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Frankenstella Wins Genuine’s Photo Contest category: Blog
The Frankenstella wins Genuine’s Facebook photo contest.
How Much Does it Cost to Buy a Scooter? category: Scooter Economics, Scooter Newbies
When you buy a new scooter, there more cost than just the MSRP. It’s easy to overlook the price of necessities like registration, a helmet, and first service. Here’s what to expect when budgeting for your new purchase, including a real-world example.
Getting Your Groceries Home on Two Wheels category: Choosing a Scooter, Scooter Newbies
Scooter cargo space is essential, whether you’re commuting to work, grocery shopping, or even toting your significant other to the movies. Let’s take a look at the cargo carrying capabilities of various scooters to help you decide which models meet your needs.
Scooter Lust: Birthday Edition category: Blog
My birthday wishlist.
How Much Scooter Can You Handle? category: Choosing a Scooter, Scooter Newbies
Scooter weight affects handling, comfort and safety – while riding and on the ground. Learn how to pick the rize size scooter for you.
Goldilocks and the Perfect Scooter category: Choosing a Scooter, Scooter Newbies
How big should your scooter be? Learn why seat height is important, how size affects visibility, and essential factors to consider when deciding how big or small your dream scooter should be.
Genuine Love category: Photos
Loving my Genuine Stella on Valentine’s Day. Plus a Facebook photo contest!
Pros and Cons of Buying a New Scooter category: Scooter Newbies
Should you buy a new scooter or a used one? There are benefits and costs to both – and not just financial ones. While saving money is the obvious debate when it comes to new or used, we’ll take a look at other issues you may have overlooked.
Is Buying a Used Scooter Worth the Risk? category: Scooter Newbies
Should you buy a used scooter? There are benefits and costs to both – and not just financial ones. While saving money is the obvious debate when it comes to new or used, we examine the other issues you may have overlooked.
Don’t Make the Big 50cc Scooter Mistake category: Scooter Newbies
Is a 50cc scooter the right choice for you? Avoid one of the biggest mistakes made by scooter newbies – buying a scooter that doesn’t have sufficient power for your needs.
Is Your City Scooter Friendly? category: Scooter Community, Scooter Newbies
Is your city scooter friendly? The availability of amenities, a reasonable level of safety, appropriate riding weather, and the presence of other scooters all contribute to a positive environment. See how your city stacks up.
Seattle Bakery Tour Scooter Ride category: Photos
Recap and photos from the Westenders Bakery Tour.
Group Riding Guidelines category: Scooter Safety
Scooter safety for group riding is essential to learn if you join a scooter club. Group riding can be a blast – here are some guidelines to keep the experience safe and fun.
Safety at Intersections category: Scooter Safety
The vast majority of scooter/car collisions happen at an intersection. Being vigilant at intersections and increasing your visibility to cars minimizes your chances of becoming a part of this statistic. Here’s how.
Fun & Excitement on the Horizon at Scooter Lust category: News
Fun and exciting things on the horizon for Scooterlust!
Happy New Year! category: Photos
I call this one “Still Life with Stella with Snow.”
Vespa night light category: Swag
Uberkoot Vespa nightlight for sale on Etsy by thepinkcamellia.
Vespa Rosa and scooters for girls category: News
Pink scooters – not just for girls anymore!
Vespa-themed gifts for the holidays category: Swag
Vespa themed gifts make the perfect present for a scooter lover.
We Are the Mods! category: Events
As part of the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, “We Are the Mods” will be playing at the Admiral Theater in West Seattle.
Vintage Trash category: Blog, Photos
I guess this is what the kids call a “barn find?” Or, in this case, a yard find!
Motivation! category: Photos
Will scoot for beer… scenes from the Westenders Scooter Rally 2009.
Rubber Side Down category: Blog
The Frankenstella is revived by two new tires and a hefty dose of spring.
My BFF category: Photos
I love my Stella and I’m not afraid to admit it!
P-series/Stella Chrome Installation category: How-to
How to get your sparkle on. Downloadable, printable diagrams and directions
Like Oil and Water category: City Scooters, Scooter Safety, Uncategorized
Spilled oil takes the Stella down. It might be time for new tires.
Bright Lights, Big City category: Photos
2-up for the Ghost and Grub. Great Pumpkin pending.
Bling Wars category: Blog
I am secretly a 12-year-old girl.
Windy City Blues category: City Scooters, Scooter Accessories
Scooter windshields come in an array of sizes and styles. Here’s my experience.
Breaking the Law! category: Blog
Stop: to cease moving, proceeding; to pause; desist.
Classified Scooter Torture category: Blog
Should you buy a new scooter or a used one? Consult your gut.
MSF Safety course, cycle endorsement and New riders category: Scooter Newbies, Scooter Safety, Uncategorized
Take the safety course. Take the safety course. Oh, and – take the safety course.
Cupcakes R Us category: Blog
A sunset ride to Alki welcomes an old friend home.
Big People Scooters wins Best of Seattle category: News
Big People Scooters makes Seattle Weekly’s “best of” list.
Vespa Gas Mileage Update 4 category: Scooter Economics, Uncategorized
Hard numbers, thanks to scooterworks’ mpg machine.
Cats on Scooters category: Photos
A Flickr group dedicated to scooter-riding felines? My work here is done.
More scooter parking ideas and creativity category: City Scooters
Scooters love secret corner spots!
Vespa personalization with magnetic poetry category: Photos
Aphrodite is magnetically poetic.
Easy Riders category: News
Westenders featured in the West Seattle Herald. Film at 11.
