Chris and Erin Ratay
Chris Ratay and Erin Doherty-Ratay are American long-distance motorcyclists. Their 101,322-mile (163,062 km),[1][2] four year circumnavigation of the Earth on BMW F650 and BMW R100PD motorcycles[3] between May 1999 and August 2003[4][5] set a new Guinness World Record for distance ridden by a pair of motorcyclists on two motorcycles.[1][6][7][8]
The couple have appeared on U.S. national live television on NBC News,[9] and the 2012 documentary DVD Achievable Dream: The Motorcycle Adventure Guide.[6] Erin Ratay is one of the subjects of the 2013 PBS documentary film Driven to Ride.[8][2][7] Erin Ratay also was a speaker at the American Motorcyclist Association's 2009 Women & Motorcycling Conference in Keystone, Colorado.[10]
As of 2013, they live in Boulder, Colorado.[8]
Notes and references
Notes
- Beech 2003 Trip data: "50 countries, six continents, 1,539 days, $110,000 in expenses, 48 tires used (19 front, 29 rear) and 101,322 miles traveled, 44,000 miles more than the existing Guinness world record for longest ride by a couple on two motorcycles."
- Kailus 2013.
- Ratay 2014.
- Bizar 2003.
- Lozano 2004.
- Drevenstedt 2012.
- Heckel 2013 "broke a Guinness world record for the longest partner riding tour around the world"
- O'Connor 2013.
- NBC 2003.
- Schmitt 2009.
References
- Bizar, Jodi (August 3, 2003), "Cyclists motor for 4 years around the world — Couple spends four years touring the globe on motorcycles", The Free Lance–Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, archived from the original on August 13, 2014
- "Janice Huffs Segs", NBC Universal archives, NBC News, August 8, 2003
- Beech, Mark (October 13, 2003), "Now, That's A Road Trip Stuck in a rut, Erin and Chris Ratay got on their motorcycles and took a four-year ride around the world", Sports Illustrated
- Lozano, Vanessa (November 9, 2004), "IN THE SPOTLIGHT — Career Services Fosters Professional Development", Faculty/Staff E-Newsletter, University of Colorado Career Services, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved August 13, 2014
- Schmitt, Genevieve (July 31, 2009), "New Update: Women & Motorcycling Conference", Women Riders Now, Solitude Ranch Communications, archived from the original on August 13, 2014
- Drevenstedt, Greg (July 25, 2012), "Horizon Unlimited Achievable Dream DVD Series Review", Rider, archived from the original on August 27, 2014
- Heckel, Aimee (November 16, 2013), "Boulder filmmaker explores why women ride motorcycles", Daily Camera, Boulder, Colorado
- O'Connor, Colleen (November 24, 2013), "New documentary: Women motorcycle riders a fast-growing trend", Denver Post
- Kailus, Julie (December 9, 2013), Women on motorcycles is a growing trend — The new documentary 'Driven to Ride' delves into women and their love for two wheels, GrindTV
- Ratay, Chris and Erin (c. 2014), "Motorcycles", Ultimate Journey website, retrieved 2014-08-13
Further reading
- Erin Ratay (2003), Sasha Mullins (ed.), Bikerlady: Living & Riding Free!, Citadel Press, pp. 144–145, ISBN 9780806525198
- "Profiles: Chris and Erin Ratay" (PDF), Top Agent, Feature Publications GA