The Virginia Biker Network Motorcycle News and Information

The Virginia Tech Community Design Assistance Center is hosting the first annual Lost Tour of Virginia—a motorcycle tour through picturesque communities and winding roads that time forgot—on Sat., July 28, from 9 am-8 pm. Proceeds from the event will help fund the publication of a book about the history of these Virginia communities.

Bikers will register from 9-10 am at the Blacksburg Community Center at 725 Patrick Henry Drive in Blacksburg. From 10-11 am, participants can enjoy a breakfast during a welcome by Bob Crouch, Virginia Governor’s Motorcycle Advisory Council Chair; a presentation of highlights along the route by Terri Fisher, co-author of Lost Communities of Virginia and CDAC Outreach Coordinator; and event safety tips by Keith Lindgren, Motorcycle Safety League of Virginia, Inc., President. Riders will depart at staggered intervals between 11 am and noon. Between 2:30 and 6 pm, riders will return from riding for provided snacks, to roam vendor booths, bid in a silent auction, and judge motorcycles. From 6-8 pm, dinner is served along with a presentation by Dale Coyner, motorcycle enthusiast and author of many books, including Motorcycle Journeys through the Appalachians. The evening concludes with door prizes, raffles, auction results, and ride prizes.

Registration is $25 per rider and $5 per passenger, and includes breakfast, post-ride snacks, and a program/route map; dinner and Coyner’s presentation is $15 per person; and t-shirts are $15. To pre-register, visit www.thelosttour.com. Lodging information is available at the web site. For more information, contact CDAC at 540/231-5644 or egilboy@vt.edu, or drop by CDAC at 101 South Main Street, Suite 2, in Blacksburg.

CDAC provides planning and design assistance—such as conceptual open space master plans and greenway designs, landscape designs for outdoor learning opportunities, rain garden designs that reduce and filter storm water run-off, and conceptual architectural designs that incorporate aspects of “green” architecture, such as green roofs and sustainable materials—to communities and non-profit organizations throughout the Commonwealth that are unable to afford the services of a private consultant, or are not ready to hire a consultant.