Ok, this is a little tragic to admit, but I'll put it out there, I'm man enough to stick my head out of the metaphorical trenches and take it...

I recently traded in my Tiger, the first bike I've left Europe on and was very sad to lose my lovely collection of national flag stickers on my topbox. Seriously, it actually factored into my decision to make the trade. Yes, I am tragic. Not that I, ultimately, was sad to loose the boxes themselves, bloody heavy things.

So I ask you - what is acceptable when it comes to putting national flag stickers on your bike, or any other piece of hardware?

Should you only have stickers for where that particular piece of hardware has been? Can you replace the flags for the countries you have visited with that piece of hardware only? What about countries you flew to?

What if replacing your bike means that your wife suddenly has more flags than you do? Ghastly thought, that, but it's happened. Should you tamper with her brakes to ensure a write-off? On the other hand what if you have a bike which claims to be well travelled with only 1000km on the clock? Would that make you, pardon my French, a bit of a knob?

I should add: need to thank me for raising the really important questions folks. I consider it a service to the community, I really do. Stimulating debate on the topics which really cut to the very core of the community. The core of human experience in general, if we're honest with ourselves...

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[ Tim | History - NW Italy/French Rivera, Swiss Alps, Morocco | 2016 - Greece > Albania > Macedonia > Kosovo > Montenegro > Bosnia > Slovenia > Austria ]