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The VCR to Sturgis provides motorcycle therapy to combat-wounded vets.Indian Motorcycle has once again stepped up to sponsor the fifth annual Veterans Charity Ride (VCR) to Sturgis by providing motorcycles to the veteran-run non-profit. The VCR helps veterans readjust to civilian life with a little motorcycle therapy alongside fellow veteran riders. Since the ride's inception, Indian has supplied motorcycles equipped with custom-built Champion sidecars for amputee and paraplegic veterans.
by Matt Kopec
Salt Lake City, Utah (July 10, 2019) – Indian Motorcycle®, America’s first motorcycle company, today announced its continuing support and sponsorship of the fifth annual Veterans Charity Ride (VCR) to Sturgis. The veteran operated non-profit organization uses “motorcycle therapy” to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life. The 2019 ride will feature a record number of female veterans, who will be sharing their decorated military careers and passion for motorcycles with their peers. This year’s ride to Sturgis will take off on July 25, 2019 from Salt Lake City, Utah, winding through the famous Pikes Peak range in Colorado before making it to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The group will be riding a variety of Indian Motorcycle models with custom-built Champion Sidecars for amputee and paraplegic veterans. The journey not only delivers the freedom of the open road and cathartic experience only a motorcycle can deliver but allows the veterans to bond by sharing stories and engage in peer-to-peer discussions. motorcycle.com: Indian Partners With Veterans Charity Ride “Motorcycle Therapy” Adventure To Sturgis7/12/2019 Indian reaffirmed its support for the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. The non-profit Veterans Charity Ride seeks to help vets readjust to civilian life through “Motorcycle Therapy.”
The fifth annual ride begins July 25 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and travels via the Pikes Peak mountain range in Colorado towards the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. This year’s ride will feature 17 veterans, including nine that are new to the program. Among the group are four female veterans, the most the ride has had in a single year. INDIAN MOTORCYCLE PARTNERS WITH VETERANS CHARITY RIDE FOR 5th ANNUAL “MOTORCYCLE THERAPY” ADVENTURE TO STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLYVeteran Non-Profit Organization Uses “Motorcycle Therapy” to Rehabilitate & Support Veterans Returning from Combat Salt Lake City, Utah (July 10, 2019) – Indian Motorcycle®, America’s first motorcycle company, today announced its continuing support and sponsorship of the fifth annual Veterans Charity Ride (VCR) to Sturgis. The veteran operated non-profit organization uses “motorcycle therapy” to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life. The 2019 ride will feature a record number of female veterans, who will be sharing their decorated military careers and passion for motorcycles with their peers.
This year’s ride to Sturgis will take off on July 25, 2019 from Salt Lake City, Utah, winding through the famous Pikes Peak range in Colorado before making it to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The group will be riding a variety of Indian Motorcycle models with custom-built Champion Sidecars for amputee and paraplegic veterans. The journey not only delivers the freedom of the open road and cathartic experience only a motorcycle can deliver but allows the veterans to bond by sharing stories and engage in peer-to-peer discussions. Motorcycle & PowerSports News: Indian Motorcycle, Military Veterans Partner on Ride to Sturgis7/11/2019 Indian Motorcycle announced its continuing support and sponsorship of the fifth annual Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. The veteran operated non-profit organization uses “motorcycle therapy” to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life. The 2019 ride will feature a record number of female veterans, who will be sharing their decorated military careers and passion for motorcycles with their peers.
Rider Magazine: Fifth Annual Veterans Charity Ride to Feature Record Number of Female Veterans7/11/2019 By Rider Magazine Staff
The 5th annual Veterans Charity Ride (VCR), in partnership with Indian Motorcycle, will feature a record number of female veteran participants, who will be sharing their decorated military careers and passion for motorcycling with their peers. The veteran-operated, non-profit VCR uses “motorcycle therapy” to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life. This year’s ride to Sturgis, South Dakota, will embark on July 25, 2019, from Salt Lake City, Utah, winding through Colorado and past the famous Pikes Peak before turning north toward the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The group will be riding a variety of Indian Motorcycle models, some with custom-built Champion sidecars to carry amputee and paraplegic veterans. The journey not only delivers the freedom of the open road and the cathartic experience only a motorcycle can deliver, but allows the veterans to bond by sharing stories and engage in peer-to-peer discussions. Indian Motorcycle partners with Veterans charity ride for fifth annual Motorcycle Therapy adventure to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally This is a press release from Indian Motorcycle…
Salt Lake City, Utah (July 10, 2019) – Indian Motorcycle®, America’s first motorcycle company, today announced its continuing support and sponsorship of the fifth annual Veterans Charity Ride (VCR) to Sturgis. The veteran operated non-profit organization uses “motorcycle therapy” to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life. The 2019 ride will feature a record number of female veterans, who will be sharing their decorated military careers and passion for motorcycles with their peers. This year’s ride to Sturgis will take off on July 25, 2019 from Salt Lake City, Utah, winding through the famous Pikes Peak range in Colorado before making it to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The group will be riding a variety of Indian Motorcycle models with custom-built Champion Sidecars for amputee and paraplegic veterans. The journey not only delivers the freedom of the open road and cathartic experience only a motorcycle can deliver but allows the veterans to bond by sharing stories and engage in peer-to-peer discussions. motor sports newswire: Rinehart Racing Returns as Sponsor of 2019 Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis6/18/2019 ARDEN, NC – June 18, 2019 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Rinehart Racing has once again signed on as an official sponsor of the 2019 Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. Priding themselves on motorcycle therapy and other holistic programs, the Veterans Charity Ride brings wounded, severely injured and amputee veterans from all across America to participate in the largest motorcycle event of the year: the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Rinehart Racing will be outfitting the Indian Motorcycles ridden by the veterans with top-of-the-line Slimline Duals® headers and slip-on mufflers.
By Sean Mclain Brown
Watch Sean’s VIDEOS HERE. Eighteen wounded warriors recently took a quest across 1600 miles of gorgeous backroads on Indian motorcycles with the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. It’s called “motorcycle therapy,” and it’s an unconventional yet novel way to get wounded veterans out and about with other veterans to heal their war trauma. |
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