In fact one state wants a list of mentors that would be willing to mentor a new scooter rider and they would distribute that information to all new scooter registrants. Other state representatives are very helpful with advice and feedback. The idea definitely has legs.

In order to pursue this idea further I launched ScooterMentors.org this morning. I want to try to make the mentoring idea as inclusive as possible for all scooter riders and so I wanted to move it off the Burgman focused site.

You know how much I value your opinions and feedback so I don’t want you to be a stranger in offering help and suggestions about how we might be able to be a friend and mentor to new scooter riders to help them avoid trouble on the roads during their early days.

The idea is simple, just go for a ride with new scooter rider and show them how an experienced rider, rides.

Steve

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By the way, I’m going to be joining them in Raleigh and ride along for a bit. As you will see in the interview below, you are invited along anywhere on their trip as well. You can contact Ali and Tim directly for meeting details.

Steve

August 1: Greenville to Spartanburg to Columbia
August 2: Columbia to Bluffton to Hilton Head to Beaufort
August 3: Beaufort to Charleston to Myrtle Beach
August 4: Myrtle Beach to Cape Fear, NC to Raleigh
August 5: Raleigh to Greensboro to Winston Salem to Charlotte
August 6: Charlotte to Asheville to Greenville

2wheels4water Route

Q1: So you’re off on a scooter trip around the Carolina’s to raise money for water resources in developing countries. That’s a pretty interesting use of a scooter. Why a scooter?

Tim and I both love scooters. When we got married last September we decided that our first major purchase would be a Vespa. In May we finally made that dream come true when we purchased our Vespa ET2. We started talking about how fun it would be to take a long trip on the scooter and that transformed into making it a charity ride to raise money for an amazing organization called Hydromissions. We have known about Hydromissions for a while and I just had this burning desire to help them. 2 Wheels 4 Water turned out to be a unique, fun way we could help them.

Q2: It looks like you’ll have some big travel days and long distances to cover on a 50cc scooter. How have you prepared for such a long trip on a small scooter?

I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little unsure about the trip. The longest trip I have ever taken on the scooter is about two hours. But then again, when I ran my first marathon I had never run 26.2 miles, so it just takes faith and endurance. It’s also good to know that we have nice places to stay every night along the way. Hampton Inn donated hotel stays for us so we can rest up. Plus knowing that the distance we cover will translate into money for an organization we believe in is extra motivation.

Q3: Do you have any concerns about heading out on a 1,200 mile trip on a 50cc scooter?

There is always the unexpected but we know it will be an adventure. Our scooter (the one I will be riding) is technically a 50cc, but it has modifications to give it extra power which is nice when you are side-by-side with traffic. The wonderful people at Touring Sport BMW here in Greenville, SC are loaning us a 250cc Vespa for the trip. My husband will be riding that one. We plan to take a small gas can with us in case we can’t find a gas station. We also have a tire repair kit in the event of a flat. We also know that the people in the Carolinas are so friendly that it won’t be hard to find someone to help us if we need it.

Q4: Why scootering for water? Is this a combination of the love of two passions?

We are a pretty ordinary couple. We don’t have lots of cash to donate. We aren’t celebrities. But we do have a scooter and a passion to help others. We are proving that you don’t have to have lots of money or power to do your part and make a difference. We just found an organization we believe in and we wanted to help them.

Hydromissions was started in 2004 by Steve and Jennifer Lorch. In just four years since they founded Hydromissions they’ve worked to bring access to clean water to over 30 countries. Without having any engineering background, they used 100-year-old sets of encyclopedias for inspiration to invent low-tech water pumps. They go to third world countries and teach people how to install, operate and maintain these pumps. I love Hydromissions because it’s not an organization that is just throwing money or expensive equipment at people. They are teaching people how to get clean water and that translates into saving lives. The numbers are huge- 1.1 billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water. It would be easy to get overwhelmed by that number and just think that it’s too big of a problem to be solved. But Hydromissions knows it’s not about helping all 1.1 billion people. It’s about helping one village at a time and impacting the lives of those people forever.

Q5: How can people in the scooter world help support your fundraising goals?

There are so many ways you can help. First of all, you can support us by making a donation or a pledge. You can do that by visiting our website at www.2wheels4water.com and clicking on the “Donate/Contact” page. Every penny we raise goes directly to Hydromissions. Secondly, you can support Hydromissions by purchasing some of the soap they manufacture.

