The TT500 RiderDown/Blais benifit pass along bike

Walker Sky Ranch · 01-23-2008, 09:16 AM

Hello all my ADVRIDER friends.. I have came up with an idea with the help of KdxKawboy and Faroli to beneifit RiderDown and Chris Blais. let me start by giving a little history lesson.

do you remember this thread?:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137824

Here is my concept based on some Nevada history, where most of the Best in The Desert races take place and where Chris injured himself. if your remember the thread above, we mentioned this bit of history. Below is the story of the "sack of flour"

One of the important aspects of the American Civil War is that it was a truly national conflict. Virtually every sector of American society was touched by it in one way or another. The devastation of war was most visible in the areas where the armies marched, camped and fought- but it was felt too in the communities north and south who sent their young men off to fight and endured the economic impacts of modern industrialized warfare. Even in the far western states and territories, seemingly separated by geography from the war’s main theaters, patriots of both the Union and the Confederacy worked to further their cause. Soldiers were recruited, funds were raised, and political maneuvers were made.
Political activity, however, was about more than just patriotism in the 19th Century. Prior to the advent of such diversions as professional sports, cinema and television, politics was one of the only forms of visual entertainment available to most people. When not staging elections to fill governmental posts, American men held boisterous elections for everything from positions in volunteer fire companies to officer’s commissions in militia units. In small towns even those not running for an office usually knew somebody who was, and their support sometimes took strange and amusing forms. Such was the case in the little mining town of Austin, Nevada Territory in April of 1864. An election for mayor was being held, and a shopkeeper named Reuel C. Gridley, a Democrat, bet a Republican friend of his that the Democratic candidate would win the race. Apparently deciding that a public spectacle should result from a public election, the men decided to put their dignity on the line, and the wager was made that the loser of the bet would carry a fifty-pound sack of flour from the towns of Austin to Clifton, a distance of about one and a quarter miles.

So, it was this Reuel C. Gridley who bet his friend that that the Democratic mayoral candidate would prevail in the Spring election in Austin. As it happened, the Republican won, and, true to the terms of the wager, on the morning of April 20th, 1864 Gridley appeared on the street with a 50 lb. sack of flour, decorated with American flags and bunting, and in a grand parade which included a band playing The Battle Hymn of The Republic, he hoisted the bag onto his shoulder and started to march amidst the cheers and jeers of the entire excitement-starved populace of Austin. It took about an hour for Gridley to carry his burden the requisite 1.25 miles to Clifton, and upon arrival the procession took refuge in a local saloon. Over liquid refreshments, the question of what to do with the flour was raised, and Gridley, an army veteran himself, made a suggestion:
“This crowd of people has had its fun at my expense; let us see now who will do most for the sick and wounded soldiers. We will put this sack of flour up at auction, and sell it, with the understanding that, whoever the purchaser may be, he shall pay the amount bid, and give the flour back to be sold again for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission.”
The crowd roared its approval, and the auction began. Gridley himself won the first round with a bid of $300, but the sack was put up for symbolic auction again and again. Competition flared as individuals and groups pooled their resources to outbid one-another. By the end of the day a total of almost $5,000, a small fortune in 1860’s terms, had been brought in. These proceeds were sent to the United States Sanitary Commission, a precursor of the Red Cross, which raised private funds to provide medical care for soldiers in the United States Army. Raising funds for the Sanitary Commission in California and Nevada was nothing new. Most famously the Unitarian Reverend Thomas Starr King toured California during the first half of the Civil War, delivering impassioned and eloquent sermons that encouraged his listeners to give to the cause of aiding the war’s wounded. In the rough mining boom-towns, however, something other than King’s refined urbanity was desired and the absurdity of Gridley’s flour sack appealed greatly to the jocular prospectors. Reuel Gridley suddenly found himself a local celebrity. Approximately three weeks after the first auction, Gridley and his sack of flour went on tour, making a triumphant circuit of the Nevada mining region, repeating the symbolic bidding-war wherever they went, and bringing in tens of thousands of dollars for the Sanitary Fund.
At this time “Sanitary Fairs” were being held all over the Union to raise money for the Commission. In the summer of 1864 Gridley took his show (and his sack) on the road and held auctions at Sanitary Fairs being held in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton. All along the way Gridley paid out of his own pocket for his expenses, determined to send every penny he raised to the Fund. In January of 1865 Gridley even brought his sack to New York, where he was heralded by the newspapers and accorded the honor of having his (and the sack’s) likeness appear in an engraving in Harper’s Weekly. Gridley’s Austin hometown newspaper, the Reese River Reveille, had the following to say about the image:

