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2023 Scavenger Hunt

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Most of this is directly plagiarized from last year and @bgillen35


Hi All! Welcome to the 2023 Scavenger Hunt.

Here are the rules:

1. Please go out and ride, no old pictures or pictures from your garage or driveway.

2. Your motorcycle must be in the photo with the item. If needed, take a picture with the complete bike and then a second to hilight the challenge. It was mentioned last year that sometimes only a mirror was present- and I was definitely guilty of that.

3. When the item is found, please post the location and any interesting details about the item.

4. The member that finds the item gets to pick the next challenge at the time of the posting.

5. Unless specified by the challenge creator, signs, logos, murals, etc. of the item are acceptable (i.e current challenge is a windmill. A company that has a windmill in their logo is acceptable if you are not in an area with actual windmills).

6. Remember, we are an international forum. Please try to pick something where everyone could participate.

7. Please do not repeat items. A current list of all challenges will be maintained below.

8. If the item is not found within 7 days, the same member will pick another item.

I’ll give the honor of first call to @bgillen35 for all his hard work last year for the first challenge.

Per the 2022 hunt, we are waiting on the side challenge from @BRI UK- “unusual roadside sign” see post #6

Good luck and have fun!
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Ok so for this years side quest, I'd like to propose 'Unusual Roadside Signs'

Weird, whacky, funny, those WTF moments you come across while riding. This acceptable to everyone?
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So, a chilly 100 mile ride 2 day, no snowploughs but I can kick off the side challenge with this
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pretty unusual in UK- only know of 2 places in UK for these, Thetford and Bovington
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For clarification, is the unusual sign any unusual sign, or does it have to be a road sign, like the tank crossing one that was found earlier?
No- road side sign, anything unusual. So pretty open ended to keep it all about the ride
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pink elephant
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and while I'm at it, a roadside advertising sign, I would suggest using a BTR makes this 'unusual'

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just checking- vegan Jewish deli good?
yeah why not?, it strikes you as unusual
sorry missed that in the chatter.
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Struck out on the main challenges today and the side challenge I went for (the delighfully named Slutshole lane) has no signs on it- the 'fun police' have changed alot of medieval names that were 'quite explicit'- my 'favourite' got changed a while ago🤬

seems Euro wide as Austria has renamed to Fuggin:unsure:

so best i could come up with was this
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bit of a stretch as it's actually named for Stanley Hooker (of Melin engine fame- housing built on old aerodrome)
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Phone booth- with working phone:D
I did use this box on last years side challenge, but this was a separate visit- after 3 I hadn't visited last year have had phones removed
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For the spying on where we ride it's at University of East Anglia👅

Assuming this is acceptable:-
As it's soon to be the day dedicated to the patron saint of overpriced underwear, an 'Adult' shop (2 wheeled 'vibrator' shops NOT allowed🤪 )
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I'm out on this one! The nearest one to me that I know about is somewhere on I 85 going to Atlanta. I know this only because there are billboards prominently displaying the fact. There's probably one in Asheville but I don't venture there.
I do try to give everyone a chance, google is showing>10 such stores in Atlanta......
Failing that, there's always the side challenge. One reason I got so many last year was some main hunts were somewhat unlikely in Europe, so I hit a side challenge instead.
When life gives you lemons- drink Tequila🍻
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Deaf child I reckon just scrapes in I think.
@jslacker, again really scraping the limits , but as it's still 'suboptimal' weather you get some slack
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Welcome to the hunt, glad I'm no longer the only UK member participating:p
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@Beej, yeah good on both, the 'immature humour' is deffo the sort of thing I was expecting/looking for😜- if you look back one of the early ones I went looking for was Sluts lane (no sign tho)
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Airstream in UK- used as a food outlet
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Location UEA Norwich
Next up, a pig (Harleys and mother in law do not count:p)
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Side quest time,




First off, a bit of USA in UK- sign outside US airbase
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next, red diesel is becoming increasingly rare this side of t'pond (TPTB have to get their taxes), petrol stations selling it getting quite unusual

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@Lee-Bro _ yeah that counts in my book.
as to all these suggested rule changes, I'm a great believer in the KISS principle.....
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Unicorn done, was gonna go to the unicorn pub but it's started raining (again)
next up, a horsebox
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not always a trailer, can be van/truck based- some are similar to RV's
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Sailboats

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a Wherry, v. typical off the Norfolk broads- Location Wayford Bridge, Norfolk

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both at same place Horsey Pump, Norfolk

Next up, a Windmill
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Side quest:-

A sign in 'Norfolk dialect'- the local accent is somewhat similar to 'pirate' talk-(tho actually v. different)
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