William Shatner, the actor best-known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the “Star Trek” original television series and movies, is traveling Route 66 this summer, according to a story in a Canadian newspaper and a tweet from his account.

First, Shatner tweeted this early today:

I'm taking Route 66 from Chicago to LA — William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) May 8, 2015

The Prince George Citizen, based in British Colombia, had more elaboration from Shatner himself. He’s going to travel the Mother Road in a futuristic-looking motorcycle from Rivet Motors.

This summer, he and a team of mechanical designers and camera crew are going to ride it across America. “From Chicago to Los Angeles – I’m going to do Route 66 and film it all,” he said, practically giddy. “I thumbed it when I was 19. Just before I started at McGill I thumbed from Montreal to San Diego to Vancouver back across to Montreal. Part of that was from Chicago to L.A. on Route 66 – they hadn’t yet built the intercontinental highways. So I’m going back on this motorcycle I helped design. It may just be a personal odyssey – the people I meet along the way, the fears I feel, the weather I encounter… The romance and the fear is in my fuel mixture. Can I do 2,200 miles on a bike? I never have. What do I see at the end? What happens in the middle? Who do I meet? Can I set interesting people up in advance to meet along the way?”

Here’s a short video about the motorcycle:

Superheroes Wanted – A Look At The Machine from Rivet on Vimeo.

This may be a case where the motorcycle will get more attention than the celebrity driving it.

It also should be noted Shatner, before he became a star, appeared in an episode of the television drama “Route 66” in 1963. The episode was filmed in South Portland, Maine, as the series seldom was shot on the real Route 66.

Even at age 84, one gets the impression from the newspaper article that Shatner still thirsts for adventure and new experiences. With Route 66 and that attention-getting trike, he’ll get it in spades.

UPDATE: Shatner later provided some details about his trip:

I currently have blocked a week off 6/23-6/30 to do the ride. https://t.co/51Nu1eRGgz — William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) May 8, 2015

I'd like to see if towns would be interested in holding an event at every stop for a local charity https://t.co/eb72XQwO3j — William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) May 8, 2015

A town or charity interesting in hosting an event with Shatner during his Route 66 journey should contact him through press(at)williamshatner(dot)com.

(Image of William Shatner from a 1966 episode of “Star Trek” by James Vaughan via Flickr)