Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
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Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Anyone doing this?
Sunday May 21st.
It's been on my radar of things to do for the craic like. I've planned to do it the last couple of years but the Bonnie's not played ball. Touch wood she actually might this year!
Sunday May 21st.
It's been on my radar of things to do for the craic like. I've planned to do it the last couple of years but the Bonnie's not played ball. Touch wood she actually might this year!
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Doubt it, will probably be frowning at a debris field of JAP bits wondering where it all went wrong.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Been there, done that....now for the fun part! Hopefully.Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:51 pm Doubt it, will probably be frowning at a debris field of JAP bits wondering where it all went wrong.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Is it a London thang?
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
It's a pretty much everywhere thing. There's even a DGR for Sheffield, I notice, which I quite fancy. Riding the LC in me whistle and flute rather appeals...
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
I could do the Sheffield one on my Bullet, but I don't have a tweed jacket!mangocrazy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:26 pmIt's a pretty much everywhere thing. There's even a DGR for Sheffield, I notice, which I quite fancy. Riding the LC in me whistle and flute rather appeals...
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
I take it you have to own an old clanker to be included?
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Old shitter is optional I think, but you are supposed to be dressed in a gentlemanly manor.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
It started out like that, but the overriding object is to raise money for men's health problems, so I doubt you'd be turned away for having a modern bike.
Or even a Kawasaki...
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Or something which is pretending to be one!
From what I hear it's a technicality anyway, they ask you to stay at the back if you're on something obviously modern just for the photo's sake.
I think I'm gonna be more leather jacket and silk scarfy than tweedy. Still got my FiL's jacket-of-many-zips in the cupboard.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
You'd be foundered here in May in that clobber.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:36 pmOld shitter is optional I think, but you are supposed to be dressed in a gentlemanly manor.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
I've signed up for the MK one now...mostly 'cause it starts 4 mins from my house and finishes within easy rescue distance
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Yeah, I think that's the look I'd be going for. You can shove yer waxed moustache and tweed jackets where the sun don't shine...Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:37 pm I think I'm gonna be more leather jacket and silk scarfy than tweedy.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
Sounds like you and Dazzler are more cad and bounder than gentlemen!
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
A pair of Dick Dastardlys.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:18 pm Sounds like you and Dazzler are more cad and bounder than gentlemen!
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
I might get all Kappa'd up and go on the KTM. Then keep bouncing it of the rev limited and making the wheelstand.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
I can think of better things to do on my birthday, though I suspect I'll be picking up my daughter from university, as she finishes on Friday the 19th of May until October
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023
If you hold your thumb over the top part of the Kappa logo it looks like a bird with her growler out.MyLittleStudPony wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:29 pm I might get all Kappa'd up and go on the KTM. Then keep bouncing it of the rev limited and making the wheelstand.