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Skye dried up very nicely



Skye is awesome. Fast, bendy roads which are mostly well surfaced, not much traffic and stunning scenery. If you haven't been, go. Try to go when it's dry and sunny, with a bit of wind to keep the midges away - I'll think that gives you a choice of 3 days a year, and today was one of them

Druid » Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:40 pm

Skye dried up very nicely

Yeh you got it good today, hope the rest of the trip is just as good

A87 ?

Druid wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:26 am

Loch Ness Monster

I rode almost 400 miles for that joke

That's almost as far as the bike's been in the last 4 years? Did you warn it?

Wossname wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:18 pm

Druid wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:26 am

Loch Ness Monster

I rode almost 400 miles for that joke

That's almost as far as the bike's been in the last 4 years? Did you warn it?

No, I like to surprise it

Dodgy knees wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:08 pmA87 ?

Yes, all the way from Invergarry. I found the most expensive petrol in the world (maybe) in Shiel Bridge - 139.9p. The fuel light had been on for 30 miles by then so I had no choice really

Great roads and scenery on a good day. Make a nice forum trip.

Skub wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:53 pm

Trogladyte wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:04 pm Cissbury by Gareth, on Flickr[/img]

From about half way up Cissbury Ring. Yes, the bike is in the photo.

Forked if I can see it.

Did you spot it in the end? There's not enough resolution to see it clearly. Its in the car park on the left up against the fence - behind the white car. You can see the shadow it is casting more than the bike.

Trogladyte wrote:
Did you spot it in the end? There's not enough resolution to see it clearly. Its in the car park on the left up against the fence - behind the white car. You can see the shadow it is casting more than the bike.

A hint of a bike...maybe maybe not!

I had to take daughter to work today,as she stacked her car (again ) Up at 5am ffs,it's a long time since I've seen stupid o'clock.

The car was showing 4 degrees with the frosty symbol...in bloody August?

Anyway,I don't usually ride the bike on a Sunday,as the roads are clogged with all the nuisances of the day,but I was back at 7.30,so I thought I'd get an early run in,while the bastrids were still sleeping.

Thermal lining in jacket,thermal long johns and vest and for the first hour or so I was well glad of them. It's great to be able to stick your cold digits on a lovely warm engine too,I haven't had an unfaired bike for years,a bonus feature in our frozen wastelands. If this global warming continues,I'll need to consider heated grips for future Summers.

Punched in about 3 hours riding and it even warmed up a bit heading home. Just in time to see all the convoys going the other direction.

Gloves heating in Ballycastle,looking out to Ratlin Island.

Today I rode to Applecross. The road over the mountain is called the Bealach na Bà, about 12 miles of twisting, poorly surfaced single track road that rises from sea level to 2000 ft and back down again. The view from the top is spectacular but today's weather spoiled it a bit



A few miles up the road from Applecross it brightened up a bit, this is looking out towards Rassay and Skye



I followed the coast road, it's all single track and quite poorly surfaced in places so not a road for fast riding. The scenery makes up for it though

More of this Scottish shit.

JackyJoll wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:54 pm More of this Scottish shit.

Kylesku bridge?

Scottish shit is good shit.

Druid wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:05 pm

JackyJoll wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:54 pm More of this Scottish shit.

Kylesku bridge?

Wrong you’re not!

Skub wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:05 pm Scottish shit is good shit.

Tell that to the midgies!

JackyJoll wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:32 pm

Skub wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:05 pm Scottish shit is good shit.

Tell that to the midgies!

Aye the little bastards were out on force on the west coast today. Damp and flat calm, just how they like it. No sign of them in Inverness thankfully

I rode home today from Inverness to Co Durham, so no more Scottish shit from me after this.

A939 near Corgarff Castle.

Saturday, Out for a few hours on the XR.... And today out for an hour or so on the RGV - Been a decent weekend with some good time on the bikes for a change.

Druid wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:03 pm

Nobody spotted the submarine I'm this picture?