Welcome to the official Dunedin for DebRA web site.
This site has been created to provide information on the UK Road Trip organised by the Harley Davidson Dunedin Chapter of the Harley Owners Group (HOG) in aid of the DebRA charity.
So, what's it all about? Well, eight Dunedin Chapter members are going to undertake a 2,000 mile trip round the the UK and Ireland to visit 28 Harley Davidson Dealerships and Chapters. At each stop we intend to collect a Dealership and Chapter Pin. For the non Harley Bikers amongst you, a Pin is the Badge that we like to pin to our leather waistcoats, jackets etc to announce to the world that we have visited a particular Rally, Dealership, Event etc.
You might think this is a bit sad! But hey! We are a bunch of middle aged men trying to make the world a happier place. After all, whether you like bikes or not, I haven't yet met anyone who does not get a grin on their face when they hear and see a Harley!
Anyway, back to the point of this website. We intend to collect all of the Pins and mount them on to a plaque with our own Dunedin Chapter tartan as the background. This will be framed and auctioned off at our own World Famous Rally in August 2008 in Aviemore.
All proceeds from the auction will go to the DebRA charity. In addition each rider will aim to raise as much as possible in personal sponsorship. Click on the link on the left to see a brief intro on each rider and please sponsor us with whatever you can afford.
If you are a company and would like to sponsor the event, please email harley63@uk2.net in the first instance.
DebRA is a fantastic charity which concerns itself with helping families of people who have E.B. (Epidermolysis Bullosa). This is a horrific condition that in its most basic form causes sufferers to blister very easily where the rest of us won’t. It generally prevents sufferers from taking part in sporting or any activity that will cause rubbing of the skin. In its most severe form children are born without skin and only survive a matter of hours. Those that suffer the most are the ones that survive and then have a lifetime of constant changes of bandages and pain. Life expectancy of these sufferers is typically cut short by 30-40 years. To find out more please visit about eb and DebRA