SERIOUS M/C FOOD FOR THOUGHT

[PhilAger]

Here’s a link to Gregory Frazier’s July 2011 article concerning the first globe-girdling motorcycle adventure ride by young Mr. Carl Clancy on a 4-cylinder Henderson m/c manufactured in Indiana.
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/284/10513/Motorcycle-Article/Dr--Frazier--Adventurers-to-Girdle-the-Globe.aspx

I think that this centennial ride is worth recognizing and sharing on our forum (if not participating in individually [2 - 23 June 2013]). After our recent visit to IRL & GB, one learns to appreciate ‘history’ a little bit more. Look how far we’ve come in the past 100 years with regard to motorcycling and so many other categories (transportation, communications, medicine, Politics! etc…). Mr Walter Storey’s hard-learned lessons concerning rider training is also a reminder to know what we’re getting into when we put on our motorcycle boots (1-day's training!)… I specifically asked Avner & Steve if they’d heard of this centenary commemoration at their Horizon’s Unlimited gathering in NC but did not get a response. The rest of you guys ought to know about this centennial ride!

This link to a Horizon’s Unlimited blog discusses the 1912 circumnavigation and the 2012 global ride. The blog was started in Oct 2011 by Grant Johnson referencing Greg Frazier’s research and his Motorcycle Adventurer book. The blog currently has 6 pages and ends in Oct 2012 with the completion of the Irish ride from Dublin to Belfast. It seems that some modern-day Riders/Writers intend to girdle the globe in 2013 with help from BMW... The most recent riders should've also visited The Ace Cafe and London by now...
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/motorcycle-events-around-the-world/clancy-centenary-ride-2012-2013-a-59581

To think, Phil & Karen just rode along some of the same roads in the Donegal area on 17Sep12! Here’s the story of those that attended the HU launch in Dublin and their ride to Donegal:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/thomas/005523.php

Here we are at the Slieve League in County Donegal!


Just thought our Forum’s contributors should be aware of this gentleman’s adventuresome feat…

Sláinte! (Gaelic)
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
RIP , 2003 K1200LT w/129,124 mi.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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[PhilAger]

So Greg Frazier has posted this generalized route plan on the HU Forum if you're interested. We're considering a ride from PA towards Buffalo to be a part of the Flotilla!

Who knows how many will join in this big Tag-team Ride across America?

“CLANCY CENTENARY RIDE” – USA Route/Schedule – June 2, 2013 - June 21, 2013
June 2: San Francisco, CA – Sacramento, CA (Sunday, 100 years after Clancy departed)
June 3: Sacramento, CA – Medford, OR
June 4: Medford, OR – Portland, OR
June 5: Portland, OR – Spokane, WA
June 6: Spokane, WA – Butte, MT
June 7: Butte, MT – Billings, MT (With side trip/return from Livingston, MT to Entrance of Yellowstone Park following original Clancy route)
June 8: Billings, MT (Rest Day - Saturday)
June 9: Billings, MT – Bismarck, ND
June 10: Bismarck, ND – Minneapolis, MN
June 11: Minneapolis, MN – Madison, WI
June 12: Madison, WI – Anamosa, IA (Side trip, off Clancy original route, to visit the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa)
June 13: Anamosa, IA – Madison, WI
June 14: Madison, WI – Chicago, IL
June 15: Chicago, IL (Rest Day – Evening presentation TBA for Saturday PM)
June 16: Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI
June 17: Detroit, MI – Cleveland, OH
June 18: Cleveland, OH – Buffalo, NY (Side trip following Clancy route to Niagara Falls)
June 19: Buffalo, NY – Albany, NY
June 20: Albany, NY – Newburgh, NY (Side trip off original Clancy Route, to visit the Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, New York)
June 21: Newburgh, NY – New York City area, Official Celebration/End of Centenary Ride – location for Friday evening TBA)

National Motorcycle Museum: http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/
Motorcyclepedia Museum: http://www.motorcyclepediamuseum.org/

Enjoy the Ride; see ya'll at the Holiday Party on Saturday!

Sláinte! (Gaelic)
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
RIP , 2003 K1200LT w/129,124 mi.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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[Bicyclist]

Interesting. It looks a bit like the 2012 Cannonball in reverse.

[PhilAger]

Here's an update on the recreation of the Carl Clancy Centennial Ride from:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/motorcycle-events-around-the-world/clancy-centenary-ride-2012-2013-a-59581-6

Greg Frazier recently posted an updated Round-the-World Timeline:

