December 10th, 2008, 11:34 PM | #1 |
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Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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REBELS WITH A CAUSE continental tour - 42 states in 6 months + itinerary
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 Last futzed with by Anthony_marr; December 24th, 2008 at 06:43 PM. |
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December 14th, 2008, 11:11 PM | #2 |
Über n00b
Name: Bob
Location: Alberta, Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): Triumph TT600, Honda NS50F, Kawasaki ZZR-250 (sold) Posts: 225
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Impressive dedication I must say! Don't think I'd be able to do a 20,000 mile trip on my ZZR-250.
I'd definitely want to meet up while your in Calgary and would love to help out in anyway possible. Lunch is on me! Sent you an add request on myspace, and great looking site you have there too. You've done some amazing work. I'll PM you my email so we can keep in contact. |
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December 15th, 2008, 08:55 AM | #3 |
Master of the ZZR
Name: Brian
Location: Hamilton
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki 250 ZZR Posts: 56
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I'd love to offer you lunch or some other support, but I'm not on your itinerary.
I'm in Hamilton, which would be between St. Catherines (08-29) & Missisauga (08-30) |
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December 15th, 2008, 05:52 PM | #4 | |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250; 1996 Suzuki Katana GSXF 600; 80s Yamaha 650 Special; 70s Kawasaki 350 Triple Posts: 448
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No Problem. As you know, our bikes are highly mobile. The itinerary is not cast in stone. I will go where the action is. Go get some action going and I'll be there! - with your local TV in tow hopefully. Anthony |
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December 15th, 2008, 06:04 PM | #5 | |
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Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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December 15th, 2008, 06:08 PM | #6 | |
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Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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December 15th, 2008, 06:09 PM | #7 | |
Master of the ZZR
Name: Brian
Location: Hamilton
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And, I would be more than willing to try and arrange for the local TV crew to come down to see you. It probably won't be CBC, but I know the local news would probably do a short story on it, haha... I'm not going to do anything now, but I will when it gets a little closer. |
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December 15th, 2008, 06:23 PM | #8 | |
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Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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December 15th, 2008, 06:26 PM | #9 | |
Master of the ZZR
Name: Brian
Location: Hamilton
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At the very least if I can't get a TV crew, I will get the local newspaper to come out. I know they would do it. |
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December 15th, 2008, 06:37 PM | #10 | |
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Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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December 16th, 2008, 11:13 AM | #11 |
Über n00b
Name: Bob
Location: Alberta, Canada
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December 16th, 2008, 11:18 AM | #12 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250; 1996 Suzuki Katana GSXF 600; 80s Yamaha 650 Special; 70s Kawasaki 350 Triple Posts: 448
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Yes, it is quite a distance from Calgary, probably 8+ hours. Fort McMurray is the headquarters of the tar sands mines. Some reporter there wants to talk to me if I go up there with a bike troop.
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December 16th, 2008, 01:21 PM | #13 |
Über n00b
Name: Bob
Location: Alberta, Canada
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About how many riders do you think they would want?
According to google maps its an 11 hour ride from Okotoks where I live. Main problem would be places to stay I'd think. Don't know if I'd be able to do that or not in one sitting on a bike. |
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December 16th, 2008, 03:16 PM | #14 | |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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December 17th, 2008, 01:30 PM | #15 |
So slow I'm first!
Name: Sunny
Location: San Jose, CA
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I am in the Baltimore MD area (10-6 10-9) A good time to be in this area for the seasonal changes
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December 17th, 2008, 01:46 PM | #16 | |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250; 1996 Suzuki Katana GSXF 600; 80s Yamaha 650 Special; 70s Kawasaki 350 Triple Posts: 448
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I hope you will join me and bring your friends when I ride (not drive) back to MD next fall, and also participate in the mass bike rally in DC. Till then, see you at ninjette.org. Anthony |
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December 24th, 2008, 12:58 AM | #17 |
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Name: keyvan
Location: orange county
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): red 09 ninja 250r Posts: 8
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I'm sure the ocmoto.com community will be able to help when you're in southern california... We had a 300+ ride event a couple weeks ago---looooooots of riders here... I'm sure some would even be down to ride to vegas with you. If i were to come, i would come to sedona/flagstaff and from there take off to phoenix (if i had other riders with me) and ride from phoenix back to orange county. would be a blast.
i think on my ninja my butt would start aching after a while--i need to get gel inserts if i'm going to come along for the ride. it's going to be quite a journey! |
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December 24th, 2008, 10:58 AM | #18 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250; 1996 Suzuki Katana GSXF 600; 80s Yamaha 650 Special; 70s Kawasaki 350 Triple Posts: 448
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Hi Keyvan,
Thanks for the encouraging message. I just checked out ocmoto.com. You're not kidding about its being a force in So Cal! Yes it would be great if you guys could come out for a ride. I just drew up a tour route map and posted it on www.myspace.com/Anthony Marr Do take a look. I'll see if I could post it here. Talk soon, my friend. Anthony |
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December 31st, 2008, 09:09 AM | #19 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Gene
Location: Lexington SC
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250R Posts: 44
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I live in Columbia, SC (10-18) and would love to tag up with ya'll and ride a bit. If it is lunch time...I will cook ya'll some burgers and dogs!
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December 31st, 2008, 09:56 AM | #20 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Anthony
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250; 1996 Suzuki Katana GSXF 600; 80s Yamaha 650 Special; 70s Kawasaki 350 Triple Posts: 448
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Hey Gene,
Thank you for your response. That would be great. If you are feeling adventurous, maybe you would consider taking a spin in Florida? Anyway, touching base with you when I come to SC would be terrific. Please check my profile once in a while for possible changes. Already, I might stay in NC for a couple of days more. If you know anyone else who ride, please do call them out. Take care my buddy. Anthony |
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December 31st, 2008, 11:10 AM | #21 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Gene
Location: Lexington SC
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250R Posts: 44
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Anthony,
Sounds great. I have friends down in St Pete, FL....so might be a good reason to visit them. I will keep tabs here to see how your trip is going. gene |
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