Currently they fund their trips to third world countries by selling soap that is made in a one-car garage here in South Carolina. You can buy the soap by visiting www.Hydromissions.com. Thirdly, you are more than welcome to ride with us! Check out our route on our website and let us know if you are interested in joining us. Finally, just help us get the word out. If you have a blog, write about our trip and post a link to our site. We want as many people as possible to know about the work of Hydromissions.

Q6: How did you pick the route and are you sticking to back roads?

My husband was in charge of making the route. We decided to try to drive about 200 miles a day. So once we had the main stopping points nailed down my husband mapped out back roads to each location. We are really looking forward to riding along the coast. Our goal is to avoid as much traffic as possible. We’ll probably get lost a few times along the way, but hey, that’s part of the fun.

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Hanoi and Soon to Be Peoria Scooter Traffic?

Maybe you’ve noticed a lot of newbie scooter riders on the road. I have. And that is confirmed by the huge rise in scooter dales over the past year. High gas prices have tipped people out of 4 wheels and onto 2 to help save money.

Just last weekend at the bike meet we were talking about how easy it is to spot the newbie scooter riders. Maybe you’ve noticed the same thing, they don’t wave. It’s not that they are anti-social but this new crop of scooter riders is a bit different than us lovers of two wheels.

For those of us that love to ride and ride the Burgman, we look at what we do as being part of a community. Many new riders just look at their scooter as cheap transportation and if gas went down by half a whole lot of those new scooter would be on eBay or parked. They are not enthusiastic about riding, but thrilled about 50 mpg.

The other trend that concerns me is that these newbie riders will lead to higher injury rates. A look around confirmed that most new rider accidents as driver faults, just due to a lack of experience, mentoring or training. More injuries will lead to a reaction from government and that will lead to more regulation. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Maybe one suggestion is to require new scooter riders to take a safety class before delivery. But who would teach it? Many motorcycle classes are backlogged now. Probably a non-starter idea but certainly it would not hurt at all. And here is a good reason why.

A year or so ago I was in Bermuda and met this woman that was limping and had a bandaged right arm. She told me about how she had an accident riding her rented scooter. She was ranting and raving about how bad the scooter was and that people should not be allowed to ride 50cc scooters.

In listening to her story I caught one very important point. She said she sailed off the scooter to the right when she made a 30 mph left turn. I asked her how she turned to the left and she demonstrated a hard turn of the handlebars to the left.

Seems she high sided off the scooter and threw her own self off. She just didn’t know it. She also mentioned that the turn was sandy but she hadn’t slowed down for that either. [Insert shaking head]

Maybe one suggestion is that we could contact our local dealers and offer to ride with any new scooter riders. It doesn’t have to be a formal class but a little mentoring goes a long way.

Photo by: Flickmor

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When you invest money, as little as $25, to help someone, you are not giving it away, you are making a loan and when the money is repaid you can withdraw it to put back in your pocket or you can lend it out to another in need of your help.

I would not ask you to do anything I would not do. You can visit my lender page on Kiva to see who I have lent money to.

Steve

For more information on each person below, click on the link under their picture.

$150 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 3, 2010




Mr. Pablo Cuba Ortiz is 25 years old, single, and has one son. From an early age he began working in the farmlands where his family lives. He currently works as a motorcycle taxi driver in the “2 de Agosto” union, where he has been an active member for four years. The taxi service is profitable because many people use it for its ease, speed, and efficiency. The union has stops and shifts for each member at different points in the town of Ivirgarzama, where people use the taxi service.

Pablo is a very responsible and enterprising person, but he has suffered greatly from allergic reactions from insect bites. His 8-year-old son also suffers from these allergic reactions. Insects abound in the place where he lives and they do not have many resources to treat the allergies. They can only take some antihistamine medications that only provide temporary relief.

Pablo is asking for a loan to purchase a motorcycle to be able to work more efficiently and generate more income to buy the medications necessary for his child.

Mr. Pablo Cuba Ortiz came in person to CIDRE’s offices to ask for a loan after his coworkers told him of the institution’s good credit conditions.

