A Motorcycle Website with an Interesting Twist
Looking for some new ideas as to where to go on your summer motorcycle trip? If your group is like ours, the OFMC, then you have your own John, who loves nothing better than looking at maps and planning trip routes. But much as he loves the maps and researching the areas we ride to, John doesn’t have the insider scoop on every destination.
As Tom Matthews of Turkey Creek Tours said to me two days ago, the value that tour companies provide is that they know all the hidden gems that you as a non-local could easily miss.
While I won’t argue that Journey America Motorcycling Patches knows the turf as well as any local tour outfit, Wayne Sweet has put together an innovative approach to getting the most out of your ride. He lists a number of themed journeys, or scavenger hunts, giving you the tips you need to find all the interesting spots he has singled out. Then he hopes to make a little money for his effort by selling you patches signifying that you made the journey.
The themes include things like “Alphabet on the Hills,” where you visit spots where large letters are built on hillsides for the town’s high school team or some such. Another is “Seven Man-Made Wonders” that takes you to places like the Brooklyn Bridge, Mount Rushmore, the St. Louis Arch, and more.
Let’s let Wayne tell you in his own words:
Hello, welcome to JAMP, your motorcycle touring and scavenger hunt website. Journey America Motorcycling Patches is a new reason to go riding. You do need another reason, right?
How was your last motorcycle trip? You planned it, you selected the sights and routes and then hit the road. Was it great or just another vacation? Was it a motorcycle adventure? Are you ready for a new form of motorcycle touring?
JAMP Journey Scavenger Hunts are the tour guides for “Street Adventure Touring.” Journeys have defined objectives (locations) to visit and photos to bring back, but you choose which routes to take. You plan the routes to take in the scenery that you enjoy, to avoid traffic or to visit locations not on the list.
Journeys are about experiencing the best of America – the back roads, the sights, the people, the food, the buildings, everything that makes this country great. There are Journeys for everyone, whether you are a long-distance rider or like to stay closer to home. You can tour and experience your home state, the natural and man-made beauty of America, history or even politics.
JAMP helps put the finishing touch on your Journey by offering embroidered patches to recognize the fact that you did it! The design of each Journey Patch depicts the individual Journey theme. JAMP Patches are embroidered with a unique serial number when presented to you. Bragging rights come with each serialized patch because we verify that you have completed all objectives before presentation.
Of course, this may not be your thing at all, but maybe it is. I just figured I’d pass it along for you to make up your own mind.
Biker Quote for Today
Go as far as you can see…THEN YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE FURTHER.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
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