Anthony_marr
December 10th, 2008, 11:34 PM
The cause is to safeguard our children and life on Earth from global warming by CO2, and RUNAWAY GLOBAL WARMING by methane (released from the melting permafrost and Arctic ocean deposits), which has in fact begun as of 2007. For more details of both the cause and the project, please visit my websites www.HOPE-CARE.org and www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr.
I've taken time to choose my campaign vehicle, which will go the entire 20,000-mile+ route. The criterion for this cause is of course fuel economy. I've looked at electric cars, but the Tesla, though more than capable, at $100,000 is way beyond my means. The Aptera, at a more reasonable $30,000, is not ready for the market. Most electric cars don't have the range, and most hybrids are just incremental improvements over small gasoline vehicles. So the logical category is the motorcycle, and my chosen mount is - you guessed it - a Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250, selected for its proven dependability, beauty, performance, ease of maintenance, and most of all, fuel economy (city/hwy 55-75 mpg). I've replace the 14-teeth stock front sprocket with a 15-teeth one, to increase the fuel economy even further, to perhaps 85 mpg on the highway. It's said that the medium is the message; in this case, the vehicle is the message.
It would be great if lots of Baby Ninjas or Ninjettes show up for rides on this tour, which will be covered by media in many places. It would be even greater if lots of female riders show up, as an inspiration for other women to take up the sport and specifically the Ninjette. All in all, this tour will give bikers a good name!
For those interested in riding part of this route, here is the itinerary.
BC
Vancouver (2009-01-01 - 06-07)
Kamloops (06-08)
Salmon Arm-Vernon-Kelowna (06-09)
Penticton-Osoyoos- Grand Forks-Castlegar-Nelson (06-10 - 06-11)
Creston-Cranbrook-Banff-Calgary (06-12)
AB
Calgary (06-13 - 06-14)
Edmonton / Fort McMurray (06-15 - 06-17)
Calgary (06-18 - 06-19)
MT
Missoula / Butte (06-20 - 06-22)
ID
Idaho Falls / Pocatello (06-23)
UT
Ogden / Salt Lake City (06-24 - 06-26)
NV
Reno / Carson City (06-27)
CA
Sacramento (06-28 - 06-29)
San Francisco (06-30)
Marin County (07-01 - 07-04)
Berkeley / Oakland (07-05)
San Jose (07-06)
Santa Cruz (07-07)
Santa Maria (07-08)
Santa Barbara (07-09)
Los Angeles / Santa Ana / Riverside / San Bernardino (07-10 - 07-21; including the 2009 Animal Rights National Conference in Los Angeles, probably 07-16 - 07-20; if the conference chooses different dates, this itinerary will be adjusted to accomodate.)
NV
Las Vegas (07-22)
AZ
Sedona / Flagstaff (07-23)
NW
Albuquerque (07-24)
Santa Fe / Taos (07-25 - 7-26)
CO
Colorado Springs (07-27 - 07-28)
Denver (07-29 - 07-31)
Boulder (08-01)
KS
Topeka-Lawrence (08-02)
Kansas City (08-03)
MO
Kansas City / St. Louis (08-04 - 08-05)
IL
Springfield / DeKalb / Rockford (08-06)
WI
Madison / Janesville / Milwaukee (08-07 - 08-09)
IL
Chicago Champagne (08-10 - 08-11)
IN
South Bend / Indianapolis (08-12 - 08-14)
OH
Cincinnati (08-15)
Dayton (08-16)
Columbus (08-17 - 08-19)
Toledo (08-20)
MI
Detroit / Ann Arbor (08-21 - 08-22)
OH
Cleveland / Bedford / Solon (08-23 - 08-24)
PA
Pittsburgh (08-25)
Harrisburg / Allentown (08-26)
NY (upstate)
Syracuse / Rochester /Buffalo (08-27 - 08-29)
ON
St. Catherines / Missisauga (08-30)
Toronto (08-31 - 09-01)
Kingston (09-02)
Ottawa (09-03)
QC
Montreal (09-04)
VT
Burlington (09-05)
Barre (09-06)
ME
Bangor / Watertown / Augusta (09-07)
Auburn / Lewiston (09-08)
Portland (09-09)
NH
Manchester (09-10)
Nashua (09-11)
MA
Lowell / Lawrence (09-12)
Boston / Cambridge (09-13 - 09-15)
Quincy (09-16)
RI
Providence (09-17)
Warwick (09-18)
MA
Worcester (09-19)
Northampton (09-20)
Springfield (09-21)
CT
Hartford (09-22)
New Haven (09-23)
Bridgeport (09-24)
Stamford (09-25)
NY
NYC (09-26 - 09-28)
Long Island (09-29)
NJ
