Very moving

Hi Bob, that's fantastic news, when do you take delivery, ride safe, Dave

@@thatblokeonamotorbike In About a week the gentleman I’m buying it from just went on vacation to visit his kids It’s used but in perfect condition with around 250 miles on it I’m really looking forward to it

Hi Steve, thanks for the lovely comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it, the poem came to me on the ride back, I had to stop and write it down so I didnt forget it. Ride safe, Dave

Glad you enjoyed it, you're right, we must never forget them. Ride safe, Dave

@@thesilverfoxtravels6653 thanks Nic, I can recommend the tuna sandwich at the cafe. My retirement has started, more time for riding now Ride safe, Dave

Hi You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Ride safe, Dave

thanks mate, Ride safe, Dave

Thanks mate, glad you liked it. Stay safe, Dave

Hi Dino, I remember that as well, I will have a look and see if |I can find it. Stay safe, Dave

Hi, sometimes there are things that you need to fight for, hopefully we will never have to experience it again. The ride was amazing as well. Ride safe, Dave

Totally agree, Dave. Ride safe, mate

So true! Ride safe, Dave

Absolutely, war solves nothing long term, but sometimes things need fighting for. Ride safe, Dave

HI, thanks mate, it developed in my head on the way home. I had to stop and jot it down before I forgot it. Stay safe mate, Dave

@@thatblokeonamotorbike Goog grief, Dave! You wrote the poem as well? Is there no end to your talent? I think you have missed your vocation

@@froglodytestravels Hi, thanks for the lovely comment, yes I write it, I just creating content, video, stills, writing, Ride safe, Dave.

Hi, The reason Britain and France declared was on Germany was Germany entered and occupied neutral Belgium. Both Britain and France gave the ultimatum that if they did not retreat, then a state of would exist between them. They declared was to protect a nation that invaded by a hostile country, what should they have done? Stand back and do nothing, of help? America did give loans to the allies, the condition was that it would be repaid in full starting AFTER the was over. These were finally paid off in the 1950s. American banks and industry profited millions of dollars from the was before USA entered. This is taken from the national archive of the US gov site. America entered WW1 when they were DIRECTLEY threatened by Germany, the reason is as below: On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war. On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I. Following the sinking of an unarmed French boat, the Sussex, in the English Channel in March 1916, Wilson threatened to sever diplomatic relations with Germany unless the German Government refrained from attacking all passenger ships and allowed the crews of enemy merchant vessels to abandon their ships prior to any attack. On May 4, 1916, the German Government accepted these terms and conditions in what came to be known as the “Sussex pledge.” By January 1917, however, the situation in Germany had changed. During a wartime conference that month, representatives from the German Navy convinced the military leadership and Kaiser Wilhelm II that a resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare could help defeat Great Britain within five months. German policymakers argued that they could violate the “Sussex pledge” since the United States could no longer be considered a neutral party after supplying munitions and financial assistance to the Allies. Germany also believed that the United States had jeopardized its neutrality by acquiescing to the Allied blockade of Germany. German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg protested this decision, believing that resuming submarine warfare would draw the United States into the war on behalf of the Allies. This, he argued, would lead to the defeat of Germany. Despite these warnings, the German Government decided to resume unrestricted submarine attacks on all Allied and neutral shipping within prescribed war zones, reckoning that German submarines would end the war long before the first U.S. troopships landed in Europe. Accordingly, on January 31, 1917, German Ambassador to the United States Count Johann von Bernstorff presented U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing a note declaring Germany’s intention to restart unrestricted submarine warfare the following day. Stunned by the news, President Wilson went before Congress on February 3 to announce that he had severed diplomatic relations with Germany. However, he refrained from asking for a declaration of war because he doubted that the U.S. public would support him unless he provided ample proof that Germany intended to attack U.S. ships without warning. Wilson left open the possibility of negotiating with Germany if its submarines refrained from attacking U.S. shipping. Nevertheless, throughout February and March 1917, German submarines targeted and sank several U.S. ships, resulting in the deaths of numerous U.S. seamen and citizens. On February 26, Wilson asked Congress for the authority to arm U.S. merchant ships with U.S. naval personnel and equipment. While the measure would probably have passed in a vote, several anti-war Senators led a successful filibuster that consumed the remainder of the congressional session. As a result of this setback, President Wilson decided to arm U.S. merchant ships by executive order, citing an old anti-piracy law that gave him the authority to do so. While Wilson weighed his options regarding the submarine issue, he also had to address the question of Germany’s attempts to cement a secret alliance with Mexico. On January 19, 1917, British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. The “Zimmermann Telegram” promised the Mexican Government that Germany would help Mexico recover the territory it had ceded to the United States following the Mexican-American War. In return for this assistance, Germany asked for Mexican support in the war. The “Zimmermann Telegram” Initially, the British had not shared the news of the Zimmermann Telegram with U.S. officials because they did not want the Germans to discover that British code breakers had cracked the German code. However, following Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in February, the British decided to use the note to help sway U.S. official and public opinion in favour of joining the war. The British finally forwarded the intercepted telegram to President Wilson on February 24. The U.S. press carried the story the following week. Despite the shocking news of the Zimmermann Telegram, Wilson still hesitated asking for a declaration of war. He waited until March 20 before convening a Cabinet meeting to broach the matter-almost a month after he had first seen the telegram. The precise reasons for Wilson’s decision to choose war in 1917 remain the subject of debate among historians, especially in light of his efforts to avoid war in 1915 after the sinking of the British passenger liners Lusitania and Arabic, which had led to the deaths of 131 U.S. citizens. However, by 1917, the continued submarine attacks on U.S. merchant and passenger ships, and the “Zimmermann Telegram’s” implied threat of a German attack on the United States, swayed U.S. public opinion in support of a declaration of war. Furthermore, international law stipulated that the placing of U.S. naval personnel on civilian ships to protect them from German submarines already constituted an act of war against Germany. Finally, the Germans, by their actions, had demonstrated that they had no interest in seeking a peaceful end to the conflict. These reasons all contributed to President Wilson’s decision to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. They also encouraged Congress to grant Wilson’s request and formally declare war on Germany.

@@thatblokeonamotorbike Germany was becoming a major economic power while England was stagnating. They were threatened by this and put their armies on the German border .Wilson used anti German propaganda to stir up war fever in the USA.Englands empire was crumbleing and they were afraid of losing their image of being #1 power in the world. We bailed out England and France when we should have minded our own business. Europe has been a bunch of squabbling countries for hundreds of years. We are broke from trying to police the world and many people are sick of the welfare/ warfare state we have become. Let's not forget the mining of the North sea in spite of the league of nations telling them not to. Let's not forget the Q ships that caused Germany to stop allowing ships to be evacuated before being sunk. You and France are not allies but parasites feeding off the USA.When you invaded Egypt to gain control of the Suez canal Eisenhower said not again. England has no military power and no economic power. So go drown in your warm 🍻 beer.

Hi, thanks for the lovely comment. I wasn't sure about it when I filmed it, but researching my own family history and finding that 4 relatives took part in the battle I had to do it. Ride safe, Dave

Hi, it's a GoPro 11 mounted on the side of my helmet. The stabilisation is fantastic. For the sound I have a very cheap mic in the helmet that fits into the GoPro sound adapter. I'm thinking of doing a video about how I film and edit the vids, do you think it would be interesting/ useful Ride safe, Dave

@@thatblokeonamotorbike Thank You Dave. Yes, I think that a vid about how you film and edit would be 'very' useful. I am only just playing at it at present, so any tips and tricks would be very welcomed. I look forward to it. 😄