Vespa through Africa

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A friend of mine, currently riding in Africa on his BMW dakar, has inspired me to get onto the saddle for some serious adventuring. I have not decided on the type of ride or where to go, but I think riding Africa on a Vespa would be radical (people have riden around the world on Vespas before, so I know it can be done).

I'd like to ride from Cape Town and up east. Unfortunatley I don't have the opportunity (or guts) to leave home for extended periods of time.
My plan is therefore to do Africa one piece at a time. Most likely I will only be able to do it in 3-4 week intervals, sometimes longer.

Though a lot of people would have opinions against not taking ones time, I would be going pretty fast. However, I don't know what FAST is in Africa.

So here are my questions. How far would I likely travel in a day (6-10 hours). What speeds would I likely average? Which delays would i likely encounter (how severe?).

Other questions: How long would it take to travel from Cape Town to Mombasa? How long would it take to travel From Cape Town to Dar es Salaam? Anybody know the distances on these routes?

The Vespa I would be riding would have 10" wheels and be able to do 110 km/h on good roads. On poor roads I have no idea as I have never taken it on anything but paved roads. Purchasing a motorcycle ideal for this trip is an option, but if the challenge is not to great, I'd really like to do it on a Vespa. As a matter of fact, I'd like to go around the world bit by bit on a Vespa.

So why the Vespa? I ride both motorcycles and scooters, and believe it or not, in my opinion, the scooter is in many instances a superior to motorcycles. While you on a motorcycle have to use a bit of muscle to handle it, with scooters telepathy will do. In congested traffic, I will in lane splitting outrun allmost any motorcycle. The protection of the leg shield combined with a wind shield, in addition to a comfortable sitting position where one can shift around, makes for a very comfortable ride. And slow speeds is not exactly a down side when you want to take in the scenery. The negative aspects is power, small wheels, poor shock absorption and no cred amongst other two wheelers. Also, it is cheap and road side repairs are a brease. Allmost anything can be fixed with the most basic of tools. It can take serious abuse and just keep on running and will run on crocodiles blood if it had to (well this I'm not sure about). But, most of all, it is one of our most important cultural heritages and deserves to be treated as such. Also, I think it would give my adventure a bit of spice. Lastly, people are not going to try to hustle me as they'll think I'm dead broke :d

Any opinions on any of these matters are appreciated. I am a newbie here and I am only in my preliminary research stages. I have however wanted to do something like this for many years... So, I hope you guys will not my newbie foolishness make a lasting impression. I'm sure you guys will straighten me out eventually.