Sunday we had a ride planned but mother Nature scared a few people off, so Pete and I were left to our own devices! We just rolled around the back roads west, then south then east to CB Joes in Bonne Terre.
Highlight of the day was Max turning 18! (18,000 miles)
Pete at Meramec Bridge on HWY K
Bella in Potosi
Bella and Max @ CB Joes
Satan's House, seriously this is where we rode to on Friday the 13th. The last standing building in St. Louis where the famous Exorcist happened!
What do you take Satan as a house warming gift??
Ed lead us off from Schlaflys up to Oak Grove Cemetery! Darn the gates were closed! Of course since this is a cemetery we were respectful and didn't break in.. maybe I did climb one little fence. Maybe....
After the cemetery we hit up a Walgreens for a bathroom break, I have a firm policy if I am going to meet Beelzebub I need an empty bladder!
Ok now, I am a GRADE A chicken! I hate to be scared.. So as we are headed to the house I do start to feel a few butterflies in my stomach! The house is in a very very nice old section of Bel Noir. So riding in was I was like wow this is nice. We park out front and stand around and talk about the Exorcist. I honestly never got past the bedroom scene in the movie.. and we are standing in front of the house that contains said bedroom! Ok butterflies back. But I do feel safe standing across the street looking over. Plus my scooter was #1 in line and I think I left it running ;)
Oh I failed to mention one of my fellow scooterists, Tyler, knows the dude that owns the house. The owner knew we were coming by and he was cool with us gawking at the house. Up walks Nick the owner (super cool dude) and says you all want to come in! WHAT?? GO IN?? GOOD LORD or something like that I said. I am sure my mind was saying fuck no... Ed looks and me and pulls on my jacket and off we all go into the Exorcist house!!!!!!
Normal looking house, Nick is in the process of remodeling the dining room. Nick has a great sense of humor! He says as we walk through the dining room, want some of Satan's lead paint, LOL! Even better, Nick has a Hellraiser poster hanging in the living room!
Personally I think this is why Satan no longer lives in the house:
Seriously who can compete against an Elvis clock? Not even Lucifer me thinks!
So we get back to the front of the house, I am ready to go, Thanks Nick! I hear Nick say you want to see the bed room? Now I am sure I no longer thought fuck no, I said it.. Again Ed pulls my jacket and up the stairs we go.
Now every one remembers the famous bedroom scene right? Bleeding walls, head spinning, cold as hell or something like that... GUESS WHAT THE BED ROOM IS NOW!!
It is an exercise room! LOL, get it?? Say it slow an EX ER CISE room! I am now about to pee my pants from laughing.
This weekend saw the birth of HAMS! What is HAMS you ask?? Heart of America Maxi Scooter Meet Up 
People from all over the WORLD showed up! Here is a copy and paste of my ride report from the club forum.
HAMS Report
Ride up for the SLSC
Someone was smiling on us. Rain removed from the forecast and it was a marvelous morning to ride! We meet and rolled out to Francis Howell to pick up Charlie. Thanks to Shelia for coming out and providing breakfast!! After a brief riders meeting conducted by Pete, Kevin, Charlie and myself we were ready to roll!
We split off into two groups with me leading Group A and Pete sweeping. Group B was lead by Kevin and Charlie was sweeping. 94 to the Crossroads is some sweet riding. This weekend we saw a lot of gravel in some places not normally found and turtles, yes turtles! If I saw one, I saw 30!
After a brief stop at the Cross Roads we headed back out to 94. Now this is the part of the road I was excited about. The ride from the Cross Road to Fulton is some of the finest riding in the state and I was very excited to share it with the group since I constantly talk about my much loved SR –O. When we stopped in Fulton I was quite please that the group liked O (this means I get to drag them out there with me more!)
