zag fashion'

Ok ... I understand, sometimes i do it too but in my case in front there are two wheels ...

Guilty... To the point where I'm scraping the side stand so often it's tempting to take it off!

Birds do it.
Bees do it.
Even educated flees do it.

Seriously, who doesn't.

This is also a good way to scrub a new tire. Best if you do it during a easy start or a slow coast to a red light.

Yep, the shear joy of riding your Vespa is a beautiful thing! I do it too....

I'd settle for a wry minimalistic smile.

I must be a cold hearted emotionless individual.

No accordion playing either.

Bill x

... no one is emotionless ...
But one can momentarily become estranged from them.

There is a street near or house in Houston that has a lot of manhole covers. Sometimes I play saloam riding down it if there aren't many cars around.

Sure, I think most of us do it once in a while when it's safe to do so. Not to mention is can be a safe thing to specially on the freeway as you show movement to the vehicle in front as you move between their rear view mirrors. It helps remind them you are there.

I have to admit my favourite thing to do are going WOT on an onramp and power steering through sweeping turns at high speed. Nothing like getting a knee out and pushing up hard on the opposite handlebar as your bike powers through a turn and you roll on and off the throttle.

... here where I live it is normal to do this, to avoid holes in the road ... in fact there are more holes than roads.

Yes, it is a fun way to experience counter steering. And just the joy of riding!

I wiggle my butt from side to side.

In Indonesia too busy avoiding holes and bumps. But maybe that is the same thing.

One of the country roads near my house has a lot of tar snake patches and, assuming there's no traffic, I'll practice weaving through them. It's a bit fo a workout.

I just rode 1,150 kms over Thursday and Friday (return trip Toronto - Montreal).

Basically wide open throttle, averaging 115 kmh all the way.

With the throttle lock on, resting my open palms on the handle bars to let the wind bathe my hot gloved hands, changing lanes by oh-so-gentle counter-steering, like I was flying.

My butt may have been sore, but my spirit was soaring!

I do it all the time, and I like it! When the winter comes, I ski.

I do it regularly as I approach intersections to make sure the car drivers can see my 100kg frame in hi-viz on a GT200. But yes, also when out buzzing along at 100kmh.

Guilty...I do this nearly every time I ride.

I also do this when leading a group ride to let others know there are some twisties coming up soon (of course maybe the others don't know this and think I'm crazy)

That's a very sensible reason to do it. Any actions you can take that alerts motorists to your presence has got to be worth doing.

115 kmh WOT?! You need to put a kit on that thing

I'm kidding as I'm sure you were holding back a little on the throttle. On the 400 series I try to roll back the throttle at about 120 but find myself going well over that if I don't watch my lead wrist.

... with three wheels it's easier ...
(with my 155 i detected 112 kmh to the GPS)

You're not crazy, you're just excited ...

Weaving and dipping while riding a PTW is mandatory in the state of Oklahoma; it's right there in Title 47 of the O.S.S. Yelling "Yeehaw!!!" while doing so is optional and is considered on a case-by-case basis.

What is a PTW?

It's short for "powered two wheeler" (motorcycle)

See here for additional definition of uncommon terms often used on Modern Vespa:
Glossary of Terms

"Powered Three Wheeler"

It's so guys like you can be in the club.

Writing in English is easier, there is time to look for the right words and grammar ... but understanding it and speaking it is more difficult. Do you think my two sisters and brothers-in-law speak it correctly because they travel the world for work, one of them also speaks Arabic and Chinese. I am culturally the black sheep of the family ... the rude.

I do it all the time , such a joy to ride.

Hey Crazy, didn't know there was a signal for twisties ahead. I just swerve from side to side because I like the freedom. Pissing off the cagers behind me make me feel like I own the road.
So far I rode to work everyday this week w/o getting wet on the 45 mile round trip.
Ralph

Touring 300, sorry dont know your name. I was in Cyprus a week ago and with luck I'll be back in a couple of weeks, thinking of buy a small place in Pathos. Maybe we can meet up half way for a beer or 2.

Yep, I can dig that.

The dancing-with-gravity thing is truly fun, under the right circumstances.

Every few months I forget the clearance on my stella and scrape the left side center stand leg/exhaust port/floorboard crashbar on the ground doing that. Today was that day!

TRUE!

I was away on vacation for the past week and got back last night. Today I took my scoot out this morning for fun and was weaving around all of the tar strips and pot holes, so much fun!!

Paradoxically, with a three-wheeler it is more difficult to avoid the holes ... if you go in the middle with the front you will catch with the rear, if you want to dodge with two wheels in front it is more difficult. Ultimately it is better to do the slalom on two wheels, it is safer and more fun ...