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Every darn day I see more of them. Four just this morning.
My favorite scooter rider is the woman who rides a pink Buddy scooter and wears a pink helmet. Lemme tell you, if my commute were a little shorter and didn't sometimes involve a segment on 285, I'd be all over this.
Can't you see me riding around town on a nice little Vespa, the color of an Italian orange, or a shot of Campari?
However, this little red Honda Elite 80 is pretty cute too. MSRP is $2399
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I love love love scooters! I would want a light blue one. I think.
Posted by: Lara | June 25, 2008 at 05:27 PM
You should totally go for an orange scooter, and then wear a lime-green helmet. Excellent visual!
Posted by: SuSu | June 25, 2008 at 09:36 PM
GNT and I were JUST talking about scooters yesterday and I was saying how much I'd like to get a Vespa. 140 MPG sounds mighty nice, huh? But in the winter I'd still have to use the ToyMotor. Not that I hate it, I don't. But how cool would a Vespa be?
Posted by: margalit | June 25, 2008 at 11:55 PM
I've been catching up on your old posts, Nina. My sister, who lives in Seattle where many people ride scooters, sent me this:
My manager got a Vespa scooter for Christmas, and among the features is a basket on the front for her Jack Russell terrier to ride in. It's pretty cool - she has a little harness that buckles onto the basket so that she can't jump out into traffic. Well, Enid found "doggles" for her to wear -- that's right, little protective glasses so road crud doesn't get in her eyes!
She was helping with an event to benefit the animal shelter, and there's a great picture of the dog in full regalia. It's number 30 of 37 on the photo gallery at the website below.
http://www.brittneybollay.com/slideshows/furry5k/
Rebecca Egolf
Posted by: Rebecca Egolf | July 19, 2008 at 09:35 PM
I've been catching up on your old posts, Nina. My sister, who lives in Seattle where many people ride scooters, sent me this:
My manager got a Vespa scooter for Christmas, and among the features is a basket on the front for her Jack Russell terrier to ride in. It's pretty cool - she has a little harness that buckles onto the basket so that she can't jump out into traffic. Well, Enid found "doggles" for her to wear -- that's right, little protective glasses so road crud doesn't get in her eyes!
She was helping with an event to benefit the animal shelter, and there's a great picture of the dog in full regalia. It's number 30 of 37 on the photo gallery at the website below.
http://www.brittneybollay.com/slideshows/furry5k/
Rebecca Egolf
Posted by: Rebecca Egolf | July 19, 2008 at 09:36 PM