ROUTE 66 - THE MOTHER ROAD

“Get Your Kicks, on Route 66” has been immortalised in song by over 140 artists since the original was recorded by Bobby Troup in 1946. Andy Williams, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones to name some of the more famous and varied.

This is Main Street, USA. The Mother Road. Winding its way through eight great States, and stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles. Evocative names like Oklahoma, Geronimo, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, will pass before your eyes. Juke boxes, diners, Cadillacs. This is the sole of America.

Route 66 is not just a road. It’s a way of life. A legend in it’s own lifetime. And though planners and politicians have done their level best to kill it off, it is still the heart of America, beating for over 2000 miles and keeping alive the hopes and aspirations of millions of people the world over.

Now more than eighty years old, it remains the lifeblood of many folk who refuse to give in to unnecessary development and who are resolute and determined to help traditions survive and to share the joy they have with as many travellers as possible.

This is the one tour we organise at Fast-Trak where car divers and bikers travel in harmony, as one. Where we all have one goal. The goal of living a dream.

This is the road where you can drive mountain passes and deserts in the same day. Where neon lights beckon you to roadside motels. It is where you will be served Blueberry and Pecan Pie. Where you will be greeted like long-lost brothers and sisters by people who live in a fifties time warp community with doors that are never locked.

Be truthful. Didn’t you always promise yourself this trip? “I’ll do it when the kids grow up. I’ll do it when I retire. When I’m forty. When I pass my bike test”

Stop making excuses. This is the greatest road on earth. Now ride it. Don’t go to your grave whispering “I wish, I wish, I wish” Why not say “I did it, and it was the best holiday of my life” Get your kicks on Route 66. You never know that by the end of the road, you might even know the rest of the words.

The 2012 Route 66 tour starts when you collect your Harley (what else for this trip?) from Chicago on 4th May returning home on Friday 18th May and includes a trip to the greatest place on earth. It's 200 miles long, 20 miles wide and is big enough to hold a lifetime of memories that will never, ever be surpassed. It's the Grand Canyon and it's the one place on earth everyone should visit at least once.

Our trip finishes north of Route 66 in San Francisco. And that's where you will leave you heart.