Vengeance

998 American Hotrod Motorcycles

  • Home
  • About
  • Friends
  • Owners Forum
  • Press
  • Ride on JDO
  • Runaway American Dream
  • Shop
  • The 998
  • Timeline
  • Tribute
  • vTube
Home » News Timeline » Vengeance Motorcycles Participates in the ACM Charity Ride

Vengeance Motorcycles Participates in the ACM Charity Ride

May 15, 2005 vengeance

This year at Bike Week in Daytona we had the privilege of spending some time with Eddie and Troy from Montgomery Gentry. That evening Troy invited us to ride with them on the  ACM Charity Ride in Las Vegas that was held Sunday, May 15th.

acmcharity05-011 acmcharity05-021 acmcharity05-020 acmcharity05-019 acmcharity05-018 acmcharity05-017 acmcharity05-016 acmcharity05-015 acmcharity05-014 acmcharity05-013 acmcharity05-012 acmcharity05-000 acmcharity05-010 acmcharity05-009 acmcharity05-008 acmcharity05-007 acmcharity05-006 acmcharity05-005 acmcharity05-004 acmcharity05-003 acmcharity05-002 acmcharity05-001
[Show thumbnails]

This ride was the Academy of Country Music’s second annual Celebrity Motorcycle Ride. It was held in Las Vegas, NV two days before the annual ACM awards show. This half day trek through the Nevada desert raised funds for the ACM Charitable Foundation, an organization designed to raise support for programs dedicated to the awareness, growth, and education of music.

View the Video

The Grand Marshals of the ride this year were Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry. Celebrity riders also included Dierks Bentley, Shelly Fairchild, Chely Wright, Keech Rainwater of Lonestar, James Otto, Ira Dean & Heidi Newfield of Trick Pony, and Brett Warren of the Warren Brothers.

The ride began May 15, 2005, at Las Vegas Harley-Davidson and wound through the Nevada desert and ascended to almost 8000 feet to a picturesque lodge where participants were treated to live music and refreshments. Troy Gentry leads the way with Eddie sidelined because of a broken hand sustained in a stage fall two weeks earlier. Troy an Ira Dean brought their own bikes with several celebrities borrowing rental bikes from LVHD. James Otto and Gibson Guitar President David Berryman both rode Vengeance choppers and were the envy of the other celebrity riders.

After the refreshments were gone, the riders then re-mounted and descended back down to the desert floor and returned to Las Vegas Harley-Davidson. Each celebrity participant then climbed on stage and belted out a mini-concert of hits to the delight of the riders and local country-music fans that had gathered at the parking lot concert venue. Gibson guitars were on hand with their hospitality bus where KZLA morning personality Peter Tilden was hanging out with the performers and other country music industry insiders in attendance.

All the riders were given center-front access to the stage and were treated to catered bar-b-que lunch in the VIP tent. In all everyone had a great time with perfect weather and a beautiful ride. To learn more about next years ride visit www.acmcountry.com.

Click here to learn more about the Ride from the Montgomery Gentry website.

The ACM Awards were broadcast live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on May 17 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on The CBS Television Network.

News Timeline

Previous: Vengeance and Fender team up to benefit Kids Rock Free
Next: Meet Maxim model Kerry Kasem at the Hot Bike Supershow in Irvine, CA

Runaway American Dream

The Runaway American Dream is based on the roller coaster ride of the amazing startup and eventual implosion of Vengeance Motorcycles during the Chopper Boom at the turn of the 21st century.   In … more

Contact Us

  • Vengeance Motorcycles
  • P.O. Box 506
  • Newport Beach, CA 92661
  • info@venmc.com

Owners Login

Lost your password?

Copyright © 2025 VengeanceMotorcycles.com · Log in