From Fulton it was a short skip over to Columbia. We pulled up at Days Inn and met up with Steve from Jeff City and Dennis from Kansas City. I gave JC a call and found the KC group was at lunch. So we headed over to Chevys for lunch. Now anyone that knows Kevin knows he is the picture of perfect health and umm how do I say this… put together quite well. So imagine our surpise when his lunch came out! HUGS Kevin for taking our ribbing!!
After lunch we rolled back to the Days Inn and meet up with the rest of the folks. WOW! Thanks to all that came out. We had people from several clubs:
St. Louis Scooter Club
Columbia Scooter Club
KC Maxi Riders
Mad Totos
Between TWO Rivers Scooter Club (Iowa)
Burgman USA Independent Riders (Randy was from Arkansas!)
Boondock Scooter Club
30 Day Scooter Gang
Knights of St. Louis
Wan from Total Ruckus via Korea
There was even a lady from Columbia that googled scooters in Columbia and found our Meet Up! She came out and picked our brains about the differing scooters. Seems Misty has her sold on a Ruckus! WTG, Misty!
Saturday Ride
After we meet and mingled we assembled for a ride out to the Grand Oak Tree and Devil’s Ice Box. Many many thanks to Craig from the Columbia Scooter Club for leading and Jason and Bob from the Mad Totos for running traffic interference. Much appreciated guys!
Ready to Roll!
At the Grand Oak Tree I believe the count to circle the tree hand to hand was 10 people! After the Grand Oak we headed over to the Devil’s Ice Box. Some brave souls headed back in the heat and humidity to take a peek! On the ride back we started to hit some sprinkles which turn into a deluge by the time we were back.
Upon returning A call to Matty re the BBQ. We decided switch gears on the BBQ. We BBQ’d at the Days Inn (shout out to Days Inn for accommodating us)
BBQ and Hanging Out
Matt, THANKS so much for you and your club’s hospitality! The Columbia Scooter club rocks!
We hung out in the parking lot ate drank and all we were all merry!
Pete, Carolyn, Sandy, Scot and I ended out night at the pool. The 6’10” Scoman entertain the kids! Was so cool to watch, Pete and I were cracking up!
Night Ride
There was a jackassery Columbia night ride, Ed will have to report on that, I had way to many beers to be on a scooter! I heard they had lots of fun, sorry I missed it!
Sunday Breakfast and Rocheport Ride
After a well deserved night’s rest, we got up and those remaining headed into downtown to eat at Ernie’s. Then we took at ride out to Rocheport via Hwy J. We have all decided to call J, the Roller Coaster! Damn I have always loved this road and Sunday was no exception!
From Rocheport we said our good byes to our new friends.
Thanks to All!!
Thanks so much to those that came out. On behalf of the SLSC we thank you and hope you had as good a time as we did!
My personal thanks to the SLSC members that helped to make this a great event! The input and help from all the members that made this event go off without a hitch!
Here are a few moew couple of 100 pictures if you are inclined :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stlscooterclub/sets/72157605377855828/
Video of the ride down!
Video of the Meet Up!
Last fall I had an accident and was wearing a 5.0 Corazzo jacket. The jacket took the brunt of the hit on my left arm but I had some damage from the liner burning into my skin.
Corazzo reads a forum I post at and was concerned about the burning of my skin. They asked if they could have the jacket back and they would replace it with a new one. I was hesitant as this was a special color that at the time they had only made as a prototype and had given to Moto Italia. They replaced the jacket with the same color and I gave them back the jacket I had the accident with.
Today I get this from Corazzo... this is why I will own more Corazzo items in the future.
From: corazzo chad
To: Maggie302
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:19 pm
Subject: Re: your black and pink 5.0 Quote message
Call Me!!!!!
chad@corazzo.net
503.236.xxxx
Just so you know
because of the your jacket and your crash we were able to find an internal lining for the jackets that is more heat resistant so the melting doesn't happen like it did to you
chad
After we left the group Sunday evening, Pete and I made our way to Evansville. The roads over were nice roads, mileage was only 107 but we hit a lot of little towns, made the trip very interesting. The winds were harsh but manageable.
