Rally Riding a Scooter Across Egypt
My recap of the 2014 Cross Egypt Challenge – a 2950km journey across Egypt. Registration for this year’s event is about to close, so if you’re looking for the ride of a lifetime, now is your chance
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What is your route to Amerivespa – tourist or turnpike ?
Our Aussie correspondent, Bill Van Kesteren, recounts his long way round journey from Ohio to Indianapolis to get to last year’s Amerivespa. Ride along and experience roadside food, giant buckets and a visit to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
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Recap: Bubblegum Rally No 6 in Tumbulgum, New South Wales
Can’t make it to Australia for a scooter rally this year? Scooterfile correspondent Bill Van Kesteren takes you on another virtual rally, this one the Bubblegum Rally No 6 in Tumbulgum, New South Wales. Read on to learn about Wankas, local sights and sounds and camels, not to mention biker cafe’s in the heart of Australia.
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Have Towel, Will Travel: An Adventure
My name is Miccah Duckett. I have been riding a Vespa S 150 since February 2014. A 38-year-old employed wife and a mother of…
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Scooter Vagabonding. Man Quits His Job, Rides Ruckus 30k Miles. (video)
If you’ve dreamed of setting off on a grand scooter adventure, but thought it would cost to much or take a bigger bike, guess again. We’re all out of excuses.
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Video: Four Friends, Three Vintage Vespas, One Epic Adventure
Four friends from Germany take on the massive scale of an American cross-country journey on three vintage Vespas (and a support van).
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Kickstart This: The Scooter Cannonball Movie
One of the most-asked questions among participants in this year’s Scooter Cannonball Run was “What happened to the movie?” In 2010, a film crew…
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Scooter Cannonball Run: Day 10 & Wrap Up
The 2014 Scooter Cannonball Run (aka CBR) is a 10-day endurance ride from Hyder, Alaska to New Orleans, LA. I am #98, riding a 1987…
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Scooter Cannonball Run: Days 8 & 9
As we trekked further southwards, inching our way down the map, we encountered more populated areas. This created more options for routing, a blessing for some and a curse for me. Then the Helix went kaput!
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Scooter Cannonball Run: Day 7
It should have been one of the easiest days of this year’s Cannonball. One last mountain pass —a cinch compared to what we’d already done — then a descent into the plains of southeast Colorado. From there, it was flat and straight, east and south and east, making our way across Kansas. Those plains had something else in store for us.
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