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Pre-ride Registration is required. No Walk-in Riders will be accommodated.
All registration fees for online registrants must be paid by May 29, 2005 or your registration will be cancelled.
During the registration process you will be required to consent to an Agreement and Waiver.
Click the following link to download the Agreement and Waiver.
Review it thoroughly before registering for this ride.
The MTF will submit your ride to the IBA for certification. The certification fee for this ride is $42.00 (same as if you submitted your ride directly to the IBA).
If you want to make a donation to the MTF, you will be provided the opportunity to do that during the registration process. Payment information will be provided at the conclusion of the registration process.
The Site Coordinators have volunteered to make this ride happen. Please treat them respectfully.
The MTF is very safety conscious. While the MTF is only providing logistical support for your ride, we have an obligation to the Long Distance Riding community to insure that you comply with the guidelines as stipulated on this page and on the Home Page for this ride at http://www.mctourer.com/rides/2005SS1000/index.htm
The Site Coordinator has full authority to limit participation for any reason.
If your participation is terminated prior to start of the ride AND you have treated the Site Coordinator respectfully, you will receive a full refund.
Clinton Township / Macomb SS1000 Ride Site Coordinator
7-Eleven, 45100 N Gratiot Ave, Macomb, MI 48042
Telephone: 586-899-5003 (For Riders who need to get in touch if they get lost or can't show)
Riders must be pre-registered in order to participate in this ride.
No on site registration will be allowed.
All riders must check-in with the Site Coordinator on June 11th from 5:00 am - 6:00 am
Riders will be released once they've checked-in
All Riders must check-in before 6:00 am
End of Ride Check-In will be available from 9:30pm on June 11th to 11:30pm on June 11th.
Please call the Site Coordinator to arrange check-in if you will arrive outside those hours.
Responsiblity to Report
The MTF and IBA are dedicated to SAFE long distance riding.
If at anytime during the ride you question whether or not you should continue, by all means you should terminate the ride.
Listening to your body is an important part of long distance riding and you should not continue unless you are comfortable with your physical and mental state.
If you terminate the ride or have an accident, you must notify the Site Coordinator as soon as reasonably possible. If you complete the ride, you should check in with the site coordinator immediately.
Failure to report at the end of the ride or in the event of termination may result in suspension from future MTF Events.
Planned Route and Downloadable Documents
Macomb, MI - Bowling Green, KY - Ann Arbor, MI - Macomb, MI
Attention Riders: You should download the Witness Forms and Gas Log and complete before arriving at the site.
The Site Coordinator has approved the directions provided below.
These directions are based upon the recommendation of Microsoft Streets and Trips 2004 - Quickest Route.
There may be alternate routes to each mandatory stop.
In fact, the Garmin Mapsource file that is provided below may be different from the described route.
However, we do recommend that you follow the suggested route.
Site Coordinators will start manning the check-out table at 5:00 am at the Macomb 7-11 on Saturday, June 11, 2005.
The Riders will be released once their witness form is completed. Riders will be released a couple at a time. We do not want riders riding in a pack for safety reasons. Our goal is to get all riders out by 6:00am and release the witnesses by that time.
If you arrive at the staging area after 6:00 am, you will not be counted as part of the ride.
Have your witness form filled out and your odometer reading recorded. The witness should simply have to fill in the time, their personal information, and sign the form. Do your final T-CLOCK inspection before getting the witness signature.
When you are ready to go, advise one of the witnesses. They will validate your odometer reading and license plate number; and add the time and their personal information to the witness form.
When you are released from the staging area, you are expected to go directly to the get your gas receipt.
Plan accordingly. Eat breakfast before staging.
Gas up and get a receipt at: 7-11 Gas Station
* * * THE GAS RECEIPT'S COMPUTER TIME STAMP WILL BE YOUR OFFICIAL STARTING TIME * * *
You are off on the Saddle Sore 1000. Ride safe, don't push your limits, and most of all enjoy your ride.
Riders have up to, but no more than, 24 hours to complete the SS1000 ride using the approved route and obtain an ending computer printed gas receipt with a date and time stamp at the receipt at: 7-11 starting/ending gas location.
Details of Start and Finish:
You MUST pick up receipts at the following stops in order to validate the corners of the approved route: Some IBA riders get two receipts at Start, Finish and each Mandatory Stop.
