{"id":27221,"date":"2013-09-01T09:44:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T13:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclemojo.com\/?p=27221"},"modified":"2020-04-07T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T15:57:17","slug":"madbastard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclemojo.com\/2013\/09\/madbastard\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019ll Ride You Crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you think spending the better part of 24 hours on a 50 cc scooter sounds like fun, you might also want to speak to someone about your invisible childhood friends<\/p>\n
The Mad Bastard scooter rally comes about once every two years, and after having participated in it five times, I must say you need the break between the events. The rally is the brainchild of Rob Harris, editor of CanadaMotoGuide.com, and was first held in 2005. It started as an informal ride around Lake Ontario totalling 850 kilometres and ridden non-stop by four mad bastards, including Harris.<\/p>\n
That first ride spawned the idea to make it a regular rally, and in 2007 it had become an organized event, with Yamaha Canada pitching in a new BWS scooter as a grand prize. That was also the first year I had taken part, aboard a 1970 Motobecane 50V moped, though a mechanical failure ended my rally after just 50 km.<\/p>\n
Oh, maybe at this point I should mention that the rally is intended mainly for scooters or mopeds of less than 50 cc, though there are actually four classes, categorized by engine displacement. The Day Release class is for scooters greater than 200 cc; Therapy Required is for scooters between 110 and 200 cc; Heavily Medicated is for scooters between 50 and 110 cc; and finally, my preferred class, Straightjacket, is for scooters of less than 50 cc.<\/p>\n