Vespa in the Everglades - Page 4

Ed_in_miami · 06-06-2007, 12:24 PM

Fantastic report!!!

davevv · 06-06-2007, 05:01 PM

Great report. Your writing style is greatly appreciated.

scorch · 06-06-2007, 05:48 PM

Loved it! And loved the vespa. Now that is a cool ride report.

You write very well!!

In the future, see if you can open up a photobucket account and upload the pics to that, Then just copy the link sfrom the pics. It looks a bit better. Because id love to just take this ride report and put it on my website for prosperity!

Good work!

E-man · 06-06-2007, 06:24 PM

dude, AWESOME writing and great pics.. Bring on some more...

conchscooter · 06-06-2007, 10:02 PM

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I'll make a point of writing some other stuff perhaps illustrate my home road US1. Kaneman didn't like Key West but there's good stuff!
I have pictures of my 1981 ride but I kind of think a 25 year old ride is yesterdays news?
As for the tech suggestion I will talk to my wife (IT) and see what she says. Uploading pics one at a time is extraordinarily tedious. I thought I was doing something wrong... I was embarrassed to say anything.

BeccaA · 06-07-2007, 06:06 AM

Nice writing, Conchscooter. Your comments about changes down there remind me of some of the Carl Hiassen books I've read. Hard to find a patch of grass (sand, I guess, in your case) nowdays that hasn't been claimed or ravaged, and it's never more true than in FL. Looking forward to the rest of your report.

Domromer · 01-16-2013, 08:06 PM

Awesome area for scootering. It would have been cool to see your bike parked next to some gators on the loop road.

conchscooter · 01-16-2013, 10:19 PM

I ended up selling the GTS owing to endless electrrical issues. 2007 was a bad year for Vespa lemons. I miss it, but I got the wife's permission to try out a P200E...which I should receive soon so perhaps the Loop Road and a Vespa are in my future.

RedDogAlberta · 01-17-2013, 02:55 AM

Outstanding!

I've wanted a Vespa for a long time. My mother spends winters at her condo in Cocoa Beach. I go in March for baseball. Thanks for the report.

marty hill · 01-17-2013, 03:54 AM

Great report. I'm from miami and remember when red road was the end of civilization. Yes, I'm old. Still ride down every january. Will be on the loop road on monday 28 jan. Headed to KW for a couple of days after that. Enjoyed you writing style.

Domromer · 01-17-2013, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by marty hill

Great report. I'm from miami and remember when red road was the end of civilization. Yes, I'm old. Still ride down every january. Will be on the loop road on monday 28 jan. Headed to KW for a couple of days after that. Enjoyed you writing style.

You just can't beat the loop road. I've never taken my bike down it but it would make for some awesome pics with all those critters that like to bask on it.

eSTes1300 · 01-17-2013, 07:48 AM

Big fall in the Sunshine State since 2007. Gone is the real estate frenzy and all the custom bikes bought with home equity loans. Between 07 and 10 my house fell a half mil, sold it and its still falling. Rode to KW every winter for 10 years and loved it. Always hit the hump on the seven mile at a hundred and hit every oyster bar from KL to KW. KW is the only town I've ever seen with permanent puke on the street. The side streets under a full moon can't be beat. The history of KW is amazing but most come to drink and don't care about Flagler's mishap, although a sundowner at the Casa Marina tiki bar will bring back the era. Just don't ask the barmaid, she just rolled in from Detroit. Now I ride the Rockies.

06-06-2007, 12:24 PM	#46
Ed_in_miami Cubicle Traveler Joined: Mar 2006 Location: 25.805049 N, 80.304523 W Oddometer: 974	Fantastic report!!! __________________ Surreal moments are the only moments worth remembering. Ride on...!

