| 2006 |
| Date |
Event |
RAT Ride |
Location |
Point
of Contact / Organizer |
Registration
Forms |
| Thu
26 Jan - Sun 29 Jan |
Vancouver
International Bike Show |
|
Tradex
Exhibition Centre,
Abbotsford,
BC
|
Mike
Backen |
|
| Sat
25 Mar |
Triumph
Open House at Savage Cycles |
|
Savage
Cycles
7-10198 McDonald Park Road, Sidney, BC
656-9979
1-800-450BRIT
|
|
|
| Sun
02 Apr |
21st Annual Central Vancouver Island Motorcycle Swap Meet |
|
Coombs
Rodeo Grounds,
Opens at 10:00, $5.00 admission
Depart Mocha House in Cook Street Village (across from Starbucks) @ 9:00
am, Serious Coffee in Mill Bay @ 9:30 am, via Kitamula Rd
and Telegraph Rd through Cowichan Bay and Chemainus, Esquires Coffee in the Ladysmith Mall @ 10:00
am, and Chapters (Starbucks) in Nanaimo @ 10:15 am, then on to Coombs.
|
Mike
Gebler |
|
| Sun
23 Apr |
21st Annual Classic and Vintage Swap Meet & Show'n Shine |
|
South Delta Recreation Centre,
Tsawwassen, BC
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Meet at the Chevron Station in Sidney at 8:15 am for the 9:00
am ferry. Back on the 3:00 pm ferry.
|
Mike
Gebler |
|
| Sun
30 Apr |
Island
RAT Season Opener |
 |
Meet
at Jasmine's,
1752 Island Hwy
, beside McD's, across from the Juan de Fuca Rec Centre, at
08:00, depart by 09:30 to Lake Cowichan via Shawnigan
Lake and Cowichan Bay. Lunch at the Honeypot
Pub. Return via Duncan, Cobble Hill and Shawnigan
Lake.
|
Mike
Gebler |
|
| Sat
06 May - Sun 07 May |
Classic
Bike Gulf Islands Run |
|
Two
day tour around the Gulf Islands. Photo shoots for
Canadian Biker and Torque magazine.
Saturday 9:15am ferry, Swartz Bay to
Pender for ride and lunch, then 3:20pm ferry to Mayne Island
with overnight. Sunday morning on Mayne, then
12:50pm ferry to Saltspring Island with ride and finishing
with 4:00pm RAT BBQ at PK's near Vesuvuis. Depart
Saltspring at your leisure via Fulford (last ferry 7:50pm)
or Vesuvius (ferries at 7:00, 8:40, 9:40pm).
|
John
Campbell |
|
| Sat
03 Jun - Sun 04 Jun |
Thom
Riedl Memorial Ride |
|
Duffy
Lake Loop counter-clockwise with overnight in Lillooet (Victoria
Hotel). Meet at Chevron station in Sidney at 7:15am,
take ferry from Swartz Bay and
join Western RAT at Chevron staion 232nd & Hwy1, Langley
at ~10:45, for the run up the
Fraser Canyon. Return via Whistler, Horseshoe
Bay and 3:00pm ferry to Nanaimo.
|
Mike
Backen & Western RAT |
|
| Sun
11 Jun |
3rd
Annual Vancouver Island Ladies Motorcycle Ride for Breast
Cancer Research |
|
Lordco Auto Parts in Parksville at 11:30am.
Further details to follow.
Also see their website:
cruising-for-a-cause.ca
|
|
|
| Fri
30 Jun - Sun 02 Jul |
Canadian
Superbike Series |
|
Victoria
to
Race City Motorsport Park, Calgary.
|
John
Campbell |
|
| Sat
01 Jul |
Rocky's Ride for Diabetes
|
|
Victoria-Nanaimo-Victoria
rockysride.com
|
Mike
Gebler |
|
| Wed
19 Jul |
Run
to Nelson RAT Raid |
|
Two
groups. One group lead by Mike and Barb Gebler via
various routes, converging for an overnight in Washington
state. North Island group lead by Chris and Amy Large
departing from Qualicum Beach, via the Nanaimo ferry with an
overnight stop. Contact Mike, Chris or the shop for
details.
|
Mike Gebler, Chris Large |
|
| Fri
21 Jul - Sun 23 Jul |
Kootenay
Raid |
|
Thursday
may also be an event day. More to
follow when known. You should make plans to arrive Thursday
as the events will get underway Friday morning. The Raid
will take place at The New Grand Hotel
in Nelson. Book your room now (1-888-722-2258) and avoid the
rush.
|
RAT
North America |
 |
| Fri
11 Aug - Sun 13 Aug |
1st Annual Vancouver Island Gathering of the Cams Classic & Vintage |
|
Qualicum Band Campground,
5861 W. Island Highway,
Qualicum Bay BC
Organized rides to Tofino and Gold River
|
Chris
Large |
|
| Sat
19 - Sun 20 Aug |
Gold
River Run |
|
Victoria
to Gold River (overnight).
|
Mike
Backen & Ken Minnion |
|
| Sun
27 Aug |
Victoria
Pot Luck BBQ |
|
Ride
& Pot Luck BBQ. Meet at Joel's at 10:00, leave at
10:30 for a group ride. Further details to follow.
|
Joel
Thompson |
|
| Sat
09 Sep - Sun 10 Sep |
Sunshine
Coast Circle Loop |
|
Depart
Savage Cycles 07:15 Saturday
and catch 08:00 Swartz Bay ferry. Western RAT will join us
at Horseshoe Bay for 11:20 Langdale ferry.
Lunch at Molly's Reach in Gibson's. Overnight
at Pender Harbour Resorts. Depart Sunday at 07:30 for Powell River
and catch the 12:00 noon ferry to Comox, and back down the
island to Victoria.
|
Duane
York |
|
| Sat
16 Sep |
Port
Alberni Toy Run |
|
Depart Spencer Road Shell @ 08:30 and meet Up Island folks at Chapters' Starbucks Book Store in Nanaimo @ 10:00. Toy Run meets in Little Qualicum Falls at 11:00 and departs at 12 NOON sharp.
|
Mike
Gebler |
|
| Sun
24 Sep |
Saltspring
Island Toy Run |
|
Victoria
riders, meet at the Chevron in Sidney at 08:15 for a 09:00
ferry from Swartz Bay to Fulford. Toy run starts from Irwin Collision at 115 Desmond Crescent
just north of Ganges at 11:00.
MAP:
|
Mike
Gebler |
|
