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I think putting any national flag on your vehicle makes you a target.
Most people are intelligent enough to distinguish between a country and its government, but a few are not, and they may take their prejudices out on you or your ride.
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I think if one rides fast in a zigzag patern the bullets will miss so not over worried.
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I think if one rides fast in a zigzag patern the bullets will miss so not over worried.
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Probably best to lose the flag in that case - all that zigzagging plays havoc with the fuel consumption.
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12 Aug 2013
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I have a adv sticker with a Saltire below it on my homemade wind screen and folk always look at it,( I think cause its crap though)
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12 Aug 2013
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Twenty years ago we had a flag on the bike and it served us well. I wouldn't dream of having one these days - which is sad.
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I flagged front and back withUJ. Was asked many times if i was American
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I flagged front and back withUJ. Was asked many times if i was American
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exactly ... kinda makes it a waste of time doesnt it.
As I mentioned earlier ... I am shocked how unknown the Union Flag really is in the wider world.
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7 Sep 2013
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exactly ... kinda makes it a waste of time doesnt it.
As I mentioned earlier ... I am shocked how unknown the Union Flag really is in the wider world.
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M8, I was in northern Montana in a line in a Post Office, dressed to the max in my riding gear and carrying my helmet. The only bike in the car park was mine(and it had the Aussie flag).
She asked me, was that my bike (yes), and was I Canadian?????????
I dropped my jaw and told her in no uncertain words, that no, I am an Aussie, and if she really has no idea of the flag of her northern neighbor, then maybe she needs to expand her local knowledge
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Like mentioned before, it all depends on what nationality you are, how you like it and if you want to show it (off) or not.
Last trip (this year) we didn't had any flag on the bikes, had a Belgian one on my chest on my vest but like Colebatch said, everybody asks you anyway where you're from. If they try to guess we are always germans, so
Next trip (next year) we'll try to take a flag, but not from where we are but where we go, as we will leave our home to go and live abroad and in a tribute to our new home we'll take that flag. (but first making a few detours around the world) And that will also be interesting as I'm pretty sure almost nobody will know from where it is so it will start conversations...
If I would be US or UK I personally wouldn't show it, certainly not in some parts of the world. But then I don't know if it's a good idea to show the Belgian flag in DRC either... ;-)
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I dont know what all the fuss is about?
BTW, in 3 years of travelling in Argentina I have never had a negative comment, on the contrary.
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