Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour

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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 16:49:20 GMT -5

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Post by superk on Jan 6, 2011 16:49:20 GMT -5

Hey my american scooter friends,

as you know i'm from Germany and this summer (around july), after finishing my Abitur (Highschool diploma) I planned a scooter europe-tour to Pisa, Italy with my cousin and a friend of mine. The whole journey will take about 9 to 10 days and about 1450 miles ,depends on the my planning and on the range of our scooters. With range I mean our physical endurance and how many miles we can make within an hour.

It will be a very hard journey because we will drive about 7-8 hours a day to make 185 Miles (a stage).

On this journey we will drive through the Upper Rhine Plain between France and Germany, all along the rhine river.

www.panoramio.com/photo/17075553

Then we will cross whole Switzerland and "climb" the alps.

media4.news.ch/news/680/249314-dsrt.jpg

After this hard challange, easier streets will welcome us in Italy, the country of scooters. We will pass suburbs of Mailand and make a small left turn before Genova. Up to this turn we will follow the small, mountainous coast roads through picturesquely italian villages down to Pisa. (You can Street View that ;])

That's just a small summary of the whole trip. If you want you can visit my blog. It's in german, but i planned to make i bilingual, just for you ;D There is also a HD-Movie on my plan, of course with English subtitles. It will show how we camp, drive and records all the things we experience on this awesome trip.

My blog: www.50ccmtours.over-blog.de
My trip: maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=M%C3%B6rfelden&daddr=48.89822,8.05626+to:47.9482992,7.5901087+to:47.944327,7.5854211+to:47.26276,7.94424+to:47.23826,7.95463+to:46.82372,8.10109+to:46.73147,8.21319+to:46.62496,8.30518+to:46.3141665,8.0080488+to:46.2719751,8.0405514+to:45.84718,8.57129+to:44.36973,9.1501+to:44.1348,9.70012+to:Via+Contessa+Matilde&geocode=Ff2F-gIdKqOCACnRICfOrnW9RzEQnLApUEMiBA%3BFawg6gIdxO16ACmRnMrs4eSWRzHxDg2ouV8KEw%3BFQui2wId3NBzACmJvTU7qw2RRzHxv4equV8KEw%3BFYeS2wIdjb5zACm7mvYf-QyRRzExv4equV8KEw%3BFSgs0QIdMDh5ACnxVaCX7yWQRzHgwi51n2Bfkg%3BFXTM0AIdxmB5ACkRQ8t7biaQRzGiTxdlZQTMAA%3BFSh5ygId4px7ACk9-r3NZZOPRzFUwJlgLQvYhQ%3BFc4QyQIdxlJ9ACnjWa4e-Y6PRzH2Trivm14ONA%3BFcBwxwIdHLp-ACkRFQrIboePRzE-44OXgmGQFQ%3BFbaywgIdcDF6ACl_BY6nMm-PRzH64D286cXYMg%3BFecNwgIdZ7B6ACnH9bAdLWaPRzHZpKcnPPpqiw%3BFYySuwIdmsmCACkLtIVviHaGRzEBA_I6feYFEw%3BFUIHpQIdlJ6LACmPLwA8ql_TEjFgk9g0feYFEw%3BFZBxoQIdGAOUACmrCbpBIPDUEjFxjy87feYFEw%3BFe4smwId0qWeAA&hl=de&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=13&sz=10&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13&dirflg=h&sll=44.30223,9.440002&sspn=0.827532,1.395264&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=44.164474,9.605484&spn=0.414736,0.697632&z=11

Last Edit: Jan 6, 2011 16:51:04 GMT -5 by superk

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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 17:08:50 GMT -5

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Post by lshigham on Jan 6, 2011 17:08:50 GMT -5

Good luck with that, don't forget to take plenty of pics. Have fun on the hills :-)

I was telling Brent (90GTVert) about the abundance of parts for scooters in Europe, apparently they only have 3 or so big brands over the pond.

scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=2stroke&action=display&thread=33545&page=7

Have a look at the last few posts.

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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 17:11:29 GMT -5

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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 6, 2011 17:11:29 GMT -5

It sounds like that will be an amazing journey. I had to zoom the map way out just to see your whole route! lol ;D I wish you all the best of luck on your trip, and I'll be looking forward to seeing the video. Definitely remind us all when you complete it.

Brent
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lshigham Scoot Pro Luke Posts: 1,121	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 17:11:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lshigham on Jan 6, 2011 17:11:37 GMT -5 I'm just reading your blog now, I share your doubts about the feasibility of travelling in excess of 180 miles a day, without causing yourself so much stress that you don't have time to enjoy it.
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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 17:30:30 GMT -5

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Post by superk on Jan 6, 2011 17:30:30 GMT -5

Thank you for your reply.

@ishigham: Thank you

the hill will be only fun downwards

It's true that we have many shops but there is also a problem with fake shops and china-faked products.

Nice Setup

by the way..