I was surprised how big Evansville is. However they really need Steve Patterson, Urban Planner. The streets are poorly marked! Did I get us lost? Of course not I do not get lost! But we did make some interesting turns!
Up bright and early Monday and we fueled up the bikes and ourselves and headed down the road to Louisville.
We hit a rest stop about ½ ways and I decided to break out the new yellow Frog Toggs jacket just to deflect the wind a bit... As I am zipping up this way to big for me jacket, I hear, that is not very sexy looking... LOL Thanks, Pete! PS: the yellow Frog Toggs will find a new home ASAP!
Ok here is the TIP OF THE DAY! DO NOT place anything small on the Burgman dash that you don’t wish to fall under the steering casing. Sigh, my iPod and glasses slipped under. So here we are pulling off the steering cover to retrieve. Even in my pissed off state I didn’t pop any clips! I am sure the that isn’t sexy looking comment made me do such a moronic thing! *sigh*
We got to Louisville with no more drama or comment! Very nice town from what I saw. The area where the Louisville Slugger Museum is, reminds me of Washington Ave. Lots of great old buildings being redone into great shops and restaurants. Don’t ask me why the red penguins are on the building, I have no idea but they were cool looking.
The Museum was lots of fun! The tour was great; we saw how they make bats for the MLB players. They passed around lots of bats to see, I refused to touch any Yankee bat. *puke* If you are in Louisville, I would recommend the tour, it’s very interesting.
After the tour, Pete and I took turns in the baseball cages. The 50mph cages... Pete bats left handed and was a .500 hitter. I bat right handed and was a .250 hitter. Must be my golf swing, LOL! I can’t even imagine hitting a ball thrown 90mph!
The parking folks put us in a special spot. One of these things is not like the other, can you spot it?
After some Derby lunch, we headed home via I-64. Was basically uneventful, a couple of rainy spots but not bad at all. One stretch I was ready to pull over... I felt like I was ready to doze off. We have named Monster Java Mean Bean as the official drink of the SLSC! Yum they it is good and wow woke me up! Wind held off until we got to Mt Vernon, not bad but noticeable for sure!
We seem to have a knack for finding cats, here is a cute 3 legged cat!
I still prefer country road riding to the super slab, but I-64 got us from point A to point B with no issues for either Max or Bella.
Just a great trip and with my favorite riding partner, just doesn’t get any better. Next for us is an Iron Butt ride *smile*
What a great ride!!
I think our new ride saying in St. Louis is, if it ain't raining it's windy!
I am so sick of this weather, Auntie Em! Other than some wind the day was perfect.
Pete lead us over to meet Jim in Columbia, after picking Jim up we headed down the Bluff Road where the winds were not bad at all. Once in Mayestown we headed up to Rte 3 then south. Our first stop was Chester, put lots of miles under us and was time to stop.
After some refueling of our cells we were back on the bikes south towards Murphysboro.
Did anyone see the mailbox on Rte 3 south of Chester that had the pulley system to the house? Pete saw it.. I missed it. He said it was an entire 75-100 foot walk from the house to the mailbox. Perhaps the people are disabled or very lazy either way it was ingenious!
We were all looking forward to the BEST BBQ restaurant in the State of Illinois.
Here is what we found!
I thought Ed was going to get off the bike and beat me up! LOL! I said, umm there is Dairy Queen right over there.. LOL, I wish I had a picture of his face.. well that was a no go so...
I told the group to hang tight and I made two right turns and found us Tippy's! Wasn't bad, home style cooking. The rolls were sweet! As was the breaded okra and the cucumbers and onions I had! The highlight of Tippy's was Sandy walking into the rest room while occupied by Ed2. LOL her beloved Uncle says to her, no one is in there go ahead, LOL!!
