Moped Army - Events

Strengthening The Moped Community

Branches of the Moped Army hold rallies throughout the year that bring together moped riders from around the nation. These events are listed below, along with other moped happenings. You can also view photos from the past events to re-live the fun or see what you missed.

SouthBySouthMoped	Mar 16, 2007	Austin, TX	Email Website
Show Austin that SXSW is really about mopeds.

Citroen and VeloSoleX Bastille Day Rendezvous	Jul 16, 2006	New York City	Website
Meet at 12 noon 122nd street and Riverside Drive near Grant's Tomb. This is the only major Solex event in the US.

Moped Madness Ride '06	Jun 03, 2006	Hershey, PA	Website
Check the website for more information. This should be a great event.

Moped Army BBQ 12	May 29, 2006	248 N Burdick St. Kalamazoo, MA 49007	Email (269) 344-1977
The annual Kalamazoo Moped BBQ. Come hang out with 100s of Moped Army members at 1977 Mopeds.

Mopeds Gone Wild II	Mar 31, 2006	Richmond, VA	Email
Information here or on the front page.

Moped Racing Association	Oct 15, 2005		Website
This race is at Circleville Raceway Park, check the racing group for more information.

Moped Racing Association	Sep 17, 2005		Website
This race is at Beaver Run, check the racing group for more information.

Moped Racing Association	Aug 14, 2005		Website
This race is at Circleville Raceway Park, check the racing group for more information.

Blood Drive 3	Aug 05, 2005	Seattle, WA	Email
Blood Drive 3 in Seattle is August 5-7. Email Kevin for more info.

Bastille Day Rendezvous	Jul 17, 2005	New York City, NY	Website
Bastille Day Rendezvous on Sunday, July 17th in NYC for Citroens, Velosolexes/Solexes and other French made cars, trucks and mopeds. Hosted by The Greater New York Citroen and Velosolex Touring Club. See the website for info.

Moped Racing Association	Jul 10, 2005		Website
This race is at Circleville Raceway Park, check the racing group for more information.

Bling BQ II	Jul 10, 2005	Chicago, IL	Email
Bling BQ II will be July 8-10th with Sunday the 10th being the big event / ride. Email Curt for more info.

Moped Racing Association	Jun 11, 2005		Website
This race is at Beaver Run Motorsports Park, check the racing group for more information.

Bomb Prom	Jun 11, 2005	Cincinnati, OH	Email Website
The Bombardment Society is hosting a moped rally June 11-12. We're swarming the streets in group rides, getting fancied up for a prom, and hanging out in general. Folks are coming from across the Midwest to ride in our scenic city, and we hope you will, too.

Moped Madness 2005	Jun 04, 2005 10:00am	200 Hershey Rd. Hummlestown, PA	Email Website
Coming this June in Hershey, PA: Moped Madness 2005! View the PDF flyer. Directions: 2 miles north of HersheyPark Drive on route 39, go past Pumpkin World & the Antique Automobile Museum. Contact us for alternate travel routes! (This event is being organized by riders in Pennsylvania and is not a Moped Army event. Please contact them directly with any questions)

Moped Army BBQ 11	May 30, 2005	Kalamazoo, MI
Join us in Kalamazoo for our 11th Decepticon sponsored Moped Army BBQ.

Red October view photos	Oct 01, 2004	Detroit, MI
During the first weekend in October Noviy Lef hosted an awesome swarm of Detroit, Michigan. Members came out from all over the midwest to make Red October a great rally. The photos are now online.

Peddy Cash BlingBQ view photos	Jul 11, 2004	Chicago, IL	Email Website
The Chicago BlingBQ was awesome. Around 30 members from various branches took over Chicago from Humboldt Park to downtown to Montrose Harbor. The Chicago Tribune tailed us the whole way, resulting in a nice write-up about Peddy Cash and the Moped Army in general. Check the photos and don't miss the next chance to swarm Chicago.

