Amerivespa 2012, June 21-24, Lake Geneva, WI

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:52 am

Shame. Woot had the GoPro 1080p HD Helmet Hero for $129 over the weekend.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:07 am

PeteH wrote:Shame. Woot had the GoPro 1080p HD Helmet Hero for $129 over the weekend.

Well, Murphy's law plays out like that with me usually. When I have tons of cash, there is nothing I need around for a decent price. For example, now that I have my bike there are TONS of P200's showing up in Phoenix for a grand less than I paid. Before hand for nearly a year, you couldn't find a damn one!

Eh, $65 is still half the price. And, for my first attempt at video work on bikes it's good to start with a basic durable cam than to lose an expensive one. The handheld cameras are going to be waterproof Toshibas that I've had good experience with before and shoot in 1080i, but honestly perform better at 720p @ 60 FPS for only $100 (usually $165)

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:16 am

teacherquinn wrote:And nothing beats a bed after riding all day...

Or a shower! And good food... cold beer... fellow exhausted riders

I am so psyched for the ride! Sure do hope I can manage to pull off going with you all.

teacherquinn · Post by **teacherquinn** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:34 pm

Well whatever we lack in energy, you'll surely make up for it in enthusiasm!

Skootz Kabootz wrote:
teacherquinn wrote:And nothing beats a bed after riding all day...
Or a shower! And good food... cold beer... fellow exhausted riders

I am so psyched for the ride! Sure do hope I can manage to pull off going with you all.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:46 pm

teacherquinn wrote:Minimum of 5-6 days.

Each way! And that's why I can't do the ride.

teacherquinn · Post by **teacherquinn** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:39 am

Here's what we need to do in the future. You and Kevin split the ride. One rides there and the other rides back. Neither of you get that much time off and it would be a great solution. Just don't crash his GTS, k?

ericalm wrote:
teacherquinn wrote:Minimum of 5-6 days.
Each way! And that's why I can't do the ride.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:12 am

teacherquinn wrote:Here's what we need to do in the future. You and Kevin split the ride. One rides there and the other rides back. Neither of you get that much time off and it would be a great solution. Just don't crash his GTS, k?

ericalm wrote:
teacherquinn wrote:Minimum of 5-6 days.
Each way! And that's why I can't do the ride.

That's actually not a bad idea at all!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:03 am

ericalm wrote:
teacherquinn wrote:Here's what we need to do in the future. You and Kevin split the ride. One rides there and the other rides back. Neither of you get that much time off and it would be a great solution. Just don't crash his GTS, k?

ericalm wrote: Each way! And that's why I can't do the ride.
That's actually not a bad idea at all!

So smart. No wonder she's a teacher. Eric maybe you and I could figure something similar out.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:17 am

Skootz Kabootz wrote:
ericalm wrote:
teacherquinn wrote:Here's what we need to do in the future. You and Kevin split the ride. One rides there and the other rides back. Neither of you get that much time off and it would be a great solution. Just don't crash his GTS, k?

That's actually not a bad idea at all!
So smart. No wonder she's a teacher. Eric maybe you and I could figure something similar out.

I don't know if I'll have time to ride it one way!

Also, if I wait for you to buy a GTS, I might make it to Amerivespa 2014.

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:20 am

ericalm wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:
ericalm wrote: That's actually not a bad idea at all!
So smart. No wonder she's a teacher. Eric maybe you and I could figure something similar out.
I don't know if I'll have time to ride it one way!

Also, if I wait for you to buy a GTS, I might make it to Amerivespa 2014.

Heh

My plan is underway. May 1 is the target date to either own or be shopping for a Bonneville or a GTS (or some other touring scooter). Never say never

It's getting the time off work that could be tough.

iMoses · Post by **iMoses** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:08 pm

....CHANGE OF PLANS....

I just got talked into making time for this.... at the moment 4 of us from KC will be trailering up to Wisconsin. The boss has okayed my vacation time and I did the early bird registration.

So I hope to see some of you good folks at Amerivespa this summer.

I'll be on my 07 Buddy 125, for this rally.

JohnnyScoots · Post by **JohnnyScoots** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:46 pm

I'm going to try to book this week and make it up there from Tennessee with the La Vita in the back of a truck.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:59 pm

This is going to be a great year!

JohnnyScoots · Post by **JohnnyScoots** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:06 am

ericalm wrote:This is going to be a great year!

I'll agree to that, my friend! In March I'll be heading to New Orleans for the "Big Easy Weekender" to kick it off. I'm going to hit as many East Coast events as I can this year in addition to Amerivespa.

*edit* and I'm definitely getting a GoPro to document it all.

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:20 am

You guys just take lotsa pictures and report back to us unfortunates, please.

