A couple notes on getting sponsors:
It is very possible to get motorcycle companies behind a venture if you have something to offer them in return.
From my experience (having been sponsored by Kawasaki, FirstGear, Aerostich...) you have to contact the company and sell them on your trip.
-Why should they sponsor you?
-What articles are you going to be writing and for what magazines?
-Can you guarentee any publicity?
-Do you have a website?
-What are your qualifications?
I would also suggest that in this day and age companies like to support two things:
-philanthropic causes (ie. a motorcycler who's riding to raise money for breast cancer awareness, or orphans, or the Red Cross)
-lot's of visibility for the sponsor(ie. website recognition, mag write ups..)
Check out the Bikers Without Borders website if you want to see who we are and you might better understand how we were able to raise $25,000 in sponsored "stuff" from motorcycles to satellite phones.
Drop me an email if you have any specific questions - i'll try and point you in the right direction.
Regards, Steve
http://www.bikerswithoutborders.org
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[This message has been edited by wallsts (edited 26 February 2004).]