touring events
National awareness motorcycle conga/ride
- National Awareness Motorcycle Conga/Ride
- February 25, 2010 - Grande Prairie Alberta and Digby Nova Scotia: In early August 2010 a group of passionate motorcycle riders will leave Grand Prairie Alberta and ride across Canada to the Wharf Rat Rally, Canada's biggest motorcycle rally in Digby Nova Scotia.
Belt Drive Betty from the Busted Knuckle Chronicles, along with Mike Cole from the Winter Ride for Diabetes, will be heading out from Grande Prairie Alberta to Canada's Largest Motorcycle Rally - the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby Nova Scotia. Together these riders are going to raise funds for the Give the Kids the World Village for terminally ill kids in Orlando Florida and bring awareness to other causes that they support.
Along the way they will hook-up with comedian Daryl Makk and his Planet Tour in Regina mid-August. The riders will make stops in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sault St Marie and Barrie. From Barrie on to Toronto to join Shaun de Jager from Road Awareness. Then to Petawawa, Ottawa, Montreal, Moncton and Halifax. The last stop will be Digby for the September 1st opening of the Wharf Rat Rally. Along the way the kids from the Bernice MacNaughton High School Bike Klub of Moncton and their Championship Motorcycle
Bobber - Betty, will meet up with the riders for the last leg into Digby.
“This will be an incredible ride, which will attract hundreds of motorcycle riders to a worthy cause and have them join a conga type line as it travels across Canada.” says Glenn Dunn, Chairman, Wharf Rat Rally. Peter Robertson, co-founder and executive director of the Wharf Rat Rally says; “Belt Drive Betty and I first started taking about an awareness ride across Canada in 2009 and now it has come to fruition.” “The interest has been tremendous. Along the way hundreds of riders will join up with the awareness riders for a few hours to a few days” says Belt Drive Betty.
The Wharf Rat Rally is a Digby Nova Scotia based five day event presented by the not-for-profit Wharf Rat Rally Motorcycle Association. Now in its sixth year, attendance has grown from 10,000 in 2005 to being projected to attract 94,000 in 2010 making it one of Nova Scotia’s largest tourism events and the largest motorcycle rally in Canada. The event has been the recipient of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS) Ambassador Award in 2009 and the Motorcycle Regional Award of the North American International Motorcycle Supershow.
For more information contact:
Peter Robertson - Wharf Rat Rally - 902- 347-5117
Belt Drive Betty - National Awareness Conga/Ride 780-402-8892
Clark Squires – Vice President, Special Projects Pacrim Hospitality Services and Intergy eMarketing and Reservation Solutions – 902-482-3945
BMW Exclusively Female Test Ride Events Across Canada
- BMW Exclusively Female Test Ride Events Across Canada
- In order to introduce women to the full range and capabilities of BMW motorcycles, BMW Motorrad Canada is hosting an Exclusively Female Test Ride Event.
- This program is reserved for women only. Only BMW Motorrad Canada personnel will be on site to offer assistance and information. No sales pressure just an opportunity for women only to enjoy the Ultimate Riding Experience in a relaxed and controlled environment.
- BMW Motorrad is committed to meeting the needs of female riders.
With a customized and comprehensive line of rider apparel for women, you don't have to "adjust" to male sizing and styling. BMW’s Rider Equipment is designed for just for women. As far many of its new model motorcycles. With fully-adjustable ergonomics and new lower seat heights, BMW motorcycles are easily adaptable to shorter female riders. You’ll need to pre-book your ride. - Vancouver
Saturday April 24, 2010
Contact: Trish Aylett
604-908-2660
trish1000rr@hotmail.com
- Saturday May 15, 2010
Contact: Liz Jansen
519-943-1131
liz@trilliumtours.com
- Montreal
Saturday May 22, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Chagnon
stephanie@teamtumbleweed.com
ride to work day
- Ride to Work Day, June 21, 2010
- Ride your motorcycle or scooter on this day to demonstrate:
The number of motorcyclists to the general public and to politicians.
That motorcyclists are from all occupations and all walks of life.
That motorcyclists can reduce traffic and parking congestion in large cities. That motorcycles are part of the solution to reducing fuel consumption, and reducing greenhouse gases.
That motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation.
That motorcycling is a social good. - motorcycling.ca/mcc/ridetoworkday
