shameless promotion of midwest dual-sport event

[William Woodson]

Dear KLR Listers, The Madison (Wisconsin) Motorcycle Club, 77 years young, is putting on its first annual 2-day "Big Woods" Dual-Sport ride, in the northern Wisconsin town of Wabeno, the weekend of September 22-23, 2001. Wabeno is located in the heart of the Nicolet National Forest, approximately 200 miles north of Madison, so we're expecting the Fall colors to be at 80 to 100% of peak for this fourth weekend in September. The trails - - primarily forest service roads and logging roads - - are tailor-made for KLR's, and are suitable for all street-legal Dual-Sport bikes, up to and including the larger ones, such as BMW GS's, Triumph Tigers, etc., and will be suitable for all levels of riding ability, from novice to experienced. For the more accomplished riders, there will be optional, single-track "hero" sections. Saturday's ride will be about 125 miles in length, and Sunday's will be about 100 miles, with almost all of it off-pavement. The ride is self-guided, at your own pace, using supplied roll-charts and posted arrows. Bring your GPS, if you have one, and your cell phone, too - - both can come in handy on the trail. The registration fee ($75 until Sept. 15 for AMA members; $80 for non-AMA; $95 the day of the event) includes up to 4 nights free camping (Thu.-Sun.) at the municipal fairgrounds in the heart of "beautiful downtown Wabeno", breakfast Saturday morning courtesy of the Wabeno Chamber of Commerce, a picnic lunch Saturday at a scenic river-side spot on the trail, a ribeye steak dinner on Saturday night (with cash bar), breakfast on Sunday morning, free T-shirts to the first 75 entrants, casino match-play coupons, awards, door prizes, beautiful scenery and Fall colors, and over 200 miles of great riding! (For non-riding family members, meal passes covering the above 4 meals are available for $25.) You can view and download an entry form at www.madisonmotorcycleclub.org/bigwoodsregister.htm . For more information, visit the Madison Motorcycle Club's home page at www.madisonmotorcycleclub.org , and click on "Dual-Sport". (Motel information is also available at this page, for those who prefer not to camp.) Alternatively, you can contact the event organizer, John Newton, at (920) 484-3097. Hope to see you there, Bill Woodson in Madison, Wisconsin