Here’s all the info for the Greasebag Run

Date: June 14 2008
Departure Location: Acme Choppers, Meredith NH
Party Location: Matt’s Farm, 4267 VT Route 100 Granville, VT 05747
Festivities: Ride, drink, play loud music, get stupid and pass out

Bike or Hot Rod not finished yet? While this is predominantly a motorcycle run, we’re extending the invite to other cool brohams and degenerates, so come join us, even if it means you have to take the minivan. Dudes who have chase trucks are encouraged to come along.

Part 1: The route
We’re taking off from Acme Choppers at 4pm. The chase van will depart shortly after.
The ride is about 3 hours long, 117 miles of scenic New England back roads; no highways, lots of twisties.

Click on the map above to see a full view of the run route. Written directions will be posted shortly (and on the printed maps we’re giving out at the greasebag). Printed maps of the route will be available at the Knucklebuster booth during the Greasebag show.

The route on the map is the way our point man and chase van will be going; you are free to take any route you want to get from point A to B. We’re not you’re parents or baby sitter, we’re not going to tell you which way to take, only the way WE’RE taking and an invitation to join us. Let me repeat this, because it’s important - the route on the map we give out is the route the chase van will take. If you decide to take a different way of getting there, that’s cool by us, BUT if you breakdown / run out of gas / whatever there will be no chase van to help you out, you’re own your own. We won’t come pick you up or bring you gas.

Matt, our Vermont host, has run the route twice now and here’s what he has to say about it: “I rode the route again on Friday - holyfuckingshit wow. Yes, it’s beautiful and New England rolling backwoods highway scenic but truth be told, I hope people love their riding cause it’s fucking intense. Not dangerous or scary but intense - lots of curves… lots of curves - you won’t believe how fucking awesome it is.”

The length of the ride is about 120 miles, know your petrol limitations beforehand. There are gas stations along the way, about every 35-45 miles, so you should be fine, but we will have gas in the chase van for anyone who gets stuck.

We’ll be making at least 1 planned stop during the run to pick up booze and food to load into the van. This will be announced shortly and everyone will be informed of where that’s going to be before we take off from Acme.

Be alert, be aware, and watch out for moose.

While New Hampshire has no helmet law, Vermont does, so you’re gonna need a lid to do the run.

Part 2: The Chase Van
You should plan your trip as if you were on your own, with no chase van at all. If your bike can’t make it to the end of your street without breaking down, DO NOT take it on this ride – bring your car. If for every hour you spend riding you need 45 minutes on the side of the road to fix shit, bring a different bike, or ride bitch on the back of your girlfriends Honda Rebel.

With that said, here’s what can be expected from the chase van:
The chase van will have tools and gas to help anyone stranded on the side of the road. If you breakdown, we will definitely stop and do our best to help you out.

If you’re stuck on the side of the road and we can’t get you back up and running in 15 minutes or less, the chase van will move on. No apologies. It will be hauling the beer, food and the audio system for the party and can’t spend the night on the side of the road with your broken down bike. There will NOT be room in the van to haul your bike. If that worries you, bring your own chase vehicle or have the number of someone you can call who will come pick you up OR don’t come. Again, we’ll do our best, but being self-sufficient is key. The van is there to help you out of the most basic jams, anything more than that and you’ll need to take care of it yourself. There might be another chase truck in the mix with room to haul a bike or two, but nothing has been confirmed yet, so please don’t plan on that being your saving grace. We are looking for additional volunteers, so if you’ve got a van or truck and can help us out in that way, we’d love to have ya.

Please realize that I am not a walking encyclopedia of motorcycle knowledge and while I’ll have a good stash of tools, there will not be a mobile repair shop in the back of the van and I’ll that only be carrying the most basic of repair supplies (i.e. duct tape, loc-tite, rope, and some JB Weld). You’re on your own for everything else. I can offer you tools, gas, some basic repair items and a cell phone to call a friend to come pick your ass up in case shit hits the fan.

Gas from the chase van will not be free. Don’t worry, I’m not going to charge you $10 a gallon or any shit like that, but if you need petrol from the chase van, you’ll be expected to pay for it. Better yet, plan your gas stops accordingly and you won’t have to worry about it at all.

Part 3: The Weather
Short of a fucking cyclone, typhoon or earthquake, weather is irrelevant. Rain or shine, unless Vermont turns into Burma or China, shit is going down. Prepare for the worst, expect the best and just check the weather services the day before and you’ll be fine.

Part 4: The Party

Food:
Hot Dogs and burgers are on us, free of charge. Feel free to bring your own grub to throw on the grill if you want (steaks, sausage, filet mignon). Vegetarians… bring you own veggie burgers, and bring your own grill if you’re not cool with it mixing it up on the regular grill. Please try not to throw up when we sacrifice a few lambs to the gods of thunder. Cash donations to help cover the food cost will be gladly accepted, but not expected.

Booze:
This is a bring-your-own-booze event. Hauling booze on a bike, especially in mass quantities is not the easiest thing in the world, so we’ve got a couple options for you:
A) Bring your booze to the greasebag show and throw it into the chase van, we’ll haul it up to the farm for ya.
B) We’ll have a set stop along the route at a liquor or grocery store where you’ll be able to purchase what you need and throw it in the van.

Doesn’t get any easier than that. If a few of you guys want to go in on a Keg, I’m sure that can be arranged.

Tunes:
We’ll have a PA and ipod set up to spin tunes all night. Feel free to make musical requests via this post; they may or may not be completely ignored.

Camping:
There plenty of room for you to setup a tent or feel free to camp where you pass out. This is all on you; you’ll need to take care of yourself here. No room service, no one to make your bed, no showers, bring your own toilet paper. There will be a port-o-potty on site - please use it, although pissing on yourself is fine.

Sunday:
You’re pretty much on your own come Sunday morning. There is nothing planned in place, nor will there be. I’m sure there will be small groups of dudes getting together to ride out and get breakfast or to head home or to go check out the mile long waterfall, maybe go swimming or to just ride around the New England back roads (not a bad way to spend a Sunday, especially for you out-of-towners).

I’m sure there will be a few updates from now until the show, but you get the gist of it. Get psyched, it’s going to be a killer weekend.