I had an email this morning announcing this year’s Scooters4Hooters second annual event on May 18, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. The entire event benefits Libby’s Breast Cancer Foundation - if the site isn’t up yet when you read this, read more about Libby’s Legacy here on the Scooters4Hooters web site.
Scooters4Hooters is wooing sponsors, namely […]

Motoress has announced that May 2, 2008 is this year’s International Female Ride Day. Mark your calendars - the mission of the day is to have women worldwide all ride on May 2 to “demonstrate their enjoyment of motorcycle riding.” Scooterists are also encouraged to participate, and it’s expected that local events and rides will […]

Wyatt riding a Vino. Earlier this month the Scoodidos scooter club collected toys, furniture and money for Wyatt and his mom, who were victims of an accidental propane explosion. Photo used with permission.
I always love to hear stories of scooterists who ride for a good cause. Recently Cara, one of the moderators and founding members […]

I’ve recieved a number of letters asking me where I’ve been lately. I’ve been in Vermont, spending the week after the Last Mile Ride helping Dwayne fix his mom’s house. Besides being put to work swinging a hammer, no one around there has high-speed internet, so I try not to be too intrusive by using […]

How do you buy a ticket? Send along a check to me or Ashley made out to Gifford Medical Center, or call Ashley during east coast business hours to give her your credit card number. Do it soon, because there are only 250 tickets and they are going fast.
Crystal Waters - P.O. Box 1873 - […]

As of today, I have raised nearly $3,000 toward my $10,000 goal for the Last Mile Ride. I knew when I started that $10,000 was ambitious, but I still have high hopes with over a month left! Thank you to those readers who have donated - I’ve received donations from $15 to $500 each from […]

I couldn’t make it to Amerivespa this year (again), but here are some online reports and photo albums:

The ScooterScoop - day 1, day 2
a youtube movie by hunkdujour
Nil8r’s photo album
article in The Seattle Times, with photo gallery
article inthe Seattle Post-Intelligencer
no rally would be complete without a photo album at scoot.net
blackdragon7777 - Amerivespa […]

Jen, known as ‘jenscoot’ on a few of the forums I belong to, tells me she is gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime: racing tuk-tuks across southern India in August. The Indian Rickshaw Challenge is a 1,191 mile race through four states of India — Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra — at […]

On August 25, 2007, I’ll be riding in the second annual Last Mile Ride to benefit end-of-life care at Gifford Memorial Hospital in my home state of Vermont.
I’ll be riding to honor the memory of Charles “Shod” McCullough, and to raise money for this exceptional non-profit hospital.
On February 15, 2007, Shod passed away from cancer […]

The buzz that has been hitting my mailbox in the last day has been about National Female Ride Day, sponsored by the Toronto-based women’s motorcycle site, Motoress. Motoress is run by former European female motorcycle racer Vicki Gray.
Gray is asking that the first Friday in May (May 4 this year) be the day when women […]