Newark (09-30)
Princeton / Middlesex (10-01)
Trenton (10-02)
PA
Allentown / Philadelphia (10-03 - 10-04)
DE
Wilmington (10-05)
MD
St. Michaels / Baltimore / Columbia (10-05 - 10-08)
DC
Washington (10-09 - 10-10)
VA
Alexandria / Richmond / Norfolk / Virginia Beach (10-11 - 10-13)
NC
Outer Banks (10-14)
Raleigh / Durham (10-15)
Greensboro /Winston-Salem (10-16)
Charlotte (10-17)
SC
Columbia (10-18)
Charleston (10-19)
GA
Savannah (10-20)
FL
Jacksonville (10-21)
Daytona Beach (10-22)
West Palm Beach (10-23)
Fort Lauderdale / Miami (10-24 - 10-25)
St. Petersburg / Tampa / Orlando (10-26 - 10-27)
Ocala / Gainesville (10-28)
GA
Atlanta (10-29 - 10-31)
AL
Birmingham (11-01 - 11-02)
TN
Columbia / Nashville (11-03 - 11-04)
Jackson / Memphis (11-05)
AR
Little Rock (11-06)
TX
Dallas / Fort Worth (11-07 - 11-09)
Houston (11-10 - 11-11)
Austin (11-12)
San Antonio (11-13)
El Paso (11-14 - 11-15)
AZ
Tucson (11-16)
Phoenix (11-17 - 11-18)
CA
San Diego (11-19)
Los Angeles (11-20)
Bakersfield / Fresno (11-21)
Stockton / Sacramento (11-22 - 11-23)
San Franciso (11-24 - 11-25)
Eureka / Humbolt (11-26)
OR
Medford / Ashland (11-27)
Eugene (11-28)
Portland (11-29 - 11-30)
WA
Olympia / Tacoma (12-01)
Seattle (12-02)
Everett / Camano Island (12-03)
Bellingham (12-04)
BC
Vancouver (12-05)
I'll make it plain. I'm a lone rider and can use a lot of local support. If you like the cause and are excited about the project, please contact me. Hope to see you on this tour!
Anthony Marr, founder and president
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
www.HOPE-CARE.org
www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr
www.youtube.com/AnthonyMarr
www.HomoSapiensSaveYourEarth.blogspot.com
www.ARConference.org
604-222-1169
I've taken time to choose my campaign vehicle, which will go the entire 20,000-mile+ route. The criterion for this cause is of course fuel economy. I've looked at electric cars, but the Tesla, though more than capable, at $100,000 is way beyond my means. The Aptera, at a more reasonable $30,000, is not ready for the market. Most electric cars don't have the range, and most hybrids are just incremental improvements over small gasoline vehicles. So the logical category is the motorcycle, and my chosen mount is - you guessed it - a Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250, selected for its proven dependability, beauty, performance, ease of maintenance, and most of all, fuel economy (city/hwy 55-75 mpg). I've replace the 14-teeth stock front sprocket with a 15-teeth one, to increase the fuel economy even further, to perhaps 85 mpg on the highway. It's said that the medium is the message; in this case, the vehicle is the message.
It would be great if lots of Baby Ninjas or Ninjettes show up for rides on this tour, which will be covered by media in many places. It would be even greater if lots of female riders show up, as an inspiration for other women to take up the sport and specifically the Ninjette. All in all, this tour will give bikers a good name!
For those interested in riding part of this route, here is the itinerary.
BC
Vancouver (2009-01-01 - 06-07)
Kamloops (06-08)
Salmon Arm-Vernon-Kelowna (06-09)
Penticton-Osoyoos- Grand Forks-Castlegar-Nelson (06-10 - 06-11)
Creston-Cranbrook-Banff-Calgary (06-12)
AB
Calgary (06-13 - 06-14)
Edmonton / Fort McMurray (06-15 - 06-17)
Calgary (06-18 - 06-19)
MT
Missoula / Butte (06-20 - 06-22)
ID
Idaho Falls / Pocatello (06-23)
UT
Ogden / Salt Lake City (06-24 - 06-26)
NV
Reno / Carson City (06-27)
CA
Sacramento (06-28 - 06-29)
San Francisco (06-30)
Marin County (07-01 - 07-04)
Berkeley / Oakland (07-05)
San Jose (07-06)
Santa Cruz (07-07)
Santa Maria (07-08)
Santa Barbara (07-09)
Los Angeles / Santa Ana / Riverside / San Bernardino (07-10 - 07-21; including the 2009 Animal Rights National Conference in Los Angeles, probably 07-16 - 07-20; if the conference chooses different dates, this itinerary will be adjusted to accomodate.)
