Quite capable of getting through the city and around town with ease, the Piaggio MP3 500 is a maxi-scooter that is designed for hitting the highways and touring longer distances outside of the city. Its power and ease of use make for a very entertaining ride, perfect for our two adventure- seekers to travel on across the country.
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First bitten by the motorcycling bug as a six-year-old watching his neighbor repair and ride his classic Indian, Buddy, as he prefers to be called, since fueled his passion for two-wheeled adventure by motorcycling everywhere from sprawling Tunisian deserts to the towering peaks of the Himalayas.
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As a 72-year-old, semi-retired business leader and a poster boy for adventure travel, Bob Chase’s passion for seeing the world by motorcycle has kept his heart pounding for 35 years. The list of places he has ridden reads like the itinerary of an international diplomat, from the sweltering deserts of North Africa to the highlands of Scotland.
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The riders set out on their 3-wheeled cross-country adventure traversing the entire distance of the Lincoln Highway, beginning at it's Western Terminus.
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Buddy and Bob traverse the eastern half of the Golden State along the route of the Lincoln Highway/Historic US 40.
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The boys go for a jaunt on the Loneliest Road in America and manage to feel welcome.
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Across the Nevada desert on the loneliest road in America.
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Across the last portion of Nevada and the Bonneville Salt Flats, Buddy and Bob head for Orem outside of Salt Lake City.
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Buddy and Bob trek north out of Orem toward the Lincoln Highway Association Conference in Evanston, WY.
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Buddy and Bob explore Evanston, Wyoming during the Lincoln Highway Association Conference
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Our intrepid three-wheeled adventurers meander across Wyoming.
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The gents get out and sniff that ol' Lincoln Highway dust.
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The boys enjoy more of Wyoming's great bounty and head for Colorado.
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The boys grab a relaxing day off at the local Piaggio dealer and see the sights in Ft. Fun!
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Buddy and Bob motor to the Mile-High City.
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The gents head for America's heartland, but stop short of the Nebraska border.
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Our gallant horsemen motor out across the plains on their continuing quest for Honest Abe's Motorway.
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The boys motor across Nebraska. So far, the Bruce Springsteen joke count is zero.
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Marlin Perkins was nowhere to be seen in this stretch of the Nebraska wilderness.
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Our motorized majordomos break Nebraska's chains and head into Iowa.
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Wherein Buddy sees corn as high as an elephant's eye and sings songs from "Oklahoma!" to himself, despite the fact that he's in Iowa.
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The boys traverse Iowa, resist the urge to convert MP3s to run on ethanol.
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Our two-fisted chroniclers of Abe's road find all manner of treasure in the Hawkeye State.
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Three-wheeled motoring's men of discovery encounter DeKalb and sip from the goblet of ephemeral fame.
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Buddy and Bob search for lobster and egg whites in Lincoln's Land.
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Wherein most of Indiana brings out the melancholic in our boys. Goshen restores hope.
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The men leave Lincoln's Boyhood Home and venture off to the Birthplace of Aviation, and er, um, Devo.
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The gents journey to East Liverpool only to find hide nor hair of Pete Best or Stu Sutcliffe — to say nothing of John, Paul, George or even ol' Ringo.
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Western Pennsylvania beckons to our steel-seeking soldiers of the highway.
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Buddy and Bob meet the press and jaunt through the western portion of Penn's Woods.
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Four-score and seven years ago, Buddy and Bob weren't even born.
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Our three-wheeled Argonauts nearly run out of gas at Gettysburg and meet a fellow MP3 traveler.
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Buddy and Bob get to know Philly and turn the world on with a smile. Brotherly love is all around them. They're going to make it after all.
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The boys trade keystones for gardens and come within spitting distance of the Hudson.
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Buddy and Bob cruise through the Holland Tunnel and find out that the lights on Broadway are indeed rather bright.
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