Cannonball: In the beginning
If, at some point in time, someone were to ask you, “what’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done in your life”, how would you answer that question? Of the enumerable responses; dating some person,...
View ArticleCannonball: the Picture Thread
As a note – all Scooter Cannonball pictures taken by myself will somehow end up on Flickr at, Oz’s Amazing Flickr Stream For Cannonball Goodness. Please enjoy muchly. ~oz
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Cannonball: me and aaron, packing it up
me and aaron, packing it up, originally uploaded by oz_lang. Aaron and I visited with Maroy to drop off our bikes and pack up. Maroy will be taking them to Vancouver via truck, and we’ll meet up on...
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Cannonball: all loaded up
DSC_0301, originally uploaded by oz_lang. Maroy’s MP3, Aaron’s C3, and my Ruckus all ready to go.
View ArticleCannonball: what we did to prep
Some people have asked us, what sort of bike prep is involved in creating a Cannonball-ready 50 cc scoot. Aside from significant amounts of insanity, a lot of thought and energy went into insuring...
View ArticleCannonball: the day before
So we’re here, sitting in the hotel room frantically deciding what goes on the bikes and what stays on the truck. It’s grueling: weight is our enemy, and storage is at a premium. Things that seem to...
View ArticleCannonball: it was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?
One of the many things that goes into Cannonball planning is the booking of hotels. That might not be totally obvious at first, but remember, Cannonball is set up into stages that have a distinct...
View ArticleCannonball: words – there are none
Except there are, and I’ll share a few, given Aaron and I have been on the road for some 15 hours today. Firstly, hills: shameful. Truly shameful. I am shocked to discover that Aaron’s C3 really is...
View ArticleCannonball: what goes around…
Aaron had opined, while we dined at the end of Day 2, that “just [I] wait until we hit wide open road”, where Aaron’s bike excels. Of course, yesterday involved the tail end of Montana, and the...
View ArticleCannonball: would you believe?
It’s done. And the last few days we haven’t had any time to update. Passports were lost. Bikes broke down. Heinous terrain was traversed. In the end, we made it, though, under our own power, and...
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