Interesting blog about a scooter cannonball run

Domromer · 11-28-2012, 07:05 PM

http://cbr12.tumblr.com/

kiznile · 11-28-2012, 07:27 PM

why does this look like SOO much fun! haha

must do this. :)

redhandmoto · 11-28-2012, 07:28 PM

Ain't that great? One stalwart chap did it on a Yammie C3!

Domromer · 11-28-2012, 07:59 PM

I really like the idea of this race. I'm going to look into it more. Might be a fun way to spend a vacation.

kiznile · 11-28-2012, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Domromer

I really like the idea of this race. I'm going to look into it more. Might be a fun way to spend a vacation.

Agreed! I wish I had the bandwidth in my life to pull this off right now.

gumshoe4 · 11-28-2012, 09:38 PM

Touring and long distance on scooters are a blast. You run into people every day who can't believe what you're doing, particularly when you tell them you're 1000 miles from home and you came all the way on the bike.

This looks like a lot of fun...kind of reminds me of what Sergei Belski does on his 300 Super...

Very cool.

DandyDoug · 11-29-2012, 12:31 PM

Is this event being run again in 2013 ?
are all scooters welcome ?

redhandmoto · 11-29-2012, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DandyDoug

Is this event being run again in 2013 ?
are all scooters welcome ?

It's an every-two-years thing - http://www.scootercannonball.com/

btu there is an similar event being planned: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic106484

cdwise · 11-29-2012, 03:47 PM

A couple of threads with conversations during the canonball between those participating and those encouraging:

Official MV 2012 thread: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic97...ight=canonball

2012 rules thread: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic75...ight=canonball

Offiicial MV 2010 thread: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic71...ight=canonball

They changed the rules this year and you cannot have a scooter with more than 250cc for 2014 see http://www.scootercannonball.com/rules/rules-2014.pdf

If your scooter qualifies, you can calculate your handicap here: http://scootercannonball.com/

Because of the rules change there are some other alternatives cropping up:
http://scootergumballrally.com/
http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic106484
http://scootercannonball.com/forum/v...hp?f=38&t=2047
http://scootercannonball.com/forum/v...hp?f=38&t=2084

None of those are restricted by scooter size.

Domromer · 11-29-2012, 04:25 PM

Very cool. Thanks for all the info.

DandyDoug · 11-30-2012, 11:26 AM

Well that 250cc rule takes me out

allstateclub · 12-01-2012, 04:11 AM

I've competed in the Scooter Cannonball and it's a blast. However, on the odd numbered years when the SCB isn't run, there's no cross country scooter competition available. That's one reason that Alan Spears and I created another one, "The Real Cannonball" (TRC) which is a bit more extreme than the even year ride. TRC starts and finishes at the same places that the "original" cannonball of the 1970's that was created by Brock Yates and Dan Gurney. A no holds barred, balls-to-the-wall run from coast to coast, open to all displacements of scooters. There's even a class for motorcycles - modern bikes to 250cc's and vintage bikes up to 360cc's. More info is available at www.therealcannonball.org..

redhandmoto · 12-01-2012, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allstateclub

I've competed in the Scooter Cannonball and it's a blast. However, on the odd numbered years when the SCB isn't run, there's no cross country scooter competition available. That's one reason that Alan Spears and I created another one, "The Real Cannonball" (TRC) which is a bit more extreme than the even year ride. TRC starts and finishes at the same places that the "original" cannonball of the 1970's that was created by Brock Yates and Dan Gurney. A no holds barred, balls-to-the-wall run from coast to coast, open to all displacements of scooters. There's even a class for motorcycles - modern bikes to 250cc's and vintage bikes up to 360cc's. More info is available at www.therealcannonball.org..

Oooh...now that looks interesting...

JerryH · 12-01-2012, 01:47 PM

That does look like fun. Totally different from a Harley run. Wouldn't mind doing that myself.

That Roswell is something else isn't it? I rode there from Phoenix, AZ and back on my Vino 125 a couple years ago. I have not been to Show Low, AZ on a scooter, my Vino won't climb the mountains, and it's a little farther than I would want to take the Stella without a rescue plan for when it broke down.

redhandmoto · 12-01-2012, 01:59 PM

Yeah...grubby street-fight run...next Spring, eh? Let's see...what class, what machine...?

11-28-2012, 07:05 PM	#1
Domromer ^OP Desert Rat Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Oddometer: 1,121	Interesting blog about a scooter cannonball run http://cbr12.tumblr.com/ __________________ If all you ever do is all you’ve ever done, then all you’ll ever get is all you ever got. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851060 ... A desert rat explores the south.

