Ice Cream Run

[Kilted Ginger]

Well folks its that time of the year again, Last offical run of the season and the obligatory ice cream:smt026. This is the discussion thread.

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Summary of posts in this thread suggest stick with Tradition so St Andrews it is.

Still require a decision for which ice cream parlour to gift with our custom, there are 2 in st andrews Luvians and http://www.jannettas.co.uk/ (http://www.jannettas.co.uk/)[/color]"]Jannettas[/URL]

Then we've got the decision of dates, the first poll was a dead heat so there is a new option, Vote Here (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=120725)

And finally there's the routes, for this i'd suggest a slight change to previous years, historically its been a mid morning meet (late enough to hopefully avoid ice) a nice wee run, ice cream then everyone shoots off in different directions. Hows about this year, 2 or 3 meeting points (for different folks) obviously with different routes to meet at st andrews at a fixed time for ice cream, then a combined run finishing with coffee (or a haggis supper) before splitting off. This can be finalised and formalised later depending on when and where the ice cream will be partaken and where the majority of folks are coming from.

Well that's the ball rolling, discuss....

Please use this thread for discussion and i'll create polling threads (and link them) and an information only thread for all the details.

Come on floks, get involved.:smt080:smt048

Dates (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=120725)

[Quedos]

as somebody said last year end of season ice cream run is traditionally St Andrews - tho i'm sure not that i've said it it will change:p

[Kilted Ginger]

as somebody said last year end of season ice cream run is traditionally St Andrews - tho i'm sure not that i've said it it will change:p

:smt112Another random post from the abster:smt059, resaying what has already been said in the previous post in a slightly different way, you do love the clickity click of your keyboard:smt024:smt064:smt058

[Quedos]

you gotta have randomness - you would worry about me - besides a certain Kitkat IIRC shot me down last year for mentioning largs instead of st andrews. Just getting a quick dig in !!

do the 30th Nov that means you can all chip in and buy me a birthday cake!

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Hows about this year, 2 or 3 meeting points (for different folks) obviously with different routes to meet at st andrews at a fixed time for ice cream, then a combined run finishing with coffee (or a haggis supper) before splitting off. This can be finalised and formalised later depending on when and where the ice cream will be partaken and where the majority of folks are coming from.

so hows that for random

[Kilted Ginger]

I've had a quick look at a couple of possible post ice cream runs, again these are just fledgling ideas.

St Andrews - Cupar - Br O' Earn - Blairgowrie - Br O' Cally - Aberfeldy - *sma glen* - Br O' Allen (haggis supper) or *Killin*

Largs - Gourock - Dunoon (ferry every 20 mins £4) - Inverary - Tyndrum - Lochearnhead - Br O' Allen

Looking for local input into the suitability of these roads and routes taking into account it will be december.

Both of these are about 140 miles so 3.1/2 hrs riding plus stops plus haggis supper, 5 hours to be leaving Br O' Allen after ice cream, they also both provide cut outs for northies (Pitlochry or Tyndrum) who may need to bail early.

Bridge of Allen as an end point isn't set in stone, just thougt it was quite central with good transport links and a decent chippie or sit in eateries if we prefered, but again open to suggestions

For these options to work i'd suggest eating ice cream no later than 1pm that way it may still be light as we reach dinner and only riding home in the dark.

[JamesMio]

Saturday(s) preferable for me - I could at least stay in Ed/Glas that night then, save me another 80-100 mile run home straight after the rideout.

Location, not bothered - I'm just tagging along for the banter again!

Purely selfish reasons, but got to be worth a shot!

[Tiger 55]

All hail the organising types!

I voted any location because it's really all about the company but being a traditionalist at heart I think we should stick with St Andrews for the end of season run and make Largs our start of season.

If we don't have traditions, why we're no better than foreigners.

[Kilted Ginger]

All hail the organising types!

I voted any location because it's really all about the company but being a traditionalist at heart I think we should stick with St Andrews for the end of season run and make Largs our start of season.

