[bill]

I just got the information in today's mail regarding the SCMA's 3 Flags Rally

I cannot reccomend this Combination of a Rally and a Tour highly enough.

I have ridden it every year I could and have always found amazing roads on the route and had a terrific time.

The SCMA runs a great show and this would be an ideal trip to take with a group of riders.

I have always been drawn in the ticket draw and friends who were not drawn have always been successful in buying tickets after the fact on the Forum

Here is the link

http://www.3flagsclassic.org/

The link was down today so I will post the actual draw application tomorrow

 

[heisenberg9]

The site is up. Couldn't find the application form.

 

[GSP]

What does the entry fee cover?

 

[bill]

What does the entry fee cover?

Start and Finishers Banquet
Checkpoint grub etc
Nice wall Plaque
Belt Buckle(changes yearly) Crest
Detailed daily route planning turnby turn
Great prizes at the final banquet ususalyy 2 aerostitch suits ,s ome tires, custom seats etc are given away
You get to make great friends and build an international riding friendship
Organized ride
great adventure
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[Vili]

are there support vehicles?

 

[bill]

are there support vehicles?

Nope. You enter Mexico, stay overnight in Mexicali leave in the morning for the US

Here are 3 stories I found on the net written by riders from previous years

http://inet-rendezvous.com/motoguzzi/Three-Flags-Classic-on-a-Moto-Guzzi-leMans.htm

http://www.joeberkphotography.com/three_flags_classic.htm


http://www.travelpost.com/itinerary-overview.aspx?itinid=5748

There is a nice mix of bikes and riders on the rally. It would be an excellent big ride for everyone on this list. Some riders get a prior years route and ride it backwards from Canada to Mexico on the way south I have a few kicking around

Here is the Rally info


SCMA Three Flags Classic

Starts: Aug 31, 2007

Ends: Sep 03, 2007

Description: The 32nd annual SCMA Three Flags Classic will run 2200 miles from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada from August 31 to September 3, 2007. There will be an end-of-ride banquet on September 4 at the Medicine Hat Lodge and Resort. Limited to 250 riders, this event is so popular that a drawing for entries is necessary. The 2007 drawing is set for noon at Glazier School, 10932 Excelsior Road, Norwalk, California. You need not be present to be drawn, but your submittal in the form of a personalized check for $265 in US funds must be received by January 20. All entrants will be notified by mail of status and unsuccessful entrants will be refunded and placed on a waiting list. Mail no more than two entries per envelop and one entry per rider to SCMA Three Flags Classic, PO Box 2265, North Hills, CA 91393-2265. Membership in SCMA is required by day of start. Visit www.SC-MA.com for more information and to monitor the forum.


Sponsor: Southern California Motorcycling Association
Contact: Ken Hatke, Ride Chair; Blake Anderson Ride VC
Phone: 951-677-3644 or 714-801-3931

 

[VTwinVince]

Time to buy a 'Wing, I guess.

 

[geek]

Time to buy a 'Wing, I guess.

nahhh.. not necessary. just get a VStrom. but my advice is heavily biased. :evilgrin

 

[bill]

Time to buy a 'Wing, I guess.

You are too young for a wing Vince :laughing

One year one of our group rode it on a 1999 Triumph Daytona with a tank bag and a tailpack.

I know lots of riders who have done the ride on Blackbirds and 'busas. There is always a smattering of sportbikes