Les Jones

The 555: Knoxville to Portland on a $500 Motorcycle

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 | East Tennessee |

I was at Xavier’s for Ugly Gun Sunday and discovered The 555, billed as “The ultimate dumbass endurance event of 2008!”

Welcome to the 555. The rules are simple:

1. 1975 or older motorcycle
2. can only spend $500 TOTAL on purchase and restoration of bike
3. 500cc or less engine size
4. Every man for himself (This was tossed out the window and it became ‘No Man Left Behind’)
5. No Interstates
6. Portland, Oregon bound

The race apparently began May 16th in Knoxville at the Time Warp Tea Room on Central Avenue. It ended June 5th in Portland.

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