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 chalky143 Traffic Copper

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 Posted: 10:15 - 16 Sep 2013 Post subject: forget it |
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thanks for your unbelievable response. ____________________ Current bike :: sv650 minitwin race bike
Previous bikes::cbr600 steelie race bike, 1989 Honda vfr750f, 2013 Honda fireblade, 2013 Ducati multistrata 1200s, 2012 Triumph street triple R, 1999 yamaha r6, vfr 800, ducati 600ss, vfr 400x2, ntv 650, bandit 600, cagiva mito 125, aprilia rs 50, honda c90x2, honda hornet 600x2, cbr 600, aprilia rx50, suzuki katana
My bike pics: https://www.bikepics.com/members/chalky143/
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Anus, prepare it.
Ride from Blackpool to lands end, then back up north, then back down rather than a van  |
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 MattJ World Chat Champion

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If I were you, I'd not bother looking at the replies from here. Charity rides don't go down well here.  |
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https://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/751231/chair-flip-o.gif ____________________ Stinkwheel: You have no right to free speech
00:32:08 Blau Zedong: yes, i am a massive CB400 fan and collector
00:33:00 Blau Zedong: the CB400 is my favourite road bike |
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 Rogerborg nimbA

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 Rogerborg nimbA

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Ah-aaah, it's an "adventure", not a "challenge".
Really, the cynicism of folk round these parts.  ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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 Rogerborg nimbA

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The whole charity must be spam thing seems to be going a bit OTT, if it's a brand new user coming along and trying to get people to donate in their first post then that is one thing but this is somebody who has been on the forum for more years than pretty much anybody who replied, and longer than most of those who 'd it, it's hardly spam when the guy has almost certainly met members of the forum face to face.
Or if a friend asks for a donation to a charity do you consider it the same as the local takeaway shoving a leaflet through your door? Because stop me if I'm wrong but that is basically the real life equivalent of Spam. ____________________ I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock. |
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| Rogerborg |
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 Rogerborg nimbA

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| The Shaggy D.A. wrote: | OP made 5 posts this year, and each time has been after something. |
Burrrn. I knew it smelled of booty call.
I'll try to break it down as simply as possible.
OP is a well meaning chap, going on a jolly on his bike. This is good.
"Blood"[*] bikers are well meaning chaps, going on jollies on their bikes. This is also good.
Where it falls apart is that there's no connection between these two facts. OP was and is going anyway. We're not sponsoring him to do it. If he never bothers, or his C90 shits itself being wheeled into the van, the donations are still made.
| OP wrote: | I'm going to spend my money on my jolly.
[months pass]
Oh, hey, how about you guys give your money (plus 20% of everyone's tax money) to another group of fellows who want to go for rides on their bikes? |
Again: everyone involved is doing it from the very best of intentions, but it's just another "Hey, I'm going for a bike ride. Oh, yeah... [rattle rattle]" post.
If the answer to all that is "Yeah, but chaaarity" then we're really just down to grunting and pointing.
[*] Despite the dramatic name, I understand that much of the work involves taxiing around patient notes, with an occasional bit of boob juice for variety. Actual human-parts are much rarer. A very few groups, like ScotsERVS are actual "emergency vehicles", legally able to use sirens and blue lights. Most groups are not, even when they choose to put blue lights on their vehicles. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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When I did my round Britain tour people asked if I was being sponsored for charity I told them no, because it would be like asking people to sponsor me to eat pies or watch strippers or something.
LEJOG on any form of motorised transport is NOT putting yourself out. It's fun and as such does not deserve sponsorship of any kind.
Do it on a pushbike and I'll think about it but it's still been done so often it's getting boring.
Be a fat, lazy bastard who hates cycling and do it on a bicycle and I'll throw my shrapnel in your bucket.
Be a fat lazy bastard and WALK the fucker for a cause you believe in and I'll probably sponsor you something.
Be a fat, lazy bastard, walk it and run a sweepy on your finishing weight in 100g increments with a decent bottle of scotch as a prize and you can have my fiver. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 12 years, 144 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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