Welcome to the 2008 Minneapolis/St. Paul Scooter Rally

The members of the All Mod Cons Scooter Club (and the rally coordinators in particular) hope you enjoyed this year's Twin Cities scooter rally.

Browse our E-Shop for T-Shirts, Patches and Buttons. Check out our online discussion group for the latest info, postings, and share comments about the rally. We are grateful for the support of all our SPONSORS.

2008 Rally Music
Here are the links for those who provided music for the rally

Fri 2008 Blue Cat http://www.bluecatmotors.com/
DJ Aaron http://www.myspace.com/rudiegetsplenty
 
Sat 2008 Triple Rock Social Club http://www.triplerocksocialclub.com
The Reckless Hearts http://www.therecklesshearts.com
Umbrella Bed http://umbrellabed.com/Home.asp
Sajak http://www.myspace.com/sajakrocks

Thank You!

To all of the people who attended this year's rally.
To all of the wonderful volunteers.
To all of our sponsors

Don't want to listen to Kent (and that weirdo from JustGottaScoot) prattle on?
Here's the written version!

Now that was a Scooter Rally!

The Rattle My Bones Scooter Rally boasted more than 230 scooters this year and, as we all rode together on Saturday, we stretched out in a line that was, at times, two miles long.

But it all started on Thursday at the Happy Gnome in St. Paul. There, scooterists gathered to say hi to old friends and to meet new ones. Thursday was the evening of the scavenger hunt and teams of four riders each were quickly assembled and then set out to scour the streets of St. Paul for objects and to take photos. A couple of teams took over a local bar and replaced the stools with their scoots and stayed there for the entire evening (and so, scored very few points toward the scavenger hunt) and one team headed over to the State Capitol where they disrobed in front of its dome (though there were no points promised for nudity). And we were well on our way.

Friday, rally coordinator Jon Boorom led some 40 bikes on a tour of historic sites. It proved to be a big hit and is a rally feature that will be back in 2009. After that we all headed over to Bob Hedstrom's Scooterville, MN to leave on one of four rides offered that evening (your choice depending on your skill, scoot and taste). And all roads lead to Blue Cat Motors where we ended up eating dogs and burgers off the grill. Thanks are due here to both Scooterville and Blue Cat Motors. Thanks gang for all your help and support. We could not rally without you.  

Saturday morning everyone ate breakfast at the Square Peg Diner on the rally's dime while I changed a completely flat back tire on my Stella. I was aided in this by many friends who stood about and offered comments and suggestions. Thanks gang, nothing helps change a tire more than words. And then the Big Ride.

Joe Capello spent a good part of the summer planning the route and working with blockers so that when we hit the road it was a beautiful thing to see. As I said, we stretched out for over two miles and the blockers did as fine and clean a job as ever was seen. In their orange vests and with flags emblazoned with the rally logo flying from their mirror stems they kept us moving for four hours and covered 70 miles. All the while keeping all but the most idiotic automobile drivers at bay. The blocking team did such a good job and looked so sharp that police squad after police squad just waved us on (and even helped block traffic at a couple of tricky spots).

What can I say, after the sweetness of the Big Ride the food and the gymkana, the bands and the drinks, the dancing and the raffle (where two scooters were given away, one from Scooterville and one from Leo's South) it all seemed like a blur.

Sunday saw a more relaxed ride led by Chris Miller of The All Mod Cons, SC (who had us executing the first ever full rally U-turn) and then finished with socializing at Merlins Rest where stories from the four days of events were told and embellished.

Thanks are due to every one who came out to play and all those who helped along the way. See you in 2009.