You can find these people's signatures and more immortalized on late-night TV talk show host Jay Leno's 'Road King' that he auctioned off to support the tsunami relief effort. Tike is on display at Chick's Harley Davidson in Albuquerque, but this is the last day to see it.
The journey of the motorcycle began in L.A., where Leno had guests sign it during his Tonight Show. From there, it went to Houston, the home of Waste Management's corporate office. Waste Management bought the bike for $801,000.
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From there, the motorcycle came to Rio Rancho after the company named the New Mexico chapter of Waste Management (based in Rio Rancho) as its best division. As a reward, the bike was put on display first in Rio Rancho.
The local branch of Waste Management then found Chick's, which happened to be holding a fundraiser today. Waste Management agreed to help promote the event - a poker run to Cuba, which supports 'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer' - by letting them display the autographed bike in their store.
The poker run is a motorcycle ride from Chick's on Alameda to Cuba. Proceeds from the event go to the American Cancer Society, which runs 'Making Strides.'
The ACS cause is near and dear to the hearts of those at Chick's.
"One of our employees was diagnosed a couple years back (with cancer)," said Meaghan Cavanaugh, promotions director at Chick's.
Since then, the company has supported the charity each year.
"We raise a good amount of money every year for them," said Cavanaugh.
Meanwhile, the Leno motorcycle will be leaving today. "We are going to use it throughout the corporation," said Feuer.
This is the second autographed motorcycle Leno has auctioned off. Money from the first bike went to support the Twin Towers Fund after Sept. 11, 2001. A Roswell man submitted the top bid that time.
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