Join The Ride For Sight Fundraiser, June 6-8, In Ontario, Canada

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

The 36th annual Ride for Sight fundraiser kicks off June 6-8 at the Lindsay Exhibition in Lindsay, ON., with proceeds going to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness – Canada’s largest charity supporting over $25 million in sight-saving research.

Friday night, the party gets started with its first ever barn dance, complete with mechanical bull. Saturday morning at 10 am, riders depart the Lindsay Exhibition for a 90-minute motorcycle parade. The stunning scenic route takes riders through the most beautiful country roads in the Kawartha Lakes. Saturday night, Canadian musician Tom Wilson, and his band Junkhouse, will rock the park as headline performers. And all weekend long, there is free camping, bike games, demo rides, a stunt show and vendor marketplace.

“Not only is Ride for Sight weekend an amazing party, but an awesome fundraiser, having raised over $20 million for sight-saving research over the years,” says Mike Harwood, chair, Central Ontario. “By raising the minimum of $100, anyone can enjoy the weekend of festivities and are automatically entered to win a draw for a 2014 Triumph America LT motorcycle.”

Ride for Sight happens in six regions across Canada: Lindsay, Ontario (June 6-8); Urbania, Nova Scotia (June 13-15); Elbow, Saskatchewan (June 20-22); Ponoka, Alberta (June 21); Gander, Newfoundland (June 27-29) and; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (July 11-13). For more information, or to register, visit www.rideforsight.com.

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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