WingCast Ep. 23: Emilio Scotto - The Longest Motorcycle Ride

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In this episode, Rick speaks with Emilio Scotto. They discuss how he ended up doing the world's longest motorcycle trip on his 1980 Goldwing GL1100 named "Black Princess". He has held the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest motorcycle ride since 1997! Emilio is also an adventurer, writer of multiple books and speaker when he's not busy taking people around the world on one of his famous motorcycle tours. They also discuss a host of other topics. Hope you enjoy this chat!
After his talk with Emilio, Rick calls his Uncle for another segment of, AYYY! with Uncle Frank, where Rick surprise calls his 90-something year old Italian Uncle just to see what he's up to at the moment. Uncle Frank is a very important person in Rick's life, as he was responsible for getting Rick his very first motorcycle when he was a kid. He's always a good time and will have you laughing by the end for sure. We hope you enjoy this episode.
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In 1985, Emilio Scotto - Argentinian motorcyclist, photojournalist and writer - quit his job working for Pfizer and embarked on an epic adventure most of us only dream of. Reminiscent of a Tolkien novel, his expedition took him to 280+ countries, covering 500,000+ miles (800,000+ km). Imagine the maintenance required for such an undertaking! How many gallons of oil? Or how many tires? Or batteries? Or seats?
300+ gallons of oil. 86 tires. 12 batteries. 9 seats.
Not to mention one replaced engine and 12,500 gallons of gas consumed.
And 10 years of riding! That's right, a 10 year road trip!
His trek started quietly enough. He didn't make it a whole thing. He simply got on his Wing and left. Well, there was plenty of planning beforehand, I'm sure, but he didn't take out an ad in the paper or call his local news station. His GL1100, affectionately dubbed "Black Princess," carried him from his home country through much of South America, North America, Africa, Asia and beyond.
As he continued his adventure, his notoriety grew and he received donations or sponsorships from friends, unknown benefactors, corporations and dictators alike. He met with the Pope at the Vatican and even met his eventual wife along the way.
But it wasn't all sunshine and smiles. He rode through Nicaragua during its civil war in 1985. He was arrested multiple times in Africa as a suspected spy and once because they thought his passport was a fake. He even had to hide in a diplomatic compound in one country until he could find safe passage. Along the way, Scotto was robbed, shot at, and caught in the middle of an earthquake, 2 tornados and 4 hurricanes.
(Checks notes..."Yep, 7 natural disasters...hard to believe but okay. Terribly bad luck I guess.").
And he nearly died of Malaria.
In the end, however, he took his childhood dream and made it his reality. What began as a nine-year-old declaring, "Tomorrow, I'll go around the world," developed into a young man discovering an alluring motorcycle and taking its motto to heart: "The world is yours, on two wheels." If only we could be so lucky!
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