Vesparicana - Probably the toughest trip on a Vespa ever made!

This is the very impressive story of Alexander Eischeid's trip from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego on a Vespa PX125! In 22 months he travelled 71,000km, visited 19 countries, broke eight pistons, two cylinders and three brake drums.
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[@markwalters1584]

Thank you for the English subtitles. Few people tend to do this. It really helps.

[@scooterfilm]

Cheers. It is a lot of work. But this way more people can watch the film.

[@pascalkargut3237]

Done need it

[@ianbenson4790]

@@scooterfilm0m

[@greybeard5774]

@@scooterfilm - Yeah, I guess I haven't watched this video without subtitles because youtube's auto translation is just a joke at times .. thumbs up for great work :)) 👍

[@ΣταύροςΑιγινιτης]

Δεύτερο άτομο θα σε έβγαζε;

[@geraldscott4302]

This guy is crazy. I don't mean that in an offensive way, but I would never have attempted what he did. I have been riding motorcycles all over the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for 45 years. The only U.S. state I have not been to is Hawaii. Well over a million miles. In 2002 I rode from Phoenix, AZ USA to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay) AK and back on a 1998 Kawasaki KLR650. I made it, but had a lot of problems. Lots of flat tires, bad gas, passing trucks threw gravel at me, breaking my headlight, turn signals, and a couple of helmet face shields. But the biggest problem was the mud. Most people think of mud as being brown. The Mud on the Dalton Highway is gray. That is because it is part dirt, and part calcium chloride (basically salt) They put that on the roads to help with traction for big trucks and equipment. But it is very bad for motorcycles. When it dries it is like concrete. Even a high pressure car wash will not get it off. And it got into my radiator. I wound up having to order a new radiator, and rig up a way to help protect it from this stuff. It was a 9,000 mile trip that took almost 2 months. By the time I got back the motorcycle was all but destroyed. Despite my attempts to wash the salt off, the bike was badly rusted and corroded. I never did get it clean. That gray mud was so hard you had to remove it with a chisel. I decided after a while it was not worth keeping and spending money on, so I sold it cheap. I can't imagine making that trip, let alone all the way to Tierra del Fuego on a Vespa. I own a 1979 Vespa P200E. The engine was built by a local vintage Vespa shop with some reliability upgrades. I belong to a local vintage Vespa club. A couple of the members own the shop. We go for 100-200 mile rides, and even then some of the Vespas break down. Mine never has, but I went to the trouble of having it built right. I am an auto mechanic, and have done a lot of work on motorcycles, including the Vespa, but am not that familiar with the Vespa engine, which is why I had it done by experts/enthusiasts. I love riding it, but I would never consider a long distance trip on it, even within the U.S. I did see that video ScooterWest did on this guy. I just found this video. I get a lot of parts from Scooterwest, but their main focus is modern Vespas with EFI, something I have no interest in. At 2 months away from being 63, and with severe arthritis and bad joints, my long distance riding days are over. Like this guy, I never had a video camera on my rides. All I have are pictures, most of them taken with a film camera, my diaries, and some mementos I picked up along the way on various trips. I have a lot of respect for this guy, and wish him the best of luck on any future trips. But I still think he is crazy.

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks for your long and interesting comment. I bet you have loads of great stories to tell from your bike trips as well.

[@paulmorris3613]

Wow .thank you so much for that and your subtitles.One of the great adventures we would all love to do but life gets in the way.Thank you for sharing some of you journey. Even at 72 i would so love to go but its life.

[@ohwell2790]

Paul Morris: Even a short trip can be a adventure, just go. Most of my scooter ( 1997 Honda CN 250 Helix ) are short one or two days. Have fun and you really do meet the best people on a scooter.

[@john-plumber-y9y]

Hab das Buch gelesen. Respekt !!!

[@joejoe2928]

* "*MOST IMPORTANT PODCAST YOU WILL EVER WATCH BELOW .23 MINUTES IN HELL BY BILL WIESS SUPERNATURAL NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE...

[@glennh2965]

A little tip I have found. If you ever find it hard to find 2 stroke oil. Look for Chainsaw shops, they are all still 2strokes!

[@041e71]

actually some people only use chainsaw oil in their vespas since chainsaws usually rev higher and thus need better quality oil. so it is not even an emergency solution but can be used without problems. it might be a bit pricier though

[@simonsays9078]

Das ist absolut krass. Respekt an dich. Unfassbar das alles mit der Vespa

[@Oscaritoviajero]

GIORGIO BETTINELLI……..px 125 ………1994…….Alaska-Tierra del Fuego…….no smartphones……no internet …..probably he is only the one of many others…….

[@impiantan2617]

From Beijing to Tasmania via Asia continent , Indonesia then Australia. Danke.

