Holy crap it’s been 5 years since we did our first ride. It’s
amazing how things have changed and grown over the years. By now most
of you know about The Underwear Ride and what it is all about. For
those of you that do not here’s a quick rundown. The Underwear Ride
started out as a crazy idea one night in a coffee shop to put a charity
motorcycle ride together at a time of year when most people have their
bikes packed away for the winter. The idea was for a small ride with a
few friends. Over the years that small ride has turned into an
amazing event involving bikes of all makes and models and cars of
all vintages. All throughout the year we run into people that cannot
stop talking about the Underwear Ride and how much they enjoyed it and
are looking forward to the next one. The first year we had 25 bikers
in 27 degree weather, the second year 75 bikes and a balmy 33
degrees, the third we had 5 inches of snow and 13 riders braved the
conditions. Year four we had an amazing 55 degree day and well over
100 motorcycles and 20 cars showed up for the ride. I can only
imagine what this year will bring. I don't know if we will ever be able
to top last year’s ride but I'm looking forward to trying.
The Details
Date: November 12th
Start location: Loudoun Motorsports
212 Catoctin Circle Southeast
Leesburg, VA. 20175
Meet time: 10:00 AM
Kickstands up: 12:00 PM
End Location: Hooters Chantilly
14441 Brookfield Tower Drive
Chantilly, VA 20151
Hooters will be offering 20% off all food items
This year we are trying something a little different. In the past
we have had a planned route that we asked everybody to follow. This
year we will have a suggested route and leave it up to everybody to get
to Hooters by whatever route they want. If the weather is nice and
you want to take the long way there, have at it. All we ask is that
you ride safe, have fun, and be respectful of others on the road.
Thank you to everybody that has already committed to riding in
this year’s event. For those of you that are on the fence please come
out and give it a try. I think you will find that it is a lot of fun
and the feeling of giving to others who are less fortunate really
creates a great atmosphere to be around.
If you have any questions please feel free to email us at,
info@hpcharities.org
Visit our website for more information
www.theunderwearride.org
While you are there, please register so we can get an idea of how manypeople to plan for.
What is an Underwear ride, you ask?
It’s a way for us, as riders, to give back to the community. We can
do this by donating new, unopened packages of undergarments to the
less fortunate. The reason for donating undergarments is because it
seems that everybody has donated used clothing to shelters before, but
how many of you have donated your used underwear? I really hope
everybody says no to that last question.
Undergarments are cheap and easy to carry on a motorcycle. For less than
$15, you can buy two packages of some type of undergarment. You can
then stuff them into your jacket or in you tank bag and ride to donate
them. This ride has a few benefits.
1. We get to, as a group, give back to the community.
2. We get to help others that are not nearly as fortunate as we are.
3. We get to ride!
The Rules: Bring at least one package of new, unopened
undergarments. This includes underwear (men’s, woman’s, or children’s),
under shirts, long johns, socks, and anything else along that line.
There will be absolutely NO stunting or stupid riding. If you cannot
keep yourself under control, don’t come. This ride is meant to help shed
a better light on to bikers in general, not make us look bad.
This is a great opportunity for us to give back to the community. I hope
many of you can make it out and make it a huge success in the process.
Thank you and we look forward to riding with all of you.