It is a lot easier to get both a gas receipt and a receipt for snack/water at important stops than to repeat a ride because a receipt went missing.
Many IBA riders store their receipts in a waterproof, zip-sealed plastic bag.
The mandatory stops include (Click link for map view):
Stop #1 = Macomb Start = 7-11 Gas Station, 45100 N Gratiot Ave, Macomb, MI 48042
Stop #3 = Bowling Green, KY = Swifty, 2937 Louisville Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Tel: 270-782-9804
Stop #4 = Ann Arbor, MI = Winston Park Shell, 104 Winston Ave, Marshall, MI 49068 Tel: 269-789-1522
Stop #5 = Macomb Finish = 7-11 Gas Station, 45100 N Gratiot Ave, Macomb, MI 48042
Returning from the Clinton Township / Macomb SS1000:
Once you return from your ride, you are required to obtain a gas receipt at the 7-11 start/finish gas stop.
* * * THE GAS RECEIPT'S COMPUTER TIME STAMP WILL BE YOUR OFFICIAL ENDING TIME * * *
You can stop the panic. Your official time has been recorded on your receipt.
Waiting until our witnesses are available will not affect the certification of your ride.
Site Coordinators will be manning the check-in table from 9:30pm June 11th until 11:30pm June 11th.
Please call the Site Coordinator to arrange check-in if you will arrive outside those hours.
If you arrive at the check-in table after 6:00am on June 12th, you will not be counted as part of the ride.
You must turn in your completed documentation (Witness forms, Stop Log, and Gas Receipts) to the Site Coordinator at the completion of your ride. If you do not turn in your documentation, you will not be counted as part of the ride.
Riders will be required to acknowledge their responsibilities during the registration process.
Each rider is responsible for their own ride. The MTF is helping with the logistics by planning a route and arranging for witnesses; however, the rider is responsible for the ride. Safety is of primary importance.
Participant agrees to keep and maintain his motorcycle in a good and safe condition, in full compliance with all rules and laws governing such vehicles.
Specifically, said motorcycle shall be in full compliance with any and all safety inspections and certifications required by the State of registration of said motorcycle and shall be safe to operate on the public ways and under the conditions to be encountered in the Event.
Participant will at all times while riding his motorcycle wear and employ all such safety clothing and gear including, but not limited to, a DOT approved helmet, as is reasonable, customary and prudent for use by motorcyclists under the circumstances of the Event.
A DOT approved helmet shall be worn at all times while Participant is riding in the Event whether or not the use of such a helmet is required in the jurisdiction in which the Participant is riding.
Participant shall be licensed to operate a motorcycle in his State of residence and authorized to legally operate a motorcycle in the State or States, Country or Countries where the Event may be held.
Participant's motorcycle shall be properly registered and licensed.
Participant shall have and maintain in full force and effect liability insurance and such other insurance as may be required for the operation of a motorcycle in the State or States, Country or Countries where the Event may be held.
Participant shall comply with any and federal and State laws including, such as but not limited to, all safety rules, traffic laws and rules of the road.
Should Participant be given a map or route information as part of the Event, Participant shall use such map or route information at his own discretion and will not rely upon said map or route information as a representation that it is safe or prudent to follow such map or route information. Such decisions shall be and remain in the sole discretion of Participant.
Each Participant is responsible for his own ride. The MTF helps with the logistics by planning a route and arranging for witnesses, however, the Participant is responsible for the ride. Safety is of primary importance.
The Participant is responsible for terminating his participation in the Event if he feels that continuing would put himself or others in jeopardy.
The Participant is responsible for his personal condition. The MTF does not condone nor will it tolerate riding under the influence of alcohol, illicit drugs and even some prescription drugs.
If the MTF discovers that a rider has violated their responsibilities, even if it is after the ride is certified, the MTF will notify the IBA and the certification will be revoked.
The rider is responsible for doing TCLOCK!
T-CLOCK is a mnemonic developed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation for assisting you in doing a comprehensive pre-ride (or a pre-purchase) inspection of a motorcycle. It is easily memorized and very useful. The individual letters stand for the specific areas to check:
Tires and wheels
Controls
Lights and electrical
Oil and fluids
Chassis
Kickstand
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