The man's name is Giorgio Bettinelli, an Italian fellow who has done an rtw on a PX200e. I think something like 160.000 miles.
He is currently doing ALL countries in the world and plan to use 4 years.
He wrote a book, but unless you read Italian...
http://www.feltrinelli.it/foreign_ri...volume=1741921 He also has a fan page, and agian, unless you read Italian...
http://www.giorgiobettinellifansclub.it/ I've tried to find some info on him, but it is difficult.
Some other interesting facts about the Vespa. In 1986 A french fellow actually managed to place in the Paris Dakar rally on a px200e. As this was before the internet, little info is available. Here is a link to another fellow attemping the same thing
http://www.dakardantan.com/paris-dakar-1980-photo.html
My wife and I will be riding two Vespa px 200 e from Cape town to Nairobi in June/July 2006.
Another interesting site to look at is this site, two Germans riding on two PX 200 e from Hamburg to Cape Town.
http://www.schiebenimsand.de/
If you are interested in this sort of stuff, keep in touch.
[This message has been edited by Wheelie (edited 07 March 2006).]