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Thats me home safe, and not very dry!
Had a great weekend everyone, lovely roads, awesome boat ride and some rather drunken antics!
Hope everyone gets home safe!
Good to hear Jen.
Subscribed to this thread for updates from the rest as they land. :)
appollo1
26-06-11, 12:48 PM
and some rather drunken antics!!
better start another thread for the pics then!!
better start another thread for the pics then!!
What happens at GM stays at GM. ;)
Kilted Ginger
26-06-11, 12:59 PM
Home, dry and warm. -Ralph- and mrs back on 4 wheels and heading south.
What happens at GM stays at GM. ;)
This!!! lol
carelesschucca
26-06-11, 01:13 PM
HOME and slightly damn...
It was great to meet everyone. Hope you all enjoyed yourselves and we'll maybe have another one next year!!!
carelesschucca
26-06-11, 01:15 PM
What happens at GM stays at GM. ;)
Did I miss some fun action? Dagnammit!!
Blue Flame
26-06-11, 01:42 PM
Good weekend again. Lovely food and people.:p
carelesschucca
26-06-11, 01:52 PM
toffee!!!
Blue Flame
26-06-11, 02:00 PM
Not just Toffee......
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6Amx-fJUjak/Tgc134695EI/AAAAAAAAAqE/0cYZX5Jxpw4/s512/IMG_20110625_194840.jpg
HIGHLAND TOFFEE :D
stuartyboy
26-06-11, 02:29 PM
Home :-) Thank for a great weekend.
christopher
26-06-11, 05:24 PM
Not quite home, having a few days further north to play (assuming the weather improves!). Up at Fort Augustus at the moment. It's raining unsurprisingly. In the pub with beer and grub. Thanks all for a decent weekend, was good fun!
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Home safe. Had a top weekend and great to meet everyone!
Really enjoyed half the route too :)
Dave20046
26-06-11, 06:12 PM
Home safe (just)
Thanks again stuarty and everyone else, had a good'n :) . need sleep now.
it's unbelievable down here I had to stop at a service station near manchester to remove my many many layers - they were steaming!
MisterTommyH
26-06-11, 06:22 PM
Yup, we've got it nearly 30 degrees here. Too hot for textiles by the time I got down here!
markc123
26-06-11, 06:53 PM
Made it as far as Perth. Slick tyre not so much fun in the rain! Hope to get a fresh one tomorrow and then make it back to Yorkshire :-)
Speedy Claire
26-06-11, 07:00 PM
Dave and I home safe and sound... got back about 7. Waterproofs came off and weren`t needed again after stopping somewhere near Stirling. Took motorway stirling to Carlisle then A roads thru Lake District.
Thanks Stu and everyone for a fantastic weekend and a great rideout. Campsite was brilliant and the accommodation top notch... the food in that restaurant was scrummy!!! Look forward to doing it again next year \\:D/
and some rather drunken antics!
Guilty! [-X
Home safe and got very wet.
Dave20046
26-06-11, 07:45 PM
Yup, we've got it nearly 30 degrees here. Too hot for textiles by the time I got down here!
Cheers for the lead down, my satnav is hard to see at the best of times let alone in the wet and my sense of direction is non existent.
Made it as far as Perth. Slick tyre not so much fun in the rain! Hope to get a fresh one tomorrow and then make it back to Yorkshire :-)
And cheers for the lead up! :thumbsup:
Just take it easy mate and get there safe. Atleast the rain'll keep the heat out of the tyres...unless you were backing it round corners?
yorkie_chris
26-06-11, 08:10 PM
Home safe a few hours ago. Was bloody biblical! My boots filled up to my ankles!
Riskiest and most hair raising part of the trip obviously being stopping at daveprestons house without it involving 12 pints and an overnight stay!
hongman
26-06-11, 08:30 PM
Got back to Scotch Corner about 30 mins ago after parting ways with SV4ME at some road in some village.
Let's see, to sum it up:
Dukes Pass, ****ing wet, hit huge puddle, both of us soaked
Great ride back following dave, few hairy moments but for the first time they all felt predictable and not "Ahhhh I'm going to die" etc
Left Dave, (after being eaten by huge flys), found 3 sheep charging at me hot out of a corner, then an OAP couple in a Yaris horizontal arcross both lanes doing (a very poor) 3 point turn. Hard on brakes, poo pants, etc. Starts raining (again), forget I put summer gloves back on and proceed to smear hundreds of miles worth of insects across my visor. Vision now reduced to a blue bottle's **** in front of me.
Arrive at Scoth Corner, go into room which is 9000c and only 1 Window works.
Aaaaand that'll be my dodgy disc lock alarm going off for no reason.
Again.
Mega thanks to everyone, will post up about that later, need shower and food!
back and happy :-)
what a fantastic time. got pizzed on till callander then it dried up completely at stirling. headed off down the borders for a little play before dropping off at one of the mates for a bit to eat then headed home. its bloody muggy and roasting in kirkcaldy right now.
