Thanks all for the kind welcome!!
TRKCPA - I think Burgman's are very cool scoots, if my daily commute was in the city it's the scoot I would ride.
POSER - Yes indeed, the name stems from my autocross days (Fiat 124 Spyder and later Mazda Miata), been out of it a few years, but my daughter has just started driving and has expressed an interest in autocrossing, so it looks like I'll be getting back into it. Ah, the sacrifices one makes as a parent ...
TSHELFER - either Beltway (Baltimore or DC) is just awful, but hey, driving on them "builds character"!
NCHRISTIE - Gambrills/Severn/Millersville area, about halfway between Baltimore and Annapolis. Used to live in Laurel, in fact (different time, differnet wife ...). Geography is varied, but getting to good riding roads involves going about an hour and a half in any direction ... I tend to ride in Pennsylvania a lot because some nice roads can be found and the drivers are so much more polite than in Maryland. Thanks for the tip on that ride!
I'll work on posting a pic of the bike.
AutoXer