[@greybeard5774]

What can I say .. Alexander is one hell of a tough guy .. a man from that era where ships were made of wood and men made of iron .. just wow!!

[@scooterfilm]

I agree. Thanks for your comment

[@greybeard5774]

@@scooterfilm- Thanks for the subtitles .. YT automatic translation can be just a joke sometimes .. this one was really good :))

[@scooterfilm]

Cheers!

[@urss.1070]

Was für ein Wahnsinnstrip! Sehr cool!

[@johnbeaney1237]

Fantastic! Have always been keenly interested in these kinds of of trips. Takes guts and a certain zest for life to actually do it! I salute you mate!

[@annashealthylifeeverything8583]

and a motorcycle license 🤔

[@buddyman8208]

Die Vespa 🛵 ist das geilste überhaupt ❤️ Ich hab selber ne alte px 200 und gestern hab ich auch ne neue 300 notte gekauft, aber es geht trotzdem nichts über die alten 2 takter 😍🛵

[@scooterfilm]

Da hat du Recht. Danke für den Kommentar!

[@Joku_vestory]

Good luck

[@mazunte5930]

TOP!

[@klaus3968]

toller Bericht, Respekt was du geschafft hast.Alles Gute für weitere Reisen. Bleib gesund , ein erfolgreiches 2023 🤠🛵

[@RUYMANSINAPSIS]

How did you get that vespa from "Correos", Spain??? lol

[@devonshire56]

I just can't imagine doing so much travel on a Vespa but good on you for doing it for us.

[@j.d.r.5491]

Nice video, those Vespas are very rugged machines! Guys, it is COLOMBIA 🇨🇴, not Columbia (with a "u" is the capital of the state of South Carolina in the U.S.🇺🇸)

[@scooterfilm]

Right. Sorry about that. Thanks for the comment.

[@Giuseppe80271]

Wow, that's impressive

[@eduardoarboleda6859]

Awesome trip! Greetings from Vespa Club Latitud Cero, from Quito-Ecuador . One of our members Raul "Ruso" Ricaurte just finished the same adventure from Quito to Ushuaia to Alaska and back to Quito in a 1987 vespa Px 150

[@scooterfilm]

Wow. Respect! Thanks for your comment.

[@adelso901]

You should read about Giorgio Bettinelli, called "Mr Vespa"; he covered 144.000 km from Alaska to Tasmania on a single trip riding a Vespa. He totalized 254.000km during his life =)

[@annashealthylifeeverything8583]

what kind of vespa?

[@Oscaritoviajero]

@@annashealthylifeeverything8583 vespa px 125

[@thiagostahlke9435]

In Brazil by law the concentration of ethanol in gasoline is fixed: 27,5% (not 70% as stated). Prices in gas stations are free, but base price in refinery is set by the government through its state refinary company Petrobras. It was this way by the time of that trip. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu seinem Abenteuer!

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks for the insights.

[@fenrirauffahrt272]

Top Aktion und tolle Geschichte! Absoluter Respekt!

[@pedropeladoni5477]

Ja ja vespa und bmw ?

[@闫骏-i8u]

Welcome to Tibet, China

[@blechgefaehrten]

Fernweh!!!

[@scooterfilm]

Da sagst du was...

[@szerszenwtrasie7856]

Beautiful ride! Greetings from Poland!

[@sixbeersafter1]

freu mich schon auf den 13.11.2022 in Erlangen

[@mrbob9556]

Congratulation on you trip and thank you for taking your time to be a world ambassador. I am sure your carried the message of unity and friendship to the world. thanks!

[@franzzechmeister6876]

Sehr schöne Tour 🙂

[@romaniaazi]

Respect for this guy!

[@jessman1004]

Aaaaaaalter, sehr sehr geil!!

[@bryanbaxter6970]

Amazing journey, just amazing sleeping in bear country,in Canada.

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks for your comment. As long as you don’t keep food insight your tent it is not that dangerous.

[@spinningbacksidekick]

I hope his book is translated into English one day.

[@fridakahlua6674]

Great interview! i learned everything i need to know. Thank you to both of you. I feel exhausted just by listening. Hhahahhahah but good job!

[@scooterfilm]

Thank you!

[@adikurniawan5053]

Come Indonesian brother😁

[@PeterPete]

Pity you did it on your own!!

[@horstd.engart9362]

Mich interessiert auch , wie man so eine lange Reise finanziert. Wie hattest du das gemacht ?

[@davidgoumy5548]

Awesome mate !!

[@prototype615h]

This.guy.is.effin.badass.

[@Profitaenzer]

Mega geil. Mein Problem wäre nicht ob die Vespa zusammen bricht, sondern dass sie einen für 5 EUR umlegen.

[@scooterfilm]

Danke für den Kommentar. Ich glaube tatsächlich, dass im Großen und Ganzen die Menschen eher hilfsbereit sind als gefährlich. Man darf sich von Angst nicht die Freiheit nehmen lassen.

