Many people tour countries on their motorbikes. Some on a whim, or some as a planned break. We want our journey to have a deeper meaning than a simple sightseeing trip, or motorbike getaway. We feel the journey is a large undertaking, and should not be merely for our own desires to ride motorcycles, but it should serve others as well. Sharing an interest in the Chernobyl incident, we count ourselves lucky to be from the UK, both being born in the months before the disaster; those born in Pripyat would not have been so lucky. The site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster may not seem a first choice holiday destination. It is, however, a reminder of how we should learn from the mistakes of the past.

The deserted town of Pripyat stands as a solemn testament to not only man's destructive potent to life on earth, but also to the sacrifice people are capable of in order to save it. While the calamity at the Chernobyl Reactor number 4 claimed many lives, exposed hundreds of thousands to radiation, and left the surrounding area uninhabitable, the actions of the fire-fighters, reactor workers and liquidators who put themselves in danger prevented the situation from becoming far worse.

During the summer of 2011 to raise money for Unicef we are planning to ride a motorcycle each from Durham in the north east of England to Chernobyl, travelling through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland and finishing in the Ukraine.

We are hoping to get support from as many people as we can and start raising money towards the end of 2010. Readers of the blog can help by following us on the left, spreading the word and getting others to read and follow and donate if they want to.

Many thanks from the riders for everyone's support.

Friday, 14 May 2010

bike to bike communication

ive felt ill today which is the last day off for a while, ive been looking at the possibility of finding bike to bike communicators that i could connect a mobile phone and satnav to through bluetooth and mp3 player to through a cable connection. i also wanted to have one that i could use in-ear headphones with too this would obviously remove the need for earplugs and would still keep audio quality. i have found a few sets that tick most of the boxes but price is quite high. i have found something called the Cardo Scala Rider, it seems to do almost everything i need but has no way of connecting in ear headphones and on the reviews sound quality is an issue, but some reviews say sound quality is fine, im guessing its all to do with which bike and which lid people use. the other bonus of the scala is that for the price of one set of the others i could get a twin set which would be all i need. at the moment this is what im heading towards. i will not be buying it yet and there are always new ones being sold but if nothing changes the £250 will be going on this set.
John
Posted by John Bailey at 17:55

1 comment:

  1. Ben Haines25/5/10 3:08 pm

    Hi, take a look at Autocom and StarCom. A bit pricier, but the best on the market. Remember to look out for working 2nd hand units for a lot less on eBay.

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