Home a few hours now,had my tea and fell asleep watching MotoGP.
Rode to Dunoon and got wet down to my undercrackers, dried out and tumbled dry all my gear, 5 minutes ride to the ferry in stair-rods and was soaked down to my undercrackers again!!!! Sun came out at Ayr and had a fantastic ride over the hills back home.
Glad to hear all made it home safe.
punyXpress
26-06-11, 08:49 PM
Chickened out of the NorthWest passage run after a warning from the bike just before & in Aviemore.
More lights than a fruit machine on the panel!
Finally capsized on the M73 under M8 after what looked like the northern lights & no signs of life.
Since nothing was going to move, took all luggage & seat off & found earth wire barely attached to battery & full service resumed after attack by cross-head screwdriver. Didn't miss a beat after that, but carried on to Gretna & then Longtown as wanted to got journey over with & wreck tyres so's can get something grippy in the wet! :D retraced Friday's steps via Brampton, Alston, Middleton-in-Teesdale & then Helmsley TT so haven't lost the plot altogether. Very steady though!
Got back about 8 after one of my more adventurous rides ( & think I saw YC who at least had the courtesy to salute in time-honoured fashion )
Somewhat jaded now - hardest bit was how hot it was in textiles.
I'm off to bed now!
yorkie_chris
26-06-11, 08:51 PM
******** mate if I'd have known you had broken down I'd have stopped. When you returned the thumbs up I thought you must have just stopped to dump your waterproofs or soemthing as it was drying off.
thanks for leg out and letting me pass safely punnyXpress.
punyXpress
26-06-11, 09:06 PM
******** mate if I'd have known you had broken down I'd have stopped. When you returned the thumbs up I thought you must have just stopped to dump your waterproofs or soemthing as it was drying off.
Was REALLY hoping it was loose connection & my fault for not doing owt about it before mounting luggage ( that sounds a bit dubious )
And Lance, was trying to lay claim to your bit of road as well as mine! ;)
GM's not over for us all yet. I'm a bit pished. 2 cans of Stella left in the fridge. Down them, fry up the morn, THEN it's over.
DavieSV's programming FJRTony's sat nav to ignore motorways and prefer towpaths so you'll hear from them in a fortnight. :)
hongman
27-06-11, 05:35 AM
I'm home as of 5am.
Couldnt sleep, missed my kids, so set off and rode through the night.
dizzyblonde
27-06-11, 08:18 AM
Got back to Scotch Corner about 30 mins ago after parting ways with SV4ME at some road in some village.
Wasn't in North Yorks was it? another orger spotted either SV4me, or SVste up there, and bumped into me too!! I was reccing the AR route, and got a tad lost8-[
I'm home as of 5am.
Couldnt sleep, missed my kids, so set off and rode through the night.
prob the better idea. less traffic on the roads. bet your arsze feels like its been raped :safe:
Got back yesterday - soaked - Almost caught up Gerbrox at Stirling but not quite thou Chucca didn't pass me which was good :-)
Managed to go flying past a bike cop about 80 but I had just appeared from behind a caravan so I assume he realised that I was just doing to get to get past and get visor cleared again.
However the idiots in Focus's just continue!
Twas a good weekend and Yup Chucca you missed it!! as always I may just get some photos up
It's official.....
Winner of the
HEROIC RIDEOUT EFFORT CHAMPIONS CUP*
is
HONGMAN
Much deserved too! :notworthy:
* This is a theoretical cup. Any similarity to real cups is purely coincidental and the .org SV Ecosse Posse organisers hold no responsibility at all.
carelesschucca
27-06-11, 10:22 AM
The mans a hero indeed. He sticks like glue too. It didn't matter how fast I rode on saturday afternoon he was right there behind me. Its all good :)
Left campsite at midday, Iain and me home safe by 6pm last nite. Got pished on every minute of the journey. Massive, probably 300+ queue tailback at Corran due to a diesel spill sending a Caterham into a tree, split the car in two. A real mess. Hope he is ok, spoke his mate who warned us about the diesel pool. Thank-you!
Lunch in Ft Bills then onwards with relentless rain. Stormforce winds on Skye and proper chucking it down (well sideways really!) at which point my boots gave up the fight and let the weather in. Walked in the door to the aroma of homemade tandoori chicken. Fabbo.
Great fun all weekend long, thanks all for the continued excellent GM experience. Roll on GM V!
