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.

Monday, 14 June 2010

Ever been on a bike?

Our followers are growing and i just want to say thankyou to everyone thats following and watching too.
One of our followers recently told me about a great idea to get more people into biking.
There's a promotion at the moment where non-bikers can get a free one-hour "taste" of riding - it's called Get On www.geton.co.uk
anyone you know thats interested in bikes but hasnt ridden before let them know so we can spread the wonder that is biking.
I have also been looking at getting some new bike trousers, i was thinking of getting some leather pants at first but have now decided to get some draggin jeans, ive been looking at the silverback and next gen jeans. the prospect of paying 200 quid to get a pair of jeans ive not seen worries me abit but i guess i can return them if i need to.
The weather and work is stopping me riding as much as i like to. saving for the 600cc ninja has started, looking forward to riding it in a few months.
take care all and ride safe
John
Posted by John Bailey at 21:38

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