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    Pics from an epic scooter mission

    My brother travelled from Christchurch - Greymouth - Westport - Nelson - Picton - Wellington... Auckland, and return. You may remember my thread after the AA decided that he didn't deserve help because he wasn't carrying a spare tyre.

    He took some photos on the way. He's an insane 49cc champ imo.
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    Continued.
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    Sounds like a great trip. Hope he had a good time and the pics look good to.

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    If you just take your time, its surprising how well scooters go.
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    awesome man,glad you posted some pics.i've been to all those places on my bike an in my truck,but you gotta admire someone who does it on a 50cc scoot.10/10

    (just think of where he'll be going once he gets a real bike!!!!)
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    And last, but not least.
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    Jesus. That's a solid effort for a scooter. He must have had to carry spare fuel on him...

    Must be a bloody patient guy too.
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    Hmmm, wait, seem to be missing a few... can't seem to upload images either, getting an upload error.
    Rest can be viewed here - http://www.gpforums.co.nz/thread/271765/1/

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    Quote Originally Posted by shcabbeh View Post
    Jesus. That's a solid effort for a scooter. He must have had to carry spare fuel on him...

    Must be a bloody patient guy too.
    Yeah, he was going to go to Cape Reinga, but I think he'd had enough by Auckland.

    He had one run in with a cage enroute, woman overtook him and then pulled over, and did a u-turn directly in front of him. Apparently she "didn't see him" aka "didn't look" - that's the cause of the single mirror, I'm assuming.

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    Well done that man. Has he got any feeling back in his arse end yet?
    Dont think I'd be up for it(not solo anyway), but respect to him for doing the miles
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    Your brother's a legend. What a blardy mission! Was that 1 week return or each way?

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    that is awesome. makes me feel like doing a scooter mission
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    That is a mission and a half! Kudos for that and he's mad - my kind of mad!

    What's his next raison d'etre? Going to one of those little scooter skateboards?

    Top work from your brother - looking forward to his next madcap stunt!

    Oh yeah - how much fuel did he use?
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    Your brother deserves a beer!! What a journey. Did he only have that little box of luggage for a trip like that??
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    That's great. I loved the tea crate topbox.
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