After over a year and a half of riotous living in Muskegon Heights, the Prodigal Tomos Moped has returned. Rear fender broken, kick start in need of repair, clutch broken, no brakes and questionable ability to run, it swallowed it's pride and returned to it's garage on Giles road.
No crying father ran to greet the Tomos as it came halfway up the driveway, nor was a feast and music held in honor of it's return to the garage. No breaking out the gas cans of high octane gasoline or pouring of expensive oils over the achy street weary parts.
No, the Tomos came home humbly in the back of Judy's pickup truck, squeezed in with trash and yard refuse. It's way home found only by the keen eye of neighbor Todd Hinkle as he was searching for Moped parts for one of his projects and saw it parked in a ramshackle repair shop on Getty St. After the tip off from Todd, Daniel identified it and the police were summoned to release the prisoner from his captors.
For now a quiet night in the garage will do the Tomos good as the other Mopeds and various machines listen to his sad tale of freedom lost, of slavery to hard driving riders, and eventually the long road to recovery.
Although he has returned, his future is unsure, perhaps he will become just another project to be tended to in the garage full of projects to be tended to. But regardless, the Tomos has come home.
5 comments:
I take it from your "story" that this is the one that was stolen way back when? Glad the lost has been found and knowing Mike - it won't stay "idle" for long - he'll have that thing up and running and good as new, in no time. Welcome home Tomos!
I hope the Tomos enjoyed its few months of riotous living, before it had to resort to feeding slop to the swine (or carrying around a 450-pound man named Jim Bob). That's pretty amazing that you got it back at all.
Yes it is Ben, and I was just thinking how manageble this bike would be for you to fix up and ride to work. That way it would not have to get in line to be fixed behind the minivan, the lawnmowe, the Puch, the snowblower, and the MG. So in answer to you Annette, it may be a while before I get to it.
My Kawasaki needs a little work too, Dad. I wouldn't mind if you stole my Kawasaki for a while and then I found it all fixed up.
david, I read that as "Mr. Kawasaki" the first time through. i think that would be a great name for your moped
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