Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023

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Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023

Post by Mr. Dazzle »

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!
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Doubt it, will probably be frowning at a debris field of JAP bits wondering where it all went wrong.
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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.
Been there, done that....now for the fun part! Hopefully.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023

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Is it a London thang?
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Skub wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:19 pm Is it a London thang?
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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mangocrazy wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:26 pm
Skub wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:19 pm Is it a London thang?
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...
I could do the Sheffield one on my Bullet, but I don't have a tweed jacket!
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I take it you have to own an old clanker to be included?
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Skub wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:30 pm I take it you have to own an old clanker to be included?
Old shitter is optional I think, but you are supposed to be dressed in a gentlemanly manor.

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Skub wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:30 pm I take it you have to own an old clanker to be included?
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... :mrgreen:
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Skub wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:30 pm I take it you have to own an old clanker to be included?
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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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:36 pm
Skub wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:30 pm I take it you have to own an old clanker to be included?
Old shitter is optional I think, but you are supposed to be dressed in a gentlemanly manor.

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You'd be foundered here in May in that clobber. :lol:
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023

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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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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:37 pm I think I'm gonna be more leather jacket and silk scarfy than tweedy.
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...
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Sounds like you and Dazzler are more cad and bounder than gentlemen!
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023

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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:18 pm Sounds like you and Dazzler are more cad and bounder than gentlemen!
A pair of Dick Dastardlys.
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Re: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2023

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I might get all Kappa'd up and go on the KTM. Then keep bouncing it of the rev limited and making the wheelstand. :thumbup:
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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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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. :thumbup:
If you hold your thumb over the top part of the Kappa logo it looks like a bird with her growler out.