Edinburgh to Los Angeles - two men, two bikes, twa' kilts
Welcome to our Kilts Across America website. My name is Colin and I am a trustee of the MRT charity. Recently my wife and I, along with another two trustees, set up The Moebius Research Trust after our son George was born with the condition Moebius Syndrome.
You will find out more about this condition on our website at www.moebiusresearchtrust.org.
We are attempting to raise the full £200,000 required for research into the cause of Moebius Syndrome in one huge international event. This is not only going to raise the profile of Moebius worldwide, but the possible PR could be huge for any of the prospective sponsors involved.
Iain, the one on the right, and myself are members of the worlds largest referral organisation BNI, and with their help and support we are attempting to ride two Harleys across America in only ten days, just a mere 2913 miles. We wanted to take our trek to a far harder level, obviously being Scots, and we made the decision to wear our kilts for the whole of the journey. We will be travelling across desert and through the mountains, so the difference in temperature will certainly take their toll.
On top of this we are also helping to run various BNI networking events in the different States we are crossing, basically creating one serious challenge. Iain has already started a very strict diet and excercise routine as he intends to lose at least eight stone, if not more, by June. He is a big lad recently tipping the scales at twenty eight stone!
We both realised when we accepted the quest that physical and mental fitness are going to be the key factor in completing this on time, that and an extra thick pair of long johns.
The amazing thing is that we are having companies offering help and we haven't even started our PR campaign yet. Harley Davidson in Edinburgh have already offered us two bikes for the Edinburgh side of the trip and we are currently in talks with a kilt supplier. The idea is to get sponsors on to the bikes and clothing along with the money that will be raised on the journey. This really is gathering momentum and we intend to send daily blogs onto the website as our journey progresses.
I really believe that when America find out that two lads from Scotland are crossing from Coast to Coast on Harleys wearing kilts for a Scottish Research charity, the media machine will really come to life.
Watch this space!
