Leading Motorcycle Retailer Ropali has officially kick-off today its 5th Edition of moto-tourism adventure ride Partakan.

The event is an annual gatherings of motorcycle riders and enthusiasts who would ride from Clark in Angeles City, Pampanga (as starting point) going to north-easternmost point of Luzon in Pozo Robo, Santa Ana, Cagayan.

Partakan came from a local Ilocano word, which means to accelerate. “We started the event as a camaraderie before with owners of Ropali motorcycles until today it draws a lot of crowd with more participants wanted to joined the ride,” said Aldous Rex Alingog, General Manager of Ropali Motorcycles.

“In terms of numbers, almost 3,000 riders participated last year. For this year, we are expecting for double figures to participate in the event,” explained Alingog.

From Clark, riders will take the road to Tarlac, Paniqui, Moncada, Rosales, Urdaneta, Binaloan, Rosarion, Agoo, Bauang, San Fernando, Bacnotan, Balaon, Bangar, San Esteban, Supiden, Vigan, Laoag, Burgos, Pagudpud, Claveria, Macatel, Ballesteros, and Santa Ana.

How to register? For those who wants to join, simply log at www.partakan.com and pay an amount of P250 per rider (with minimum of 5 pax per team) as participation fee.

At present, Ropali has 124 branches offering multi brand motorcycle from Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles and spare parts and accessories. The company strives to go beyond the Northern Region and penetrated the Motorcycle Dealership Trade of other regions as far as Southern Luzon, with recent efforts to establish a presence in the Visayas and Mindanao area.