nightingalesharon Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 We are organising a free event to raise awareness of World Suicide Prevention day (10 September) by working with M&M Motorcycles in Waterbeach for a special bike night on Thursday 26thSeptember 2024. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is a mental health and community NHS Trust, working across our region to support people with their physical and mental health needs. CPFT is supported by our NHS Charity, Head to Toe who have teamed up with Mental Health Motorbike to raise awareness of the impact of suicide, and how to find help if you need it. Mental Health Motorbike use motorcycling as a means to engage with riders, to offer support to them or their immediate families, by providing a safe space online and opportunity to talk to others about how you feel. They also plan and organise ride-outs with the message: “it’s good to talk and it’s good to listen”. The event will be free to attend, there will be fundraising on the night, as well as an online raffle with fantastic prizes to raise money and awareness for these charities. Raffle - Charity Bike Night Raffle (peoplesfundraising.com) 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronautNinja Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I'll grab a good few tickets, I can definitely relate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Davey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 @nightingalesharon Happy to buy tickets, and would also like to attend the event on 26th September. Do you have a link that promotes the event? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronautNinja Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Where is the event? I do have my test just before so a slight chance I can have a ride out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonio Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 @AstronautNinja sounds like it's in Waterbeach, just to the north of Cambridge. Bit of a ride from you mate. Bit of an aside: your bike is new new new, as in brand new? So will it need running in? One tip I heard for the running in period is don't sit there at constant speed for long: arrange your rides so you cover all the gears and the all the allowed rev range, and you're not suck just doing 70 on the dual carriageway. I don't know if makes a difference in reality, but it made sense to me, so that's what I did when I first had the MV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonio Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 If anyone's interested in going, you can find more details here: https://www.thebikerguide.co.uk/motorbikeeventsseptember 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronautNinja Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) 36 minutes ago, bonio said: @AstronautNinja sounds like it's in Waterbeach, just to the north of Cambridge. Bit of a ride from you mate. Bit of an aside: your bike is new new new, as in brand new? So will it need running in? One tip I heard for the running in period is don't sit there at constant speed for long: arrange your rides so you cover all the gears and the all the allowed rev range, and you're not suck just doing 70 on the dual carriageway. I don't know if makes a difference in reality, but it made sense to me, so that's what I did when I first had the MV. 23 plate with 2k ish on it dude 3 hours 20 from me. We shall see, my missions will be weather dependant. Thanks for the tip, luckily it's ready to go providing I pass on the 10th haha Edited August 20 by AstronautNinja Stupidly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Davey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) OK, it's a tad small, but give it a click and it'll open full size Edited August 20 by Simon Davey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronautNinja Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 minute ago, Simon Davey said: Sounds worth a ride. Unfortunatley a lot of this is my day to day, it's definately something I'd like to support. A topic that seems very under reported considering its the number one cause of death in men IIRC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Davey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 45 minutes for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronautNinja Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 21 minutes ago, Simon Davey said: 45 minutes for me I'll stop by on my way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonio Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 90 minutes for me, but I'm off to London that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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