long-Dist:ance 5coot:
When Scooler Rider magazine publisher B.J. Strass first conceived an epic scooter ride
from Florida to Maine and back, he grabbed a pair of KYMCO scooters - specifically,
the KYMCO People 2S0 for himself and a Grandvista 250 for his wife, Monica
The Scooler Rider editor conceived of Scoot Commute as a way to promote his
passion for affordable two-wheel travel.
"Scooters," Strass says, "are a practical alternative and, by our riding this great distance, we hope to inspire commuters and travelers to consider scooters as economical, viable transportation options."
Delivery and prep for the trip was done at Strass' local KYMCO dealer, Grandpa's
Cycle Center in Fort Myers, Florida.
Scoot Commute was ridden sans support vehicles, and Strass and his wife camped or
stayed in hostels along the way. The couple chose their route avoiding the interstates,
choosing instead to take the "'ong road," including ferry crossings, winding country
roads, beach-town streets, island-hopping bridges and seldom-used frontage byways.
Along the route, they promoted scooter travel to the local media and also gathered information and photography for future Scooler Rider magazine articles.
(Above) Bol. and Monica Strass. (Left and below) On the road.
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Cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week
So far, there have been three overall winners in this year's 125cc National Motocross
season: Mike Alessi, Grant langston and Mike Brown. Who will be the next rider to
rise to the top?
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Broc Hepler
Ryan Mills
josh Grant
Ivan Tedesco
Matt Walker
Paul Carpenter
Davi Millsaps
Brock Sellards
Kelly Smith
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Danny Smith
Brett Metcalfe
Andrew Short
Tommy Hahn
Billy Laninovich
joaquim Rodrigues
Nathan Ramsey
Ryan Hughes
Other
Online poll results from last week
Who will win the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix MotoGP race at Laguna Seca?
What Happened to YugO?
Randy Mamola lays down a nice blackie in front of Kevin Schwantz at the 19B9
Yugoslavian Grand Prix at Rijeka. Schwantz went on to win the race, with Mamola
finishing an eventual seventh.
Yalintino Rossi
Marco MeIandri
MaxBlaggl
Sete GIbemau
Alex Barros
Colin Edwards
Nicky Hayden
2024 (41.09%)
41 (0.83%)
46(0.93%)
67 (1.36%)
19 (0.39%)
884 (17.95%)
1612 (32.72%)
Loris Capircmi
Shinya Nakano
CartsoQeca
,...... Hopkins
,.....
Kenny Roberts Jr.
Other
25 (0.51 %)
13 (0.47%)
8(0.16%)
61 (I 24L)
• 7V
61 (1.24%)
44 (1.12%)
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