Endurance Run By Medman1952 (Read 2,436 times)

[Medman1952]

I was asked to promote this run, It has changed since the first version of three laps around the Salton Sea. This year it will start in San Diego, travel East over the mountains and down into the Imperial Valley to my old home town of El Centro the head north and go around the Salton Sea and head back up and over the mountains to Escondido.

We are talking about a grueling run starting at near sea level going up over a 550 foot elevation then down into the desert two near 200 feet below sea level, then riding up over winding mountain roads back over the top and into the North County of San Diego.

If you have the time and the guts this would be a ride, 320 miles or more. You will go from beach to mountains along interstate 8, much of it has the old highway to ride on, I've been over all these roads as a kid. Would be a great ride for the brave. You would need a solid scooter to make it with the hill climbing on the way back over the mountains.

Third Annual Salton Sea T.T. 320-Mile Extreme Endurance Race Entry List
Revised: 28JUNE2014@18:45PDT
Racing Number: #000
Entries are now open at: www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org

Automatic/CV Scooter Classes:

50cc
70cc
100cc
125cc
150cc
175cc
1) #123 Alan Spears/Gilera “FXR” 175cc Runner
200cc
1) #264 Steve Bailey/Vespa 190cc*
2) #249 Kristina Bailey/Vespa 190cc*
250cc
1) #163 Stan Scott/Honda 250cc Helix
300cc
1) #126 Jeff Corsaro/Vespa 300*
2) #265 Michael Bailey/Vespa 300
350cc
400cc
1) #145 Linda Hurley/Yamaha 400cc*
2) #246 Lauren Knapp/Suzuki 400cc
500cc
600cc
1) #TBD Marta Woodfield/Honda 580cc*
Open (601cc+)

Vintage/Shifter Classes:

50cc
70cc
100cc
125cc
150cc
175cc
200cc
1) #251 Raven Fischer/Vespa P200cc*
2) #TBD Kevin Stram/Vespa 200cc*
250cc
Open (251cc+)

Sidecars:

Class I: 50cc to 250cc
Class II: 251cc to 500cc
Open (501cc+)

[LUKE]

[jct842]

It would really change my take on the morpheous should some one place riding one. No doubt the scooter could do it but it would take a super iron butt to sit on one that long!

How fast were you going in the video? Looks to be maybe 35 or 40.

[jvino]

Sorry to far away I would give it a shot if I was close to far away anyone who joins good luck on iron iron but award if you get in top ten.

[LUKE]

58mph ,,, riding in a couch, so relaxed!! morphouse can cross the US OF A easily,, , no sweat!!!!!








envy now?

[cyborg]

the king has spoken ,,,let us marvel at the wonder of the morphous,,,the fastest the most comfortable the quickest the best mpg the best suspension and brakes the most ridged chassis ,,the bestest long distance ride,,,easy peasy cross country,,,just tires and gas,,,man i sure did miss that one,,, too bad it got away,,,and the rest of the motor riding world too,,,the idiots,,,all the motojournalists missed it by a mile,,,those morons,,,,i still can't get over them stopping production,,,oh brother

[LUKE]

hahahha exactly,, , the only kind of persons who are worse than the "idiots" and "morons" are the people who spend $140,000 modifying cheap motorcycles, then sell them overseas, where one of his buyers complain of mechanical problems,,, oooooh thats what you call over-modification. its just so ironic that he can spend $140k on mods but he almost died haggle-ing on a beat up 2004 Vespa ET.. hahaha omg... cheapest breed of human there is , alive.....OH CYBORG! CYBORG!

then he post pictures of his so called "Motorcycle Mods" then i found out later that he just copy paste it from a european motorcycle forum based in england. gosh!!

for all we know cyborg is just a jobless dude gate crashing a library to use computer to sign up on this forum.. oh Lordy!!!

[cyborg]

yes my king,,,you are always correct in every way,,,no arguing with that sparkling intellect,,,you are the chosen one,,,,,,,,,,,,,my king

[cyborg]

You forgot hairless in your personal attack,,, it's so wonderful you have all this information about my personal and professional life ,,, you must have really great connections,,, and how did you know the Vespa was all beatup with 88 miles on it ,, you may have a career as a mystic,,,, just another reason why you must be king

[kz1000st]

1) Still waiting for a picture of the Morphous's odometer. Until then my $3000 Chinese fleet has more mileage than your $6000 scooter.

2) Still waiting for your list of qualifications to comment on things mechanical as per Rapid Jim (The Evil Drug Dealer. Isn't that what you called him?)

3) My spare bike in case of a total breakdown is a Honda Rebel, twice the machine of a Morphous at $3395 when I bought it. Go to the Honda Rebel forum and see how many will be used for thousand mile Tours this summer, not to mention Iron Butt rides.

4) Isn't it funny that no one has ever used a Morphous for the Cannonball Run across the Country? An SYM HD 200 won it four years ago and a 110cc Honda this year. Hmmmmmmm.

[cyborg]

anyways getting back to the completely hyjacked thread,,,once the stella is sorted out and broken in ,,,i'll be participating in runs,,,should be fun,,wish i could do this one,,,,looks to be a real good time

[kz1000st]

A big Amen on that. If they had scooter events like that here I'd be on it in a minute. The only scooter activity of note here is in NYC, 150 miles away. If I carried it in the Minivan, Rocket would be the ultimate weapon, but I'm not so inclined and I'm not so sure I could slip it by as a "Moped".

[deepcrk06]

My question - Luke, how do you call a Morpheus a scooter - it Maryland it would be classified as a Motorcycle -

"Motor Scooter" means a non-pedal vehicle that:
1.Has a seat for the operator.
2.Has 2 wheels, of which one is 10 inches or more in diameter;
3.Has a step through chassis;
4.Has a motor, (i) With a rating of 2.7 brake horsepower or less; or (ii) If the motor is an internal combustion engine, with a capacity of 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement or less; and
5.Is equipped with an automatic transmission. "Motor Scooter" does not include a vehicle that has been manufactured for off road use, including a motorcycle and all terrain vehicles.

Note: For special or unusual circumstances, the work can be processed at any full service MVA office.

Motor scooters that are built for road use and have greater horsepower and cc's may be titled and registered as a motorcycle. Note: A person may not operate a motorcycle that has a rating of 1.5 brake horsepower or less or a capacity of less than 70 cubic centimeters piston displacement, on a roadway where the posted maximum speed is more than 50 miles per hour, or on an expressway or other controlled access highway.

[kz1000st]

58mph ,,, riding in a couch, so relaxed!! morphouse can cross the US OF A easily,, , no sweat!!!!!


Wait a minute! I remember this trip. This was the 210 mile trip that he said caused him so much pain he bought a trailer because he would never do it again.

It can cross country alright.....on a trailer. Or if he ships it.

[cyborg]

easy peasy baby,,,