And have fun.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:56 am

I was hoping to ride all the way out. But, as others, just not enough time. May try to get a large group together and trailer a bunch of scoots out. I have access to a LARGE equipment trailer.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:01 am

JohnnyScoots wrote:
ericalm wrote:This is going to be a great year!
I'll agree to that, my friend! In March I'll be heading to New Orleans for the "Big Easy Weekender" to kick it off. I'm going to hit as many East Coast events as I can this year in addition to Amerivespa.

*edit* and I'm definitely getting a GoPro to document it all.

The New Orleans scooterists are awesome! They really know how to put on a good event, too. Wish I could make it, but all my non-CA rally traveling money this year will be put into AV.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:31 am

Well, my bid for Amerivespa is no longer. With the bike needing rebuilt, us needing to move by next month to a new place, a new job and a looming bankruptcy, we just can't afford it

This is on top of my bike's inability to pass emisssions to get plates and the need of it getting an entire top end rebuild with not a shop to work on it in.

I'll just have to live vicariously through others on this trip

hcstrider · Post by **hcstrider** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:21 pm

As of Feb. 1 when I registered, Amerivespa was still honoring their early bird registration. For the past few weeks I've been debating whether to attend and the answer is YES, I'm in.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:53 pm

Glad to hear it! We've got a good group here and it'll be nice to meet a lot of folks face-to-face!

teacherquinn · Post by **teacherquinn** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:08 am

ericalm wrote:
JohnnyScoots wrote:
ericalm wrote:This is going to be a great year!
I'll agree to that, my friend! In March I'll be heading to New Orleans for the "Big Easy Weekender" to kick it off. I'm going to hit as many East Coast events as I can this year in addition to Amerivespa.

*edit* and I'm definitely getting a GoPro to document it all.
The New Orleans scooterists are awesome! They really know how to put on a good event, too. Wish I could make it, but all my non-CA rally traveling money this year will be put into AV.

Well you won't be spending any money for ROM this year!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:26 am

teacherquinn wrote:
ericalm wrote:
JohnnyScoots wrote: I'll agree to that, my friend! In March I'll be heading to New Orleans for the "Big Easy Weekender" to kick it off. I'm going to hit as many East Coast events as I can this year in addition to Amerivespa.

*edit* and I'm definitely getting a GoPro to document it all.
The New Orleans scooterists are awesome! They really know how to put on a good event, too. Wish I could make it, but all my non-CA rally traveling money this year will be put into AV.
Well you won't be spending any money for ROM this year!

No Kidding huh? What a crash and burn that rally has turned in to.

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:42 am

hcstrider wrote:As of Feb. 1 when I registered, Amerivespa was still honoring their early bird registration. For the past few weeks I've been debating whether to attend and the answer is YES, I'm in.

Thanks for the reminder, I just did it. Still works!

etak · Post by **etak** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:24 pm

Well, we missed early bird, but my husband Jim and I just registered and reserved a room at Harbor Shores.
We'll be riding from Brooklyn, me on the Blackjack, him on his GTS 300.
Can't wait!
Kate

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:22 am

I hate to say this, because this is almost in my backyard, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to swing this. In order to get the week-plus that I'll need later in the summer to ride up to Tahquamenon Falls, I need to avoid taking time off for other things. Likewise, money's still tight after the past year's medical expenses, which again means there's only enough in the piggy bank for one big outing. And no offense, but if I have to choose between the solitude of the open road and a swarm of people (even swell folks like y'all)... I choose the open road.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:15 am

And no offense, but if I have to choose between the solitude of the open road and a swarm of people (even swell folks like y'all)... I choose the open road.

If it helps, we sometimes smell like the "open road" (or maybe something laying in it...). Seriously, sorry to hear you won't make it.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:02 am

Part of me *still* wants to do this, even if it would be solo (my friend STILL has not learned how to ride her bike or has even bothered to register it. It's a $4000 cat lounge right now). I just have to figure out how to do it on the UBER cheap and if the Rattler would be up for it. I wouldn't mind a bare-bones road trip like I was 21 again honestly. Just my bike, a sleeping bag and my wits. Of course, we have to see if the summer off-season would even still be viable financially for me to afford to take the financial risk. Even a few hundred bucks in the off season is a risk.

Still thinking about it. If there are some other Arizona riders considering the trek on bike I may be game still

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:17 pm

Just in case this helps - There are going to be several Genuine-specific activities at Amerivespa. As in, ride your Genuine to _____ and something will happen. It sounds like a very cool event for Genuine riders... and so my decision is made. It's the Blur, and probably trucked to the event (family is coming along

)

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:28 pm

Rippinyarn wrote:Just in case this helps - There are going to be several Genuine-specific activities at Amerivespa. As in, ride your Genuine to _____ and something will happen. It sounds like a very cool event for Genuine riders... and so my decision is made. It's the Blur, and probably trucked to the event (family is coming along )

I was just talking to someone at Genuine about this. Plans are afoot!

