My name is Brook Dain and I like to go on motorcycle adventures with one small twist… I do all of my adventures on a Vespa motor scooter.
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My name is Brook Dain and I like motorcycle adventures with one small twist... I do it on a Vespa
This is my last day of riding on this trip, and I’m not doing a lot of sightseeing because I’m close to home. But you know I can’t pass up a good piece of Novelty (mimetic) architecture!
Day 26? - 373 miles from Eureka Springs, Arkansas to Longview, Texas. Today was a balance of Riding, repairing, exploring, quirky roadside attractions, and nature. Roadside attraction #1: Purple Pachyderm! Enjoyed nature on the Talimena Scenic Byway. Spent about an hour fixing my scooter on a roadside repair. Stopped to help a couple on a Harley who had broken down (I wasn’t much help, figured out their fuel pump was shot and they would need a tow) Roadside Attraction #2: The Gasquatch Gas station and Car museum. The boys are back in town 🎶 (I crossed the border back into Texas) I visited stores and towns with family names 🤣 and found a muffler man that I didn’t previously know about!
Imagine a world 🌍 where Brook Dain (that is ADVscooter’s alter ego) stands in front of a store named “Brookshire” in a town named “Daingerfield”! Did I travel about 40 miles out of my way just to do this? Well that would be silly 🤪 wouldn’t it!
Exhaust gasket disintegrated… Rolf sounds like a Harley! Vespa Traveler Dad Advice for the day: exhaust gaskets are an expendable always carry a spare. If not a Coke can and some clamps can work as a temporary patch.
Proud to announce 📣 that, in the riding skills competition at the Scooting the Ozarks Rally, I won Cleanest (most perfect) run… and had the third fastest run!