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- frank lloyd wright
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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obsessed with scooters since forever ago
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Running Vehicle Count: ?
CURRENT RIDES:
VW Golf Turbo [2000] (aka the Red Rocket) Summer 2013 to present
The Aprilia Scarabeo 250 [2006] (the Tourer, aka "The Audi of Vespas") August 2015 in Colorado to NYC trip
The Vespa S150 [2009] - 2014 to present, the around town Vespa - for sale!
The Trash Bike [1984 Trek 830] - 2013 to present
The Rivendell Joe Appaloosa [2016] - March 2016 to present aka The Bike Of Your Dreams Of A Baby Poop Color
The Spot [2004] - single speed. steel is real.
THE BACKBURNER:
Volkswagen Bus [1971] (aka the Fun Bus. new ignition system may 2009, new carb November 2008! owned since ~Autumn 2006)
Vespa P150 [1979] (like bedbugs, very difficult to kill. Has taken me from New York to Ontario, across the Berkshires, and to Rhode Island. From Portland has taken me to the pacific ocean, to Washington, all over town.)
Lemond Poprad [~2004] (baby-sweet bicycle bought as a present to myself in November 2008. now with 100% more flowers on the handlebars) - disassembled in 2016 to make way for the Rivendell.
Gary Fisher Mamba [1997] (now with SID air shocks! The only vehicle I've ever bought new!) - in the barn in storage
Vespa Rally 200 [1975] (The Greatest Vespa. Sadly, disassembled project.)
RIDES once, now MEMORIES:
The Ford Anger - 1999 single cab - with built in "massage" features at speed.
Rollfast [~1960s] (vintage cruiser bicycle, owned from Summer 2006 to October 2009)
Trek 1000 [2003] (rode from August 2007 to November 2008)
Volvo 740 [1991] (Owned from ~dec 2005 to sometime in 2007, tranny died. took me cross country.)
Volvo 164 [1971] (new tranny, sadly gone)
Vespa V90 [1964] (sold and gone)
Raleigh Grand Prix [~1977] (discount fixed gear - traded off)
Honda Elite 50cc [1987] (aka T-REX, The Red Menace. expansion-chambered and derestricted, wish I still had.)
Honda Elite 125cc [1984] (bought and sold in summer 2005)
DREAM RIDES:
BMW 2002
VW DOKA SYNCRO
BMW GS
CITROEN DS
LAMBRETTA TV175
VW Golf Turbo [2000] (aka the Red Rocket) Summer 2013 to present
The Aprilia Scarabeo 250 [2006] (the Tourer, aka "The Audi of Vespas") August 2015 in Colorado to NYC trip
The Vespa S150 [2009] - 2014 to present, the around town Vespa - for sale!
The Trash Bike [1984 Trek 830] - 2013 to present
The Rivendell Joe Appaloosa [2016] - March 2016 to present aka The Bike Of Your Dreams Of A Baby Poop Color
The Spot [2004] - single speed. steel is real.
THE BACKBURNER:
Volkswagen Bus [1971] (aka the Fun Bus. new ignition system may 2009, new carb November 2008! owned since ~Autumn 2006)
Vespa P150 [1979] (like bedbugs, very difficult to kill. Has taken me from New York to Ontario, across the Berkshires, and to Rhode Island. From Portland has taken me to the pacific ocean, to Washington, all over town.)
Lemond Poprad [~2004] (baby-sweet bicycle bought as a present to myself in November 2008. now with 100% more flowers on the handlebars) - disassembled in 2016 to make way for the Rivendell.
Gary Fisher Mamba [1997] (now with SID air shocks! The only vehicle I've ever bought new!) - in the barn in storage
Vespa Rally 200 [1975] (The Greatest Vespa. Sadly, disassembled project.)
RIDES once, now MEMORIES:
The Ford Anger - 1999 single cab - with built in "massage" features at speed.
Rollfast [~1960s] (vintage cruiser bicycle, owned from Summer 2006 to October 2009)
Trek 1000 [2003] (rode from August 2007 to November 2008)
Volvo 740 [1991] (Owned from ~dec 2005 to sometime in 2007, tranny died. took me cross country.)
Volvo 164 [1971] (new tranny, sadly gone)
Vespa V90 [1964] (sold and gone)
Raleigh Grand Prix [~1977] (discount fixed gear - traded off)
Honda Elite 50cc [1987] (aka T-REX, The Red Menace. expansion-chambered and derestricted, wish I still had.)
Honda Elite 125cc [1984] (bought and sold in summer 2005)
DREAM RIDES:
BMW 2002
VW DOKA SYNCRO
BMW GS
CITROEN DS
LAMBRETTA TV175
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