AMA Announces Four Grand Tours for 2007

AMA Road Riding, part of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), has announced four AMA Grand Tours for the 2007 road-riding season.

Unlike many other organized road-riding events, a Grand Tour can be completed at the rider's own pace. A Grand Tour rider scores points for visiting specific places -- usually documenting the visit with a photo -- and accumulating those points toward prizes awarded at the end of the tour.

AMA Road Riding offers these Grand Tours for 2007:

- "KOAst 2 KOAst with the AMA" Grand Tour -- Sponsored by long-time AMA Road Riding supporter Kampgrounds of America (KOA), this AMA Grand Tour awards one point for stopping by any of the 400 motorcycle-friendly KOA locations. Two points, plus a discount, are awarded for an overnight stay.

- The AMA "GPS Pick-A-Point" Grand Tour -- Riders collect points for visiting specific global-positioning-system coordinates supplied by AMA Road Riding. Participants will receive several hundred sets of GPS coordinates, corresponding to points of interest in every state. One point is awarded for visiting a destination within the rider's state, two for a point in adjoining state, and three for a spot in another state.

- The AMA "I've Been Everywhere" Grand Tour -- In this reprise of the most popular AMA Grand Tour ever offered, riders earn points for visiting places named in the classic 1968 Johnny Cash song. One point is awarded for visiting a destination within the rider's state, two for a point in adjoining state, and three for a spot in another state.

- The BikeBandit "AMA Members' Choice Roads" Grand Tour -- Participants in this AMA Grand Tour accumulate points for traveling roads presented in the "Great Riding" area of the Members Only section of AMADirectlink.com. Sponsor BikeBandit.com, the online parts source that offers discounts to AMA members, will award prizes at the end of this AMA Grand Tour. One point is awarded for riding a road within the rider's state, two for a road in adjoining state, and three for a road in another state.

Riders participating in more than one 2007 AMA Grand Tour can combine the points accumulated toward a grand prize.

Prizes for the 2007 AMA Grand Tours have been donated by Baxley Trailer & chocks, CTEK smart chargers, Tork motorcycle headsets, Chatterbox USA, Chase Harper, Roadgear, and TomTom.

All four AMA Grand Tours begin April 1 and end November 30, 2007. The cost for AMA members, per AMA Grand Tour, is $15 solo or $18 two-up; the cost for riders who aren't AMA members is $17 solo or $20 two-up. Riders who enter three of the 2007 AMA Grand Tours will receive an entry into the fourth at no additional charge.

For more information about the 2007 AMA Grand Tours, visit www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/07GrandTours.asp, or contact AMA Road Riding Director Dave Hembroff at 614-856-1900 ext. 1202 or dhembroff@ama-cycle.org.