Longitude & Gratitude

Longitude & Gratitude

Writing around on motorbikes.

Vespa Lube

I happen to be the lucky and proud owner of one of these. It’s a 2006 Vespa GT200 Granturismo. King of the Modern Vespas. Not as chunk-style and up-powered as the GTS 250 or GTS 300, but still as smooth as Italian-churned butter and amply quick. Also, not as fey-looking or anemic as the LX.…

September 8, 2013
Helmet Full of Honeysuckle

I had an intoxicating scoot ride home from my train station last night (the safe and legal kind), and just had to share. It was a stunner of an evening—puffy clouds, sharp, angled light–and the New England air was sweet with summersmells. Sweet cut grass…sweet lilac…and sweetest of all… Honeysuckle. The smell of the stuff…

September 8, 2013
ADVLounger

Let me just start by saying that I’ve got nothing against the TAT, Arctic Circle runs, the Baja 1000, butane stoves, TKCs, turkey jerky, muddy chains, or pup tents. I dream of that stuff. But I live in reality, and I’m a middle-aged New England dad with middle- (and high-) school kids, the typical midsection…

September 7, 2013
Mass Hooky

On the one hand, not a bad call to arms: somewhere between a work-stoppage and a group mental health day. But for me, Mass Hooky simply meant a day away from the office, children, the wife, email, cars, trains, deadlines, and the home state of Connecticut. And a trip up into what Robert Pollard of…

September 7, 2013
Litchfield Joy Ride

This post first appeared on ADVrider. It was, as the list below suggests, my first ride report; my first attempt at using a message board to post content; and pretty domesticated as far as moto-adventures go. But it got me hooked on three things—exploring New England on two wheels; taking lots of pictures; and coming…

September 7, 2013