Vespa - Extreme Tour
In the meantime, Alexander "Atze" has arrived safely
back in Cologne. In this interesting
interview, he gives insights into his great tour:
Listen directly here:
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Interesting figures:
71,300 kilometers520 times refueling19 countries19 months8 pistons3 brake drums2 cylinders1 exhaust0 cell phone... Among other things, Alex worked on his Vespa "Elsi" in the desert of Peru at over 45°. The Scooter Center sent him
Vespa spare parts to Alaska, for example With just seven and a half horsepower, Scooter Center customer Alexander Eischeid from Cologne covered a distance of over 71,000 kilometers on his Spanish Post Vespa PX. His journey took him across the USA, Canada and Mexico. He rode the Vespa across Central America. In Panama, Alexander did Work & Travel on a sailing ship and sailed across the San Blas Islands through the Caribbean to Colombia.
19 countries in 19 months on a Vespa
From Ecuador, he traveled to the Galapagos Islands, visited the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru, Lake Titicaca and the huge salt lake Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Via Chile and northern Argentina, he traveled to Paraguay, Brazil and finally to Tierra del Fuego. In total, he traveled to 19 countries in 19 months. His motto:
"Life is for living." Are you planning a trip too? Be sure to take a look at our
gas cans for scooters and the larger
5-liter and larger
gas cans.
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