Pediatric Brain Tumor "Childhood Brain Cancer" I will be the ambassador of the V11 Guzzi chapter within the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas group.

[p6x]

When my home base was set in Paris (France), a member of my family worked for Euro Disneyland later Disneyland Paris since before the inauguration in 1992.

I practically lived in the park and the Disney Village since I had unlimited free access.

Disney also gave free access to children from a children only hospital, l'hopital Necker in Paris, with rare diseases, including cancer, most of those terminal. I saw many of these groups of kids, in the park as they were wearing a specific badge and were accompanied by nurses additionally to the usual Disney ushers.

If you have never seen children in this state, this is heart tearing! you need not be told. One look... you get it right away. It makes you feel bad to be healthy! no kid should have his/her journey in this world complicated by medical situations so early in their lives.

If you feel like you would like to contribute; I actually don't have anybody else to ask. I don't know anybody in the USA excepted from you guys.

Here's the link: https://team.curethekids.org/team/600310

 

Edited August 20 by p6x

[PJPR01]

Donation made plus a 100% match from my employer....let know if you see it show up.  

Cheers...

[p6x]

 

[PJPR01]

Lots of support there for the ride...good to see! How long was the ride?

[p6x]

46 minutes ago, PJPR01 said:

Lots of support there for the ride...good to see! How long was the ride?

The "dual sport" ride started between 09:00 and 09:30, and we came back shortly before 11:30. I think we did 55 miles of trails around Montgomery! my understanding was we were going to join the cruisers for the parade, but in fact, we did not.

I told the leader of our group, that if I had known that we were going to do terrain, I would not have come. I was preoccupied to be on a 25 years old motorcycle, which I had never ridden in these conditions. But when the group got split at some point, the BMW 1250 GS falled back in the sand. The guy was just being me, staggered, but riding in the sand is nerve breaking since the bike is completely unsteady. So he got distanced.

I really enjoyed the Quota. The fueling is the main drawback. I wish there was something that could be done. The bike would really be nice if it wasn't so jerky.

The "Ride for Kids" was meant to start at 10:30; They came back between 11:30 and 12:00.

Next year, they will do it in April, as many riders suffered from the heat.

I met the MGTT director David Canada. Interesting fellow. He is from the East Coast. When he moved to Texas, he implemented the tour.

Did you spot the other Guzzi? there was a 1400 California in the parade. The Quota drew a lot of attention from the other "dual sport" guys.

Edited 9 hours ago by p6x