If we don't have traditions, why we're no better than foreigners.

:smt038:laughat::smt005:smt026:smt046:winner:

[haggis]

Hey KG, you know how you suggest the highlands on the poll....:rolleyes:

Well, there's Capaldi's in Brora (google it) but you'd have to be mad to organise a run there in all but the summer months. In December it would be more like soup and a roll run, just aint so catchy, lol.


Oh yeah, and then I googled it and found this!!!!!

http://www.capaldis.co.uk/

Repeat after me, "Oh bugger!" :(

[Tiger 55]

Repeat after me, "Oh bugger!" :(

Oh bugger! :(

[Blue Flame]

As has already been alluded to....we went to Largs in February for the start of season ice cream run so it's back to St. Andrews that get's my vote.

St. Andrews day soes sound rather apt but it looks like we are harder if we go in December :p

Not sure about extending it to a longer run at this time of year.... by the time we all fanny about in St. Andrews it's already getting close to dark :rolleyes:

[Blue Flame]

By the way.. You need to do something with those polls as they are already heading down the page and voting does not bring them back up. I nearly missed them.

[Kilted Ginger]

By the way.. You need to do something with those polls as they are already heading down the page and voting does not bring them back up. I nearly missed them.

that's why there's links to them at the start of this thread.

[Blue Flame]

that's why there's links to them at the start of this thread.

Is there ??? Never saw it. Was skimming ;)

[Bibio]

think i'm up for this one... that's if you don't mind me tagging along...

would be nice to actually meet some org'rs...

ooohhh i may be daft but.. what arrival time will the meet be at (assuming it's going to be St Andrews)

[Kilted Ginger]

ooohhh i may be daft but.. what arrival time will the meet be at (assuming it's going to be St Andrews)

Not daft just a bit previous. Once dates and locations are finalized I'll post comprehensive times meets and routes. Don't feel you have to wait until then to come out to play though.

[kitkat]

you gotta have randomness - you would worry about me - besides a certain Kitkat IIRC shot me down last year for mentioning largs instead of st andrews. Just getting a quick dig in !!


quite rightly shot down in poop abby dear. its been st andrews for end of season ice cream run for 7 years. largs is mince in comparison. saying that I am not entitled to an opinion (being a soft southern poof now). the only original crew are tony (probably wont make it as wife due to drop sprog mid november) and careless (could someone hold his hand crossing the road, ice cream gets him all excited ;))

[Kilted Ginger]

saying that I am not entitled to an opinion (being a soft southern poof now);))

You're still more than welcome to join us k, although not sure they do coal flavour ;)

[aarond]

how far is it going to be between fuel stops?:rolleyes:

[Bibio]

Don't feel you have to wait until then to come out to play though.

i'm always up for going out to play.. but its a bit difficult... i have to organise my mother-in-law to look after the wife, so ride outs and meetings are a good for me as its a fixed date.

[combatfred]

I've been looking forward to the St.Andrews ice cream run:smt038, so it can't be Largs.

[-Ralph-]

Largs - Gourock - Dunoon (ferry every 20 mins £4) - Inverary - Tyndrum - Lochearnhead - Br O' Allen

The ice cream run is St Andrews, but the above looks great for the start of season run. I just like rideouts that include ferries. Just feels like you're going further afield!

30th November is top on the poll at the moment. I'd like to keep it that way as it will be my last weekend in Scotland and I'd like to come.....?

[northwind]

Yeah, watching that ferry at Largs last year gave me a real itch to go sailing :D

[jaromic]

Im up for St Andrews guys,

will be good to meet some of the org :D

[Tiger 55]

I've been looking forward to the St.Andrews ice cream run.
But what if it's a bit windy?

[Kilted Ginger]

think I'll end the location poll as st Andrews looks like a certainty. So all we need now is the date, so if you haven't voted for a date then please do!!!

Once we have a date finalised I'll collate a list of attendees and post meeting points and routes, probably McDs at S. Q'ferry for edinburgers, numb and cauld little chef for weegies and inbetweeners and somewhere for northies with a meet at kinross services for the run up.

