Nelson's Ride is this Sunday 8/24 - All The Details Are Here

Sunday, August 24th - 9th Annual Nelson's Ride-Salisbury Beach Municipal Parking Lot

UPDATES:

-Ride Route and Map on Web Site
-Sunday's Schedule of Events on Web Site
-ROAD CAPTAINS - always can use more
-Vendor Info
-Ride Tickets still available at these locations

Help Saturday needed

(Salisbury, MA) The 9th Annual "Nelson's Ride" route and map are now posted on the www.MassMSF.org web site. Take a peek at where the Ride will be traveling, through 14 communities and at what times, and encourage your non-riding friends to come out and see the parade of bikes (over 250 advance orders on line processed - thank YOU !)

Sunday's "Schedule of Events" is now posted on the www.MassMSF.org web site, with volunteers from the Aces and Eights Riding Club, the North Shore Women on Wheels, the East Coast Bikers Chicks, the North Shore Riders, HIS Riders/Christian Motorcycle Association, and Rolling Thunder members, and other independent riders, who all make this annual Event run 'smooth,' with the setting up of the Parking Lot, the 'barkers' directing where the bikes come into the lot, the collection of liability release waivers, the acceptance of the Ride donations ($15 per person requested), the parking and staging of the bikes. TONS of thanks to the more than 60 volunteers and groups who put on this Event with the MMSF. If you'd like to work a few hours at the Event (many hands make light work for all) write us at contact@MassMSF.org and we'll pass on your info to our Volunteers Coordinator, Dianne.

Road Captains - TONS of thanks to the above riding clubs, and Boston HOG, the Cruiser Club of Boston, and other independent Riders, who have already signed as Road Captains. We can always use more helping make the Ride safe for all. If you'd like to help with Road Guarding, please write us at contact@MassMSF.org, and we'll pass your info to our Ride Captain, Deputy Dick ! Note, Road Captains go out about 15 minutes before the Ride, to intersections, waiting for the Ride to approach, then 'block' the intersection for the Riders safety, and fall in to the Ride as the last bike approaches. We also need Ride Captains in the 'pack' to ensure no one jeopardizes the safety of the Ride and/or to make decisions to block smaller streets along the Ride Route where it appears impatient motorists are trying to wedge their way into the Ride.

Vendor Space - a limited amount of Vendor Space is available, at $50 per space, with an 'item donation' for our raffles, or $100 (without an item donation). Vendors are required to pay in advance of Sunday, come in from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., be set up and ready to sell by 9:15 a.m. Space will be available for vendors to park their vehicles behind their vending space for easy loading and unloading of products. If you know some vendors who might want to vend, have them contact us at contact@MassMSF.org.

RIDE Tickets - Pre-Registration. Thank you for the on-line orders and donations. Over 250 of them ! ! ! All Ride Tickets have been mailed and the final T-shirt and products mailing is being completed tonight.

You can still obtain Ride Tickets in advance of Sunday. Pre-purchasing your Ride Tickets gets you close to the front of the Ride staging and FREE entry into the drawing for the LoJack system and installation and Rider Training Course gift certificates from Cycles 128 !

Ride tickets are also available at the following supporting shops and businesses, through Friday, August 22 and/or Saturday August 23th, (if they are open - call them to check their schedule):

Beverly - Cycles 128 ! (107 Brimbal Ave)

Danvers - Cody's Brewing Company (62 Maple Street)

Essex, - JR's Route 22 Restaurant and Pub (233 Western Ave.)

Ipswich - VFW - (County Road); Arvo's Gulf Station (22 Topsfield Road)

Lynn - Ed and Vin's Garage (16 Chestnut Street)

Newbury - Knuckehead Motorsports, (Route 1)

Newburyport - Seacoast Cycles (Route 1 traffic circle)

Peabody - Fat Boy Cycles (11 State Street), Gaeta's Towing (Route 1 South), Sacco's (121 Lynn St) and

Provanzano Law Offices (16 Bourbon Street)

Salem - Witch City Cycles, (11 Goodhue Street), Canal Street Cycles, (47 Canal Street)

Salisbury - Drew's Cycle (72 Elm Street, Route 110)

Wakefield - Extreme Moto Design, (Lowell Street)


The 9th Annual "Nelson's Ride" is Sunday, August 24, from the Salisbury Municipal Parking Lot on Route 1A (Beach Street). Staging begins at 9:30 a.m., safety briefing and announcements at 11:30 a.m., and the Ride leaves at 12:00 noon SHARP !

Saturday help needed - We have to clean out our storage site with all the tents, tables, signs, chairs, etc., and need 'sweepers' to drive the Ride Route to sweep sand and other garage off the roads. If you have a pick up and a few hours of time Saturday afternoon, . . . write us at contact@MassMSF.org and we'll match you up with one of our team leaders.

We also have a raffle for 'gas cards' going on at $5 per ticket, three tickets for $10 which can be purchased at our Events Products tent with the drawing at Nelson's Ride.

The 66 mile Ride will travel through the cities and towns of Salisbury, Seabook (NH), Salisbury, Amesbury, Merrimac, Haverhill, W. Newbury, Groveland, Boxford, Topsfield, Wenham, Hamilton, Ipswich (pass Nelson's roadside marker at about 1:45), Rowley, Newburyport, and back into Salisbury, for some classic Biker Games, music by Rockin' Randy, and lots of fun!