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Ey up Cyke.

I have only just read your first contribution to this subject and this is my response.

Listen mate. You know sod all about me so you are in no position to make the comments you did. You seem to have based your opinion of me on info gained from Nick Sanders, that well known fountain of truth. You haven't made any further nasty comments so maybe you have read on and have decided that all Nick Sanders says isn't 'Gospel'.

 As to whether I'm a real biker: I have never raped a chicken or bitten the head off a Granny but I have had a bike on the road since ' 76. Even when I've been working overseas I've usually managed to cadge a bike to scratch the itch. It might tickle you to know I made myself look a complete idiot when I fell off a CG 125 while crossing a river in Afghanistan. The fact that the clutch and brakes didn't work were a contributing factor but I'm not looking for excuses.

In 32 years I've also ridden a mile or two, like Barcelona to Paris in a day after a late start following an evening of one or two sherbuts. And if you think that I'm an old git that tootles about on a Harley these days then think again. Last summer I went to a rally in Finland simply because I hadn't been there before. I left Finland on Sunday evening and was reading MCN at a friends house in Edinburgh on Wednesday night after tootling through the Baltic States, Poland, Germany etc.

As to me hiding behind my Mothers apron. Well! What do I say to that? As a kid I was out from dawn 'til dusk, only came in for meals and my poor Mother went grey wondering where the hell I was.When I became mobile, ie the proud owner of a tricycle at the age of about 3, my range increased and my Mother and Father would have to drive around trying to find me. I wasn't lost. I just didn't want to go in. When I became ';mechanised' my range increased to as far you can get on a bike in a 3 week holiday and my Mother read the postcards to find out where I was.

By the way. My Mother is still alive but, Bless her cotton socks, but is confined to a wheel chair now because of MS. When she was fighting fit she scared the hell out of two armed border guards who were sadistically taking our caravan to pieces under the pretence of a search. They were rude to her and, armed or not, she flew at them intent on giving them a pasteing. My Father had to drag her off two ashen faced blokes who suddenly realised that they had overstepped the mark.

So Cyke. I never hid behind my Mothers apron, but it would have been a formidable defence if I had. As to whether I'm a real biker or not. I'm not sure what a REAL biker is so I'll just get on with riding my bike if it's all the same to you.

Well said Dave

Well said Dave. What Nick gave me was the confidence to go it alone. Without people like Nick who is an inspiration to many, the world would be a smaller place! Hence a ride to the Nordkapp in June with several of the guys from one or two of Nick’s tours, don’t you think enough is enough or are you on a personal crusade to tarnish Nick’s name El Jenko! Let him get on with what he does best ride a bike. I would give an arm and a leg to be riding The Parallel World with Nick, I’m sure many will be watching with interest. And before you say it (El Jenko) no it’s not hero worship just another keen biker with an open mind

nick sanders aka CC

Having read all the comments on this particular forum I now think that Nick should print it and publish it to anyone who might be contemplating taking a trip with him. Everything written here is true of Nicks trips, both the good and the bad, my own personal take on the whole experience, was probably summed up best by  sully22252, if you're going on a trip with your wife and kids, you don't bring backup, if you are going on an adventure it is exactly that, an adventure where you may run into trouble, therefore when people ask me would I advise them to go on a Nick Sanders trip I say, no, go on your own and organise it yourself or go with a bunch of mates, that way you save the organisational costs of a trip that has little or no organisation. As Dave and others have said, if you want the comfort of a World of BMW trip, then go on a World of BMW trip, but if you want kind of trip that Nick does, then do it yourself, you will probably make a much better job of it, but if you're a big wuss like me, that didn't have the self confidence, or are just to damn lazy to do it for yourself, then by all means go with Nick, but don't come back moaning that nothing was organised, particularly if you have read everything that was said on this thread.