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Meeting point for the Distinguished Gentleman´s Ride at 10 am at the Paulskirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Preparations for the ride in expectation for the prize for the best moustache.
A glorious sunny day with many wonderful machines...
... and their riders meeting in the historic centre of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Ian having a chat with the dapper chaps before the off.
The last bikers arrive making the numbers up to around 60.
A real cafe racer!
Joseph Knit, called Joe, the organiser, announcing the start of the ride.
Paul Mullins was houndered by Joe for raising the most sponsorship.
Dear Gentlemen, back to your bikes...
...start your engines!
First stop at the Eissporthalle, Frankfurt-Riederwald, for a group photograph on the steps of the stadium.
Heading off again to the frist coffee stop...
... at Wacker´s Café in Frankfurt-Bornheim, which was a great spectacle for the café customers to see so many well dressed motorcyclists on so many impressive bikes.
Harald Geiger, propriator of Mainhattan Choppers in Frankfurt-Niedereschbach, still unawear that he has ironicly just won the prize for the furtherst distance covered to join the Gentleman´s Ride.
Third stop of the day the Frankfurt Senckenberg natural history museum.
Particularly famous for it´s collection of prehistoric artefacts - some of which seem to have escaped.
THE CRANKCASE. Honda GB 500 Clubman ridden today by Brigitte.
Several prizes were awarded during the day, here Sarah recieving her DGR T Shirt for "classiest lady".
Next stop was the Alte Oper opera house in the centre of Frankfurt,...
...with it´s spectacular fountain which provides a perfect setting to display the motorcycles around.
Final destination was the the Frankfurt Hauptwache, which is the historical police headquaters built in 1729, now a café.
Now on the main shopping street of Frankfurt, the Zeil, opposite the high tech department stores.
Christian and Thilo relaxing with us after the day´s ride.
Matthias Schäfer won the prize for the oldest machine on the ride with his 1968 Norton Dominator cafe racer.
The other prizes went to the dapper
Bora Inci for the sharpest suit,
Matthieu Purrey with the best moustache.
Harald Neider won a prize for the cleanest bike,
Rolando Anzoletti for his Moto Guzzi cafe racer as the best bike of the show and finally
Dagmar Schönwelder for the best rider of the show.
Thank you very much to Joe for his excellent organization.
Thank you to all of those who have donated for this worthy cause and those who gave their time to support the Distinguished Gentleman´s Ride.