Gridley toured the eastern states but, as the Civil War drew to a close, interest in the cause of aiding the war’s wounded ebbed. All told, the otherwise ordinary sack of flour had raised some $275,000 for the U.S. Sanitary commission during its career. Gridley’s buckskin sack of flour, still carrying its flags and ribbons and emblazoned with the words “Gridley’s Sanitary Sack,” presently resides in a display-case at the Nevada Historical Society Museum in Reno.
Upon his return to his store in August of 1865, Gridley found his business on the verge of bankruptcy. Additionally, the stress of travel had badly weakened his health, from which he never recovered. In 1866 a penniless Gridley and his family came to Stockton, California and in 1868 they moved to Stanislaus County where he again operated a general store. Dying on November 24th of 1870, Gridley was interred in Stockton. In 1887 a marble monument, complete with a statue of Gridley and his famous sack of flour, was dedicated at the site of his grave.
The inscription on the monument, which still stands, hails Gridley as “The Soldier’s Friend,” a suitably-humble epithet for a humble man, but he deserves to be remembered for more than that. The amount of money raised was indeed impressive but Gridley, the simple shopkeeper, also made by his actions an enduring statement which is all the more profound for its tacit nature. During the course of great events it is natural for individuals to feel powerless, especially when isolated by distance and a lack of position and influence. Gridley stood up as an example that everyone has something to contribute to the causes they believe in and, by working together, a community can accomplish far more than its members ever could separately.

Gridley could of not said it better : everyone has something to contribute to the causes they believe in and, by working together, a community can accomplish far more than its members ever could separately. And I look to the ADVRIDER community to accomplish something bigger then all of us.
Here is my idea!

Walker Sky Ranch · 01-23-2008, 09:26 AM

The Yamaha TT500 from the Vegas to Reno "one rider Many passangers" Thread has made it's way back to me and here is my idea!

Let's raffle this bike off at 30 dollars a ticket "Keep in mind the sack of flour story" and before the Vegas to Reno pre-run at the end of this summer the winner is drawn by a neutral party.
Now the idea takes a different direction!
The winner will receive the bike and will be able to own the bike for lets say 2 to 3 months, That winner must make an improvement to bike to make it race ready and I hope the ADVRIDER community who can not donate can help prepare the bike with the winner, then I will assist in rafling it off again, and that new owner will have the responsibility of getting it race ready! we will keep raffling it off to have 4 to 5 winners who will then race this bike in the 2009 Vegas to Reno race and every donor will have there name on the bike! and at the end of that race, I will arrange for it to be auctioned off for the final time. I will assist on getting the bike to each new owner at their expense.

All money will go to RiderDown.org and will benefit Chris Blais and many other injured riders.

Walker Sky Ranch · 01-23-2008, 09:30 AM

so, to get this started. please donate 3o dollars to RiderDown.org
here is the link and note in the comments area that it is for the TT500 pass-along bike.
http://www.riderdown.org/forum/donate.php

Here is RiderDown philsophy and I have been involved with them for 2 plus years and have come to really respect what they are doing. Please donate!

when you donate I will receive your name "screename" and post it here, 30 dollars gets you one entry!

here is a photo of the bike

she needs just a little work to get her running, and over all she is in great shape.
But getting her ready is all apart of the fun!

everyone has something to contribute to the causes they believe in and, by working together, a community can accomplish far more than its members ever could separately. And I look to the ADVRIDER community to accomplish something bigger then all of us.

