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No. There is no advantage for being the first person to make all of the tour stops. The tour is meant to be a fun way to explore the great province of Ontario on a motorcycle. It will take you to interesting places all over Ontario. Riders are given approximately seven months to ride to the tour stops. You ride to the stops as your schedule permits, ride to them in any order that you choose, and plan your own routes. The tour is definitely not an “iron butt” type ride. The tour is meant to be a “stop and smell the roses” ride. Explore Ontario at your own pace and have fun. Speed does not matter! The main reason to ride on the tour is just have fun exploring and try to make it to Tour Finisher status (25 or more tour stops).
Once registered, you will be added to the e-mail list so you will receive a notice when registration opens and the tour starts.
Absolutely not. You can earn additional points for purchases with specified sponsors that may result in winning a prize. But buying from the tour sponsors is entirely your choice. We have some great, bike friendly sponsors on the tour. So, you just may find that they have products you will want.
No. Receipts from sponsors that were obtained prior to the start date of the tour do not qualify for sponsor receipts. Not all tour sponsors qualify for receipt points. Be sure to check the tour stops web page to verify which sponsor’s receipts qualify.
The tour is open to all types of motorcycles (bikes and trikes). Motorcycles with sidecars are welcome to take part in the tour. All participants must be at least 18 years old. You don’t have to be an Ontarian to ride in the tour. Anyone who wants to explore the great province of Ontario on a motorcycle is welcome to register.
A “tour flag” (placard that has your individual number on it) will be emailed to you when registration closes. Some folks refer to it as a placard. It is to be printed out on a sheet of printer paper, measures approximately 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
Some folks hang the flag on their bike and some folks attach it to their windshield via rubber tipped clamps clothespins. Some folks have their flag laminated. Just remember to take the flag off of your bike after you take the picture at a tour stop and stow it away in your saddle bag.
Your tour flag will have your individual tour number printed on it. As you arrive at a designated tour stop, you will take a picture of your bike and tour flag (be sure that your rider number is clearly visible) at the stop location. Also be sure that the tour stop feature (i.e. sign, statute, monument, roadside attraction, store front, etc) is identifiable in the picture.
The tour stops will be emailed out to all participants as part of the welcome package for the tour year.
There are several different stops provided each year, ranging from 40-55 stops but to be considered a Tour Finisher, 25 stops must be completed to qualify.
Registered participants will need to make at least 25 of the tour stops (properly documented) to be considered a Tour Finisher. Tour Finishers will receive a patch. See the Rules for Participation for additional details. Some riders decide to find all of the tour stops, which is a great way to see a lot of our great province
You may ride up to two different motorcycles on the tour.
First time registrants will receive a logo patch. Each Tour Finisher's will receive a rocker patch for the applicable tour year. A Tour Finisher is a rider who submits 25 or more qualifying pictures. Riders who re-register in a following tour year will not receive the logo patch again (as they already received one), but will receive a rocker patch for their latest tour year completed (provided that they submitted 25 or more qualifying pictures).
No. You can ride in any order you choose, create your own routes, and ride as your schedule permits. Self guided tour.
Yes you can ride with anyone to these spots BUT submitting pictures, each picture must clearly display the registration number.
As long as both the tour flags of the motorcycle operator and the passenger are both clearly visible and legible in the picture, they can both submit the same picture under their own flag numbers.
There are safety and picture waivers as part of the registration. Therefore, each tour participant must register separately so they can confirm acceptance of the waivers to take part in the tour. Each registrant will only received ONE patch and/or ONE rocker.
Do not wait to upload your pictures all at one time. You should upload your first tour stop picture within a week of taking it, then upload subsequent pictures within a week of taking them.
No. Every picture submitted is reviewed to ensure that it was submitted under the correct flag number, that the flag number is visible in the picture, that the correct tour stop feature is in the picture, etc. The pictures are generally reviewed sequentially, in tour flag number order. However, the Tour Director will review your picture submissions upon request.
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