Let Battle Commence

Grav · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Let Battle Commence

An open letter to all who care about riding their bike

The recent cancellation of the Welsh National Motorcycle Show by the committee of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground due to representations made by Dyfed Powys Police has not only saddened me, but has made me angry. Angry that my very way of life is facing it’s most dangerous threat ever, a threat that could end biking in this country for good. I cannot stand idly by and let this happen.

Dyfed Powys Police made representations to the committee regarding the ‘potential’ threat of violence at the show and that they could not guarantee public safety courtesy of the ongoing feud between certain Motorcycle Clubs. The organisers of the Welsh National Motorcycle Show were not invited to this meeting to refute Police Claims. They found out after the decision had been made with no chance to appeal the decision.

Both Dyfed Powys Police and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground committee know that the Welsh National Motorcycle Show is one of the most peaceful, well attended events in Wales. Many Bikers take their children to the event knowing their children will be in a safe environment. This is due to the reputation that the organisers of the show have worked extremely hard to maintain over the last 18 years, yet Dyfed Powys Police totally disregarded this in favour of indulging in what has now been seen in many quarters as a concerted Police campaign to close down every single bike related event in the UK.

THIS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN!

This is a violation of our civil liberties and our way of life faces its darkest hour. If we lose this fight, we lose everything. Our events, our meeting places, our clubs that we have enjoyed being members of since Biking began. Whether you a dyed in the wool Rally Biker like myself, or you just enjoy riding your bike on sunny Sundays to one of the many peaceful meeting places around the land. This affects YOU! It affects every last one of us and if we do not make a stand now, then we are lost, consigned to history as a group who did nothing when we were trampled underfoot.

I call upon M.A.G, the B.M.F, the N.A.B.D and every single bike club in the land to unite and stop this madness, to stand up as one and defend our way of life. Write to your MP, write to the Home Office, write to anyone you think will listen and make the Powers That Be aware that we will stand tall and fight. We have succeeded before when threatened with stupid safety measures that were designed to maim and kill, we can succeed again. But we need to start NOW.

Once more unto the breach my friends...........

Jim Graves a.k.a Grav
Biker.
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Biker Biker · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Karma :

What!??? Outrageous!!!!

Total discrimination… this type of thing really aggravates me and thank goodness the Met have such a good relationship with biking groups in London. What is this guys problem??? I may be naive to such ‘gangland’ ways of motor biking but as far as I am concerned there was one incident of that Hells Angel guy that appeared to be a ‘hit’ and the police have not even proved that it was a rival group that took him out. I can honestly say that every biker that I have ever come across has been really nice…. Even the Kwaker owner guy that I dropped my bike on by accident was cool about it. Grr my blood boils
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Grav · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I have sent this open letter to

MAG
BMF
NABD
100% Biker
BSH
MCN

and posted it on

100% Biker forum
Bikersweb Forum
Bikerfestyle Forum
Bike Chat Forums

Please feel free to copy and paste it on all forums you are a member of that I have not already mentioned.

Spread the word far and wide I have posted a bulletin on Myspace and have also posted a blog on there.

https://www.myspace.com/dark_lord_of_custard

We cannot afford to lose this one.
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NexusDragon · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Karma :

Article from BBC News website:

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7400748.stm
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Grav · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Another article from BBC news.

Bike show axing 'discrimination'

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7402350.stm
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Mudskipper · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Biker Biker · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Karma :

I've posted on TheLondonBikers.com
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Grav · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Thank you. The more people that read this letter and the articles posted above, the better. We need to make a stand or the powers that be will just walk all over us.
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Posted on Pistonheads.

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Posted on Superbike Magazine forum.
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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Saw this BBC report about the organiser maybe planning legal action against the ban.

Appears police worried about a clash between 'Hells Angels' and 'Outlaws' motorcycle gangs Shocked

Yet from what I understand the Welsh show is traditionally a family affair with no history of violence.

To show the contradiction the Bulldog Bash show has been given the go-ahead yet that leaving that show last year a member of the Hells Angels was shot and killed.

I ride a motorcycle. The Dyfed Powys Police have said that people who ride motorcycles are violent. Personally I resent this defamation to my character. It affects how others view me. Group legal action anyone?

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LuckyDip23 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Karma :

Hows about an online petition objecting to draconian police measures against biking events based on no evedence...
They might even take notice if enough sigs get put on it.
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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

Don't think for one minuite that this is an isolated incident. This is a list of all the shows that I have been able to find that have be cancelled for no justifiable reason:

Ink & Iron 2008 12-13 April (Cancelled)

Welsh Motorcycle Show 23 - 26 May (Cancelled)

past it mcc 13th birthday party 31st May 2008 (Cancelled)

Stourbridge MCC’s Midsummer Bash 21st June (Cancelled)

Rock and blues 24th - 27th July 2008 (Cancelled) https://www.rockandblues.uk.com/

Stourbridge MCC’s Woizel Rally 8th 9th 10th August (Cancelled)

Past It MCC's 10th Zimmer Frame Rally 22nd - 24th August 2008 (Cancelled)

Patriot Games Rock Festival 22nd - 24th August 2008 (Cancelled) https://www.patriotsmc.co.uk/Patriot%20Games%202008.htm

Great Yorkshire Bike Show https://www.thegreatyorkshirebikeshow.co.uk/

How many more are there going to be?
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alec_h · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Karma :

I'm suprised MCN haven't twigged onto this tbh! They are usually the first to whack a downer on everything
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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

They have:

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/user/2008/may/Welsh-Motorcycle-Show-cancelled/
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DidierD · Brolly Dolly Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Karma :

New statement on the Rock n Blues website... so there's still hope