Moped Army BBQ 10 view photos	May 31, 2004	569 Portage St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007	Website
Moped Army BBQ 10 was a milestone for the Moped Army. We had members attend from both coasts and everywhere in between. Representatives showed up from Janus, kHz, Mosquito Fleet, Motion Left, Noviy Lef, Peddy Cash, The Bombardment Society, The Guns and The Tom Cruisers. During the weekend we had some gigantic rides with extremely few breakdowns. We rode, we raced, and we sat in a hot tub. The rain plagued us but never spoiled our fun. The cross town race changed a bit this year. The name of the game was elimination, so only the strongest racers made it to the final lap. Along with the photos, two videos of the race are available: Takeoff and Finish. Both require the QuickTime plug-in and are 312K each in size.

Moped Army BBQ 9 view photos	Aug 31, 2003	Spring Valley Park Kalamazoo, MI
Moped Army BBQ 9 marked the beginning of having the Labor Day BBQs be a toned down event, leaving the huge rally and public accessibility to their Memorial Day counterpart. We had a great time riding mopeds and avoiding the rain. Thanks to all the out of town members who came out for the weekend. Check out the photos for moped action and rainy park fun.

The Blood Drive Moped Rally view photos	Jul 18, 2003	Seattle, WA	Email
July 18th-20th, the The Mosquito Fleet hosted the first west coast Moped Army BBQ/Rally. The Blood Drive Moped Rally was held in Seattle, WA and members showed up from The Bombardment Society and The Decepticons. We swarmed the city, hung out at the beach, put on a rock show, and partied at the moped house.

Mopeds of Hazzard view photos	Jun 27, 2003	Cincinnati, OH	Email
June 27th through 29th The Bombardment Society hosted an awesome event in Cincinnati and Covington. The weekend was full of hilly city swarms and long country rides. We toured the lookouts and took over the streets. Members showed up from The Decepticons and Janus.

Moped BBQ 8 view photos	May 26, 2003 10:00am	569 Portage St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007	Email Website 269-344-1977
Moped BBQ 8 went great. Members showed up from Motion Left, The Guns, The Blue Shirt Holiday, Mosquito Fleet, The Tom Cruisers, Janus. and The Bombardment Society. We rallied all weekend with a giant 50 person ride, a short lived relay race, lots of fun hanging out at the BBQ and a frantic no-rules race across town. To get a taste of what it was like, or to remember the weekend, check out the photos below. There's also a video of the race takeoff (Quicktime 6, 387K).

100 Member Party	Feb 23, 2003 08:00pm	527 E. Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 49007	Email Website (269) 553-5555
Next Sunday The Prom, which contains members of the Mosquito Fleet, are playing at The Space in Kalamazoo. We're taking this opportunity to celebrate the fact that we now have over 100 members. Also playing are Carissa's Wierd and The Exiles. They'll be food and lots of people. Come early to hang out since it's a Sunday night. Who cares if it's snowing, come on out and celebrate the growth of the Moped Army.

Moped Army Benefit Show	Feb 08, 2003 10:00pm	105 Walbridge Kalmazoo, MI 49009	Email Website (269) 267-9080
There is going to be a Moped Army benefit show at the Space. The band lineup is as follows. OME Drako Shadow Edward It is going to be tons of fun, come on out.

2 Stroke Terror '02 view photos	Nov 02, 2002	Devou Park Cincinnati, OH	Email
2 Stroke Terror was the first Moped Army rally hosted by The Bombardment Society. There was a good turn out, with 11 Decepticons, 1 Gun, and 2 Janus members. We packed our mopeds into vans and trucks and headed down to Ohio for the weekend. Although a little cold, we had tons of fun riding through the hilly and scenic city of Cincinnati.