[@LuisMonteiro-le9jd]

Hi, from Portugal. I loved your adventure and like to know what is the name of your book travel. I'd like to buy it. Congrats

[@scooterfilm]

Hi. The title of the book is „Vesparicana“. But I believe it is only available in German language. On Amazon.

[@LuisMonteiro-le9jd]

@@scooterfilm that´s right. Only in German :(

[@martinmasselink6788]

respect....gaaanz geile nummer

[@klaasomega1]

Look on ..KZbin.Peugeot Django Heritage compleet met sierbeugels en sissybar,gefilmd door Joop Visser.

[@Pez3477]

Respekt Alexander

[@ricopavoni9717]

Wow! 👍🏽

[@hatibersayap9693]

respect

[@divine.defined.sthetics9876]

One man one task, Great !

[@alexanderrendalo4691]

Cooler Typ hab ihn auf der Intermot 2018 kennengelernt "mega" mach weiter so (Kommen auch aus Köln und bin gerade dabei mor eine PX an zu lachen vielleicht macht mal eine kleine Tour zusammen)

[@gerdh.2024]

Chapeau !!

[@VespaTobi78]

Tolle Reise. Mit meiner Spanierin bin ich gerade auf dem Weg nach Gibraltar.

[@scooterfilm]

Hört sich spannend an. Kann man deine Reise verfolgen? Hast du einen Blog?

[@oliverfuchs4357]

Ist schon brutal das die nachfolgende et2 mit dr evo sogar noch stärker ist.Aber hauptsache es läuft 80 ,dann kommst du überall sicher an

[@thebikegeekandmore2448]

Darf ich Dich Fragen wie viele KM Du Tagtäglich mit Deiner Vespa hinterlegst hast?

[@scooterfilm]

Hallo, ich kann die Frage nicht beantworten, weil ich nur das Interview geführt habe. Es war aber wohl ziemlich unterschiedlich, da die Reise nicht total durchgeplant war. Im Durchschnitt waren es jedenfalls 100 pro Tag.

[@nelsont9650]

ganda maluco

[@VespaPXTeknik]

Hello from Turkey, vespa is a great motorcycle to make everyone's dreams come true. Success :)

[@scooterfilm]

Greetings from Germany! Thanks for your comment.

[@juanquizeppelin]

bravo! thats enjoying life

[@junopete8444]

What an amazing trip! My hat is off to you. Did many of the cables break during the trip? Gear, clutch, throttle etc?

[@max-leoehrgang4518]

Interessantes Buch ! Bei den Vespa Days in Celle gekauft und den Roller angesehen

[@djcammack]

Those German scooterists are nuts.

[@scooterfilm]

Thank you!

[@macaocan]

Hi mate, well done, great travel, I’m planning to do that.. If interested i some vespa travel history, it starts in 1964, with Roberto Patrignani, when he made Milan-Tokio, and at that time was much harder to pass all the eastern countries, Russia, India, Cine etc.. Bu the best vespa traveller was Giorgio Betttinelli, he made the same travel as your, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, in 1995, and Roma-Saigon in 1992, and many other vespa travels, for more that a total of 350.000 km around the world. One of the first (if not the first) motorcycle long way travellers war Carlo Guzzi (Moto Guzzi founder), to test the first complete elastic frame in the motorcycle history, that he realized il 1927. In 1928 he made a trip from Mandello del Lario to Capo Nord with his Moto Guzzi GT 500 Norge, more that 12000km (two ways), with the inexistent roads for that time.. And may others in more recent times from all the countries of the world...

[@scooterfilm]

Hi, thanks for the interesting info.

[@baybora0001]

Weltklasse!!! Respekt

[@william38022]

Pretty cool 😎

[@veenukitchen]

Hi nice video let's be connect permanently thanks 👍👍

[@kawasakiman8965]

Fascinating journey you’ve had all the best from Stranraer Scotland

[@davidchereneimmel8820]

Cool video!! But the big question how did you finance the trip? Just saved and then went? Or...

[@scooterfilm]

Yes, Alex saved for the trip and went.

[@jamespeiris1714]

Amazing, true bravery.

[@MrTempelball]

Haaaaammer geile Aktion

[@Ht01312]

Es una vespa española del servicio postal de Correos...

[@affandalyan1567]

👍🏼 super erlebnis, habe lust mit mein px 200

[@gibson4ever28]

Wow, hammer Typ! :D

[@Toipno]

Dank!

[@Sapandry]

Wow thats awesome....

[@mjt106]

Mega top 👌

[@richardwhiting299]

This man is a dam Hero.. Folloing his dreams. I have the utmost respect.

[@scooterfilm]

I agree! Thanks for your comment.

