AmeriVespa 2023 in Flagstaff, AZ

Join us at AmeriVespa 2023! One of the key’s to happiness as Empty Nesters is sharing common hobbies. For us, we LOVE to ride our Vespas. Hey, It’s a Vespa Thing! And this year, the Vespa Club of America hosted their annual event right in our backyard! (I mean, not LITERALLY in our backyard, but in our town of Flagstaff, AZ. You know what I mean!) 

AmeriVespa 2023 was held in Flagstaff, AZ this year, and we were so excited to go experience it with other scooter fanatics. I’ve never done anything like this before (I = Jacki. Mark’s done lots of group rides on all sorts of vehicles over the years). 

Anyway, we LOVED the ride to Jerome. We went through Sedona and ended up getting separated from the big group. But since we’ve taken this route LOTS of times, we knew where we were going and even had a few people follow us through Page Springs (wine country and vineyards…it’s beautiful). We ended up being among the first people to make it to Jerome. 

That’s where we met Michelle from Tucson and hung out with her for lunch at Haunted Hamburger and exploring Jerome. She was on the search for something called Art-O-Mat, so we joined her on the hunt. We found not one, but TWO. They’re recycled cigarette machines from back in the day, and now you can buy local artists’ creations from them. Check it out here: https://www.artomat.org/ 

To view the actual ride, click on this video from @okcgravity 

The next day, we skipped the Grand Canyon ride. We’re blessed to live so close to the Canyon, and we needed to still work, so we met up with everyone at the Route 66 party that evening. It was hosted by Go AZ Motorcycles. There was a food truck, raffles (we even won something!), and lots of hanging out and checking out scooters. 

We tried on helmets, and had a blast. Meanwhile we’ve put these Shoei Motorcycle Helmets on our wish list for future Christmas presents 🙂 

Shoei Neotec II Flip-Up Motorcycle Helmet Matte Blue Metallic https://amzn.to/3QGfqud 

Shoei Neotec II Flip-Up Motorcycle Helmet Anthracite (Additional Size and Colors) https://amzn.to/3DZ4T64

Day 3: The GYMKHANA! This was the most fun to watch…we didn’t participate other than to cheer everyone on. Check out our footage and let us know what you think of the Gymkhana Montage I put together 🙂 

Awards Banquet – Man, we had fun. We met some really nice people and loved the energy that a room full of scooter geeks creates! We even met and interviewed the one and only Robot @VespaMotorsport 

Be sure to check out Kelly Brooks business https://icedandinked.com/ 

Throughout the video, we interview all sorts of people we met during the 3 day event….many of them are also Empty Nesters! We even end the video by interviewing 2 of the awesome people who helped coordinate the whole event, Rob and Dawn. 

We want to hear from YOU! Were you at AmeriVespa 2023? Or maybe you’re just a scooter fanatic like us. Leave us a comment below and let us know…what are you riding? What’s your favorite ride you’ve taken?

We want to know!