11-28-2012, 07:27 PM	#2
kiznile Scooter Commuter Joined: Nov 2012 Location: Elk Grove, CA Oddometer: 45	why does this look like SOO much fun! haha must do this. :) __________________ *Kyle Sutherland* '09 Aprilia Scarabeo 200 (5700 miles so far) -Fender delete, DDM 4500K HID's, PIAA 1100x Driving Lights, Dr Pulley Sliders 11g, heated grips, Pirelli Diablos

11-28-2012, 07:28 PM	#3
redhandmoto Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: People's Democratic Republic of Tarsnakestan Oddometer: 515	Ain't that great? One stalwart chap did it on a Yammie C3! __________________ Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense.

11-28-2012, 07:59 PM	#4
Domromer ^OP Desert Rat Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Oddometer: 1,121	I really like the idea of this race. I'm going to look into it more. Might be a fun way to spend a vacation. __________________ If all you ever do is all you’ve ever done, then all you’ll ever get is all you ever got. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851060 ... A desert rat explores the south.

11-28-2012, 09:38 PM	#6
gumshoe4 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Oddometer: 473	Touring and long distance on scooters are a blast. You run into people every day who can't believe what you're doing, particularly when you tell them you're 1000 miles from home and you came all the way on the bike. This looks like a lot of fun...kind of reminds me of what Sergei Belski does on his 300 Super... Very cool. __________________ Bob

11-29-2012, 12:31 PM	#7
DandyDoug Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Lewisville, NC Oddometer: 295	Is this event being run again in 2013 ? are all scooters welcome ?

11-29-2012, 03:47 PM	#9
cdwise Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Houston, TX/Breckenridge, CO Oddometer: 479	A couple of threads with conversations during the canonball between those participating and those encouraging: Official MV 2012 thread: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic97...ight=canonball 2012 rules thread: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic75...ight=canonball Offiicial MV 2010 thread: http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic71...ight=canonball They changed the rules this year and you cannot have a scooter with more than 250cc for 2014 see http://www.scootercannonball.com/rules/rules-2014.pdf If your scooter qualifies, you can calculate your handicap here: http://scootercannonball.com/ Because of the rules change there are some other alternatives cropping up: http://scootergumballrally.com/ http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic106484 http://scootercannonball.com/forum/v...hp?f=38&t=2047 http://scootercannonball.com/forum/v...hp?f=38&t=2084 None of those are restricted by scooter size.

11-29-2012, 04:25 PM	#10
Domromer ^OP Desert Rat Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Oddometer: 1,121	Very cool. Thanks for all the info. __________________ If all you ever do is all you’ve ever done, then all you’ll ever get is all you ever got. http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851060 ... A desert rat explores the south.

11-30-2012, 11:26 AM	#11
DandyDoug Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Lewisville, NC Oddometer: 295	Well that 250cc rule takes me out

12-01-2012, 04:11 AM	#12
allstateclub Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Wellington, Ohio Oddometer: 61	Another scooter cannonball in May, 2013 - all sizes welcome I've competed in the Scooter Cannonball and it's a blast. However, on the odd numbered years when the SCB isn't run, there's no cross country scooter competition available. That's one reason that Alan Spears and I created another one, "The Real Cannonball" (TRC) which is a bit more extreme than the even year ride. TRC starts and finishes at the same places that the "original" cannonball of the 1970's that was created by Brock Yates and Dan Gurney. A no holds barred, balls-to-the-wall run from coast to coast, open to all displacements of scooters. There's even a class for motorcycles - modern bikes to 250cc's and vintage bikes up to 360cc's. More info is available at www.therealcannonball.org..

12-01-2012, 01:47 PM	#14
JerryH Vintage Rider Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Oddometer: 1,884	That does look like fun. Totally different from a Harley run. Wouldn't mind doing that myself. That Roswell is something else isn't it? I rode there from Phoenix, AZ and back on my Vino 125 a couple years ago. I have not been to Show Low, AZ on a scooter, my Vino won't climb the mountains, and it's a little farther than I would want to take the Stella without a rescue plan for when it broke down. __________________ Save the environment. STOP the developers. "You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" Ricky Nelson

12-01-2012, 01:59 PM	#15
redhandmoto Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: People's Democratic Republic of Tarsnakestan Oddometer: 515	Yeah...grubby street-fight run...next Spring, eh? Let's see...what class, what machine...? __________________ Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense.

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