Occupation: Software Consultant
Born: Philadelphia, PA, 1972
Started Riding: 1991
VCLG Member Since: 2003
Relationship Status: single
Rider Status: Daily
First Bike: 1965 Heinkel Tourist 103 A-2
Dream Bike: Vespa Augsburg GS 150 Typ 112
Bikes Currently Owned:

  • 1965 Heinkel Tourist 103 A-2
  • 1979 Vespa P200E custom
  • 1958 Heinkel Tourist 103 A-1
  • 1974 Sprint Veloce
  • 1980 Vespa 100 Sport
  • 1957 Heinkel Perle moped
  • 2002 Bajaj Legend 150
  • 2007 Vespa GTS 250ie
  • 2010 Vespa GTS 300ie Super
  • 2007 Vespa GTV 250ie

    Current Projects: 1979 Vespa P200E custom, 2007 Vespa GTS 250ie
    Favorite Rally: Rides of March (west coast) & Summit Point (east coast)
    Favorite Food: Burma Superstar's Tea Leaf Salad
    Favorite Drink: Abbott Ale
    Favorite Movie: Night On Earth
    Favorite Music: Blues, Ska, Reggae, Classic Rock and Funk primarily, but that's really just scratching the surface
    Favorite Quote: "If it's true that you're one in a million, there are 7 1/2 of you in L.A."
    Pets: My housemate Susan's cats, Pixie Poo Pies and Dennis
    Other Hobbies: VW's, playing bass, karaoke, cooking, collecting scooter toys, VW toys, and license plates
    Other Info:
    I first discovered scooters in 1986, when I found my 1965 Heinkel in a farm shed in Dalton, MA. After some research and tinkering, I got it running again and back on the road. On Memorial Day weekend 1991, I attended my first scooter rally, put on by the Soul Survivors Scooter Club in Washington DC. I met so many fascinating people there and had such a great time that I knew I was hooked!

    After that, many more scooters made their way into my hands, including: a 1979 P200E originally owned by a neighbor, which just needed a battery, a spark plug, new tires, some fresh gas and a wash; a 1958 Heinkel Tourist that I bought when I lived in Berlin, Germany; and a 1974 Vespa Sprint Veloce that was originally owned by the San Francisco PD.

    In September 2006, I rode my kitted P200E in the Scooter Cannonball Run, an epic 9 day, 3300-mile ride from Oregon to New Jersey. In 2008, I rode my Vespa GTS 250 on the Cannonball, this time from San Francisco, CA to Ocean City, MD in 10 days. I've continued to ride the same bike in the Cannonball since, in 2010 from Vancouver, BC to Portland, ME and in 2012 from Savannah, GA to San Diego, CA. I continue to ride on a daily basis, with my Vespa GTS 300 Super as my primary mode of transportation.