September 25, 2009
Scooter Sense (Almost) World Tour!
Hello to all you loyal Bike Blog readers! It’s Huggy stepping in for Danny on this one.
If you haven’t already heard or are wondering what the Twitter feed has been referring to lately, we’re shooting the second season of “Scooter Sense” on TSN’s “A Motorcycle Experience.” The concept for this season? The aptly titled, “Scooter Sense Almost World Tour: Big City Lights and Camp Fire Nights.”
I’m going on a good old fashioned road trip with my trusty Yamaha BWs125 scooter for 3 days. We’ll be going from Montreal, to Ottawa, to Kingston and finally landing in Toronto with a bunch of stops in between.
The rules of engagement? No money, a $25 gas card, a stack of t-shirts, a tent for camping and a mission to spread the scooter gospel. My cell phone is rigged to the Yamaha corporate Twitter account, so I’ll be updating frequently along the way. You can follow along from each of our motorcycle or snowmobile blogs or search for “YamahaMotorCa” to follow with your Twitter account.
I would love to have any fans and riders join me along the way, which is why I’m posting a tentative itinerary below. Keep in mind, this is a pretty complicated beast to organize and shooting TV can always take longer than expected, so things can change really quickly. We will be changing throughout next week and during the trip but we wanted to get it up to keep you in the loop. You’ll need to check back frequently to stay on top of our locations!
Having said all of that, if you come out to support, I’ll give you a limited edition “Scooter Sense Almost World Tour” t-shirt for your troubles (while my limited supply lasts). Of course I may use it to trade you for food though!!
Day One – Sunday October 4th
8:30am to 9:00am at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
Feature 1 – The last breakfast! From now on in – no money, just a gas card, a tent and t-shirts for the next 3 days. Can you eat cotton?
9:00 depart for Chateau Montebello via Hwy 15N and Route 50W
10:30am to 11:00am at Chateau Montebello gates.
Feature 2 – Unfortunately, I won’t be sleeping at the Chateau Montebello, but a scenic place for a stop!
11:00am depart for Ottawa via Cty Rd 17 & Regional Rd 174W
12:30am to 3:30pm at Ottawa at the Parliament buildings.
Feature 3 – I’ll do my best to recruit some government leaders to chat about the benefits of scooters! Heck we pay their salary, it’s the least they could do, right??
3:30 depart for loyal “A Motorcycle Experience” viewer Bruce & Jan Haskin’s home via Hwy 7W and Hwy 15
5:00pm to 7:00pm in Portland.
Feature 4 – Meet the Haskins! Set up camp for the night!
Day Two – Monday October 5th
8:00am to 8:30am at Haskin Home in Portland.
Feature 5 – Bright eyed and bushy tailed. Bruce leads the convoy down Cty Road 10 to Kingston, the old hometown!
8:30am depart for Kingston
10:00am to 12:00pm at Queens University Kingston
Feature 6- Math quiz! Who can figure out a scooter’s gas mileage the quickest? Shouldn’t have any problems finding any scholar’s here
12:00pm depart for Shannonville via Hwy 2
1:30pm at Shannonville
Feature 7 – What are my lap times? Face off against some road racing veterans!
3:00pm depart for Sandbanks Provincial Park via Cty Rd 49
5:00pm to 7:30pm at Sandbanks Provincial Park
Feature 8 – Set up camp. Dinner of champions over the open fire.
Day Three – Tuesday October 6th
8:00am to 8:30am Sandbanks morning in Prince Edward County.
Feature 9 – How was the sleep? How was breakfast? Where are we off to?
8:30am depart for Port Hope via Loyalist Pkwy and Hwy 2
10:00am to 10:30am at Port Hope
Feature 10 – Fuel Stop. How much money have I spent on gas?
10:30am depart for Toronto via Regional Rd 9, Taunton Rd and Hwy 7
12:00pm to 3:30pm at Toronto
Feature 11 – Group Ride with Toronto Scooter Club. These guys are hardcore!
Feature 12 – Hit the showers!! Cap it all off!
Anyone wishing to join us along the way are more than welcome! The more the merrier!
Please ensure you check back regularly to the blog and the Twitter feed as things will be changing constantly.
Huggy
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Hey Huggy; Thanks for the great launch in Montreal. Stay focused buddy the World is watching. Thanks for the shirt. Cheers to Fudgy, DB, Nic, Johnny B, Aaron and all the good people at Yamaha.
LH
October 5th, 2009 at 7:20 amHey Bryan … Too funny … just opened your Mom’s email …. thought you were going to be on the hill today!! Donna Bradley, Steph and I were all ready to head down to the hill!! grrrr … we would have so been there on the hill yesterday with something for you to eat!!!
Good luck … thinking of you!!
October 5th, 2009 at 10:55 amHey BRO,
October 5th, 2009 at 8:20 pmI am hoping to meet you in Port Hope in the am….Maybe I will bring you something to eat, maybe not. I might even hook up with grandma and bring her and the clan from the old age home down to give ya a wink….All the best…GT’s for sure
MAC
Hey Buddy,
October 5th, 2009 at 8:23 pmThe band needs you back ASAP as the tour is starting in Tyrone soon. Good luck and have fun. Watch the chafing on the seat…
Brad – aka The Big Smooth