After seeing the wildflowers on the roadside driving in from the northwest last weekend it must be time to grab the camera and hop on a scoot. I’m thinking of this route:

Meet for breakfast:

Sandy’s Produce Market
12171 Katy Fwy
Houston, TX 77079

From there to Pattison, TX (25 miles)  taking the Katy part of the way until we are where the flowers are blooming according to the TXDOT site  then take FP roads over to Independence (39 miles).

Then over to Brenham (16 miles) and back to Hempstead (31 miles) via a mixture of FM roads, TX 6 & 290 where we saw all the wildflowers last weekend. After that people can split off back to Houston or wherever.

Where to stop besides any field full of flowers is open to suggestions.

Our group there is a variety of scooter types, styles and manufacturers. While most of our members ride modern scooters there are vintage scoots in our group.

Vintage & Vintage Style Scooters

While there is no single definition of what makes a scooter vintage for most people a vintage scooter means a Vespa or Lambretta but there are many more out there such as the Fuji Rabbit and Cushman scooters seen at the Sandblast Rally.

Many scooterists prefer the look of a vintage scoot even if they want the relaiblity of a modern (warranty and parts availability) scooter. For some that means a Genuine Scooter Company Stella or Bajaj Chetak made in the same factories that produced Vespas in earlier decades. Others have

Maxi-scooters are large frame scooters which typically look like a sport bike with a step through frame. Typcially a maxi-scooter will have a minimum of 250cc engine used in the Honda Helix, Yamaha Morpheus, Kymco XCITING 250 up to Gilera GP 800 though the largest cc scooter in our group is a Suzuki Bergman 650.

Our Beckers, wheelchair and all made it on Channel 13 news as a posterchild for commutng to work using a scooter. She even took the reporter for a ride in her Stella’s side car.

• Houston based.
• Already a scooter rider?
• Wanting to be one?

We are a casual group of scooter riders ranging from the young to the young at heart.

Then join us!

Find us on Meet-up.com= http://scooter.meetup.com/212/

Different types of group rides scheduled monthly;

• All Scoot- Local Houston area ride for all scooters to enjoy 50cc-500cc.
• 150+ scoot- Only 150cc and up allowed on these rides as we will most likely be traveling major roadways and it will be neccessary to keep up with traffic.
• Newly added “Meetup Wednesday’s”, where our dinner meetup changes location on a weekly basis. This is a great chance to talk and get to know everyone…maybe even learn a thing a two about riding and mechanical skills.
• We tour different venues of interest to most; i.e. music concerts, restaurants, coffee houses, bars, wineries, state parks and even overnight camping!

Special Events

• Riding the Texas Hill County
• Kerrville Folk Festival
• Weekend to week long rides, either camping or hotel stops
• Attending Scooter Rallys
  • Galveston, TX- Sandblast,
  • Guadalupe River, TX- Texas United River Rally
  • Lake Waxahachie, TX - North Texas Lakes Rally
  • Eureka Springs, AR Scoot the Ozarks)
• Motorcycle Scooter Group Riding Safety Class