Jupiter’s at bedtime. Thanks Pearse (Taken with instagram)
Pearse at Jupiters (Taken with instagram)
Honda CBR250 the perfect beginner bike for rent in NYC (Taken with instagram)
For Sale. 07 Speed Triple in Brooklyn NY. Sorry to see her go.
Ben from Evolve modeling his new Aria Helmet. (Taken with instagram)
The Mad Men of Motorcycle Pictures.
Jupiter’s Motorcycle at Photo Shoot in NYC (Taken with instagram)
The 2012 Jupiter’s Discovery Ride is a unique opportunity to explore the US Southwest and join Ted Simon in representing the Ted Simon Foundation at this year’s Overland Expo in Arizona.
Courtesy of Jupiter’s Motorcyles, one solo rider will be provided with a BMW R1200GS motorcycle for a two week adventure between 10th and 24th May 2012. The rider will collect the bike from Los Angeles and follow a route of their own devising towards Flagstaff, Arizona, where they’ll join the Foundation team as a VIP at Overland Expo, before making the return journey to LA.
Anyone can apply for selection as the Jupiter Discovery Rider, subject to the terms and conditions in the small print below. The Foundation will choose one rider from all the applications received. The deadline for applications is midnight PST on Friday 20th April 2012.
Discover a story. Tell the world.
As the name suggests, The Jupiter Discovery Ride isn’t just a two week holiday. In keeping with the Foundation’s principles of Exploration, Comprehension, and Communication, the selected rider will investigate an agreed theme, looking at the reality of life in the areas they travel through. They’ll write about what they find and support their story with stunning photography and compelling video. The Foundation will publish the material as a series of Journey Insights and the rider will also give a short presentation about their trip at Overland Expo itself.
Although we’ll be happy to consider alternatives, the Foundation’s suggested theme for the Discovery Ride is immigration.
- The Discovery Ride is open to solo riders only.
- You must have a full motorcycle license and at least five years or 5,000 miles experience riding 1,000cc+.
- The motorcycle is a fully-insured 2009 BMW R1200GS, with top-box and panniers. No SatNav is provided.
- The motorcycle will be provided free of charge, but to comply with insurance the rider will agree to pay for any damages to the bike up to the value of $2,500. A credit card authorization will be required.
- The motorcycle must be collected from LA on 10th, 11th or 12th May 2012 and returned on or before 24th May 2012.
- Overland Expo is taking place from 18th to 20th May 2012. The rider will be given a free VIP ticket to the event and will be required to attend on all three days.
- Travel arrangements and expenses to and from LA before and after the ride are the responsibility of the rider.
- Fuel, accommodation, food, and any other expenses incurred during the two week period will also be the responsibility of the rider.
- Camera and video equipment will not be provided by the Foundation.
- The rider will agree to produce at least one Journey Insight article during the trip to Flagstaff, a multimedia presentation at Overland Expo, and at least one further Journey Insight article after the trip has been completed.
http://jupiterstravellers.org/jupiter-discovery-ride/
About The Ted Simon Foundation: The purpose of the Foundation is to encourage and assist travellers in making an extra effort to develop their observations and insights into something of value for the rest of the world to share, whatever their medium of expression might be.
The work of the Foundation will be supported by:
The talents and expertise of a Committee of Advisors, well known in their fields of publishing, photography, film, music, art and performance
The Foundation’s website, designed to promote awareness of the projects and the travellers we support, who will be known as Jupiter’s Travellers
The Jupiter Awards, which will be given annually at a special ceremony for the projects we judge to be best
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Jupiter’s MotoShare is the only motorcycle sharing or fractional ownership program in the Country. Based in Brooklyn we are now accepting new bikes for 2012.