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yuri2085
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PostPosted: 21:36 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
# 28 All charity rides to be accompanied with a full run down of expenditure and must be submitted to G for scrutiny or you suffer the derision for having a paid jolly.
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PostPosted: 21:42 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I need a translation, people! Laughing
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PostPosted: 21:44 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
"The Challenge is a journey of over 1700 miles (spread over 10 days)"

What bike are you using cos 170 miles per day doesn't sound very challenging?
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PostPosted: 21:49 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yuris quoting the BCF rule book https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=186448&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=rules&start=0

I advise you point yuri to rule 50 Wink Thumbs Up

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PostPosted: 21:51 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
There was someone else wanting this.

Basically, we could just do with you reassuring people that the 1400 or whatever it was that funds the trip was coming out of your pocket, so whatever was donated actually went to charity, and didn't pay for your holiday.
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PostPosted: 21:53 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here we go again. Good on you, I hope you raise lots of money for a good cause Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 22:00 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'll be using an '03 Aprilia Tuono and personally I'll be doing over 2000 miles.

I know that doesn't sound much to most bikers but it's for a VERY worthy cause and the places we'll be visiting are significant to Barry Sheene. I'll be forking out £500+ of my own money so folk can't say " So, we're paying for your holiday!?" Rolling Eyes

I can't do a Bob Geldof and make people feel guilty but it doesn't take much to sacrifice a couple of beers worth of money to help children and their families get through the treatment of cancer and leukemia. Does it? Wink

Thanks, Moggi.
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PostPosted: 22:04 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Vin wrote:
Here we go again. Good on you, I hope you raise lots of money for a good cause Thumbs Up


Has someone done the same?
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PostPosted: 22:08 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
(like a lamb to the slaughter)

I`ll say a prayer for you later....good luck with the fund drive. Praying
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PostPosted: 22:09 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
if that's the case then why not just direct people to the charity's website so they can donate directly what they'd otherwise pay you.
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PostPosted: 22:17 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
To make it more challenging and to get more sponsors, have you considered taking pillion a family of dwarfs who have cancer? Being taken on a trip like that would definitely help them get through the treatment of cancer and leukemia, it'd be brilliant!! I know I'd sponsor someone doing that. Very Happy

At the moment it sounds like you want people to donate £2650, which is the minimum sponsorship total, so that you can go on what sounds like quite a good holiday? But there must be more to than that cos that isn't charity, that's getting people to pay so you can go on holiday? Confused

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From the UK you’ll head to the open coastal roads of Denmark and Sweden before dipping down to Germany, where you’ll take in the Sachsenring GP. The route, which takes in various race circuits including Andertsop where Barry won some of his most memorable races, has highlights including:

* Visiting tracks including Anderstop, Lausitz and Djursland
* Biking on open roads around stunning lakes and down coastal roads
* Celebrating the end of your challenge at the Sachsenring GP


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The first day of the challenge takes them northeast, riding through the country’s stunning Lake District to the city of Arhus, continuing on to Grenaa where they board the midday ferry to Sweden, arriving in Varberg late afternoon, visit the circuit at Anderstorp where Barry Sheene won his final GP in 1981.

Riding North through the lakes and forests of Western Sweden, they finish today in Sweden’s second city of Gothenburg.Taking the coastal roads South, they visit 2 more race tracks today and head back to Denmark and finish off in Copenhagan.They continue to the port of Gedser where they take the ferry to Rostock in Germany. Riding through North-east Germany arriving at Berlin exploring Berlin before riding to the Saxon city of Leipzig.

Enjoy a full day Sachsenring GP, Leaving Leipzigthey head to Dortmund, setting off in the morning to Calais to catch the afternoon ferry to Dover and make their way home.
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PostPosted: 22:19 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rufus wrote:
if that's the case then why not just direct people to the charity's website so they can donate directly what they'd otherwise pay you.

Eh? He's not asking people to pay him.
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PostPosted: 22:37 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
airpig wrote:
I'll be using an '03 Aprilia Tuono and personally I'll be doing over 2000 miles.

I know that doesn't sound much to most bikers but it's for a VERY worthy cause and the places we'll be visiting are significant to Barry Sheene. I'll be forking out £500+ of my own money so folk can't say " So, we're paying for your holiday!?" Rolling Eyes

I can't do a Bob Geldof and make people feel guilty but it doesn't take much to sacrifice a couple of beers worth of money to help children and their families get through the treatment of cancer and leukemia. Does it? Wink

Thanks, Moggi.


If this is the same as the other woman, hold on, I'll dig the thread up later, I swear like 1400-1600 of the sponsorship money goes towards the trip and not to the charity.

Forgive me if it's a different trip, I'll dig up the other one in a sec.
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PostPosted: 22:39 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm not sure what the challenge is here...

If you're not covering the full cost of the trip then it is a subsidised holiday.

If people want to give to a particular charity then I can't see:

a) why a 2 week jaunt across Europe is so inspiring that it would motivate people to give any more. Though you may be able to rope some friends in who wouldn't otherwise donate just because you're involved and they feel obliged.

b) why anyone who donates would want a proportion of their money going to fund a trip when it could all go towards the charity.
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PostPosted: 22:39 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Other thread: https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=185361
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PostPosted: 22:43 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
Other thread: https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=185361


Damn Ste Razz I'd just found it.

