the K tree, why the K?

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the K tree, why the K?

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I've just seen this question on iomtt forum and I know not everyone here goes on there, so maybe someone here will know why it has it?
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Kerb. :roll:
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http://www.dukevideo.com/prdN643/Kerrow ... -Milestone
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Thats what I said didle I lol.
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really as simple as that? :D
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oldbelly wrote:Kerb. :roll:
Quite agree, Geoff.
I was told, many years ago, that the 'K' was painted on the tree to draw attention to the 'emergent kerb'.
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I thought that someone had painted my initial on it. :( :( :(
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kew wrote:I thought that someone had painted my initial on it. :( :( :(
Don't look like a 'W' to me...................... :lol:
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Ah, Walters.. that MUST be what you mean :P
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Funny that, we were discussing the very same thing over brunch at the weekend.
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The "K" was there before 1985.
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I bet they had fun getting that model to pose inside the helmet :D
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Sideslip wrote:
kew wrote:I thought that someone had painted my initial on it. :( :( :(
Don't look like a 'W' to me...................... :lol:
steve-e wrote:Ah, Walters.. that MUST be what you mean :P
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Dont know how long the K been there but my old man talked about THE kerb. Wouldnt like to hit it with the sidecar wheel. Keith it is a big kerb lol.
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As Dicky understands it, a competitor painted it on the tree many years ago to remind himself where that kerb was and the other competitors found it so useful that it was just maintained. Originally just by competitors apparently, but now that it's a well known feature I'm not sure who keeps painting it.
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