The Scoot Commute
2006 was a great success. For this year's promotion Scooter Rider
Magazine editor BJ Strass rode from California to Florida on a Burgman
400 graciously loaned by Suzuki USA.
The Burgman was picked up at the Suzuki headquarters in Los Angeles,
California, Ridden north to Sacramento for a visit with family. Upon
leaving Sacramento BJ headed south and then across to Florida via the
southern states.
The philosophy of Scooter Rider Magazine is to experience the route and thus there
was minimal interstate use. Also, no support vehicles were used as all
necessary gear was carried on the scooter. Some of the areas ridden
were Death Valley, Deserts of the southwest and the Gulf Coast region.
Part 1 of the Scoot Commute 2006 appears in issue #16-Spring and Part 2
will be in#17-Summer.
You can check out the trip blog updated while on the
road and also additional photos of the trip in the photo section.
The stopover points were:
- Camarillo
CA
4 / 5
- Santa Nella
CA
4 / 6
- Sacrameto
CA
4 / 7-9
- Bakersfield
CA
4 / 9
- Tecopa / Death
Valley 4/10
- Henderson NV
4
/ 11
- Phoenix
AZ
4
/ 12
- Las Cruces
NM
4 / 14-15
- Fort Stockton
TX 4
/ 16
- Houston TX
4 / 17
- New Orleans
LA
4
/ 18
- Mobile AL
4 / 19
- Tallahassee
FL
4 / 20
- Naples
FL
4 / 21
WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO
Why
promote scooter travel? Somehow our society has come to embrace large,
expensive, and less fuel efficient vehicles. Even motorcycles have
become less practical as they get more outrageous with huge engines.
Consequently, scooters have become one of the last motor vehicles that
is still easily affordable to purchase and supply with fuel.
Scooters are a practical, fun and efficient and Scooter Rider Magazine
wants to encourage their use. By our riding this great distance we hope
to inspire commuters and travelers to consider a more fun mode of
transport, the scooter way.
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PRODUCTS
CHOSEN
FOR
THE SCOOT COMMUTE 2006
We would like to sincerely thank the
companies
that
took interest in
aiding us in promoting travel by scooter. These companies supplied
us with their excellent products and services to assist our trip in
many ways.
We
did not call
just anyone and ask for freebies. High quality products that would do
the
job, on the long run, was our goal and our list of companies has been
kept short. All these products performed exceptionally. Please consider
these fine products for your
own scooter adventure.
SCOOTER
SUZUKI USA has
been a world leader in
scooters and maxi-scooters for many years. As the primary sponsor they
are supplying us with a
BURGMAN 400 and logistics for the trip.
www.SuzukiCycles.com
LUGGAGE
/ WINDSHIELD
GIVI USA is a
market leader in scooter
accessories producing stylish hard and soft luggage, touring
windshields for motorcycles and scooters. GIVI will be setting up the
scooter with an E470 MONOLOCK TOPCASE, TOURING WINDSHIELD AND TUNNEL
BAG.
www.GIVIUSA.com
RIDER WEAR
AEROSTICH
makes protective rider clothing
of legendary proportions. They are supplying our rider with their ONE
PIECE ROADCRAFTER SUIT, a textile garment which offers great
protection, visibility and comfort in a variety of conditions. Also
supplid is a pair of their SUMMER WEIGHT DEERSKIN RIDING GLOVES.
www.AeroStich.com
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