Donors and Raffle entries
Bremner Buell Winner and Team mate
Shawn Hamblin
Charlie Rauseo
Desmond B. Mc Donald
Richard M Felden
Michael Lansky
Peter Moltmann ]"in the Netherlands could be hard to get the bike there"
Carlos Martins "Portugal"
Luke Pryshlak "Canada"
Henry Leber
Marvin Walker "My Dad"
Brian Stricklin
Robert Dills Winner and Team mate
Clifton Brown
Stephen Baum
Carter Roberts Winner and Team mate
Carter Roberts
Dave Peckham
Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Don Karle
James Renazco,
Brenton Teixeira
Brenton Teixeira
Brenton Teixeira
Zach of Woody's Wheel Works "Just ADDED"
Tom Dillenbeck of Moore and Son's "JUST ADDED"

JUST ADDED
[/size]3 copies of Dual Sport Riding Techniques, and 3 T-shirts, from Ned Suesse. Thank You Ned

Team Member and 1st winner will be drawn at the
"BLUEWATER GRAN PRIX"
MAY 16, 17, 18, 2008 Parker Arizona.

dustjunkie · 01-23-2008, 11:27 AM

I'll start with $30.00!

Great idea Les, Glad to be a part of something GREAT!

Jake

smithy1 · 01-23-2008, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustjunkie

I'll start with $30.00!

Great idea Les, Glad to be a part of something GREAT!

Jake

ditto

Robb Mc · 01-23-2008, 11:36 AM

Charlie and I are in for $30 each.

desboon · 01-23-2008, 04:52 PM

Des is in.

Thanks Les.

rickf · 01-23-2008, 08:51 PM

done

Ignore Amos · 01-23-2008, 09:48 PM

Hey Les! awesome!!! I'm in...how come you always have these great ideas? you never seem that smart in person????

I shouldn't be talking about anybody's IQ...I don't think I put the pass along comment in the remarks comment before I made the donation...duh....

Tuff Tunica · 01-23-2008, 10:08 PM

$30 bucks. Money well spent. What an opportunity to possibly ride it in the Vegas to Reno.

rickf · 01-24-2008, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ignore Amos

Hey Les! awesome!!! I'm in...how come you always have these great ideas? you never seem that smart in person????

I shouldn't be talking about anybody's IQ...I don't think I put the pass along comment in the remarks comment before I made the donation...duh....

I'm just amazed he was paying attention in History class!

Walker Sky Ranch · 01-24-2008, 07:21 AM

wow guys thanks for the support, your dollars go to a great cause "RiderDown" and I hope none of us ever need them!

How do you think we should break up the auction of the bike to establish the 4 to 5 winners prior to V2R 2009? just keep the bike raffle going until the V2R pre-run 2008 and just pick 4 to 5 winners or do a new raffle every 3 to 4 months?
Your thoughts?

dustjunkie · 01-24-2008, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walker Sky Ranch

wow guys thanks for the support, your dollars go to a great cause "RiderDown" and I hope none of us ever need them!

How do you think we should break up the auction of the bike to establish the 4 to 5 winners prior to V2R 2009? just keep the bike raffle going until the V2R pre-run 2008 and just pick 4 to 5 winners or do a new raffle every 3 to 4 months?
Your thoughts?

I vote new raffle each time, with only one entry per raffle. that way, people can enter each raffle, not spend too much money, and still have a chance to win. Once you are a winner, you can not win again altough you are still welcome to donate. Also, one entry only so that someone can't come in and basically buy the win.

Just my $0.02, but it really only worth $0.01...

Jake

Walker Sky Ranch · 01-24-2008, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustjunkie

I vote new raffle each time, with only one entry per raffle. that way, people can enter each raffle, not spend too much money, and still have a chance to win. Once you are a winner, you can not win again altough you are still welcome to donate. Also, one entry only so that someone can't come in and basically buy the win.

Just my $0.02, but it really only worth $0.01...

Jake

Jake,, awesome idea.. what would be the time frame between winners?
2 to 3 months?

dustjunkie · 01-24-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walker Sky Ranch

Jake,, awesome idea.. what would be the time frame between winners?
2 to 3 months?

How about at the:
1) 2008 Bluewater Grand Prix
2) 2008 V2R
3) 2008 Henderson 400
4) 2009 Parker 250
5) 2009 Bluewater Grand Prix

I see lots of marketing opportunities here

What is the max number of riders in the V2R?

