help the heroes ride at wootton basset

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guys & gals just picked this thread up from the 2 wheels site
on the 14th march there is going to be a bike ride for help the heroes though wooden basset to the RAF station at lyneham with all funds going to the help the heroes it will cost £5 for the wristband which will allow entry to the RAF station the meeting place for the start of the ride is jun17 M4 eastbound at leigh delamere for anyone wanting to go i will be going its a sunday
pete

fred coming too?

hopefully if we can get a dog sitter
pete

well its just sailed by 2,700 bike are going & coming up to 4,000 peaple & pillions are going
pete

its up to 4800+ now
pete

i;m actually now beginning to wonder how they are going to manage this or if they'll even be allowed to have that amount of numbers. Certainly don't see how they will manage to take the dosh off everyone on the day!

OMG, I agree Suzie, but how great to be involved in something so huge!!!

come on girls think of all them men in tight leathers well mine are after all thsat xmas pudd lol
pete

i'm just glad i've got the room booked! plus couple of girls off another forum i'm on are going and booked rooms at the same place so if you're late pete least i'll have someone to talk to = well neil will be there anyway so spose i can always talk to him haha - he has to come because i haven't even attempted to get in my leathers since before christmas so i need him there to sit on me whilst i try and pull on my trousers

he has to come because i haven't even attempted to get in my leathers since before christmas so i need him there to sit on me whilst i try and pull on my trousers

Me three.........desperately trying to shed a little weight before the ride out as I have a feeling my leathers may be waaaaaay too tight

Looking forward to it, there are lots of hotels in that area if anyone hasnt booked yet, Premier Inns have a pub attached too.....

Im also signd up for this meet........... So hope to meet some of you there

just under 6,750 are now signed in so we best start & sort out a meeting place
pete

cards wrote:just under 6,750 are now signed in so we best start & sort out a meeting place
pete

lol - well - i'm booked in at the travel inn at the supposed start point as are a couple of the girls from another forum - so i intend to try and find where the exitway is and leave the bike as close to that as possible!!!! (Assuming of course Plod haven't put a stop to it yet!!!) certainly think they're going to have to start registration before 10am if they're wanting to leave at 1230!

im thinking theres got to be some kind of police escort
would be nice if some one on the site could find out mmm
pete

Gotta feeling the policey peeps may put a stop to this rideout...gonna be difficult to organise safely with thousands of bikes.

cards wrote:im thinking theres got to be some kind of police escort
would be nice if some one on the site could find out mmm
pete

hmm wouldn't it ... don't think i know anyone in that force but i may know someone who does and she just happens to be a bike cop - i'll see if i can get hold of her. I know someone said that one force were charging for anything that needed escorts and tbh i would think they'd have to put a cap on the numbers anyway - could be interesting.

oh f**** no insurance, no licence, and the onik onik about! can i still come? oh smashing

ellie wrote:Gotta feeling the policey peeps may put a stop to this rideout...gonna be difficult to organise safely with thousands of bikes.

Vorsprung Durch Technik (or, How the Germans do it)



Over twelve thousand bikes

Bloomin eck....How many bikes????

ellie wrote:Bloomin eck....How many bikes????

Um........ think 12000 was mentioned in fact OVER 12000!!!

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:
Um........ think 12000 was mentioned in fact OVER 12000!!!

That beats the biggest ride I've been on of 9 000

I've been watching the progress of this ride and have been put off by the sheer numbers and also it's my birthday and think I'll have to be elsewhere.

I know this can't be compared to the rides through central London, but with these kinda numbers I hope the organisers are getting some advice from the Met.
These days the Met charge for events and have been successful last year in stopping mass rides through the Capital.

I just hope this good cause isn't going to be victim of its own success

Ezzy's Mum! wrote:

ellie wrote:Bloomin eck....How many bikes????

Um........ think 12000 was mentioned in fact OVER 12000!!!

!2,843 bikes . . . . . says so at the begining of the video

I meant How many bikes? not How MANY bikes???? LOL

ellie wrote:I meant How many bikes? not How MANY bikes???? LOL

Aaaaaahhhhhhh i see now

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Got mine ordered last night (ok you're right i'm not that organised - neil got it ordered last night)

Hello people, I shall be attending this one and would be nice to meet a few new faces and say hello to old ones; I am not staying over as its only a 250 round trip although all on very boring motorway! I suspect it will be a very emotional day so tissues at the ready!!

right guys there is a meeting between the organizers & the authorities on monday about the ride out
Rumuors have it that the RAF station & the town can,t handle the amout of peaple turning up
& it might be switched to some where nearby that can handle it
but nothing set in stone
until the meeting tomorrow so hold on to your hats
as soon as i or any 1 else knows i will post it on here
pete .