[@wolfgangschedel7642]

Hallo wollte wissen wie dein Buch heißt das video fand ich super bewundere deinen Mut. Nur weiter so und bleib gesund. LG Wolfgang aus Mödling

[@scooterfilm]

Hallo, das Buch heißt Vesparicana. Den Link findest du in der Videobeschreibung.

[@schrauberermel1758]

Super video 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 super Reise 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. Bin mit meine Honda Spacy 125 letzes Jahr von Deutschland nach Portugal gefahren 2800 Km in 3 Tage.

[@scooterfilm]

Respekt! Schön, dass Dir das Video gefallen hat.

[@BuilditRideit]

wow, I am so much going to do that Update: 17/09/2019: I bought tubeless rims for my scooter.

[@OttomanZC]

Did you do the trip yet??

[@krachenford9594]

Tolle Sache! Hat er auch selbst erkannt.

[@joseeudesbarrospinto7878]

👍🤜😎☠🇧🇷

[@patmurphy389]

danke!...haben zi einer book in english?...very interesting!...vas est der namen di book?...sounds like you got to know the vespa well!!! thank you for posting this video!....danke fur der video!

[@scooterfilm]

So far there is no english version of the book on the market. The title is Vesparicana.

[@patmurphy389]

ok, danke!

[@peterheunz9391]

Traum eines jeden mannes..

[@scooterfilm]

Ja. Respekt für jeden, der sowas durchzieht.

[@thenazgul3669]

Very nice story! cool guy.

[@rkstew]

please write a book and have it translated into english!

[@scooterfilm]

Alex has written a book. Unfortunately, so far there is no English version, yet.

[@petrofilmeurope]

Impressive - great work, thank you.

[@user-cm1ct9lc3q]

How?🤯🤯

[@Waldmichel1967]

Schade keine Helmkamera.......

[@scooterfilm]

Stimmt, wäre schön gewesen ein paar Originalaufnahmen zu haben. Ich finde, es ist aber auch so eine spannende Geschichte.

[@ThePeteBkk]

Inspirational!

[@scooterfilm]

It is! Thanks for the comment.

[@bongiovanniantony70]

Bravo 👍🏼

[@kevinell6605]

Wow ...such an achievement, must have a look for the book too

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks for the comment. I don't think there is an english version out unfortunately.

[@kevinell6605]

@@scooterfilm not a problem mate ...epic journey, total respect amigo

[@ridhadababi358]

Excellent video...

[@scooterfilm]

Thank you!

[@ishmalik1985]

Love from India🇮🇳

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks!!!

[@ScooterwolfsMotovlog]

Great interview and an even greater story. Is his book available in English?

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks. Unfortunately the book is not available in English.

[@ScooterwolfsMotovlog]

Guess I have to hope that'll change one day.

[@mula2264]

Original Zylinder?

[@scooterfilm]

Ja, waren es. 2 Zylinder und 8 Kolben sind bei der Tour draufgegangen.

[@mula2264]

@@scooterfilm Hammer! und das alles mit der gleichen Kurbelwelle?

[@feliper6017]

Is "Santiago" not "Sank Diago" de Chile, ajajjaja. Saludos!

[@scooterfilm]

Yes, sorry, I misspelled that.

[@newhuskytwenty]

Me gustaría oír tu acento hablando alemán.

[@الخيرولافضل]

👄👍🇬🇧

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks

[@schrauberermel1758]

Ich werde versuchen es nach zu machen mit Honda Spacy 125 . Gruß Ermelindo.

[@scooterfilm]

Sehr cool. Viel Glück.

[@schrauberermel1758]

scooterfilm danke.

[@svenlima]

Wenn Du es mit dem Fahrrad schaffst, hast Du meinen Respekt. Korrektur: Mit dem Fahrrad hast Du meine Bewunderung; mit dem Motorrad immerhin noch meinen Respekt.

[@trevorzzealley2670]

Great video , come to Australia .

[@scooterfilm]

Thanks for the comment. How about the scooter scene in Australia? Is there any?

[@trevorzzealley2670]

@@scooterfilm Oh yeah ,we do have lots of scooters here , all born in overseas countries such as Europe & Asia . That said we love to see world travelers . I remember as a young man 45 years ago while working on a remote highway , myself & my wife were away from camp collecting water near the WA/ SA border when we came across a wiry fit young man . He was alone & running around the world . He told us that he`d run through Iran & Afghanistan on his way , and our road ( The old Eyre Hwy ) was the worst he`d come across any where in the world . He shared his story with us & I gave him my only beer which he gratefully drank there & then . If you do come to Australia be sure to get in touch with me . And as I`ve spent much of my life living half feral in the outback I can pass on valuable Knowledge .

[@borderlands6606]

Excellent

[@scooterfilm]

Thank you!

[@lewtoncole]

Awesome!

[@scooterfilm]

glad you like it.