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Sunday, March 13, 2022

Pieter a Former Motorcycle Guy ALWAYS Remained one at Heart!

 When we were on vacation in Florida we did stop at the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass and visited Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th...
Pieter LOVED this soft as butter motorcycle jacket!
Sharp looking at almost 93...
And this $ 1,400 jacket was on sale for $ 199... a steal and size Medium fit perfect!
Nice look together with shorts; don't you think?
Both of us were SHOCKED by seeing the stores so poorly stocked...
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR ECONOMY?!
No, we did not bring this jacket home.
Pieter's former Dutch A = Motorcycle + C = Car Driver's License + E = Trailer
In Italy he had the very same for Motorcycle and Car except for a trailer = E
Norton WWII motorcycle like husband Pieter rode 1947... together with brother Toon who went as a Marine to Indonesia in 1948.
This is NOT Pieter's Norton but it is very hard to find an image.
It was a very rickety motorcycle from WWII and Pieter had it only for a brief period...
BSA that husband Pieter and brother Toon rode in early 1950s. Jan Rutgers helped them tune it up.
Pieter also served in the Dutch Military from 1950-1952
Motor Scooter "Rumi Scoiattolo", 1953 - one that my husband Pieter rode till mid 50s and he also went to the University in Wageningen on it.
Again, not a photo from his Rumi...
This one was manufactured by Rumi in Bologna, Italy. A 125 cc two-stroke motor with two cylinders, 5 Hp and 4 gears.
When husband Pieter lived in Bergen in 1956 he rode a Heinkel (NOT RED!). It was a 4-stroke engine.
That was the time when Pieter was a Dutch Government extension service officer, to help develop the horticultural industry, in the southern part of the Netherlands.
From then on Pieter rode a new Fiat 600, as his boss managed to secure mileage compensation for a motorcycle with sidecar and that helped pay for the mini car!
Pieter did not drive this: {2013 Fiat 500 versus Fiat 500 Topolino}... previous post.

Have any of you driven a motorcycle?

Related links:
{The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass} | previous post by me
{Outlet Scores} | previous post by me
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12 comments:

  1. DianaMarch 13, 2022 at 9:41 PM

    I absolutely LOVE this post! Please tell Pieter thank you for his service! My dad served in WWII (Co. E, 41st Armd. Inf. Reg., 2nd Armd. Div.; "Battle of the Bulge" in the Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe). I've never been the actual driver of a motocycle, but a rider on several... small ones (Kawasaki and the like), and on a Harley Davidson in high school, which was my favorite. You know, my dad talked about the Norton motorcycles, I think one of his brothers had one that all the Buller brothers rode at that time. Very interesting stuff! I truly enjoyed this post! Hugs!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 14, 2022 at 9:37 AM

      Dearest Diana,
      Thank you and so glad it brought memories back for you. Thanks to men like your Dad, Europe got liberated. Pieter lived through that horror as a teen but he never will forget.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. Victor S E MoubarakMarch 14, 2022 at 3:20 AM

    Why do I always fall off a motorcycle? Why don't they make motorcycles with four wheels? Why does the motorcycle run away from under me and I am still standing there? Very painful.

    God bless.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 14, 2022 at 9:38 AM

      Dearest Victor,
      Haha, you better stay home when I read all this! 😉
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. HelenMarch 14, 2022 at 11:35 PM

    One of my favorite Mariette posts!! I have been on the back of a motorcycle twice in my life. Once for a short jaunt, the second about one-hundred miles (sitting behind our oldest son) from Roswell GA to Ballground and back! It was so amazing and at first a little frightening. I was dressed for it so that helped me feel at ease.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 15, 2022 at 8:02 AM

      Dearest Helen,
      Thank you and you at least know the experience.
      Pieter rode one for years and also experienced the bitter cold while riding it.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. OLga March 15, 2022 at 9:54 AM

    No di certo io non ho mai guidato una moto.Mi hanno raccontato che mio padre prima di comperare l'automobile guidava una moto Guzzi rossa.Buona giornata,ciao.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 15, 2022 at 10:10 AM

      Cara Olga,
      Quindi, il tuo papà guidava un modello italiano proprio come Pieter. Per Pieter uno scooter e il tuo papà una vera moto.
      Abbracci,
      Mariette

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  5. Coisas de FeltroMarch 15, 2022 at 3:46 PM

    So good! My husband has had several motorcycles, the last one was a Vespa his age that he bought in parts and rebuilt by himself. Unfortunately, there was an accident and it's all broken, but it's still stored. I was in the back because I don't have a motorcycle license. Pieter looks great!.
    xoxo

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 15, 2022 at 4:40 PM

      Dearest Christina,
      So you understand about motorcycles, it is a passion... Too bad that the Vespa was involved in an accident.
      I've never had a motorcycle license myself. Pieter is looking very well for his age!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. Jo-Anne's RamblingsMarch 15, 2022 at 4:42 PM

    Some damn nice looking bikes, haven't ever ridden on but I do like looking at them

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 15, 2022 at 5:35 PM

      Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Yes, an interesting history of motorcycles and motor scooters.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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