Palomar Mountain

Just FYI to old MVer's I'm on here now...

If you didn't/couldn't/wouldn't make it to Amerivespa 2009 in Los Gatos, CA you missed out on a great rally with awesome scooter enthusiasts from around the world and some really great vendors.

It was a pleasure to meet the minds and owners behind http://genuinecoolass.com/ Brian and Jan are as awesome in person as they are behind the scenes of their company making these great covers to keep our asses covered!!

And now by popular demand, custom printed for Piaggio manufactured scoots... a NO P… Continue

Thought it may be interesting to start a log of what maintenance I have done and will do for my 250. So far it has been relatively normal I guess.

600 miles had the required service done with a cost of just over 200 dollars

3,000 miles I checked the oil and brakes and other stuff the 3000 mile check requires. No cost.

3,500 miles I replaced the stock Pilot Sport rear with a Heidenau K58. Did the wheel removal myself so the cost to have the new tire put on the rim and balanced was $23.00 and t… Continue

...gas prices were rising and I started to think that maybe I should start looking for a motorcycle to relieve the 17mpg money siphon my truck was becoming. My wife was not real fond of the idea of a motorcycle so I started looking at alternatives. Diesels, 3 wheelers, and even electric cars were some of my Google searches but none of the results were very interesting.

While immersed in Google world, through some undoubtedly complex word combination search, I happened on a picture of a strange… Continue