Translated from Spanish by Angela Yeh, Kiva Volunteer

Mat Koryaas : Cambodia

$50 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




A garment factory worker, Mrs. Koryaas, 25, is married with two children who are still young and attend school. Koryaas has a life partner in her husband who runs a service as a local construction provider in the village. In the past, Koryaas hired a taxi at a high price to travel to her work location. Koryass right now hopes to cut down this fee by requesting a loan to buy a secondhand motorcycle to commute to work. Koryaas was not available when the photograph was taken so her husband is in the photo instead.

Koem Sream Ly : Cambodia

$150 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




In Doung Khpos village, Takeo province, lives a person named Mrs. Koem Sream Ly, who was born in 1979. She is a pig breeder; moreover, she is a rice-wine maker who can earn a large profit to support her family. Her husband, Mr. Ra Im, is a farmer who owns a 1.7-hectare plot of land in which to cultivate rice to sell to support his family.

Her problem is that she does not have a motorcycle for transportation. So to improve this problem, Mrs. Koem Sream Ly is asking for a loan to buy a new motorcycle to use to support her current businesses.

She is the mother of two children, one of whom is enrolled in school, while the youngest one is 5 years old. Her husband is in the photo with her.

Emeterio Wasnon : Philippines

$50 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Emeterio Wasnon is from the village of Poblacion 4 Clarin Misamis Occidental. He is 69 years old. Emeterio is widowed and has two adult children. To make a living, Emeterio owns and operates a transportation services business. The main source of income for the business comes primarily from “habal-habal” (motorcycle) transport services. Emeterio has been engaged in his business for more than 15 years and earns approximately 15000 PHP a month for these activities.

In 2005, Emeterio joined GDMPC to gain access to financial services to help improve his living situation and his ability to engage in business activities. Emeterio has successfully repaid a previous loan of 16100 PHP from GDMPC. Emeterio is requesting a new loan of 20000 PHP, which will be used to repair the engine of his habal-habal (motorcycle). This loan will be the eighth loan taken out by Emeterio from GDMPC. He plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to improve the general living conditions of his family.

About GDMPC:
GDMPC is one of the most progressive cooperatives in Mindanao, Philippines. It has four branches and three units offices covering the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental. Its membership is composed mostly farmers, fishers, and small-business entrepreneurs.

*Note: To maximize efficiency and reduce costs, this loan was posted using a template to automate the translation by Kiva. Given that manual translation of entrepreneur profiles is costly, Kiva created this template for our Field Partner to allow them to continue to post loans in English while providing quality and accurate information to Kiva lenders.

Macario Acarapi Soliz : Bolivia

$25 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 3, 2010




Sr. Macario Acarapi Soliz is 27 years old, single, and has two children. He currently works as a motorcycle taxi driver for the August 2nd union, of which he has been an active member for more than three years. His business is profitable because of the high quality of customers who request his service since it is convenient, quick, and efficient. The union assigns stops and routes for each member at different points in the town of Ivirgarzama where people go out of their way to request taxi services.

This is the first time Macario is requesting a loan from CIDRE. He plans to buy a new motorcycle so that he can perform his work and provide better service to his customers. As a result, his income will improve as well as his quality of life.

Sr. Macario Acarapi Soliz applied for a loan from CIDRE after his co-workers told him about the good credit terms one can receive by working with the Institution. He has the vision to provide his children with an education since they were left almost helpless after their mother migrated to Spain.

Translated from Spanish by Ronan Reodica, Kiva Volunteer

Sergio Soria Orellana : Bolivia

$200 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 2, 2010




Sergio is 37 years old, separated from his wife and is the father of two children, whom he helps and supports with their education. He works as a elementary-school teacher and also drives a moto-taxi as a member of the “Carrasco” labor union. He has been an active member for more than 10 years and is on the union’s directory. His taxi service is lucrative because of the high number of people who require the service due to its ease, speed and efficiency. The union has stops and shifts for each member in different points throughout the town of Ivirgarzama, where people use the taxi service. Sergio already is quite familiar with loans, but this is the first time he has taken one out with this institution. He plans to use the loan to purchase a new motorcycle because the one he currently has has run its course for his work. In this way he will be able to provide a better service to his customers, which will also help him increase his income and consequently improve his quality of life. It should be noted that Sergio came to Kiva partner CIDRE to request his loan after one of his co-workers commented to him about the institution’s good credit conditions.

