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    Good Morning Vampires,

    I am here to tell you an incredible story. Meet Zach (lilbuddy) Lee and Graham (el presidente) French. These 2 youngsters are attempting something some people would call stupid, but most call it awesome. They have been riding their mopeds, yes that’s right mopeds, not motorcycles or dirt-bikes but mopeds all through South America. They left on January 5th and have already made it to Peru. Their goal is to make it all the way to Tierra Del Feugo, the southern most tip of Chile.

    So far the have been robbed, arrested, stranded, arrested, blown 4 piston rings, arrested, gone though 3 clutches (one made of coconut husk I’m not kidding), had their frames re-welded countless times, and through all this they still ride into the night. At this point their bikes are more jb-weld than metal. Their exhaust stingers are coke cans, their frames are made of rusted iron, they are living off bread and mangos and they still have shit eating grins on their faces.

    Let me give you a little history about how this journey came about. Graham and Lee are part of a moped gang in San Francisco called, The Creatures of the Loin http://www.creaturesoftheloin.com. The Creatures are a branch of a national organization called The Moped Army (http://www.mopedarmy.com). This is a website that connects all the branches throughout the country. The Moped Army holds rally’s every year in different cities and hundreds of mopeds swarm to wrench on their bikes, get drunk and spread the 100+MPG love.

    So why mopeds? They are cheap, you can work on them with a 10$ tool kit, they get over 100MPG, they have very very lax registration laws (some states don’t even require licenses), you can park them anywhere and oh yeah, they are shit tons of fun to ride. Graham and Lee are HEROS of the moped community. They are breaking the world record for the longest moped trip in history. Right now the record is 11,500 miles and was done in Canada and Alaska (http://wmuma.com/moped78/index.html).

    Our boys are going to break that record. We wont know the total mileage until they finish but we are expecting around 15,000 miles. On a frikkin moped. Right now they are in Peru. They are 1 country away from the home stretch but they have spent a lot more money than they expected and do not have enough to come back, just enough to make it there.

    So basically this post is asking for a little help. Just a dollar or 2 makes the world of difference. Be a part of history and help us bring these crazy mofos home. The goal is to fly them back to America, they will hop on their bikes and ride to Kalamazoo, Michigan which is where the biggest moped rally is held. Last year there were 150 mopeders!

    So we set up a paypal drive for these guys. Feel free to post this on other message boards and websites where you think it would get a positive response. Even if only one person from that site donates 5$ it will make a difference. Check out the links below to read about their journey and check out some of the crazy pics.
    Please send donations to this email..
    bringhomeleeandgraham@yahoo.com

    Thanks,
    The Creatures Of The Loin

    http://www.creaturesoftheloin.com/
    http://www.mopedarmy.com/
    http://creaturesoftheloincountersubv....blogspot.com/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/creatur...7594078245390/



    Map showing end point


    Pic of Graham and Lee with bikes loaded

  • #2
    Re: 15,000 miles on 50cc's.

    I hope they make it!.
    Die trying,trying to Die.

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    • #3
      Re: 15,000 miles on 50cc's.

      Trust fund babies asking for handouts from total strangers - nice!

      Whatever happened to paying your own way by chugging some good old fashioned south of the border cock, eh? ???

      ...sheesh.....damn creatures.

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      • #4
        Re: 15,000 miles on 50cc's.

        Do you know these guys? What's the story?....
        Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

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        • #5
          Re: 15,000 miles on 50cc's.

          Originally posted by luckygirl
          Do you know these guys? What's the story?....
          Got a couple of hours on your hands? :P

          There was a train-wreck of a thread on BARF about these folks a couple of months ago:

          mopeds the annoyance

          And there is a carbon copy of this post on BARF asking for money too:

          15,000 miles trip on 50cc's. Stuck in Peru!

          Enjoy.

          Personally, I hope these kids get back safely, but the whole trip sounds like a royal clusterfuck. They're up shit creek and now they're spamming motorcycle boards asking for a paddle.

          "Far be it from me to question your stupid civilization or its dumb customs."—Philip J. Fry

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