Riders on the Storm with out Jim Morrison

New... check MCP Web Master BoyG's take on this ride, the Lambretta and Kap Bobby's pics, here.

I didn’t realize, up until this-my latest scooter run, how enjoyable it is to ride in the pouring rain on a countryside road, like in Rizal and Laguna national hi-ways. These roads cover a big part of the north side of Laguna de Bay and, full of twisties with sweeping vistas like for one, the lake’s flat embankments. Fresh mountain air and clean rain water feels good to the bone. Here are some pics that will speak for it self. Click this link for the video too!
Take a good look at these guys above because this is the last time you'll see them with a "fresh-n-clean-straight-out-of-the-shower-look". Hehehe. By the way, big hello to Mang Gerry (5th from left) of Sta Rosa Laguna. Thanks for coming out and seeing us off. Next time, we will passby your place instead...

Halayhayin Point, I think, :) of Rizal. Just a few kilometers off Pililla is a viewpoint worth stopping twice or maybe more. It has a breathtaking 250 degree view of Laguna lake, pretty hard to ignore when you happen to pass this mountain road.

Same place from a different angle. Checkout the clouds on the mountain peak. The rain kept pouring but we still manage to stop, enjoy the view and eat pugo and chitcharon.

Leaving Pililla wet is the last thing in these guys minds...four of the five vintage Lambrettas rode with us in the rain. And here, they're enjoying it as much. Lammies!...now I know these classic scooters are not only cool to look at but are actually very dependable.

Gang of Fourteen at the ID6 Run

Just came home from the very first "Independence Day Rally to Sierra Madre and Back". A quick ride up and down the mountain ranges of "Bundok ng Susong Dalaga". Sierra Madre, part of this mountain range is a scenic get away and an easy ride even for newbie scooterists. The roads bank on the right curves and free of obstacles. No Jeepneys, Minibuses kahit tricycles.

A favorite stop among all motorists passing this route is this viewdeck of Garden Cottages Resort. To appreciate this spot more, click here to see the vid.

Here's a vespa accessorry you won't find anywhere anymore. Is it a whisky flask? No! A camel back? N0! (its not even a camel front!) A reserve petrol tank? Disco! That's right, its a nice flush type reserve gas tank designed by Piaggio for Vespa SS 90. Nice one Phil!

Masaya mag "Vespa" (at pati Lambretta, at Piaggio). The Gang of Fourteen from left; Boyet, Teng, Jon, Mike, Ruell, Bobby, Raffy, Ron, Phil, Gerry, Manolo, Gene, Joseph (seated) and the Author.

Vespa't Lambretta sa Calatagan

There are many scooter riding destinations out of Manila. None are better than the other but all are unique in their own right. Here in Calatagan, Batangas where the South China Sea bounds this great coastal Province rests a beatiful resort that has no name.

Desitination Calatagan Beach ...or somewhere there.

Vintage scooter enthusiasts hot on a trail for a great ride and a cool beach. Hear the roar of their Lambrettas and Vespa in this vid as they take off from under this century old tree.

Loui 'Hot Racks' Abad, Charly 'ride lang ng ride' Gaw, the Author and Eddie 'Kulot' Manuel. See this video showing the beach and our scoots. Music was courtesy of the karaoke machine behind me.

Here's one for the press! The author in his racing form. I know this has been done before...just couldnt resist when I saw that cycle.