2topic: Was it that easy to translate it with google? I really have to think about the 180miles a day. When weather is getting about +15°c I will try to ride 90miles within in 3 hours. (Vmax 38 MPH)

@90gtvert: Yes it's quite a long route, but it's feasiable ... I hope it is. We will see what the testride about 90miles with some 12% hills (like it happen in the alps) and usualy mountainous roads will say.

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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 17:49:48 GMT -5

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Post by lshigham on Jan 6, 2011 17:49:48 GMT -5

Jan 6, 2011 17:30:30 GMT -5 superk said:

Thank you for your reply.

@ishigham: Thank you

the hill will be only fun downwards

It's true that we have many shops but there is also a problem with fake shops and china-faked products.

Nice Setup

by the way..

2topic: Was it that easy to translate it with google? I really have to think about the 180miles a day. When weather is getting about +15°c I will try to ride 90miles within in 3 hours. (Vmax 38 MPH)

@90gtvert: Yes it's quite a long route, but it's feasiable ... I hope it is. We will see what the testride about 90miles with some 12% hills (like it happen in the alps) and usualy mountainous roads will say.

I've just tried your blog through Google translate, it comes out very well. I think that's due to your good grammar and punctuation.

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90GTVert Administrator Posts: 41,342 Location: Preston, MD	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 6, 2011 23:17:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 90GTVert on Jan 6, 2011 23:17:03 GMT -5 It does come out well. Here's the translated blog... CLICK
	Last Edit: Jan 6, 2011 23:18:42 GMT -5 by 90GTVert Brent Life is better at high RPM.

stepthrutuner Scootaholic! Scamp your way to sanity Posts: 4,402	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 7, 2011 0:35:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stepthrutuner on Jan 7, 2011 0:35:42 GMT -5 This is a very bold venture on 50cc machines. I wish you and your friends the very best fortune and safety. This journey will provide all of you with memories to last a lifetime. Godspeed.
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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 7, 2011 4:50:25 GMT -5

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Post by superk on Jan 7, 2011 4:50:25 GMT -5

Jan 6, 2011 23:17:03 GMT -5 90GTVert said:

It does come out well. Here's the translated blog...

CLICK

Amazing

mostly correct!

I talk with some german and swiss scooteristi and they told me I can calculate with an average speed of 23,5 MPH.

What about you? Do people in the USA do tours with 50cc scooters?

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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 7, 2011 7:04:06 GMT -5

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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 7, 2011 7:04:06 GMT -5

Rarely. Josh, drawkward here, had planned to travel across the US at one point. Just didn't work out that he was able to.

Here's a fellow crossing the US on a Honda Ruckus.
totalruckus.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12143&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Here's a coast to coast Scooter Cannonball Run that happens every other year.
www.scootercannonball.com/

23.5MPH avg sounds close for a hilly area, although I don't know if the 4T 50cc will do that. I read over the blog, but never saw any details on the 4T. Hopefully it's modified. I think my 80cc 4T averaged 24-25MPH and I would do a lot of cruising at 40+ on flat ground. Every stop and turn really drops the average speed. Of course that's my long term average, calculated with a lot of time at red lights and stop signs etc...

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superk
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Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 9, 2011 12:34:43 GMT -5

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Post by superk on Jan 9, 2011 12:34:43 GMT -5

Yes I also was a bit suprised about 23,5MPH, but I think our avg will be around this.

The story with our China 4 Stroke ... it won't be a stock-setup for this but we cannot change the CC because of the chance of getting caught by the police. The most police problems will be in Germany, meaning the first 150km, the rest of the journey is pretty safe. France will not haunt scooters and Switzerland got other restrictions so scooter-tuning is not that popular.

We choose mostly rural roads with no traffic lights and if roads cross mostly it's a roundabout. So I think we can stay on the gas

and police stay away from us.

I'm really excited to drive in Italy with all the other scooteristi

.. must be paradise

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shakerdriver Scoot Pro Posts: 2,184	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 10, 2011 21:32:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shakerdriver on Jan 10, 2011 21:32:37 GMT -5 Sounds like a really cool ride. Wait, wouldn't that be a classified as an adventure. Either waqy sounds like a hell of a time. Good luck and post them pics when your safely back home.
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superk Scoot Member Posts: 53	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 11, 2011 6:35:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by superk on Jan 11, 2011 6:35:39 GMT -5 I don't know anyone how did anything similar - so we can call that kind of pioneering-adventure

grimsby53 Scoot Member Posts: 89	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 11, 2011 7:57:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grimsby53 on Jan 11, 2011 7:57:00 GMT -5 It was in a different part of the world, but your guys must have seen the Top Gear (UK) boys take their scooter adventure across Vietnam. That's one of the great episodes ever of a truely great show!

superk Scoot Member Posts: 53	Amazing 50cc Europe-Tour Jan 12, 2011 11:52:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by superk on Jan 12, 2011 11:52:09 GMT -5 I saw that episode very very great tour, but we will not do any amphibious experiments with it