Wootton Bassett Bikers - You're ANNOYING

[Red Herring]

Everyones entitled to an opinion, you don't have to read it, or agree with it, just appreciate that his right to be able to say it is what the troops are fighting for. I think we've had this discussion before though.

[squirrel_hunter]

This bigoted view is similar to the article that appeared in the Swindon Advertiser last Thursday spouting offensive misguided drivel about the biking community.

I was speaking to two residents of Wootton Bassett today both said that it is the media and the way they conduct themselves in the town that they have the greatest problems and objections to.

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Everyones entitled to an opinion, you don't have to read it, or agree with it, just appreciate that his right to be able to say it is what the troops are fighting for. I think we've had this discussion before though.

To have an opinion - yes, to publish in a newspaper when that opinion is misguided, ill-informed, unresearched and an unfair representation of the day - Not necessarily.

Why are we all hairy?

I would like more hair so I can grow a beard, but I can't...

Originally Posted by speedplay

I don't agree with the way that he's gone about writing the article but I do feel sorry for the people of WB having somewhere around 15000 bikers trawling through their village horns blazing.

In fairness the organisers made it very clear that everyone was to conduct themselves respectfully without excessive noise. However whilst rising through Wootton Bassett people were holding hand made banners saying things like "Beep For Heroes", giving the air horn hand signs, and revving signs. They loved it and obviously wanted to show there support.

[Wideboy]

its got nothing to do with wootton basset, its just an excuse to bash bikes because we're all barstewards that go around raping and speeding a generally causing all the accidents on the road, ban bike and it will solve all world problems and all wars will stop

TBH most people will read this and think what a small minded complete and utter t*t, but it's that minority of people who read the mail for its amazing stories as we've just seen we should be worried about as ive met so many people who aren't quite clever enough to not believe what you read in the paper.

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Id love to see him report in person at the brighton burnup or somthing of similar size and see what happens once everyone knows who he is.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Sally

Why are we all hairy?

I would like more hair so I can grow a beard, but I can't...

Well I think your avatar explains your problem Sal, you've too many girl genes

As for the WB thing, why don't they just shove ugly and tattoo'd in there too, may as well complete the stereotype.
Its not really my sort of ride, I'm on the fence when it comes to the whole WB thing TBH, but it obviously meant so much to so many to attend in such astonishing numbers. I don't see why they were seen as annoying. The bloke and the tabloids should be ashamed to belittle such a succesful fundraiser.

Originally Posted by Amanda

Not good enough, no apology in there just a reference to the conversation between him and Graham Brough.

The man is an idiot and should be sacked for saying things like that. Any fund raising of any kind can never be called annoying if its done for the right reasons by the right people.

I agree (idiot bit, not sure he deserves to loose his job), lots of fund raising involves peoples hobbies, it's the best way to get as many as possible to participate. The guy was being a *****. But there was an apology of some sort though:

"But far more importantly he pointed out that I was wrong to make light of something that was done in all sincerity and for a very good cause. For this reason I apologise to those of you who have written in"


Perhaps a shame it was organised for WB, they are getting invaded a lot lately, did feel a bit sorry for residents, we (the royal we, I couldn't go) would have attended and raised money just the same if it had been somewhere else.

If he posted that on a biking forum, we'd call him a troll

But he's much worse

my god

he's a columnist