For that, I quote:

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11. For riders, of the £2845 paid to CLIC Sargent (£195 to secure your place and £2650 in sponsorship monies raised), approximately £1391 will be paid from CLIC Sargent to Classic Tours to cover the costs of your place – . CLIC Sargent will receive approximately £1454 of your total minimum sponsorship. All monies paid to Classic Tours for your travel arrangements are protected by the Travel Organisers Failure Cover (T.O.F.C.). It is your obligation to explain to all donors, the contribution that you are making financially to take part in this event (your £195 payment plus any extra you pay) and also the amount that the charity will be paying Classic Tours towards your tour cost.
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PostPosted: 22:45 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
To make it more challenging and to get more sponsors, have you considered taking pillion a family of dwarfs who have cancer? Being taken on a trip like that would definitely help them get through the treatment of cancer and leukemia, it'd be brilliant!! I know I'd sponsor someone doing that. Very Happy

At the moment it sounds like you want people to donate £2650, which is the minimum sponsorship total, so that you can go on what sounds like quite a good holiday? But there must be more to than that cos that isn't charity, that's getting people to pay so you can go on holiday? Confused

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From the UK you’ll head to the open coastal roads of Denmark and Sweden before dipping down to Germany, where you’ll take in the Sachsenring GP. The route, which takes in various race circuits including Andertsop where Barry won some of his most memorable races, has highlights including:

* Visiting tracks including Anderstop, Lausitz and Djursland
* Biking on open roads around stunning lakes and down coastal roads
* Celebrating the end of your challenge at the Sachsenring GP


----


The first day of the challenge takes them northeast, riding through the country’s stunning Lake District to the city of Arhus, continuing on to Grenaa where they board the midday ferry to Sweden, arriving in Varberg late afternoon, visit the circuit at Anderstorp where Barry Sheene won his final GP in 1981.

Riding North through the lakes and forests of Western Sweden, they finish today in Sweden’s second city of Gothenburg.Taking the coastal roads South, they visit 2 more race tracks today and head back to Denmark and finish off in Copenhagan.They continue to the port of Gedser where they take the ferry to Rostock in Germany. Riding through North-east Germany arriving at Berlin exploring Berlin before riding to the Saxon city of Leipzig.

Enjoy a full day Sachsenring GP, Leaving Leipzigthey head to Dortmund, setting off in the morning to Calais to catch the afternoon ferry to Dover and make their way home.


No-one is paying for my holiday! I just wanted to raise money for CLIC-Sargent while doing something that I was going to do anyway. Currently, I'm flogging loads of my own stuff on ebay to help fund it.

I'm not going to beat about the bush here. More than £1400 goes to CLIC-Sargent and the rest pays for Medical Support, accomodation and evening meals. I'll have to pay for fuel and lunch myself, every day.

The minimum is £2650 but obviously I'd like to raise as much as I can. I'll be approaching bike-related businesses like Hein Gericke for sponsorship, in exchange for advertising space on my bike. I'll also be making local radio stations and newspapers aware of my fundraising.

I'm not just sitting back and waiting for the donations to come flooding in, if that's what you're thinking!? Shocked
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PostPosted: 22:46 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
airpig wrote:
Vin wrote:
Here we go again. Good on you, I hope you raise lots of money for a good cause Thumbs Up


Has someone done the same?

There was another thread similar to this. I gave them my best wishes too. You might get a bit of a rough ride from some. Karma
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PostPosted: 22:49 - 15 Nov 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I'm not going to beat about the bush here. More than £1400 goes to CLIC-Sargent and the rest pays for Medical Support, accomodation and evening meals. I'll have to pay for fuel and lunch myself, every day.


I think the thing is, is that you should really be paying for the accomodation and evening meals yourself, rather than using the donations that were for 'charity', as part of your comfort.

Does defeat the point a little.
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airpig wrote:
No-one is paying for my holiday! I just wanted to raise money for CLIC-Sargent while doing something that I was going to do anyway. Currently, I'm flogging loads of my own stuff on ebay to help fund it.

I'm not going to beat about the bush here. More than £1400 goes to CLIC-Sargent and the rest pays for Medical Support, accomodation and evening meals. I'll have to pay for fuel and lunch myself, every day.

The minimum is £2650 but obviously I'd like to raise as much as I can. I'll be approaching bike-related businesses like Hein Gericke for sponsorship, in exchange for advertising space on my bike. I'll also be making local radio stations and newspapers aware of my fundraising.

I'm not just sitting back and waiting for the donations to come flooding in, if that's what you're thinking!? Shocked

Why not donate the whole £2650 to charity rather than half of it being used to pay "Classic Tours"?

If you're going to do the trip anyway then the costs to yourself will remain the same (fuel, bike consumables, hotels, etc etc) but by not participating in the "Barry Sheene Memorial Motorcycle Challenge 2010" you could double your charity contribution. Smile

That would be the way to make the biggest difference to children with cancer and leukemia, wouldn't it?
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I could arrange that trip for significantly less than £1400, and a lot less still when you're looking at bulk bookings - I suspect Classic Tours is making a very tidy profit from charity.
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