Published by admin on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 3:58pm
Being 5,150 miles from home, Roni Alho could have easily given up.
His 1968 moped, with its single gear, pedal start and one cylinder, suffered catastrophic failure. But the 35-year-old native of Turku, Finland was determined he would return to the U.S. to complete his 2,448-mile ride on historic Route 66.
He had gone too far to resign, passing through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and into New Mexico.
It was Oct. 15 of last year, 16 days into his trip, when his motorbike died outside of Tucumcari, NM, about 978 miles shy of the end of the Mother Road.