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Semper Ride video set for Lejeune debut

The Corps’ glitzy video promoting motorcycle safety will debut June 25 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of an event that will include live motorcycle stunts and autograph sessions with celebrities, officials said.

Called “Semper Ride,” the hour-long video begins with two CH-46 helicopters soaring over desert terrain while four dirt bikers roar over a sandy embankment below. Hip-hop music plays in the background.

Later, motorcyclists such as current “StuntWars” champion Chris “Teach” McNeil stress the importance of using protective gear and picking good locations to test out motorcycles, in between footage of motorcyclists pushing sport bikes to high speeds and around sharp corners.

“I used to warn these guys left and right,” McNeil tells Marines in one clip provided to Marine Corps Times. “But everybody wants the biggest and baddest and latest and greatest, and I’ve seen kids just wad themselves up 20 feet from the dealership.”

The campaign comes after a fiscal year in which 45 Marines died in private motor vehicle accidents, including a Corps-record 25 on motorcycles. “Ride” debuted May 12 at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

The film includes numerous instructors, riders and consultants from throughout the professional motorcycle industry explaining in detail what each individual motorcycle is intended to do and how to improve riding skills on them, Marine officials said. High-tech camera equipment is used to show the point of view of individual riders as they maneuver bike tracks.

View another clip from ‘Semper Ride’

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