Scooter Diaries

I have a restless heart, a poets soul, an insatiable desire and a wanderers spirit.

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Songs For A Long Drive

Posted by Christopher Burks on Monday, May 11, 2009, In : Pretrip 
I have compiled a short list of songs that will be played on repeat multiple times on my trip.  These songs will keep me company and keep me going down the road. These are some of my favorite bands so you might here me screaming along to them as I go down the road.

Drive. by The Gaslight Anthem
Bring It Home. by Kaline
Carry On. by Common Rider
Society. by Eddie Vedder
Walking Is Still Honest. by Against Me!
Lay-Z-Boy 500. by The Falcon
Lock, Step, & Gone. by Rancid
Where I Belong. by Motion City ...
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Just a quick update

Posted by Christopher Burks on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, In : Pretrip 
Michigan is cold, but the days are starting to get longer.  Summer is on its way, baseball has started and I am almost ready to figure out how I need to pack my scooter. I have started contacting people during the last two days using http://www.couchsurfing.com …It is looking like I’ll be headed to FL and I am going to go as far south as I can.  Every day is going to be an adventure and I know that their will be days when I just want to turn around and go home, I know I must keep going.

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Bike Prep

Posted by Christopher Burks on Monday, December 1, 2008, In : Pretrip 
The other day I was taking apart my scooter, having a great time learning about how it all goes together. I feel bad for my bike it’s a beast locked in a cage, lucky for her this cage is a heated garage with two  Harleys to keep her company.  While finding the proper way to undress her without making her feel bad she pointed out a disheartening blemish to me.  A nail in her tire, although not flat still very sad to see.  The snow is falling and I probably wont be riding her for a while but ...
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About Me & Scooter Diaries


Christopher Burks Have you ever wanted to do something so great, that the word adventure does not even begin to describe it? I want to change the world and I can’t do it from behind a desk or in one town, I must travel. I have a restless heart, a poets soul, an insatiable desire and a wanderers spirit. I will set off at the end of April 2009 on a journey of my life time. My ultimate mission of this journey is to change the world, even if it may be just a little change. I will be 28 with only the road ahead of me and my scooter driving me on. I don’t have a set plan on how I will achieve my mission, but I believe that the basics of making the world a better place is loving your fellow man like you would want to be loved, giving help to the people that you can help and striving to help the ones out of reach. Scooter Diaries is a mission, a story and my journal. In this website you will read about my journey and the people I meet along the way I’ll post photos and videos of all sorts of people and places. We all have our own lives to live and we all have our hard times. I hope that we can meet someday and I get to hear your story. ~~~~~Grace and Peace~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Toph~~~~~~~~~~~~~