Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Bike Experience - Development for USA

Okay, lately I have been in communication with a lot of the motorcycle riding community that are disabled.  These riders' courage is very admirable.  Currently The Bike Experience http://web.me.com/tskeelspiggins/Disabled_Motorcycling/Bike_Experience.html   has a division in the UK and I am gathering interest and common efforts to bring The Bike Experience to the USA in northern California.
Here is a quick video of what is possible and how it happens... basically.     One group that is also helping bring this great program for wheelchair people is  the American National Association for Bikers with a Disability   They are located at the following site and are also accepting donations for their charity cause.  http://anabd.org/About_Us.html


This project is in the early planning stages, and for now my biggest objective is getting connected to all interested parties. I am communicating with both disabled and able-bodied riders from around the world that have experience with this kind of riding, and I am always interested with connecting with more people. Please contact me if you can help with:

- Strategy and planning advise on how to create a program like this
- Technical advice on the outrigger system that aids these riders at low speeds, where to source it, alternative construction methods, etc
- Opportunities to connect with other like-minded organizations and people
- Sourcing the physical needs for a program like this (ie storage, equipment, transportation, etc)