Scooter Parking, tickets and desperation category: City Scooters
You, too, can park on the sidewalk for free!
Stella Upjetting, spark plugs and idle fun category: Repairs
I can has Stella fixer thingie.
Vespa Gas Mileage Update 3 category: Scooter Economics
An update in the quest to parse Vespa GTS miles per ~~gouge~~ gallon.
Vespa GTS Diagnostic Scan Tool category: Scooter Accessories
My tech fetish thrives while ogling the Diagnostic Scan Tool for the GTS.
Project Docket category: Repairs
Spending the day with Celeste brought some necessary projects to light.
Highway Riding and cross-town travel on the Stella category: Blog
5 miles, 50 minutes, 1 chopped seat & a very hot engine: why I’m not moving to Alki.
Stella mirror trickery category: Photos
Objects in Vu’s mirror are definitely larger than they appear.
Westenders Scooter Club Operation: Big Kahuna category: Events
A luau on Vashon Island… with spam.
Play category: Photos
leftover magnetic poetry spells it all out for you.
SLUBing It category: Events
A bunch of scooterists promoted our fine selves at the pseudo-SLU Block Party.
Painting for (un)Professionals category: How-to
How I ended up with five cowls on one scooter.
Stella by Sunlight category: Photos
Celeste’s (re)debut, head to toe in crow-approved shiny chrome.
Gloating category: Scooter Economics
For want of a decimal, the car was lost.
Secret Sunset Scoot ‘n’ Skewer category: Events
Shrimp, jousting and a secret sunset… welcome to summer!
Two-fers and Treats category: Blog
A trip to Ballard with cupcakes & cheap parking. Does it get any better?
Gaseous Update 2 category: Uncategorized
An update in the quest to parse Vespa GTS miles per ~~gouge~~ gallon.
Better for You than Gluttony category: Photos
Of all the sins, lust is my favorite.
Vespa GTS windshield trauma category: City Scooters, Scooter Accessories
I hate when people push my scooter over into a rock wall, don’t you?
Upon Further Reflection… category: Photos
Hearts, stars and daisies you stick to your scooter so cage drivers can see you.
Reflecting category: Photos
Pretty pictures make me want to wax my scooter more often.
Ride to Work category: News
I think everyone should ride to work. I just wonder where we’d all park.
Free of Charge? category: How-to
Where the heck is that battery, anyway? Ooohhhhh… there it is. Neat.
Caviar and V-Power category: Scooter Economics
What’s your MPGs on a GTS with 400 pounds of rider? No, there’s no punch line.
Out, Damned Spot! category: How-to
Here’s how you can remove rust using a few simple household tools.
Seattle All City Scooter Day 2008 in the P.I. category: News
ACSCD was written up in the Seattle PI. Errors abound, but still.
StellaSpeed and Seattle Scooter Central category: Scooter Community
Forums, chance encounters, and drive-by repairs of Stella_3.
Seattle All City Scooter Day 2008 Wrap-up category: Events
All City Scooter Community Day was a smashing success. Here’s the wrap-up.
Potholes, Gravel & Bridges, Oh MY! category: City Scooters, Scooter Safety
Here are my top five least favorite road surfaces, in no particular order.
Beauty and the Beast category: Blog
Elites are pretty much awesome. Here’s my tale of two scooters.
Vespa Club vs. the Universe category: Rides
How I ended up at my first VCOS meeting is a slice of universal synchronicity.
Scooter Safety, City Style category: Uncategorized
Learning the patterns of city traffic can help you ride more safely.
Seattle’s All City Scooter Day 2008 category: Events
The first event of its kind takes place in Seattle 7/14/2008 @ noon. Be there!
Scooter Beauty School category: Photos
We had Stella Beauty School on Sunday in my garage.
Have Storage, Will Travel category: City Scooters, Scooter Accessories
My new topcase has a lot of room and a few issues that I’d like to gripe about.
My Vespa Chrome Crash Bar Installation Adventure category: How-to, Scooter Accessories
I installed the chrome on the Vespa myself because I can.
Vespeuphoria: Vespa GTS 250 Scooter Review category: Blog
Not that I need to rationalize anything, but purchasing the GTS was definitely a wise move.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Stella category: Repairs, Scooter Community
3 days on the road for every 10 days in the shop is my historical ratio with scooters; this one is no different.
Pity Party & You’re Invited category: Blog
It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to. Especially if my new Vespa breaks down AGAIN.
Magnolia Sunshine category: Photos
I’ve decided to trade in “sick” days for “scooter” days.
Renton/Zen category: Rides
This weekend was red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.
Sunrise, Queen Anne category: Photos
Just a pic – my veiled, sleeping city.
Kirkland Waterfront category: Photos
Pretty photo. Pretty.
Valentine’s Aftermath category: Photos
Photo op, roses included.
85 mpg… category: News
Advert.
Garage Rock category: Blog
I have a garage! I have a garage!
New Years Day Recap category: Photos, Rides
I took a whopping three photos before I broke my camera and here they are.
Are We Lost Yet? category: Rides
Doc lead the Westenders into the wilds of Washington on his glossy pink Stella.
Quirky Turkey Ride category: Rides
The Westenders Quirky Turkey ride was a total blast.
Stella with Needle category: Photos
Just a pretty picture.
First Kick, Last Rites category: Blog
My Stella scooter is posessed.
Two-wheeled Porn category: Events
Amerivespa was total and unapologetic smut.
Stella is a Heartbreaker category: Blog
I tried to live without Stella. I just couldn’t do it.

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