ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF MOTORCYCLING
ROTARIANS
 The
International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians was founded
in 1992 by Rotarians in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the
United States, and now has members and chapters Worldwide. The
Fellowship is open to all Rotarians with an interest in
motorcycles... touring, riding off-road, racing, collecting,
restoring, motor scooters or otherwise. You don't have to own a
motorcycle to join.
The Motorcycling Fellowship is focused on having fun and
fellowship, on meeting other Rotarians from around the World and
on motorcycle safety. We fully support all of the tenets of
Rotary, and although we have raised money for charity, we tend
to fulfill our community service through our local Rotary Clubs.
Local rides may be for a day, a weekend or longer, with routes
generally planned so Rotarians can ride the complete route or
join us along the way. Most of the Fellowship's events are open
to all Rotarians, their families and guests and all marquees
ridden by Rotarians are welcome.
The North American Chapter has held events in New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Texas, Washington, the Great
Lakes area, Arizona, New Mexico, and in California, plus we have
had rides to Mexico and Canada.
On an international level, six members of the United Kingdom
Chapter spent four weeks riding across the United States from
New Jersey to Los Angeles in the 1994 Trans-USA-Ride and in 1996
the Fellowship organized three international rides...the
Ride-Round-Britain (Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland and
Northern Ireland), the Ride-to-Calgary to the International
Convention and the European Alpine Tour.
In 1997 the Australian Chapter organized the Simpson Desert Ride
with Rotarians from Holland, the United Kingdom and Australia
participating, seven Scandinavian Rotarians rode the southwest
United States with Rotarians from Arizona and southern
California, Rotarians from the United States rode with the
United Kingdom Chapter after the Glasgow International
Convention, four Rotarians from Australia rode with the North
American Chapter in the San Luis Obispo Ride in California, and
Rotarians from the United Kingdom rode with French Motorcycling
Rotarians.
During 1998 new Chapters were formed in Belgium, Holland and in
New Zealand with the Northern Europe and United Kingdom Chapters
joining in the Belgium and Holland Chapters' rides. With active
chapters in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Central Europe, France,
Holland, New Zealand, North America, Northern Europe, the United
Kingdom and elsewhere, a full schedule of rides is planned.
The Year 2000 Oz Ride is planned for the last week in February
through the first two weeks of March of year 2000 for southeast
Australia and Tasmania. With fourteen members of the United
Kingdom Chapter already committed to this ride, the Australian
Chapter is organizing the details and we are expecting
Motorcycling Rotarians from all parts of the World to
participate in the Year 2000 Oz Ride.
Posted by Jack Selway 5 September 2008, provided by Otto Rieve |