Jake

View Results: Should we race this bike
Yes, lets race this sucker	37	90.24%
No, she is now a collectable, the owner should be picked at random from the donors	4	9.76%
Voters: 41. You may not vote on this poll

01-23-2008, 09:16 AM	#1
Walker Sky Ranch ^OP Riderdown.org Joined: May 2004 Location: Socialist Republic of Idyllwild Oddometer: 1,346	The TT500 RiderDown/Blais benefit pass along bike Hello all my ADVRIDER friends.. I have came up with an idea with the help of KdxKawboy and Faroli to beneifit RiderDown and Chris Blais. let me start by giving a little history lesson. do you remember this thread?: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137824 Here is my concept based on some Nevada history, where most of the Best in The Desert races take place and where Chris injured himself. if your remember the thread above, we mentioned this bit of history. Below is the story of the "sack of flour" One of the important aspects of the American Civil War is that it was a truly national conflict. Virtually every sector of American society was touched by it in one way or another. The devastation of war was most visible in the areas where the armies marched, camped and fought- but it was felt too in the communities north and south who sent their young men off to fight and endured the economic impacts of modern industrialized warfare. Even in the far western states and territories, seemingly separated by geography from the war’s main theaters, patriots of both the Union and the Confederacy worked to further their cause. Soldiers were recruited, funds were raised, and political maneuvers were made. Political activity, however, was about more than just patriotism in the 19th Century. Prior to the advent of such diversions as professional sports, cinema and television, politics was one of the only forms of visual entertainment available to most people. When not staging elections to fill governmental posts, American men held boisterous elections for everything from positions in volunteer fire companies to officer’s commissions in militia units. In small towns even those not running for an office usually knew somebody who was, and their support sometimes took strange and amusing forms. Such was the case in the little mining town of Austin, Nevada Territory in April of 1864. An election for mayor was being held, and a shopkeeper named Reuel C. Gridley, a Democrat, bet a Republican friend of his that the Democratic candidate would win the race. Apparently deciding that a public spectacle should result from a public election, the men decided to put their dignity on the line, and the wager was made that the loser of the bet would carry a fifty-pound sack of flour from the towns of Austin to Clifton, a distance of about one and a quarter miles. So, it was this Reuel C. Gridley who bet his friend that that the Democratic mayoral candidate would prevail in the Spring election in Austin. As it happened, the Republican won, and, true to the terms of the wager, on the morning of April 20th, 1864 Gridley appeared on the street with a 50 lb. sack of flour, decorated with American flags and bunting, and in a grand parade which included a band playing The Battle Hymn of The Republic, he hoisted the bag onto his shoulder and started to march amidst the cheers and jeers of the entire excitement-starved populace of Austin. It took about an hour for Gridley to carry his burden the requisite 1.25 miles to Clifton, and upon arrival the procession took refuge in a local saloon. Over liquid refreshments, the question of what to do with the flour was raised, and Gridley, an army veteran himself, made a suggestion: “This crowd of people has had its fun at my expense; let us see now who will do most for the sick and wounded soldiers. We will put this sack of flour up at auction, and sell it, with the understanding that, whoever the purchaser may be, he shall pay the amount bid, and give the flour back to be sold again for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission.” The crowd roared its approval, and the auction began. Gridley himself won the first round with a bid of $300, but the sack was put up for symbolic auction again and again. Competition flared as individuals and groups pooled their resources to outbid one-another. By the end of the day a total of almost $5,000, a small fortune in 1860’s terms, had been brought in. These proceeds were sent to the United States Sanitary Commission, a precursor of the Red Cross, which raised private funds to provide medical care for soldiers in the United States Army. Raising funds for the Sanitary Commission in California and Nevada was nothing new. Most famously the Unitarian Reverend Thomas Starr King toured California during the first half of the Civil War, delivering impassioned and eloquent sermons that encouraged his listeners to give to the cause of aiding the war’s wounded. In the rough mining boom-towns, however, something other than King’s refined urbanity was desired and the absurdity of Gridley’s flour sack appealed greatly to the jocular prospectors. Reuel Gridley suddenly found himself a local celebrity. Approximately three weeks after the first auction, Gridley and his sack of flour went on tour, making a triumphant circuit of the Nevada mining region, repeating the symbolic bidding-war wherever they went, and bringing in tens of thousands of dollars for the Sanitary Fund. At this time “Sanitary Fairs” were being held all over the Union to raise money for the Commission. In the summer of 1864 Gridley took his show (and his sack) on the road and held auctions at Sanitary Fairs being held in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton. All along the way Gridley paid out of his own pocket for his expenses, determined to send every penny he raised to the Fund. In January of 1865 Gridley even brought his sack to New York, where he was heralded by the newspapers and accorded the honor of having his (and the sack’s) likeness appear in an engraving in Harper’s Weekly. Gridley’s Austin hometown newspaper, the Reese River Reveille, had the following to say about the image: Gridley toured the eastern states but, as the Civil War drew to a close, interest in the cause of aiding the war’s wounded ebbed. All told, the otherwise ordinary sack of flour had raised some $275,000 for the U.S. Sanitary commission during its career. Gridley’s buckskin sack of flour, still carrying its flags and ribbons and emblazoned with the words “Gridley’s Sanitary Sack,” presently resides in a display-case at the Nevada Historical Society Museum in Reno. Upon his return to his store in August of 1865, Gridley found his business on the verge of bankruptcy. Additionally, the stress of travel had badly weakened his health, from which he never recovered. In 1866 a penniless Gridley and his family came to Stockton, California and in 1868 they moved to Stanislaus County where he again operated a general store. Dying on November 24th of 1870, Gridley was interred in Stockton. In 1887 a marble monument, complete with a statue of Gridley and his famous sack of flour, was dedicated at the site of his grave. The inscription on the monument, which still stands, hails Gridley as “The Soldier’s Friend,” a suitably-humble epithet for a humble man, but he deserves to be remembered for more than that. The amount of money raised was indeed impressive but Gridley, the simple shopkeeper, also made by his actions an enduring statement which is all the more profound for its tacit nature. During the course of great events it is natural for individuals to feel powerless, especially when isolated by distance and a lack of position and influence. Gridley stood up as an example that everyone has something to contribute to the causes they believe in and, by working together, a community can accomplish far more than its members ever could separately. Gridley could of not said it better : everyone has something to contribute to the causes they believe in and, by working together, a community can accomplish far more than its members ever could separately. And I look to the ADVRIDER community to accomplish something bigger then all of us. Here is my idea! __________________ Les Walker www.RiderDown.org http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304490 The RiderDown Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping responsible off road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have been injured while riding. Proceeds are used to provide assistance to the riders and their families when faced with medical expenses and related issues. Walker Sky Ranch screwed with this post 01-24-2008 at 07:23 AM

