Those who enjoy this sort of tale may also want to have a look at "Two-Up" By Scooter to Australia which chronicles Michael and Nita Marriott's intrepid 1956 ride from the U.K. to Australia on a 150cc NSU Prima scooter. NSU built Lambretta near copies under licence during the 1950s.
The book has been serialized online and can be found at blogs.internetscooter.com/marriott/
I owned an NSU Prima as a teenager and dreamed of hitting the road. 90 miles out of town was as far as I managed to get in 1964 but the sense of that micro adventure was exhilarating none the less. More power to all who go further.
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