Moped Army BBQ 7 view photos	Sep 02, 2002 10:00am	The Space, 527 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI	Email Website
BBQ 7 was a blast. Tons of people came out to Kalamazoo this year from all over the country, and even Canada. From our branches, we had represtatives from Janus, and The Bombardment Society. The plan to start making the BBQs span the whole weekend has began, and this year we had some good rides on Saturday and Sunday. The premiere of the documentary about the Moped Army was also really impressive. There are also video clips of the race: Video of the Race Takeoff (Quicktime 6, 683K) Video of the Race Winner (Quicktime 6, 738K) Video of the Monster Race Winner (Quicktime 6, 671K)

Decepticon Camping Trip view photos	Jul 20, 2002	Kalamazoo to Coloma, MI
This weekend 13 people rode mopeds from Kalamazoo to Coloma to camp on the beach of Lake Michigan. We encountered our share of problems on this 100 mile round-trip, but had a ton of fun. This is the longest trip with this many people that we've ever made. Check out the photos to see the people who went and their mopeds packed with gear.

Toronto Moped Gathering	Jun 08, 2002 02:00pm	High Park Toronto, Canada	Email
There's going to be a Toronto moped gathering In High Park, on June 8th at 2 pm. We are meeting just inside the main entrance at Bloor St. & High Park. Everyone is welcome to attend this gathering.

Moped Army BBQ 6 view photos	May 27, 2002 10:00am	The Space, 527 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI	Email Website (616) 345-8455
Moped BBQ 6 was bigger and better than ever. This year the event was at a new location, The Space, which is the local show space/coffee shop/art gallery in Kalamazoo. The new location changed the dynamic of the race, and gave us a lot more space to showcase mopeds and work. Members of The Bombardment Society, Janus and The Blue Shirt Holiday showed up, as well as others from out of town. There were over 60 mopeds, and over 30 racing – the most ever. It was the best BBQ yet, so be sure to check out the photos.

Moped Army BBQ 5 view photos	Sep 03, 2001 10:00am	821 W. South St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Labor Day - Another Moped Army BBQ, and the photos to prove it. Highlights from this event include visitors from New Jersey, 13 mopeds packed into one van, a nice warehouse to use for pre-bbq repair days, a new format for the race that included more checkpoints and gave the racers their choice of locations, and Dan smashing his moped into a van.

Moped Army BBQ 4 view photos	May 28, 2001 10:00am	821 W. South St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
On Memorial Day - The forth bi-annual Moped Army BBQ was held. It was bigger, and better than every before. For the first time, other branches, forum contributors, and moped fans from all over traveled to Kalamazoo to behold and participate in the moped gathering and race. Check out these photos for a taste of the action.

BSH in Philadelphia view photos	Nov 01, 2000
In November, 2000 some members from the Blue Shirt Holiday branch took a trip to Philadelphia from their base in Bethleham on their mopeds. These are the photos from that trip.

Moped Army BBQ 3 view photos	Sep 04, 2000 10:00am	821 W. South St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Labor Day - The Decepticon Moped Army held the 3rd Moped BBQ at the Moped Manor. Bigger than ever, with more racers in the lawless frenzy across town than any previous BBQ.

Trip to Handy Bikes view photos	Jun 01, 2000	1055 W. Fifth Ave. Columbus, OH 43212	Email Website 1-800-848-3078
In June of 2000 a small group of Decepticon Moped Army members traveled to Ohio to visit Handy Bikes, the largest and best vintage moped retailer in the nation.

Moped Army BBQ 2 view photos	May 29, 2000	821 W. South St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
This is a bi-annual event is hosted by the Decepticons every Labor and Memorial Day. There was lots of moped repair, moped talk, and a big race across town - cannonball run style.

Moped Army BBQ 1 view photos	Sep 06, 1999	821 W. South St. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
The first major Moped Army event, and the first no rules race across town. Straight from the Moped Army archives, check out these photos from the original Moped BBQ.

Vornkamp Bike Closes view photos		673 Lake Street Kalamazoo, MI
Vornkamp Bike - the best and last moped shop in Kalamazoo closed its doors. Without the help of Homer Carter, who ran the shop, the Moped Army wouldn't be where it is today. Thanks Homer, we'll miss you.

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