Wan - The Crazy Beer Drinking Honda Ruckus Man

I don't know how I missed this, but a year ago a Korean man named Wan undertook an amazing adventure. It's an adventure that only could come from a foreigner with a big dream to cross America on a Honda Ruckus. A Ruckus is a tiny 50cc heavy duty scooter. It's basically a trail bike.

Now anybody could do this, there's nothing original about taking off across the country. It's been done so many times in so many different ways that it's difficult to come up with your own spin on the trip. Wan's story is different. He saved his meager earnings working at a restaurant to fund the trip and he was watching every penny. He did not have a choice, if he wanted to do this trip, it was of the utmost importance to be thrifty. He also had to overcome language barriers, culture shock, and scooter inexperience. Many times this left him depending on the charity of total strangers and relying on his people skills to pull things off.

He logged this trip on totalruckus.com and the members there just took off with his story. They communicate with him, assist with him, and most importantly, they party with him. Wan turns out to be a beer hound of sorts and when combined with is very likable personality and sense for adventure, the United States becomes his never-ending home away from home. This vagabond rarely wants for anything. With the help of the Internet, most of his needs are met and exceeded wherever he goes.

Due to the slow speed of the scooter and his thrift in finding accommodations, he is constantly being scrutinized by law enforcement. The end of every meeting with them results in a photo with the officers and no fines or punishment. Most of the time, they assist him with information he needs for better local accommodations. He even makes friends with Texas law enforcement, which I know from experience, is very difficult to do.

This is a rare must-read forum. I could see a movie being made about this guy at some point. I can get a little boring at time with the usual forum-style language from other members, but it's well worth the time. It's the first time I've ever felt the need to review a forum of all things.

Here's the link, - http://totalruckus.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php - enjoy!