Sunday March 24: Depart Belfast to Glasgow
Monday March 25: Lake District
Tuesday March 26: Birmingham for big Tuesday evening meeting of bikers at Bassett's Pole
Thursday March 28: RAC in London for national media press conference, then overnight sailing 2315 Harwich to Hook of Holland 0745 next day.
March 30-31: Holland: Amsterdam then south
April 1 and 2: Belgium: Ghent, Bruges, Brussels
April 3 and 4: Paris, then south through Chartres, Blois, Chenonceau and Tours to cross into Spain at Le Perthus
April 7 and 8: Barcelona
April 9: To Alicante for ferry to Algeria
April 10: Ferry Alicante to Oran, Algeria
April 11: Oran to Algiers to reconnect with original Clancy route
April 12-15: Algeria: Bougie, Setif, Constantine
April 16-18: Tunisia: Tabarka to Tunis
April 19: Ferry Tunis to Palermo
April 21: Naples
April 22: To Rome
April 23-24: Rome
April 25-28: Bikes back to UK for shipping.
April 29: London to Sri Lanka by air
April 30 - May 5: Sri Lanka
May 6: Sri Lanka to Kuala Lumpur by air
May 7-10: Kuala Lumpur to Penang to Kuala Lumpur
May 11: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by air
May 11-13: Singapore
May 14: Singapore to Hong Kong by air
May 14-16: Hong Kong
May 15: 6-6.45pm: Talk and slide show at Quarry Bay East
May 17: Hong Kong to Shanghai by air
May 17-19: Shanghai
May 20: Shanghai to Nagasaki by air
May 21-27: Ride to Tokyo
May 30:Tokyo to Los Angeles by air
May 31: Collect bikes in Los Angeles
June 1: Los Angeles, CA – San Francisco, CA
June 2: 10:30 AM gather at docks in San Francisco, then depart to Sacramento, CA
June 3: Sacramento, CA – Medford, OR
June 4: Medford, OR – Portland, OR
June 5: Portland, OR – Spokane, WA
June 6: Spokane, WA – Butte, MT
June 7: Butte, MT – Billings, MT (with side trip/return from Livingston, MT to Entrance of Yellowstone Park at Gardiner)
June 8: Billings, MT (Rest Day - Saturday)
June 9: Billings, MT – Bismark, ND
June 10: Bismark, ND – Minneapolis, MN
June 11: Minneapolis, MN – Madison, WI
June 12: Madison, WI – Anamosa, IA (side trip off Clancy original route to visit the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, where they have a 1912 Henderson on
display and Dr Gregory Frazier will be making arrangements for a Clancy display, hopefully with boots, original working papers from his ride and other items from Liam O’Connor).
June 13: Anamosa, IA – Madison, WI
June 14: Madison, WI – Chicago, IL
June 15: Chicago, IL (Rest Day – Dr Gregory Frazier making arrangement for a possible presentation to the Adventurer's Club of Chicago (oldest in USA, 101 years)
for Saturday night on the Clancy ride, first and Centenary.
June 16: Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI
June 17: Detroit, MI – Cleveland, OH
June 18: Cleveland, OH – Buffalo, NY (side trip to Niagara Falls)
June 19: Buffalo, NY – Albany, NY
June 20: Albany, NY – Newburgh, NY (Motorcyclepedia Museum)
June 21: Newburgh, NY – New York City, Grand Central Station, Official Celebration/End of Centenary Ride – (location for Friday evening TBA)

We're now planning to ride up to Detroit and join the flotilla for the ride over to Cleveland (instead of riding from OH to Buffalo, NY).

Get out there and collect those International Twin Cities!

Sláinte! (Gaelic)
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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[PhilAger]

Here's a link to the blog for the BMW-UK riders: Geoff Hill & Gary Walker, as they recreate Carl Clancy's 1912-13 adventure ride.

Their trip started on 25 March in Belfast: http://www.adelaideadventures.com/

I'll bet there are more than a few International Twin cities that could be matched with this particular circumnavigation...

Sláinte! (Gaelic)
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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[PhilAger]

Here's another link on the Centennial Ride from the Irish Time's whose reporter is accompanying the Dynamic Duo!

http://www.irishtimes.com/peter-murtagh-7.1837453

They just recently had breakfast at the Ace Cafe in London, and they're now somewhere in Belgium.

Thus far, they're having a lot of fun in some overly cold and inclement European weather to boot.

Sláinte! (Gaelic)
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
View at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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[PhilAger]

Here they come Boys & Girls, right to your doorstep!

We're headed to Dearborn, MI to meet with the Globe Girdlers on Sunday, June 16th and then ride one leg over to Cleveland before
heading off to a family get-together in Kentucky. For those who prefer to just hear about girdling the globe straight from the horse's mouth,
Dr Gregory Frazier and Carl Clancy Centennial Ride reinactors & journalists, Geoff Hill and Gary Walker, will be telling their many interesting stories
at Bob's BMW all afternoon next Saturday.

RSVP to Bob & crew if you'd like to hear their great story, all while Greg's 1981 GS, "Ugly Helga," goes on display in Bob's mini-museum!
http://www.bobsbmw.com/road-crew/events-and-rides/

It seems the cavalcade is heading across North Dakota today on their way toward the Finish Line in The Big Apple.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/motorcycle-events-around-the-world/clancy-centenary-ride-2012-2013-a-59581-10

Just wish we could be in town for such a noteworthy event... Hope Ya'll Have FUN!
Sláinte! (Gaelic)
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
View at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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