If one of the fifers with a better knowledge of the roads over there would like to step up and plan the route from kinross to st A's I'd appreciate it.
I'll wait and see who's going before I tie down the timings and post ice cream run. Think Stuartyboy led the last one I was on but he's otherwise occupied just now.

[Blue Flame]

.........
If one of the fifers with a better knowledge of the roads over there would like to step up and plan the route from kinross to st A's I'd appreciate it.
I'll wait and see who's going before I tie down the timings and post ice cream run. Think Stuartyboy led the last one I was on but he's otherwise occupied just now.

I suppose that's me then. I'll have a think.

[Bibio]

from Kinross take the A922 then the A91 straight to St Andrews.

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=kinross&countryCode=GB#map=56.25531,-3.20924|12|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:56.20493:-3.42347:14|kinross|Kinross,%20Perth%20and%20Kinros s,%20Kinross-shire,%20Scotland,%20KY13%208

[Kilted Ginger]

we tend to take a slightly more meandering route than that, need to give folks the oportunity to get lost, have some pheasants thrown at us by passing landrovers and if I remember correctly the wettest darkest twistieist tree avenued wall lined road in Scotland;)

[Blue Flame]

Nah. That's boring. =;

I thinking coastal run at the moment as we have done most of the other routes and the east neuk area has some lovely roads. The trouble is the villages. <wanders off to think>

[Bibio]

ok whilst ur at it ... include the glen dunning road, that'll sort the men from the boys, especially at the end of november....

[Endellion]

Want to do this but can't do the end of November as that weekend I am moving

[aarond]

cant do end of november away that weekend! so voted sun 7th as preferred but can also do the sat 6th

[stuartyboy]

Shamone...I'll be up for this. Might even manage something this week.

Haven't read all the posts but is it Kinross, Glenfarg, Newburgh, St Andrews route like the past 2 years?

I'm in South Queensferry these days so I'll be heading up as an "eastie"

[Kilted Ginger]

bf's planning the kinross to st a route as no one was sure when the little green men were going to be done probing you and returning you to us ;)
Sure he wouldn't mind a hand

[Endellion]

Could do either of the other dates though I think, haven't been out on the bike much recently would be good to do an Autumn run

[Kilted Ginger]

:smt115UPDATE!!!!!!

The poll for the date resulted in a dead heat:smt115 so I posted another option, please vote asap so we can get things organised, as i'm out the country the last week of november.

VOTE HERE (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=120725)

Northy if you get a chance could you delete both of the initial polls so as to minimise confusion, thanks.

[northwind]

Old polls annihilated sah!

I'm not sure I'll be coming... Not enjoying riding very much just now tbh, it'll come back but in the meantime I'm pretty much just commuting. But we'll see, if the weather's as good as we got last year I might make an exception :mrgreen:

[scooby2102]

Not enjoying riding very much just now tbh........


Strange that Northy, indyphotie as well, that was me earlier in the year, went to the NW200 then did almost no riding up until September there. Just kinda crept up on me even though I love my bikes and riding.

Wonder why it happens :confused:

[northwind]

Because it's cold and horrible outside probably :mrgreen: Nobody can call me a fair weather biker but I just don't feel like riding for fun just now. Sure I will sooner or later so there's no sense in pushing it just now I reckon. I'm spending more time cycling than riding at the minute.

[Endellion]

Sorry to hear you are not enjoying it Northwind, think I am bit like that at the moment, was going to mention that i am moving to Currie gonna finally have a garage to work on my bikes! Should catch up for a beer, moving at the end of the month

[stuartyboy]

ok whilst ur at it ... include the glen dunning road, that'll sort the men from the boys, especially at the end of november....

Uphill or downhill? Some road but waaaaaay too rsiky in November with all the farm vehicles and gravel.

Northy - know what you mean. Apr-Oct has been the mildest winter I can remember.

Still I'm going to the ice cream run though.