Once out in the parking lot we said our good byes to Jim, he had a long way back to Litchfield! Was great to see you again, Jim! We are all looking forward to that Ramsey Lake tour very soon!
Ed2 headed over to Carbondale to see his son who just graduated!
The rest of the pack headed down Rte 127 south to Alto Pass after consuming a bottle of wine each on the terrace we were ready to camp out.. ok we really didn't drink a bottle each *sigh* made the story sound better 
We hung out on the open air terrace and watched the wind blow across the vineyards.
Rte 127 south of Murphysboro is very very nice. For years I have wanted to go to Little Grand Canyon Park as well as the Pomona Natural Bridge. Both of these are off 127. I am looking forward to a ride back down to this area.
After a bit of relaxing we set off back north on 127 to meet Ed2 After filling up, Pete and I said our good byes to every one and watched the gang head back to St. Louis.
Was an OUTSTANDING day!! As always was full of great fun and MUCH laughter!
What an absolutely perfect day for a ride. Finally I think we have turned the corner on the cool weather... well it sounds nice when I type it but St. Louis is St. Louis and it could be snowing this week!
Rick at Keep the Rubber Side Down has kindly presented Scooter Therapy with a blog of excellence award. Thanks Rick!!
In the spirit of passing it on.. Scooter Therapy is recognizing LadyRidesAlot and Glider Rider for the award!
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Flutter flipped 10,000 miles this morning. Of all the great places she and I have been, ironically she flipped to 10,000 @ 141 &
I have no doubt I am biased but Flutter is the coolest damn scooter ever built. I will never forget buying her. Mike at ETS said let me show you this Kymco Bet Win 250cc in the back. I remember thinking, what the hell kind of name is that? The minute I saw her it was love at first sight. Within 3 minutes I handed him a check.
As I rode into work after she passed 10,000, I reflected on how much this scooter has changed my life. I have been places I would have never gone. I have seen things I would have never seen without her. I have cultivated what I hope will be life long friendships that I otherwise would not have.
Even with the new 650 in the garage, I still have this deep affection for my first. I could go on to own the much coveted DN-01 or the MyRoad 700i but there will never be the same love like my first love.
We meet up at our usual starting off point for southern rides, Meramec Bottom and Hwy 21 under the bridge.
Bikes at the scenic overlook
Started out a tad chilly but the ride down to Arcadia Valley and Taum Sauk ended up being perfect! Lots of blue skies and sun! Days like these sure make it hard to go back to work!
Bella made her name change from Burgman to Skywave! She already feels faster :) A ride was in order. Pete and I headed down to Ste. Gen then took the ferry over the Mississippi to Illinois. Great day for a ride. Was in the high 40's but never had that chilly feel! I think spring is near!!
Yes, 70 degrees on Wednesday was all we needed for the perfect SLSC Wednesday night ride!
Nice enough to ride out to Labadie for lunch. If you have never been to 3 Brothers, go! The Rustic Potato soup rocks! Pete and I found a surprise rider along the way!
Sunday it was beautiful, went for a group ride with the St. Louis Scooter Club. Monday the skies opened up and dumped a few inches of snow on us!
I have been looking for a second scooter for a bit now.
Last week one came up in St. Louis that was really to good to be true.
2005 Burgman 650 with 5,700 miles for $2,750.
He also was throwing in 4 helmets (Nolan N102 NCom never worn, AGV Migilia Modular never worn, Bell Mag 8 OPen Face and and HJC CL-31), Givi E45 with back rest, Set Up leather boots, Fox Creek leather gloves, Repair Manual,First Gear jacket and a Givi windscreen.
One of the guys from the scooter club went down with me this morning, Jerry. Jerry owns a 650 so was perfect for him to come with me.
I loved it first second I saw it, as it has been painted black. Pictures I first saw were a tad matted looking but in person it looks really nice. Additionally Jerry said we could do something to give it a more umm what's the word.. shiny look.
