“Bikers Without Borders”
cruise through Pattaya.
Manoon Makpol
About 50 motorcycle enthusiasts pulled into Pattaya on
the latest stop in their “Bikers Without Borders” friendship tour of
Thailand.
The Big-Hearted Pattaya Thailand club hosted lunch for
the riders March 19 at Baan Dao Daeng Restaurant where members explained the
mission of the Bikers Without Borders program.
The tour, comprised of members from Big-Hearted Pattaya,
the Bangkok Motorcycle Club and others, each year visits various provinces
to help repair houses and do other community-service projects. The project
also hands out cash, food and household goods raised by the clubs during
fund-raising activities.
Bikers Without Borders operates a website where people
can suggest places to visit and work to be done. Last year, for example,
riders helped out in temples, orphanages and other locations.
Club members said riders face many obstacles during their
tours, such as flat tires and engine breakdowns. But the riders share a
common love of biking and new friendships are created among those who join
in.