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Everything Old is New Again

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In which I take one for the team. Ya know… for the the environment.

Back in the 80s (remember the 80s?) I used to scoot around town on a Honda Elite 250. Why? Well… ’cause it was easy on the pocketbook and got me where I wanted to go.

Old and New

Fast forward 20 years and I’m scootin’ again. Why? Same reasons, really. Sure, it’s environmentally friendly. But honestly, that’s a bonus. (A good bonus, mind you.) At 60-70 miles a gallon, I’m digging the fact that it costs me less then 15 bucks to fill-up.

And the bit about it being a hoot to ride… well, that’s got nothing to do with it. Nope. Nothing at all.

Bonus!

Scootin’ Old Style

Scootering has a history in the Cadmus clan. That’s my dad on the right, my uncle George on the left.

Author: deCadmus

Doug Cadmus is a usability guy, writer and sometime dramatist who moved to Vermont for the coffee, where he's the Web Guy for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. When not writing, reading, or tapping out haiku-like Twitter posts, he roasts coffee in his garage.

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  1. Nice wheels.

    I’ve been on a ’05 Vespa PX-150 since October. Granted, I’m more of a “city dweller” than you are up there in the Vermont mountains, but it’s definitely been “a hoot” for me too. I especially love the obnoxiousness of the two-stroke engine buzzzzzz.

  2. No question where the “wasp” name comes from, huh? (buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

    And, thanks! The new ride is an ’07 Piaggio X9 and — while it does the traditional buzzing and sputtering at townie speeds — get it on the highway and it hunkers down and acts like a big bike. And so far it appears to have plenty of oomph for those mountain roads, though I haven’t taken it through any of the notch roads. Yet. ;)

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