Translated from Spanish by Marty Greenstein, Kiva Volunteer

Segundo : Peru

$50 of $550 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 2, 2010




Segundo is 56 years old and lives in his own house next door to his wife of 55 years, Rose. They live alone in their own homes because their children are grown and independent. More than two years ago, he started providing transportation services in a motorcycle taxi. After several years of hard work he managed to buy the motorcycle taxi, which allows him to make a living.

Segundo loves his work because he interacts well with customers as he drives them to their destinations. His day begins at 6 am when after breakfast, he goes to the association of motorcycle taxi drivers in his neighborhood and waits for his turn to go out with his motorcycle taxi.

Despite his advanced age, Segundo has many plans for the future. One of them is to rest with a more relaxing job, such as having a store and working alongside his wife. It is Segundo’s first loan with MFP and he promises to complete his payments on time. He does not want to let down those who have put their trust in him. He wants to continue to progress and is very satisfied with working with a group of responsible individuals. With the requested loan, Segundo plans to buy food products and basic necessities to start his small store. He plans to set up the store at home so that his wife can take care of business and he hopes to earn a higher income.

Translated from Spanish by Angela Yeh, Kiva Volunteer

Phy Sopheap : Cambodia

$50 of $250 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 2, 2010




Mrs. Sopheap, 25, is a garment factory laborer who sews clothes. Sopheap has a life partner in her husband who is a metal polisher. He owns a machine to provide his service. The couple lives with two young children who attend the local public school.

Sopheap has been hiring taxis at a high price for the purpose of traveling. She is hoping to cut down this cost and is requesting a loan to buy a secondhand motorcycle to provide transportation without hiring taxis.

Note: Mrs. Sopheap was busy at work when the photograph was taken, so her husband is pictured instead.

Oeun Phally : Cambodia

$0 of $500 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 2, 2010




Mrs. Oeun Phally is a 48-year-old married woman and a villager. She lives in a medium-sized home with family members in Phnom Penh. She owns a piece of farmland that she uses to grow different kinds of crops. She is married with five children. Her husband works on the farm with her. Two of Oeun Phally’s children are married and have started new households, while the other three are single. Presently, Oeun Phally works on the farm, which is located far from her house. She does not have a vehicle to travel to the farm fields. To solve this problem, Oeun Phally decided to borrow a loan in the amount of 500 USD to purchase a secondhand motorcycle.

Deun Channy : Cambodia

$100 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Deun Channy is a 28-year-old married woman who currently resides in the rural area of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. She is a sewing laborer who works in the garment industry. She started her job more than a year ago. Deun is blessed with a young child who is enrolled in school. Her husband is a construction foreman who employs help to provide his service. Deun will use the loan she requested to buy a motorcycle, so that she can commute to work and other places without hiring taxis at the highest price. She intends to use any remaining cash from the loan to buy more construction materials for her husband to use to support his service.

Sreng Pipsy : Cambodia

$125 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Mrs. Sreng Pipsy, 45, is homemaker. She stays at home to tend to her daily routine. Her husband provides for the family’s expenses with his income as a sport instructor at high school. Another source of family income is from her child who works as a requirement laborer.

Sreng Pipsy’s husband always faced difficulty traveling to work: he goes to work by taking a taxi which is very expensive. To help solve the problem, Sreng Pipsy has decided to seek a loan in the amount of US$ 700 from Kiva’s project partner, HKL, to be used to buy a second-hand motorcycle to provide transportation without hiring taxis.

Dol Sineang : Cambodia

$25 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Dol Sineang is a longtime businessman who earns a living fishing as well as by providing a taxi service. Dol Sineang lives with other family members in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. He is married with nine children: three are married and live independently and the other six are single. Three of his children are employed and provide their little income for the family’s living expenses. His wife (in the photo) sells vegetables that she buys in bulk from a supplier, as well as growing them at home. Dol Sineang is taking out this loan to purchase a motorcycle to provide transportation for the family.

Reynaldo Quispe Castro : Peru

$325 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Reynaldo, 43, is a member of the “SAN JOSE DE URUBAMBA” communal bank. He lives in Urubamba province, Cusco department.

He lives with his spouse and they have two children. He is a founding member of the communal bank. He uses the loans from the bank to help his business grow.

He sells sweets and is also a mototaxi (three wheel vehicle used to transport passengers and cargo) driver. He is asking for a loan for vehicle maintenance and repair because the mototaxi is due for service.

He values and is grateful for the loan and pledges to repay in a timely fashion.