01-23-2008, 09:26 AM	#2
Walker Sky Ranch ^OP Riderdown.org Joined: May 2004 Location: Socialist Republic of Idyllwild Oddometer: 1,346	The Yamaha TT500 from the Vegas to Reno "one rider Many passangers" Thread has made it's way back to me and here is my idea! Let's raffle this bike off at 30 dollars a ticket "Keep in mind the sack of flour story" and before the Vegas to Reno pre-run at the end of this summer the winner is drawn by a neutral party. Now the idea takes a different direction! The winner will receive the bike and will be able to own the bike for lets say 2 to 3 months, That winner must make an improvement to bike to make it race ready and I hope the ADVRIDER community who can not donate can help prepare the bike with the winner, then I will assist in rafling it off again, and that new owner will have the responsibility of getting it race ready! we will keep raffling it off to have 4 to 5 winners who will then race this bike in the 2009 Vegas to Reno race and every donor will have there name on the bike! and at the end of that race, I will arrange for it to be auctioned off for the final time. I will assist on getting the bike to each new owner at their expense. All money will go to RiderDown.org and will benefit Chris Blais and many other injured riders. __________________ Les Walker www.RiderDown.org http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304490 The RiderDown Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping responsible off road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have been injured while riding. Proceeds are used to provide assistance to the riders and their families when faced with medical expenses and related issues. Walker Sky Ranch screwed with this post 10-03-2008 at 04:33 PM

