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A week ago today I sat by my best friend's side in hospital until he finally went to sleep. We both knew he would never wake from it.
Ed was as close a friend as anyone could hope to have. After my first jaunt on the back of my dad's bike many years ago, I finally started to take an interest and it was Ed who rode my first bike (MZ ETZ 125) back from Norwich to Cambridge at 7am on a cold November morning. I had no idea what it was I'd asked him to do, but he froze himself silly without a word of complaint then or since.
Even before taking my CBT, Ed was the one who took me out on the bike and got me to practice and prepare for the CBT and who had me kitted out and well briefed on sensible attitudes and protective kit.
It's because of Ed that I count some high profile bikers as close friends and that I am here on ukGSer at all.
His family never really understood the biker thing, but have honoured and respected it by getting him a bike hearse. I will be riding alongside it in the procession and would welcome anyone who has half an hour to spare to ride with us.
One thing Ed taught me was that everyone from the Hells Angels through to our 70 year old barber who came in to work every single day of his life, man and boy, on a 125 were bikers and that there was a connection.
If anyone would like to tag along for his final ride, I would be honoured to have you with me, and I'm sure Ed would be too.
PM me for dates and times.
Thank you
Ed was as close a friend as anyone could hope to have. After my first jaunt on the back of my dad's bike many years ago, I finally started to take an interest and it was Ed who rode my first bike (MZ ETZ 125) back from Norwich to Cambridge at 7am on a cold November morning. I had no idea what it was I'd asked him to do, but he froze himself silly without a word of complaint then or since.
Even before taking my CBT, Ed was the one who took me out on the bike and got me to practice and prepare for the CBT and who had me kitted out and well briefed on sensible attitudes and protective kit.
It's because of Ed that I count some high profile bikers as close friends and that I am here on ukGSer at all.
His family never really understood the biker thing, but have honoured and respected it by getting him a bike hearse. I will be riding alongside it in the procession and would welcome anyone who has half an hour to spare to ride with us.
One thing Ed taught me was that everyone from the Hells Angels through to our 70 year old barber who came in to work every single day of his life, man and boy, on a 125 were bikers and that there was a connection.
If anyone would like to tag along for his final ride, I would be honoured to have you with me, and I'm sure Ed would be too.
PM me for dates and times.
Thank you
