long way up cancer ride

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  1. Gravel trap

    Gravel trap Senior Member

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    so I'm doing this on the stolen crashed recovered bandit I've bought. it's over a 1000 miles in a day no motorways on a £300 purchase . bandit was 370 so I'm cheating already. getting to start doing ride and getting home will be about 2500 miles in 3 days I lost my mum to cancer and so far 3 friends . if you can donate anything that would be great .
     
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    That's awesome man. I lost a really great friend to cancer in February - easily the wisest man I've ever known and a rock to me when I journeyed through the long dark night of the soul in helping me to understand the causes, effects, and necessities of such a journey to the underworld - and since I wasn't able to travel to pay my respects due to his wife keeping everything on the DL cause COVID this feels like a great way to do so. Just donated five and a score of shiny nuggets to the cause. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that the bike serves you well, that you have a blast and loads of fun and good weather, and that you get enough donors to match your target my brother!!
     
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    thankyou very much @jokeshopbeard . I'll post updates ect as I go along . I'll try do my best by your friends memory.
     
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    sorry for no updates. phone charging point broke 5 hours in . I did it . 23.5 hours it took longest stop was ferry trip at and that was 20 mins max . 1247 miles covered In that time . mostly on 3 cylinders the bloody thing. just got home as I overnighted in Edinburgh as John o grotes to mine is 11.5 hours.
     
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    back home filthy tired sore but happy 20210623_173725.jpg
     
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