Only thing I dislike is the new Burgman 650 decal the guy put on it.. easy fix...
Why so cheap? He bought it over his wifes objection and he said it was time for it to go.
He knows he could sell it for more but he did not want the hassle of people in and out looking at it. He was offering to people in our Scooter Club first before raising the price and advertising elsewhere.
Jerry said it rode perfect. I did ride it.. yikes it is bigger than mine :)
I am leaving it at Eric's house this week. Pete is out of town so once he gets back we will go down and get it. But I am going to feel more comfortable with Pete getting it home first then me learning to ride the bigger scooter.
Gee now to come up with a new name..
It's time to cast your votes in the yearly MBI Riders Choice Awards!
Click here to vote!
I have had a dream for a very long time... that Honda will bring the DN-01 to the US. Every other Monday I e-mail HondaUSA and ask when is the DN-01 coming to the US? This week I decided to take a new approach.
Synopsis: (running time is approx. 9 minutes) a motorcycle rider wakes up on the side of the road, injured and confused. Where will he end up when he can’t find his way home?
Some of you may or may not know my blog Scooter Therapy is a member of Motorcycle Bloggers International. This is a group of two wheeled enthusiasts that enjoy sharing all kinds of news about the love of all things two wheels. Even though the name carries the word motorcycle there are many scooter blogs represented, like Crystal's GirlBike or Steve's Scooter in The Sticks (see links on right hand side).
MBI, the group of 142 Motorcycle Bloggers and News sites (Motorcycle Bloggers International), is organizing this annual event. The Riders Choice Star Awards are now in their 3rd year.
What makes this yearly award more interesting then any others, is that it's you, the reader, who decides who gets nominated, it's you the reader who will vote for the nominations, so it's you, the readers who vote the winners!!! It's totally in your control.
Have a favorite motorcycle, lust after one you can't afford, admire someone who has done a lot for the motorcycle world?? Now's your chance. (wonder which scooter/bike I will nominate ;) )
Until the end of the month, nominations are open. Anyone can nominate. Head over to the MBI, open link in a new window website, 2008 awards and nominate in any of the 9 MBI Riders Choice Star Award and 4 MBI Riders Choice Fallen Star categories. You can nominate as many as you want, there's no limit.
But remember.. some categories are for 2007 only, i.e., Best New Motorcycle for 2007 means only new motorcycles that went on sale during 2007 are eligible. Even if the motorcycle was announced during 2007, if the motorcycle was not on sale international (that's a key word), it's not eligible.
Head over to MBI and nominate. Next month it's voting time, so don't complain that your favorite product is not present if you didn't nominate it.
Click the link listed below then nominate:
http://www.mbiweb.org/2008/
Went out to Bobby's today with Ed for the installation of the Stebel Nautilus Air Horn 139dB
...he he he... you all are in for a treat!!
If you are easily offended by foul language or gestures, DO NOT WATCH these videos!
I have changed the name of my blog. Why the change? When I first got my scooter I thought I would just use it to explore the St. Louis metropolitan region. Yikes was I ever wrong... I still like the tie into St. Louis so I bought a domain that reflects that but thanks to my friend Franco I found the perfect name.. Scooter Therapy.
"Here's to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold."
-- Anonymous
I will remember 2007 as the year I really learned to appreciate my scooter. I will remember '07 as the year I made many new friendships and gained some great riding partners. I will forever hold very fond memories of many great trips with my new friends.
I learned to appreciate the states of Missouri and Illinois off the interstate. I discovered Rocheport, MO via a scooter, not once but five times. If there is a town in Missouri that holds more charm than Rocheport, I have yet to find it. But I am looking!
I learned getting off your scooter at 30 mph is not cool. Let's not do that again.
I learned to ride in the rain, well a torrential downpour @ 55 mph even :) I learned just because a sign says road closed it doesn't really mean it is...