Translated from Spanish by Michael Bujazan, Kiva Volunteer

Prak Channa : Cambodia

$125 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Prak Channa is 39 years old and has been selling a few fresh fish around the busy market for more than nine years. She sells fish after buying them from her wholesale supplier and from other fishermen.

Prak Channa is married to Banh Peuv, 39, who owns a motorcycle that he currently uses to provide a taxi service. This couple helps each other in order to generate money to support three of their kids who are students, while another one is no longer in school and is employed in a casino club.

Prak Channa’s husband is concerned that his motor-taxi is getting old and often breaks down, so his income has been affected. To help remove this obstacle, Prak Channa decided to request a loan from Kiva’s field partner, HKL, to be used to replace her husband’s old motor-taxi.

Phuong Chanthoeun : Cambodia

$0 of $900 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Mrs. Chanthoeun is 26 years old and has been selling fresh fish in the local busy market for more than six years. She gets fish from her fisherman husband or buys them from her wholesale supplier and other fishermen. She is married to Run Sok, 30, pictured here. The family has difficulty traveling anywhere because they have no vehicle, so Mrs. Chanthoeun has applied for a loan to buy a second-hand motorcycle to provide transportation for the family. With any remaining money from the loan, she will buy additional fishing equipment for her husband.

Bun Somnang : Cambodia

$75 of $500 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Mrs. Somnang is a 73-year-old farmer who lives in Kompong Tom Province. Somnang is married to Mr. Yeab, age 57, who works as a laborer in the construction sector. This couple currently has three children (two boys and one daughter) who are no longer in school and are working at a various jobs. Somnang doesn’t have her own vehicle so the family transportation is limited. With the loan she is requesting, she plans to buy a motorcycle. The loan will provide the family with an asset because of which they will be able to reduce the cost of hiring taxis. Mrs. Somnang was not available when the photo taken, so her daughter is pictured instead.

Mr. Bol Va Village Bank Group : Cambodia

$0 of $1,925 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Mr. Bol Va, village bank president, born in 1980, comes from Thum village, Takeo province. The fifteen members of the village bank who elected him will each use their portion of the loan for different purposes to improve their current businesses.

Mr. Bol Va is a farmer who owns a half-hectare plot of land where he can grow rice to sell to support his family. His wife, Mrs. Phearum Prak, is a salesperson at the local market where she can earn a large profit to support her family. Mr. Bol Va’s problem is that his wife does not have a motorcycle to transport items for her business. So to improve this business, Mr. Bol Va is asking for a loan to buy a new motorcycle. He is the father of two children both of whom are too young to work or study.

On the day of the loan disbursement, Mr. Bol Va was busy working in the field. Instead, his wife, Mrs. Phearum Prak, received the loan for him. Mr. Bol Va’s wife is in the photo above.

Zenie Cuajao’s Group : Philippines

$125 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Zenie Cuajao is from the village of Del Pilar, Balianago. She is 41 years old. Zenie is the group leader of a two-member group loan offered by PMPC, a Kiva partner. While each member of the group receives an individual loan, they are both collectively responsible for paying back the loan of their fellow group member if she is delinquent or defaults.

Zenie is married and has three children; one is an adult and two are school-aged. To make a living, Zenie owns and operates a motorcycle-transport business. Zenie has been engaged in her business for over three years and earns approximately 3,000 Philippine pesos (PHP) a month from it.

In 2004, Zenie joined PMPC to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Zenie has successfully repaid a previous loan of 2,000 PHP from PMPC. This previous loan was used for personal purposes.

Zenie is requesting a new loan of 14,900 PHP, which will be used to purchase motorcycle spare parts. This will be the 10th loan taken out by Zenie from PMPC. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to pay the tuition fees of her children.

About PMPC:

Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) is one of the most progressive cooperatives in northwestern Mindanao. It reaches out to the rural poor using the Grameen model.

*Note: To maximize efficiency and reduce costs, this loan was posted using a template to automate the translation by Kiva. Given that manual translation of entrepreneur profiles is costly, Kiva created this template for our Field Partner to allow them to continue to post loans in English while providing quality and accurate information to Kiva lenders.

