MOPED ARMY

too bad i didnt come but it was too hot to have to walk when i sieze up the minarelli that has a real bad crank bearing and the rod bearing is starting to go cause it vibrates so bad my hands go numb

Hey jay....

There were no Chinese scooters there... just lots of cool Vintage Vespas... and lots of cool peeps!

It was a perfect day for a ride... sunny and warm with a nice breeze coming off the ocean!

I had a lot of fun today...even though I was riding bitch on a Vespa. Here are some pics!

(I also took a couple of videos but I have to figure out how to post them).

Scooters busting out:

Gassing up (ahem, Tim):

On the Jway:

Susan and Tim trading bikes (immediately before we got lost):

Castle Island

Rippinest Town Scooter Rally prize for the best moped:

Khz and friends:

make sure you paste in the url for the photo itself, and not the url for the entire flickr page for that photo. to do this, click on "all sizes," then select the size you want, then copy that url from the box below the photo, then post it here with the exclamation points.

just right click on the box and click view image to start the slideshow

Great pics Amanda!

VAN HALEN Rules!

period.

~SABAT!

sabat! thanks for taking sandra on the back of your tomos to lighten the load on my super slow batavus so in an attempt to keep the grande running a few mph faster.

amanda, great pics!

i had a great time even though i was dead last and/or lost with susan miles from everyone else

scooter people are all right ... i had a good time ... congrats on the award ... i totally missed the award ceremony last year when i was the only moped on the ride. congrats on the WD40!!!!!

i accidentally locked myself in my basement until 130am last night. right when i was about to cut the door open with a circular saw, i finally got through to my ex girlfriend who still has keys to the place, and she came and let me out. it was so embarrassing that i couldnt go to sleep for hours after that and, as a result, i wasnt able to function in any normal way today, much less ride a moped. that is one of the main reasons i missed this.

if thats real , and not made up, its the best excusue ive ever heard.. Thats so rock and roll its amazing. You sure you got a banjo?

hahahah!

thats the better exuse.

planned to go, tried to go, and just got lost.

bummer you couldint use a circular saw to find us.

~SABAT!

oh and scooter people arnt bad, but they are deffinettly different yet welcoming. i wish i had somthing that could keep up with them, manual transmissions i envy.

please tell me that was a true story....

um.... Is it a basement or your personal dungeon?? :D

Incidentally... MAJOR props to Tim for suggesting this ride! It was a great time!

super pricey batavus on craigslist mass

its 675, but look at it this way

its hundreds less then a 800 jawa with a gascan.

dude dont sell that, its beautiful.

There comes a time when you have put so much work and time and energy into a bike that its yours forever.

I imagine that was months ago or last year for ya.