01-23-2008, 09:30 AM	#3
Walker Sky Ranch ^OP Riderdown.org Joined: May 2004 Location: Socialist Republic of Idyllwild Oddometer: 1,346	so, to get this started. please donate 3o dollars to RiderDown.org here is the link and note in the comments area that it is for the TT500 pass-along bike. http://www.riderdown.org/forum/donate.php Here is RiderDown philsophy and I have been involved with them for 2 plus years and have come to really respect what they are doing. Please donate! when you donate I will receive your name "screename" and post it here, 30 dollars gets you one entry! here is a photo of the bike she needs just a little work to get her running, and over all she is in great shape. But getting her ready is all apart of the fun! everyone has something to contribute to the causes they believe in and, by working together, a community can accomplish far more than its members ever could separately. And I look to the ADVRIDER community to accomplish something bigger then all of us. Donors and Raffle entries Bremner Buell Winner and Team mate Shawn Hamblin Charlie Rauseo Desmond B. Mc Donald Richard M Felden Michael Lansky Peter Moltmann ]"in the Netherlands could be hard to get the bike there" Carlos Martins "Portugal" Luke Pryshlak "Canada" Henry Leber Marvin Walker "My Dad" Brian Stricklin Robert Dills Winner and Team mate Clifton Brown Stephen Baum Carter Roberts Winner and Team mate Carter Roberts Dave Peckham Patrick Schmid Patrick Schmid Don Karle James Renazco, Brenton Teixeira Brenton Teixeira Brenton Teixeira Zach of Woody's Wheel Works "Just ADDED" Tom Dillenbeck of Moore and Son's "JUST ADDED" JUST ADDED [/size]3 copies of Dual Sport Riding Techniques, and 3 T-shirts, from Ned Suesse. Thank You Ned Team Member and 1st winner will be drawn at the "BLUEWATER GRAN PRIX" MAY 16, 17, 18, 2008 Parker Arizona. __________________ Les Walker www.RiderDown.org http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304490 The RiderDown Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping responsible off road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have been injured while riding. Proceeds are used to provide assistance to the riders and their families when faced with medical expenses and related issues. Walker Sky Ranch screwed with this post 03-11-2009 at 10:15 PM

01-23-2008, 11:27 AM	#4
dustjunkie Got Stick Meat? Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Lake Forest, SoCal Oddometer: 1,425	I'll start with $30.00! Great idea Les, Glad to be a part of something GREAT! Jake __________________ www.riderdown.org

01-23-2008, 11:36 AM	#6
Robb Mc what? Joined: May 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Oddometer: 1,508	Charlie and I are in for $30 each.

01-23-2008, 04:52 PM	#7
desboon Adventurer Joined: May 2004 Location: west la Oddometer: 59	Me too. Des is in. Thanks Les.

01-23-2008, 08:51 PM	#8
rickf oldfatguyMAN Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Oddometer: 1,693	done __________________ 2005 KTM 525EXC, 2006 Triumph Sprint ST, etc., etc. "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." Originally Posted by rickf Oh no, Robby's still a pendejo, but he's OUR pendejo!

01-23-2008, 09:48 PM	#9
Ignore Amos bruised, dazed & confused Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Tucson, Arizona Oddometer: 981	Hey Les! awesome!!! I'm in...how come you always have these great ideas? you never seem that smart in person???? I shouldn't be talking about anybody's IQ...I don't think I put the pass along comment in the remarks comment before I made the donation...duh.... __________________ Ignore Amos Women love men with big KTMs 07 BMW 1200 GS Adventure 07 KTM 950R Super Enduro 08 KTM 530 XCWR 09 BMW G450X BITD 066 AMRA 54S SCORE 22X

01-23-2008, 10:08 PM	#10
Tuff Tunica Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Park City, UT Oddometer: 389	$30 bucks. Money well spent. What an opportunity to possibly ride it in the Vegas to Reno.

01-24-2008, 07:21 AM	#12
Walker Sky Ranch ^OP Riderdown.org Joined: May 2004 Location: Socialist Republic of Idyllwild Oddometer: 1,346	wow guys thanks for the support, your dollars go to a great cause "RiderDown" and I hope none of us ever need them! How do you think we should break up the auction of the bike to establish the 4 to 5 winners prior to V2R 2009? just keep the bike raffle going until the V2R pre-run 2008 and just pick 4 to 5 winners or do a new raffle every 3 to 4 months? Your thoughts? __________________ Les Walker www.RiderDown.org http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304490 The RiderDown Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping responsible off road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have been injured while riding. Proceeds are used to provide assistance to the riders and their families when faced with medical expenses and related issues.

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