[northwind]

Whereabouts Endellion? It gets nicer the further you get from the high school :mrgreen:

[Endellion]

Nether Currie Crescent so its quiet, OYB told me tonight that you were just up the road from the test centre so can only be a few hundred yards from myself

[northwind]

Yeah, I'm in bryce road, about 5 minutes away. Not that I can afford to live in currie, it's my mum and dad's place #-obut I moved back in a couple of years ago and never quite got round to moving out again ;) Nice spot you've picked! Give us a shout if you need a hand moving, and I'll come over and be unhelpful...

[Endellion]

Will give you a shout nearer the time, gonna be busy in the garage over winter tinkering with bikes

[Bibio]

tick tick tick, sound of clock

can we make a decision on this... as the 30th is only 3 week away if its going to be the 30th but judging by the poll its not.. so there is 4 or 5 weeks then .. still not a lot of time.

[Blue Flame]

bf's planning the kinross to st a route as no one was sure when the little green men were going to be done probing you and returning you to us ;)
Sure he wouldn't mind a hand

Still workin on this. Have been down south all week so sorry for the delay. Will post soon.

[Blue Flame]

OK

Here is the my first stab at a route !!

My main aim was to get over to some of the nice roads in the East Neuk and have tried to avoid boring roads as much as possible.... which is bit difficult around midway.

Ice Cream Run Route (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&saddr=A977&daddr=B918%2FStation+Rd+to:B9097,+Lochgelly,+Fife, +United+Kingdom+to:Unknown+road+to:B9130%2FMain+St +to:A911+to:56.273671,-2.848721+to:B940+to:A918%2FSouth+St&hl=en&geocode=FTmuWQMdW2zL_w%3BFQ6fWQMdoMvL_w%3B%3BFQA6W QMdXKzP_w%3BFQhVWQMdslXQ_w%3BFZp3WQMdot3Q_w%3B%3BF YqQWgMd0EXW_w%3BFdKrWwMd4FnV_w&mra=dme&mrcr=3,4&mrsp=6&sz=13&via=3,4&sll=56.268524,-2.797737&sspn=0.067489,0.153809&ie=UTF8&ll=56.225795,-2.936096&spn=0.540519,1.230469&z=10)

Constructive feedback welcome.;)

[Endellion]

OK

Here is the my first stab at a route !!

My main aim was to get over to some of the nice roads in the East Neuk and have tried to avoid boring roads as much as possible.... which is bit difficult around midway.

Ice Cream Run Route (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&saddr=A977&daddr=B918%2FStation+Rd+to:B9097,+Lochgelly,+Fife, +United+Kingdom+to:Unknown+road+to:B9130%2FMain+St +to:A911+to:56.273671,-2.848721+to:B940+to:A918%2FSouth+St&hl=en&geocode=FTmuWQMdW2zL_w%3BFQ6fWQMdoMvL_w%3B%3BFQA6W QMdXKzP_w%3BFQhVWQMdslXQ_w%3BFZp3WQMdot3Q_w%3B%3BF YqQWgMd0EXW_w%3BFdKrWwMd4FnV_w&mra=dme&mrcr=3,4&mrsp=6&sz=13&via=3,4&sll=56.268524,-2.797737&sspn=0.067489,0.153809&ie=UTF8&ll=56.225795,-2.936096&spn=0.540519,1.230469&z=10)

Constructive feedback welcome.;)


Like it looks good to me and I should be fine for attending although I will have just moved in to my new house the weekend before so I can't be out for too long, got lots of stuff to do

[-Ralph-]