Mrs. But Chan Village Bank Group : Cambodia

$25 of $2,125 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Mrs. But Chan is the village bank president. She is 53 years old. She was selected by the 14 members who will use their portion of the loan for different purposes. They are all located in Prey Mul village, Takeo province. She is a farmer who owns a plot of land to cultivate rice to support her family. She is a widow with six children. One of the children is a translator, one is a seamstress in a garment factory, and the others attend school and help do the farming. Her problem is that her children’s work place is far away from her home. So to solve this problem, Mrs. But Chan is asking for a loan to buy a new motorcycle for her children’s transportation.

Kong Phou : Cambodia

$300 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on Sep 1, 2010




Mrs. Kong Phou, 47 years old, is a humble villager living in the capital, Phnom Penh, in the middle of Cambodia. She was married but divorced her husband when her four kids (two sons and two daughters) were very young. All of her children are now teenagers who are no longer in school and work at different occupations.

To earn a living, Kong Phou sells many kinds of vegetables, which she either buys in bulk from her supplier or grows them. She doesn’t have her own vehicle, so Kong Phou always has to hire a taxi to transport vegetables from her farm supplier to the market. Kong Phou is taking her first loan to buy a new motorcycle that she can use to pick up vegetables or to travel anywhere else without hiring taxis. Mrs. Kong Phou was not available when the photo taken, so her son is pictured instead.

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A Keizer man was transported to Salem Hospital after he was struck by an SUV while riding his scooter.

Malcolm Gilbert Clarkson, 84, was southbound on Windsor Island Road when he was hit by a 2003 Ford Explorer. Clarkson was driving a 2005 Honda scooter.

A witness at the scene stated the driver of the Explorer, later confirmed as Anna Marie Klossen, 42, also of Keizer, made a left turn directly into Clarkson’s path.

As of Wednesday, Keizer Police Department was still investigating the case. No citations were issued.

Clarkson was later transferred to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland.

I was more impressed by the fact that Mr. Clarkson was out riding his Honda scooter. I can only hope that when I’m 84 that I’ll still be riding.

Granted at 84 my reaction times will be a bit slower but I’ll compensate for that by being sprayed in DayGlo yellow from head to toe with a flashing red strobe light on top of my head.

I hope Mr. Clarkson isn’t injured too badly and can look forward to riding his scooter again, soon.

Curious, I wonder who the oldest Suzuki Burgman rider is? Anyone know?

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DubFx, Not the Usual Human Beat Box
I am trying to keep up with a number of demands these days and at the same time prepare for the big move to northern Virginia. Most of my Internet time activity has been relegated to late-night surfing and listening to other people’s podcasts. In among the usual Stumble-upon ad-supported sites I happened upon this [...]

Denver’s Vintage Moto Gets News Coverage
I mentioned this museum, Vintage Moto in a post after my last trip to Denver. A few days ago, a local Denver TV station did a story on the owner Jim Dillard. He has an amazing collection of small displacement Italian motorcycles from the 1960s. You can see an article about Jim at the following [...]

Changing Travel Plans
On the heels of deciding we would move to Northern Virginia I have been flooded  with reconsidering a whole series of decisions including canceling plans to get to Amerivespa 2009. I am hoping that next year I will be settled and can make the trip to where ever it is been held. Several friends have asked [...]

Good News…for me.
I have been pondering this post for the past week. It was about this time seven days ago I accepted another dream job. However, like owning a vintage Vespa, it comes with both risks and rewards. Those of you who know me might say I am a professional “do-gooder”. I have always worked in social services and [...]

Scooting Back into Your Life
If I were Catholic I would be saying, “forgive me father, it has been four weeks since my last post”. For those of you waiting for the disparaging words of self loathing and apologies, forget it. The fact is, I have a busy life and the best I have been able to do is store [...]

Jason Reeves and the Vespa Experiment – Episode 94
Back in April I was following a few of my peeps on twitter when someone posted a tweet about a group of three musicians who were putting together a west coast tour called The Vespa Experiment with sponsorship from Vespa USA. As an extension of the “Go Green” campaign Vespa was providing three musicians with [...]

LA Latebirds Moped Video by LAEdge
I got an email this week from Imiuswi Aborigine pointing me to the March 2009 Flock Yeah rally. The event was put on by the LA Latebirds Moped Club along with help from the  Choke Motorcycle Shop. The following video of the rally is done by LAEdge. Nicely done mi amici!

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I’m not sure if I should be appalled by the rider below or he should be applauded for his ability to deliver carpet on a scooter.

At least he is wearing a full face helmet. Bonus points I guess.

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