The Restoration Begins!

"So who's buying the pizza and beer?" (L to R) Stinky, Fuzz, Safety Ed, Tiny, Doc, Rudy the Rat and Grumpy Gus settle the most important aspect of a restoration project: who's getting the refreshments!

One virtue Westenders value is being proactive.  Thus it is no surprise that they are getting started on preparations for Tour di Mari 5 about nine months in advance!  TdiM5 will feature the raffling off of a restored 1974 Vespa Super!  Those of you who were present at Tour di Mari 3: Riding Down to Brighton know how sharp a Westenders restoration is, so this will probably be a real hot item come next July! (more…)

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Breaking News! Tour di Mari 5 Raffle Scooter!

Before the Westies work their magic: this 1974 Vespa Super will be restored and some lucky attendee of Tour di Mari 5 will be riding it home! (photo: Grumpy Gus)

It’s not too early to mark your calendars and clear your schedule!  Westenders Tour di Mari 5 will be happening July 20 – 22, 2012.  Like the four TdiMs before it, Tour di Mari 5 will feature great rides, food, music and fun!  But since this is a milestone year for our annual rally, we’re making it that much more special by restoring a vintage Vespa and raffling it off to a lucky winner!  This time we will be giving away a beautiful restored 1974 Vespa Super!  If you thought the P200 we gave away at Westenders Tour di Mari 3: Riding Down to Brighton was awesome, wait until you see this when we get done with it!

Tour di Mari 5 will have a ‘Secret Agent’ theme to it, celebrating the great spies of the late 50s to early 70s.  We’re talking the hip, cool vibe that made James Bond, Our Man Flint, Man from/Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Modesty Blaise, Danger Man, Matt Helm, etc. so much fun!  And a portion of the proceeds will benefit The Greater Northwest Chapter of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society!

So make plans to join us next July for a super secret sexy scooter time, help fight MS, and maybe even ride into the sunset on a beautiful restored vintage Vespa!  Visit this webpage regularly for updates on advance Rally Pack sales and more breaking news!

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Tour di Mari 4: The Recap

“Okay, she’s a dog”. With all apologies to Bill Murray’s great line in “Ghostbusters”, Westender Smiley’s doggie Paolo has fun with the Hula Girl cutout at Tour di Mari 4: Ohana Tiki Rama” (photo: Smiley/scoot.net)

Sorry about the delay, but given the kind of weather we’ve been having so far this year, when Summer finally came to Seattle, your friends here in Westieworld had better things to do than sit around blogging, and that’s riding!  But we know that there are a lot of you out there who couldn’t make Tour di Mari 4: Ohana Tiki Rama this year, and have been waiting patiently to hear all about it, so here it is:

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Tour di Mari 4 Smash Success, and One More Prize!

Quick bulletin: if you attended TdiM4 and took pictures, please post them at scoot.net on our rally page.  We will choose the best picture posted by this upcoming Sunday evening (7/31), and award that person a $25 gift certificate from our friends over at Proper British Bacon in Auburn!

Details on the Rally to be published soon, but here’s a hint: Best. Tour di Mari. Ever.

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Breaking News! Kent Kawasaki to Sponsor Tour di Mari 4!

Kent Kawasaki + Westenders SC

Your partners for scootering fun this summer!

Kent Kawasaki (formerly also known as Valley Scooters, but for simplicity’s sake, now uses Kent Kawasaki to cover all their excellent product lines) and the Westenders Scooter Club are pleased to announce that Kent Kawasaki is the sponsor of Tour di Mari 4: Ohana Tiki Rama!  One of the oldest and largest motorsports dealers in the South End, Kent Kawasaki has long been a friend and supporter of  the scootering community, and has sponsored every Tour di Mari Rally since the beginning in 2008! (more…)

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