Browsing Archive: October, 2013
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Wednesday, October 30, 2013,
Yesterday I used the big scooter to commute to work for the 70th time. A quick trip to my calculator tells me that the scooter compiled 2,450 miles of use as a work traveler. That total is not so huge in the face of average automobile mileages of 12,000 miles but it bodes well in the arena of average motorcycle use. That average number is approximately 2,500 miles and says to me that I achieved that mileage through commuting alone. The actual use this season is much higher. At the moment the ...
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Slowing Down
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Saturday, October 26, 2013,
Just when I thought it might be another mild winter Nature gave me a wake up call. This past week has been quite chilly and I've ridden in temperatures hovering in the mid-thirties. It only goes to show that seasons change and even wishful thinking won't change the weather. Tonight there were even wet snowflakes falling and, fortunately, I was able to observe it from the inside of a heated automobile. Scooter commuting might be coming to an end but as long as there isn't snow on the highway I...
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Riding Weather
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Wednesday, October 16, 2013,
I had the opportunity this past weekend to travel to Phoenix, Arizona. Sara's nephew got married to a lovely, young lady and we flew out to attend it. With the Summer like temperatures and clear skies all I could think of was "Where are my motorcycles. I need my bikes." Sadly they were 2,000 miles away resting in the garage. Riding there would have taken many days and is a little beyond my limits at this point in time. Of course I made up for it by doing a short ride to Binghamton (80 miles) ...
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Moving Right Along
Posted by Jim Zeiser on Saturday, October 5, 2013,
If you were with us last time, I was waiting for scooter parts to be delivered to fix Wild Turkey damage. Sure enough the Post Office dropped off the needed parts to make the big scooter whole again. The good news was that the deflector replacement went like clockwork, the bad news was I broke the glass in the rear view mirror fighting to mount it. I ordered a new mirror-again-and repaired the scooter this past Wednesday when it arrived. Only this time I was much more careful and installed it...
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