Constructive feedback welcome.;)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&saddr=A977&daddr=B918%2FStation+Rd+to:B9097,+Lochgelly,+Fife, +United+Kingdom+to:Unknown+road+to:56.249168,-3.163891+to:Porter's+Brae+to:A916%2FNew+Rd+to:A916 %2FLeven+Rd+to:A916%2FLeven+Rd+to:A915+to:B940+to: A918%2FSouth+St&hl=en&geocode=FTmuWQMdW2zL_w%3BFQ6fWQMdoMvL_w%3B%3BFb7oW QMdhdbO_w%3B%3BFQn8WQMdwC_R_w%3BFaSpWQMdPnjR_w%3BF W5xWQMdoHrR_w%3BFW5xWQMdoHrR_w%3BFfyqWgMdGIfU_w%3B FYqQWgMd0EXW_w%3BFdKrWwMd4FnV_w&mra=dpe&mrcr=2&mrsp=4&sz=13&via=3,4,5,6,7&sll=56.235623,-3.143806&sspn=0.05066,0.153809&ie=UTF8&ll=56.222741,-3.156509&spn=0.202709,0.615234&z=11

Tight and twisty change, but takes out that boring midway section and some interesting scenery over the Lomond hills. Both that road and the one over the hill from Freuchie to Kennoway can get dodgy in winter, but if you don't have too many newbie riders, then that just presents an interesting challenge and something to talk about when you stop.

[Tiger 55]

an interesting challenge
Euphemism alert!

[-Ralph-]

Euphemism alert!

Ok.... it could be f#&kin' slippy.....

[stuartyboy]

Not the best route this time of year guys. :( On the B9097 to A915 there's mud all over the place and inches deep in places from the fields. I'm using the cage just now.

[northwind]

Brilliant, I'll bring my mountain bike :smt115

[-Ralph-]

Not the best route this time of year guys. :( On the B9097 to A915 there's mud all over the place and inches deep in places from the fields. I'm using the cage just now.

Nah, been over to see my uncle in Auchmuirbridge plenty times in winter, including last year when I went over under a beautiful clear cold blue sky and back over lying snow (though that might have been in the car)!! Just need to ride according to the conditions! It's perfectly possible, not a road closed to motorbikes situation.

Brilliant, I'll bring my mountain bike :smt115

Anyone got a KX250?

[Kilted Ginger]

Well folks the votings done and its Saturday 6th December.

Looking at grants route i bow to the fifers superior knowledge, Stuartyboy and Blue flame can hammer out the details detween them. Either way it looks like 90ish minutes riding, so 2 hours including gathering and fag stops.

Therefore I'd suggest a meeting time of 10:30 at Kinross Services and Leaving at 11:00, That will have as scooping icecream at 13:00 and would allow a departure from St Andrews of 14:00 (after photos etc)

This should be early enough for those with other commitments to get home without burning through too many brownie points and also allow those that fancy it time to do a post cream run before it gets too dark.

The voting thread has now morphed into an Attendees (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1687493#post1687493) list so please add your name there and where you stay (roughly) so we can organise pre kinross meeting points etc.

I'm sure i'll be corrected but think the easties tend to meet at the maybury services or the McDonalds at the bridge in s. queensferry.

Westies homebase off the shotts bypass?? or you're more than welcome to meet at mine (denny) i might even manage some lorne rolls (Tiger55 ;))

Inbetweeners, my place or pirnhall services.

Spearies??? no idea but very welcome

The sooner we know who's going and from where the sooner we can get organised..


Stuarty and Blue f, could you please finalise the route with your collective knowledge, and can the birminghamers keep their neb oot ;):smt003

Usual rules apply, all welcome, newbies or vetrans, solo or pillioned, even hondas:smt067, It will be cold, might be slippy in patches but hopefully dry and definately good fun.:smt035

[-Ralph-]

Constructive feedback welcome.;)

and can the birminghamers keep their neb oot ;):smt003

:smt102 Oh, all right, I get it. When you leave some places your gone eh!

I know when I'm not wanted.....!

I'll just stay down here in London where I belong....!


;):smt003

PS: How is my dog??

[Kilted Ginger]

:smt102 Oh, all right, I get it. When you leave some places your gone eh!

I know when I'm not wanted.....!


;):smt003

PS: How is my dog??

Not as tired as me, didn't you get the text.

Nothing to do with leaving, more non attending:smt003