Find me on Earth: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Find me Online: www.Vespaadventures.ca
Interview Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013
Interview Location: the Sanderson residence, Cornwall, Ontario
Scootcommute: When did you start riding, how old were you?
Peter: I was seventeen when I got my first motorcycle, a Yamaha 125 street bike in 1975.
Scootcommute: How many motorbikes have you owned?
Peter: Yamaha 125, Honda CB 350, Kawasaki 400 and then I took a thirty year break from riding until now. I now own a Vespa 300 GTV.
Scootcommute: What is your current bike, and is the current bike your favorite?
Peter: Vespa GTV 300, yes it's a pretty cool bike and I would say it is my favorite to date.
Scootcommute: Talk to me about the most challenging riding skill you learned.
Peter: I think I had a lot of problems with the theoretical portion of push steering.
It seems like the more I tried to push, the less my body lined up properly, and the more difficult it was. After a winter of not riding, I got on my bike in the spring and didn't even think about push steering. After that steering was never a problem.
Scootcommute: Are you a moto-commuter, a tourer, or a fair weather rider?
Peter: Today I am tourer and generally in fair weather. However, I just purchased a complete rain suit and I will never shy away from the rain in the future.
Scootcommute: Are you a solitary rider? How about riding in a group?
Peter: To date I'm a solitary rider but now my wife also has a 300 Vespa and I look forward to touring with her when my wrist heals. I also ride with another friend once in a while. I have never ridden in a large group of bikers.
Scootcommute: I dare you to share an awkward or embarassing riding moment.
Peter: When I first got my Vespa GTV, I was at a shopping center and it would not start. It was less than two days old. I had accidentally clicked the engine stop button and left it in the off position without noticing. A guy on a Harley came over and looked at the Vespa, turned the engine stop button to on position, held the brake and started the engine.
Scootcommute: What is the best place your bike has taken you?
Peter: I think I enjoyed an early morning ride to Lake George the most. I had left early in the morning and rode by many lakes with a mist and fog on top of them. I think I took the most wonderful pictures along the way and when I arrived in Lake George the weather was beautiful.
Scootcommute: Tell me why you ride.
Peter: There is a feeling of freedom, the feeling of becoming one with my environment, a feeling of joy and a feeling of total satisfaction with life when I am riding. Because of my wrist surgery, I cannot ride this year and it is very depressing.
Scootcommute: If I could grant you one riding wish, what would it be?
Peter: I would love to ride across Alaska.
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