Greenwood Furnace Pa June 2009. Steve and I did the Belleville/Reedville loop through this park in Greenwood Furnace. This dam was built in the 50's we estimate. We stopped at this Amish barn raising.
Boalsburg Pa. All Harley photos by S.Williams. Good photos eh? Steve's pretty good with his Nikon D700. New Nikkor Zoom f/2.8. Not sure why I'm biting my lip like that.
The driver's seat is on springs. If you hit a big bump it bounces but you don't normally notice it.
1964 Vespa G.L. 150cc AirCooled 2 Stroke. I got this one June 2006. Photo:Steve Williams
Paul and new BMW G650 Xmoto Supermotard. Steve took the photo behind the PSU Ag Building. The motorcycle was just an hour old. A supermotard is an dirt bike with street tires. Very light (320pounds) and a huge
suspension. It is very tall and has a high ground clearance. You could literally drive over a Beetle with it (if you were good enough). I was getting cold. Riding around in October in shorts and short sleeves...I'm used to my Concours and the large fairing. 10/2008 State College Pa.
Oct. 2008 Photo:Steve Williams. Kissel Motorsports made me an offer I couldn't
refuse. It is the most fun motorcycle I've had. One cylinder 650cc pudda pudda pudda. I drive it across the yard and over the sidewalk and curb instead of using the driveway. I look for things to ride over and around. I've driven around Johan's house through his construction. I pulled the front wheel off the ground giving it a lot of gas and clutch at the same time. I can reeeeally slam the brakes on and I do just for fun. Slide the tail over into the parking spot. It has ABS but I turn it off mostly.
Michael V and Burke P invited me on one of their mountain
pass rides. Clinton County Pa. We stayed within our limits. They video taped
us for their Facebook pages. Photo: Burke Pushman 5/2008.
Boalsburg Pa 2006. On my DRZ400SM Suzuki SuperMotard. I wear a helmet - this was for the photo. Photo:Steve Williams
Ducati 1098 on pit jack stands. Checking tire pressure and cleaning chain. State College Pa 5/2008
Checking tire pressures. The front was 22psi. Argh. It's suppose to be 33psi. The owner's manual
is in 'bars' for tire pressure. Who has a bar gauge for gosh sakes? (multiple bar by 14.5 to get psi)
I drilled holes in some new mufflers to replace the originals. I did this to
increase the power and give it a kick _ss sound. I added holes until the desired (not excessive)
sound was reached. It's probably the best sounding motorcyle in Centre County.
I have a sound level meter. See the photo. State College Pa 2/2008
State College Pa 8/2007: Sold this FLSTF to finance the purchase of the Yellow Ducati. Photo: Steve W.
Oct 2005 Paul lights it up with his ET4 at Kissel Motorsports in State
College Pa. Photos: C.Kissel
Bob Dionis and me. I can't remember why he is hugging me like that. I was rubbing
my eye hoping that he'd stop. But he didn't...those Italians. Summer 2006. Altoona Pa. Photo by Steve. The three of us
were riding scooters and Harleys.
3/2008 Ducati 1098 swingarm. The first thing I noticed when I saw this motorcycle in the showroom was this rear swingarm. It appears to be a handbuilt piece
of sculpture. The chain passes THROUGH the swing arm. One nut holds the wheel on and it is
single sided. Very elegant and sexy from an engineering standpoint.
Photo: Steve Williams
2007 Ducati 1098. Everyone has a red one. At 160HP and 380 pounds you hold on tight. I'm getting
used to it now. It is exhilarating and you feel powerful riding it. I had it at full throttle in second and third today. I'm afraid it will flip over doing
that in first. During the first week I had to relearn
motorcycle riding. It isn't like any other motorcycle I've had. First this safety notice: This motorcycle
is for the race track or for the
highly responsible. It accelerates so fast you have to be on your toes at all times. The rear end of cars, stop
lights and curves approach in a surprising manner. The front
brakes are racing type. It takes very little finger effort to stop the motorcycle. I locked the front tire up twice in response to cars attempting to turn in front
of me.
