Bonegirl and her pink Buddy last year during a Rally in Shelbyville, Indiana.

I got this great photo from Angie, and here’s what she writes:

“Not sure where to begin because my pink Buddy just turned 19,000 miles in less than 2 years. That’s a lot of scooting! I am an x-ray tech in Cincinnati, Oh. I have been specializing in Bone Density Testing (DEXA scans for osteoporosis evaluation) the last 7 years. Needless to say, my nickname is Bonegirl, on all the scooter/motorcycle sites.

“Deathly afraid of motorcycles, mostly due to what I have x-rayed in my occupation, my husband convinced me to ‘go along just for the ride’ because he wanted to look at a scooter. Our first stop was Metro Scooter in Cincinnati and I came home that day with the 2006 Genuine Pink Buddy! Had no idea how to ride the thing but he wanted to buy a scooter and I didn’t want to be left out. I took the MSF Course on the Buddy and the rest is history. I admit I wear all the gear, all the time. It’s summer and folks always want to know if I’m hot. My husband’s answer is ‘I’d rather sweat than bleed’; works for me.

“The jacket is a Cortech LRX. It is what I wear now in the winter because it has the quilted liner as well as waterproof. The helmet in the photo is a Vega Altura full face but I recently switched to a better helmet (wore that one out!). Gloves are also Cortech mesh summer gloves. I didn’t have my riding pants on in the picture because we were just next to our hotel snapping some pics.”