{"id":4299,"date":"2013-09-27T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T16:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.denniskirk.com\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2022-06-01T14:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T19:05:07","slug":"the-distinguished-gentleman-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denniskirk.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/27\/the-distinguished-gentleman-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"The Distinguished Gentleman 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
Be Dapper on a Motorcycle for a Good Cause<\/h5>\n

When most people think of motorcycle rides, they think of hoards of leather and the traditional motorcycle gear on riders who may appear on the edgier side.\u00a0 The Distinguished Gentleman\u2019s Ride is no such event.\u00a0 Participants in this ride dress to the 9\u2019s.\u00a0 With dress suits, polished shoes and perfectly sculpted mustaches, these dapper gentleman are riding for a noble cause.\u00a0 The focus of the ride is to raise funds to put toward Prostate Cancer research and awareness programs and will take place all over the world.\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

This ride of gentleman will take place this Sunday, the 29th<\/sup> in 115 cities in 33 different countries.\u00a0 That is up from last year\u2019s inaugural attendance of about 2500 riders from 64 cities.\u00a0 The DGR did not start off as a fundraiser ride.\u00a0 Last year was the first year of the ride and the sole purpose was to spread \u201cmerriment\u201d across the globe with their dapper appearances on their bikes.\u00a0 While they still plan on spreading merriment, the organizers of the ride have realized that they can also make an impact on Men\u2019s health.\"Distinguished<\/a><\/p>\n

The DGR is aimed at niche motorcycle enthusiasts.\u00a0 This includes caf\u00e9 racers, bobbers, classic and retro bikes and custom bikes.\u00a0 While they will not turn down a rider who appears in dapper apparel, they suggest that most of the riders are on niche bikes to promote the niche motorcycle community, in which this ride was started for.\u00a0 The fine folks who put on the DGR also acknowledge that wearing dapper clothing is not the safest motorcycle apparel and recommend that the rider should wear their protective gear underneath if they feel unsafe.<\/p>\n

All donations to the ride can be made on the DGR website<\/a>.\u00a0 Though the ride is promoting a charity, they will not require anyone to make a donation or to pay anything to participate in the ride.\u00a0 If you do not want to participate in the ride but you believe in the cause, you can also feel free to sponsor a rider who is participating in the DGR.\u00a0 There are still two days left to register on the website.\u00a0 As of now, they have raised about $215k of their $250k goal.\u00a0 Help them reach their goal and be a Distinguished Gentleman (or woman).\u00a0 Ride locations are listed on their website.
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