Letters
Thanks for the last 40 years Congratulations to all concerned for the last 40 years of action. I’m now 65 and have been riding for 51 years and still love it. As a thank you for keeping motorcyclists interests in the limelight I enclose a cheque for £1000. I’m not well off but want others to think about what riding means to them. I’ve found riding to be the best part of a very ordinary life. I have married, produced a boy and a girl;
have three grandsons. been made redundant three times got screwed in the divorce finances but nothing has stopped me riding motorcycles. Anyone who begrudges their MAG memberships subs should bear this in mind.
Regards to all, David Wood
Nerd If my wife knew I was doing this, she would just fix me with a look of weary disdain. The tank in question is an American M10 Tank Destroyer. Derek MacKeddie
Double nerd That is a modified M10 with the British 17lb er gun called an
Achilles.The standard M10 tank destroyers gun was pants so we fitted them with a far more powerful 17lb gun to combat the fact we had nothing that could put holes in German Tiger or Panther tanks. It’s built using a Sherman chassis. David Lee
Ed, Well done chaps, I hope you enjoyed your copies of the seminal bikerlifestyle book ‘Motorcycles Forever.’
Diesel spills We are incensed by the apathy of many bikers who can’t be bothered to support MAG and thereby protect their biking freedom. A recent chat with a fellow biker at work,
who saw me reading The Road, produced the comment, “I used to be a MAG member but got fed up with the lack of progress on diesel spills.” He saw them as one of the biggest dangers we face and thought that by now it should have been made an offense. I admitted that I had no idea where we were on this but said I would find out.
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Member participation In common with your correspondent Phil McFadden I was incensed by the case of the girl run down on the grass verge. (Churchill insurance tried to say she was partly to blame for not wearing high-viz). I decided to write to Churchill about this and discovered that the advertised address
motorbike@churchill.com is bouncing back e-mails, so I called them instead. The number on their web site goes straight to Devitt, who deal with Churchill’s motorcycle enquiries. They knew nothing of this case and didn't seem particularly bothered when I told them it could have an impact on their business. They gave me Churchill’s number and said they would get someone to phone me but I’ve had no call. I then rang the Churchill number I’d
been given and eventually spoke to a supervisor, who doesn’t want her name mentioned. She did know about the case but wouldn’t talk about it, in spite of me spelling out how this could have a detrimental effect on their business. She would not be drawn into a discussion on how this means that, according to them, all pedestrians must now wear hi–viz vests. She said she would investigate what
details were available for comment and come back to me. Even bigger surprise, she did! The answer was, however, ‘no comment’ but I was invited to contact their press office. I told her that I’d done my bit in giving them a chance to redeem themselves and now it was up to them. When I told her I’d be writing this
letter to The Road she asked what I was going to write. I replied that it
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would basically say that Churchill don’t care what we think and I would be calling all MAG members across the country to boycott Churchill, not just for bike insurance but all types of insurance. We must fight this kind of immoral attitude by insurance companies because you know we will be next to be victimised and slapped with contributory negligence if we don't have a hi – viz vest on. Blessings to you all. Paul Cooley MAG and CMA Member
Ed, Brilliant effort thanks Paul. It’s a real help when members make this kind of individual effort. MAG is primarily a volunteer-led organisation. All of you are MAG. I am reminded of a line by JFK – “Ask not what America can do for you . . .” What we will do for you however is
get you some wonderful new tyres. Please contact our office now: Tel: 01926 844064
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