06-06-2007, 05:01 PM	#47
davevv One more old rider Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Just north of Dallas Oddometer: 2,204	Great report. Your writing style is greatly appreciated. __________________ "Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything"--Wyatt Earp '09 Electra Glide Classic '04 Sportster XL1200R

06-06-2007, 05:48 PM	#48
scorch Poser Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Burtonsville, Maryland Oddometer: 3,316	Loved it! And loved the vespa. Now that is a cool ride report. You write very well!! In the future, see if you can open up a photobucket account and upload the pics to that, Then just copy the link sfrom the pics. It looks a bit better. Because id love to just take this ride report and put it on my website for prosperity! Good work! __________________ www.ninja250forum.com - do more with less

06-06-2007, 06:24 PM	#49
E-man 4-4-09, 12-6-09, 1-13-10 Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Oddometer: 8,942	dude, AWESOME writing and great pics.. Bring on some more... __________________ "Lest we forget" They gave the ultimate sacrifice because they answered the call without question E.O.W. 4-04-09, Eric, Paul and Steve E.O.W. 12-06-09 Officer Crawshaw E.O.W. 10-12-11 Derek Kotecki

06-06-2007, 10:02 PM	#50
conchscooter ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Keys Oddometer: 1,323	Thanks for the compliments everyone. I'll make a point of writing some other stuff perhaps illustrate my home road US1. Kaneman didn't like Key West but there's good stuff! I have pictures of my 1981 ride but I kind of think a 25 year old ride is yesterdays news? As for the tech suggestion I will talk to my wife (IT) and see what she says. Uploading pics one at a time is extraordinarily tedious. I thought I was doing something wrong... I was embarrassed to say anything. __________________ http://www.keywestdiary.us IBA#39,523

06-07-2007, 06:06 AM	#51
BeccaA Adventurer Joined: May 2006 Location: North GA Oddometer: 48	Nice writing, Conchscooter. Your comments about changes down there remind me of some of the Carl Hiassen books I've read. Hard to find a patch of grass (sand, I guess, in your case) nowdays that hasn't been claimed or ravaged, and it's never more true than in FL. Looking forward to the rest of your report.

01-16-2013, 08:06 PM	#52
Domromer Desert Rat Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Oddometer: 980	Awesome area for scootering. It would have been cool to see your bike parked next to some gators on the loop road. __________________ If all you ever do is all you’ve ever done, then all you’ll ever get is all you ever got. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851060 ... A desert rat explores the south.

01-16-2013, 10:19 PM	#53
conchscooter ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Keys Oddometer: 1,323	I ended up selling the GTS owing to endless electrrical issues. 2007 was a bad year for Vespa lemons. I miss it, but I got the wife's permission to try out a P200E...which I should receive soon so perhaps the Loop Road and a Vespa are in my future. __________________ http://www.keywestdiary.us IBA#39,523

01-17-2013, 02:55 AM	#54
RedDogAlberta High Plains Drifter Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Red (Neck) Deer, Alberta Oddometer: 3,663	Outstanding! I've wanted a Vespa for a long time. My mother spends winters at her condo in Cocoa Beach. I go in March for baseball. Thanks for the report. __________________ I'd rather be dragging a club than clubbing in drag. 08 Buell XB12XT - 08 Santa Cruz Superlight

01-17-2013, 03:54 AM	#55
marty hill The Energizer Bunny Joined: Nov 2003 Location: marietta, ga. Oddometer: 3,795	Great report. I'm from miami and remember when red road was the end of civilization. Yes, I'm old. Still ride down every january. Will be on the loop road on monday 28 jan. Headed to KW for a couple of days after that. Enjoyed you writing style. __________________ ride till you can't. 1200GS black Cagiva Gran Canyon Italiano/rosso

01-17-2013, 07:48 AM	#57
eSTes1300 Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Oddometer: 51	How times change Big fall in the Sunshine State since 2007. Gone is the real estate frenzy and all the custom bikes bought with home equity loans. Between 07 and 10 my house fell a half mil, sold it and its still falling. Rode to KW every winter for 10 years and loved it. Always hit the hump on the seven mile at a hundred and hit every oyster bar from KL to KW. KW is the only town I've ever seen with permanent puke on the street. The side streets under a full moon can't be beat. The history of KW is amazing but most come to drink and don't care about Flagler's mishap, although a sundowner at the Casa Marina tiki bar will bring back the era. Just don't ask the barmaid, she just rolled in from Detroit. Now I ride the Rockies.

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