NV
Las Vegas (07-22)
AZ
Sedona / Flagstaff (07-23)
NW
Albuquerque (07-24)
Santa Fe / Taos (07-25 - 7-26)
CO
Colorado Springs (07-27 - 07-28)
Denver (07-29 - 07-31)
Boulder (08-01)
KS
Topeka-Lawrence (08-02)
Kansas City (08-03)
MO
Kansas City / St. Louis (08-04 - 08-05)
IL
Springfield / DeKalb / Rockford (08-06)
WI
Madison / Janesville / Milwaukee (08-07 - 08-09)
IL
Chicago Champagne (08-10 - 08-11)
IN
South Bend / Indianapolis (08-12 - 08-14)
OH
Cincinnati (08-15)
Dayton (08-16)
Columbus (08-17 - 08-19)
Toledo (08-20)
MI
Detroit / Ann Arbor (08-21 - 08-22)
OH
Cleveland / Bedford / Solon (08-23 - 08-24)
PA
Pittsburgh (08-25)
Harrisburg / Allentown (08-26)
NY (upstate)
Syracuse / Rochester /Buffalo (08-27 - 08-29)
ON
St. Catherines / Missisauga (08-30)
Toronto (08-31 - 09-01)
Kingston (09-02)
Ottawa (09-03)
QC
Montreal (09-04)
VT
Burlington (09-05)
Barre (09-06)
ME
Bangor / Watertown / Augusta (09-07)
Auburn / Lewiston (09-08)
Portland (09-09)
NH
Manchester (09-10)
Nashua (09-11)
MA
Lowell / Lawrence (09-12)
Boston / Cambridge (09-13 - 09-15)
Quincy (09-16)
RI
Providence (09-17)
Warwick (09-18)
MA
Worcester (09-19)
Northampton (09-20)
Springfield (09-21)
CT
Hartford (09-22)
New Haven (09-23)
Bridgeport (09-24)
Stamford (09-25)
NY
NYC (09-26 - 09-28)
Long Island (09-29)
NJ
Newark (09-30)
Princeton / Middlesex (10-01)
Trenton (10-02)
PA
Allentown / Philadelphia (10-03 - 10-04)
DE
Wilmington (10-05)
MD
St. Michaels / Baltimore / Columbia (10-05 - 10-08)
DC
Washington (10-09 - 10-10)
VA
Alexandria / Richmond / Norfolk / Virginia Beach (10-11 - 10-13)
NC
Outer Banks (10-14)
Raleigh / Durham (10-15)
Greensboro /Winston-Salem (10-16)
Charlotte (10-17)
SC
Columbia (10-18)
Charleston (10-19)
GA
Savannah (10-20)
FL
Jacksonville (10-21)
Daytona Beach (10-22)
West Palm Beach (10-23)
Fort Lauderdale / Miami (10-24 - 10-25)
St. Petersburg / Tampa / Orlando (10-26 - 10-27)
Ocala / Gainesville (10-28)
GA
Atlanta (10-29 - 10-31)
AL
Birmingham (11-01 - 11-02)
TN
Columbia / Nashville (11-03 - 11-04)
Jackson / Memphis (11-05)
AR
Little Rock (11-06)
TX
Dallas / Fort Worth (11-07 - 11-09)
Houston (11-10 - 11-11)
Austin (11-12)
San Antonio (11-13)
El Paso (11-14 - 11-15)
AZ
Tucson (11-16)
Phoenix (11-17 - 11-18)
CA
San Diego (11-19)
Los Angeles (11-20)
Bakersfield / Fresno (11-21)
Stockton / Sacramento (11-22 - 11-23)
San Franciso (11-24 - 11-25)
Eureka / Humbolt (11-26)
OR
Medford / Ashland (11-27)
Eugene (11-28)
Portland (11-29 - 11-30)
WA
Olympia / Tacoma (12-01)
Seattle (12-02)
Everett / Camano Island (12-03)
Bellingham (12-04)
BC
Vancouver (12-05)
I'll make it plain. I'm a lone rider and can use a lot of local support. If you like the cause and are excited about the project, please contact me. Hope to see you on this tour!
Anthony Marr, founder and president
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
www.HOPE-CARE.org
www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr
www.youtube.com/AnthonyMarr
www.HomoSapiensSaveYourEarth.blogspot.com
www.ARConference.org
604-222-1169