The GEICO Motorcycle Hot Bike Tour kick-started this year’s tour with a pre-press event hitting each of the five city markets slated for this year’s August tour. The press and grassroots events took place April 28th through May 2nd. Hot Bike tour staff, including Hot Bike’s Editorial Director, Jeff Holt and Bonnier Motorcycle Group, Director of Consumer Events, Corey Eastman, hit the road to meet face to face with local motorcycle groups, shops, media and more. The pre-run created a great buzz promoting the tour and lots of motorcyclist were signed up to participate in the tour along the way.

The GEICO Motorcycle Hot Bike Tour is a motorcycle happening that is all about riding and good times! No other event combines the two like the GEICO Motorcycle Hot Bike Tour 2014. Spawned from the pages of Hot Bike, Baggers and Street Choppers, if you dig motorcycles, like making them your own and live for the freedom of the open road, then the GEICO Motorcycle Hot Bike Tour 2014 is made for you! You can ride and party your way across the Midwest, hitting all five stops, or ride with us for a day and an evening or two filled with good times. Either way, you, your motorcycle and your friends are going to have a great time!

Click on the links for media coverage of the Tour Kick Start to learn more about the The GEICO Motorcycle Hot Bike Tour 2014:

Springfield News ABC 20: http://www.wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_16896.shtml

Joplin Globe: http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x746496720/Hot-Bike-Tour-to-start-in-Joplin

Missouri News Tribune:http://www.newstribune.com/news/2014/apr/30/scenic-downtown-bring-hundreds-motorcycles-jc

Our Quad Cities:http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist//5081538

Quad Cities WQAD 8: http://wqad.com/2014/05/02/hot-bikes-coming-to-the-quad-cities/

The State Journal Register: http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140430/News/140439966

For more info about the GEICO MOTORCYCLE HOT BIKE TOUR 2014 go over to www.hotbikeweb.com/tour

For weekly updates on the GEICO MOTORCYCLE HOT BIKE TOUR 2014 and The Hot Bike Invitational Bike Build-off , head over to www.hotbikeweb.com/events

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