The handlebars are far forward and spaced together so you don't get leverage in parking lots and tooling
around the 'hood. You have to expertly negotiate low speed corners and parking lots. There is less room
for error. Don't let your kid get one of these. Steve's driveway Boalsburg Pa
6/07 Photo:S.Williams
Allison holding Poodle & Lady photo taken from magazine ad. Feb 2008 She said, "That can't
be real or the animal rights people would be crying up a river."
State College Pa 3/2008: Brembo Monoblock front calipers increase the stopping power.Same as on the racing model. They are made from one casting (not two pieces joined as on other motorcycles.
Oct 2007 Tyrone Pa: Steve and I did a Sunday morning ride. The leaves were changing
and Steve stopped here to shoot his Vespa with the pumpkins. Cow Concours = Motorcycle. 1000cc Ninja motor.
Ducati
Maccanica Jacket. It means "Ducati Machinery". Photo by Steve.
Merry Christmas! December 2007 from Steve's Driveway!
Boalsburg Pa
July 2007 Sinnemahoning Pa. (Near Clearfield) Steve and I did a hundred miler on Sunday.
I got this new (to me) 2000 Kawasaki Concours. That
new Ducati I bought last month is the world's worse highway traveler.
Steve stopped to take a photo of his scooter with the river as the background. I found the pictured, perfectly cut two by four,
piece of lumber. It was cut in a mitre box. So I set it up on edge and wailed at it. Made it half way across the road.
I'm crazy about this motorcycle. It is the best travel motorcycle I've driven. Smooth and quiet.
Inexpensive ($3400). Very little wind disturbance. Places to stow your luggage, camera, thermos and snacks.
I'm used to carrying it all in a backpack. It is the best value in touring motorcycles. 7/2007
Doing a burnout in the front yard. 150cc of pure power. You can't talk to me
My new aluminum mtrcycle jack. 5/07 photo: Allison
Cuba NY 1986. This is my brother Daryl on my first motorcycle. XLX61 1000cc. An acquaintence dropped it at an intersection the day I brought it home from Pittsburgh HD.
Boalsburg Pa Fall 2006, Paul doing donuts on the 150cc powered wasp (Italian word for 'wasp' is vespa). First week of driveable ownership. Two stroke - kick start. Ring ding a ding. It sure has a lot of character. Photo: S.Williams
Jan 2007. Horsing around for Amy. Photo by Amy
Steve and his LX150 go for a ride in my truck. Picked them up in Altoona Pa. It wouldn't start. Turned out the crank shaft output shaft was stripped. Steve traded it in on a new 250GTS vespa.
"Hey! This ain't no Harley!" Me and 1984 Honda Elite Scooter. Just like Linda Hamilton's in "The
Terminator" See my Honda Elite Poem.
I parked my 95 fatboy in Bob V's garage in the winter. He lives a bicycle ride away.
Which brings me to this. How can you tell if a girl is gay? 1.She has short hair 2.She likes horses 3.She wears Eddie Bauer or Cabella's 4.The litmus test and this is in the Bible - She wants a
Harley. All of these things I found through exhaustive research (the guys at Roon's Collision Repair told me). Thank you Kim and Steve for the scooter girl cut out.
Steve took this out back of the Ag building at Penn State the day I got my new 2003 ET4 Vespa. Man that
was the most fun you can have for $4000.
"Hey! This is a Harley!" My '95 Fatboy. This is the picture I used on Ebay. Paid $12500 for it on Ebay sold sold it for $13000 the following year. Super loud. The PoPo pulled me over the second day I had it. Had to put quieter pipes on it. Nazi communists!
What the heck is a rat doing on the Scooter Page?!(Earnie drinking cappuccino)
Why's this photo found two other places on this website? Shut up.
I have motorcycle trouble. I have a girlfriend in Dayton. Every time I get on my motorcycle...it goes
to Dayton. That's motorcycle trouble isn't it? 2004 Harley Fatboy FLSTF
Italia est Insula!