etak · Post by **etak** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:37 pm

ericalm wrote:
Rippinyarn wrote:Just in case this helps - There are going to be several Genuine-specific activities at Amerivespa. As in, ride your Genuine to _____ and something will happen. It sounds like a very cool event for Genuine riders... and so my decision is made. It's the Blur, and probably trucked to the event (family is coming along )
I was just talking to someone at Genuine about this. Plans are afoot!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:45 pm

etak wrote:
ericalm wrote:
Rippinyarn wrote:Just in case this helps - There are going to be several Genuine-specific activities at Amerivespa. As in, ride your Genuine to _____ and something will happen. It sounds like a very cool event for Genuine riders... and so my decision is made. It's the Blur, and probably trucked to the event (family is coming along )
I was just talking to someone at Genuine about this. Plans are afoot!

Did they intimate any big announcements? Huh? Huh? Didthey?

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:46 am

Syd wrote:
etak wrote:
ericalm wrote: I was just talking to someone at Genuine about this. Plans are afoot!

Did they intimate any big announcements? Huh? Huh? Didthey?

Events, yes. Scooters… I dunno.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:54 am

ericalm wrote:
Syd wrote:
etak wrote:
Did they intimate any big announcements? Huh? Huh? Didthey?
Events, yes. Scooters… I dunno.

I had to ask, you understand. For Peabody's sake.

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:26 pm

I'll see if I can unearth anything this weekend at Dealer Expo... no promises!

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:12 pm

If anything, there may be some new color combos. I wouldn't be surprised to see 2-tone Stellas.

I would LOVE to see the LML automatic smallframes they showed at EICMA. I could sell a handful of those with a couple emails!

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:57 pm

ericalm wrote:If anything, there may be some new color combos. I wouldn't be surprised to see 2-tone Stellas.

I would LOVE to see the LML automatic smallframes they showed at EICMA. I could sell a handful of those with a couple emails!

Uh, yes please!! I'll take one in black thank you. I'd sell my nice MIDI controller and a few guns for one of those machines

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:30 pm

Rippinyarn wrote:Just in case this helps - There are going to be several Genuine-specific activities at Amerivespa. As in, ride your Genuine to _____ and something will happen. It sounds like a very cool event for Genuine riders... and so my decision is made. It's the Blur, and probably trucked to the event (family is coming along )

AWESOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMME! Can't wait to ride the Buddy up there!

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:31 pm

pugbuddy wrote:
Rippinyarn wrote:Just in case this helps - There are going to be several Genuine-specific activities at Amerivespa. As in, ride your Genuine to _____ and something will happen. It sounds like a very cool event for Genuine riders... and so my decision is made. It's the Blur, and probably trucked to the event (family is coming along )
AWESOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMME! Can't wait to ride the Buddy up there!

damn damn damn now I MUST figure out how to get myself there this summer

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:21 am

Seriously thinking about making this event for the 3rd time

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:18 am

gearhead wrote:Seriously thinking about making this event for the 3rd time

I can almost guarantee a lot more riding than in the past 2 years. Almost.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:51 pm

gearhead wrote:Seriously thinking about making this event for the 3rd time

You and Rosa can do it! Heck, I'm riding the Buddy; you can do the truck thing again!

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:12 am

pugbuddy wrote:
gearhead wrote:Seriously thinking about making this event for the 3rd time
You and Rosa can do it! Heck, I'm riding the Buddy; you can do the truck thing again!

What about others from tulsa who went to new orleans? Are they going?

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:57 pm

gearhead wrote:
pugbuddy wrote:
gearhead wrote:Seriously thinking about making this event for the 3rd time
You and Rosa can do it! Heck, I'm riding the Buddy; you can do the truck thing again!
What about others from tulsa who went to new orleans? Are they going?

I'm out this year, I'll be going to one of the East Coast rallies. Cynthia on the silver Bajaj is going and the older couple, Anne & Tom are still on the fence.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:57 pm

gearhead wrote:
pugbuddy wrote:
gearhead wrote:Seriously thinking about making this event for the 3rd time
You and Rosa can do it! Heck, I'm riding the Buddy; you can do the truck thing again!
What about others from tulsa who went to new orleans? Are they going?

I'm no longer good enough for you! I see how you are!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:43 am

Sadly, I'm out. My job just went away. Bah.

Plisar · Post by **Plisar** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:19 am

Skootz Kabootz wrote:Sadly, I'm out. My job just went away. Bah.

WHAT!?

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:01 am

Skootz Kabootz wrote:Sadly, I'm out. My job just went away. Bah.

Man, sorry to hear it.

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:12 pm

Sad to see that i wont be seeing many of similar faces

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:14 am

When is Third Coast rally, Jed? Since that damn P stuck (again!) I won't make North Texas Lakes but may try for Third Coast

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:17 am

gearhead wrote:Sad to see that i wont be seeing many of similar faces

Fresh blood!