Typically, sunny n calm today but my gear will take a week to dry.
hongman
27-06-11, 01:25 PM
Wasn't in North Yorks was it? another orger spotted either SV4me, or SVste up there, and bumped into me too!! I was reccing the AR route, and got a tad lost8-[
I dont know DB, I was just following sv4me :) We went through a village centre up a 90 degree vertical (ok maybe not but it was very steep) cobbled street and I was just hoping the car in front didnt stop :D We stopped just outside the village, then chatted for ages while getting eaten by flys. Then parted ways and neary died as previously mentioned!
prob the better idea. less traffic on the roads. bet your arsze feels like its been raped :safe:
Ar$e is fine, arms feel like they are made of jelly! I regretted the decision to leave about 10 mins after I left lol. Kept the speed up to keep it interesting. Lots of stops to wake up and stretch!
It's official.....
Winner of the
HEROIC RIDEOUT EFFORT CHAMPIONS CUP*
is
HONGMAN
Much deserved too! :notworthy:
* This is a theoretical cup. Any similarity to real cups is purely coincidental and the .org SV Ecosse Posse organisers hold no responsibility at all.
lol, thank you :eek:.
Leanrt a lot, was a great experience and would do it all over again next week if I could. Looking forward to exploring more of the Scottish roads!
At least now I can judge how I cope with distance riding :) which is not very well :D
The mans a hero indeed. He sticks like glue too. It didn't matter how fast I rode on saturday afternoon he was right there behind me. Its all good :)
Much love for chucca! \\:D/
dizzyblonde
27-06-11, 01:47 PM
I dont know DB, I was just following sv4me :) We went through a village centre up a 90 degree vertical (ok maybe not but it was very steep) cobbled street and I was just hoping the car in front didnt stop :D We stopped just outside the village, then chatted for ages while getting eaten by flys. Then parted ways and neary died as previously mentioned!
hmmmmmm me finks you could possibly been in our neck o the woods!
yer gonna love it here in August!
hongman
27-06-11, 02:02 PM
I'm sure I will :)
The road I continued on after we parted ways led me to a terrific road in the hillside, with cattlegrids and roaming suicidal sheep, if that helps you pinpoint the road ;) I'm fecking useless with directions/road names and geography in general.
Its 34c here in harlow right now according to my car themo - just to think yesterday I was freezing my titties off in the rain....
EDIT: We parted wasys here:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Middleton-in-Teesdale,+Barnard+Castle&hl=en&ll=54.807512,-2.426691&spn=0.017115,0.077162&sll=54.683756,-1.672668&sspn=0.304454,0.617294&z=14&layer=c&cbll=54.80932,-2.435062&panoid=3evmy1E6ZTT3kQlYJnkwQQ&cbp=11,42.78,,0,23.63
punyXpress
27-06-11, 02:26 PM
Sounds like Alston, Hongman, was there about 5.30 & then on to Middleton in Teesdale. Some barsteward had woken all the sheep up and they were inspecting each other's back ends. :o
Beaten me to it, Hongman.
Twas indeed Alston, I pointed Hong in the direction of Middleton in teesdale while I just had the crappy old Hartside road in the dry with zero cars to play on ;) by the time i'd done kirkstone (again free from cars) I was in 2 minds whether to mway the last bit home or stick to A and B roads. I chose the latter! Got in just after 11 absolutely knackered but grinning from ear to ear :D
Had a great weekend both on and off the bike, big thanks to Stuart and Dean for all their hard work. Oh and Lance for sorting the caravan for us you're a star mate
Now if you could just move the Kinlochleven loop to on my doorstep so I could go play on it every day \\:D/ I'd be much obliged. The 2nd loop I did with YC just behind in hot pursuit is definitely 1 of those moments that will stick in the mind even when i'm old and grey!
bikenut
27-06-11, 05:31 PM
That was a brill weekend, apart from my chain attempting to part ways with the fazer and getting royaly soaked! Next year i will have a bike that actually works (unlike the R1) and doesn't fall apart like the fazer! :P
Good to see you guys again and good meeting the new faces (to me)
DavieSV
27-06-11, 06:50 PM
Back doon the noo!
Tarmactester36 & FJR-Tony are also back safe.
Thanks every one for yet another cracking weekend :)
Went for a wee bimble round the Kinlochleven loop this morning - both directions. :D
Eventually got home at 6pm and went straight out for dinner, then got the bike back out the garage for a wash. :)
Great weekend. Bit of a numb bum though.
punyXpress
27-06-11, 09:55 PM
Want to try them foam pads, Tam?
hongman
28-06-11, 07:31 AM
Went for a wee bimble round the Kinlochleven loop this morning - both directions. :D
Eventually got home at 6pm and went straight out for dinner, then got the bike back out the garage for a wash. :)
Great weekend. Bit of a numb bum though.
Jealous...was it dry?
Want to try them foam pads, Tam?
I'll try anything! I was seriously falling out with it on Saturday.
The gel pad didn't really help TBH. I took it off for yesterday's 140 mile run and then put it back on for the next 110 without much noticeable difference.
Jealous...was it dry?
Yeah it was cloudy but dry. I set off mid-morning and the roads had dried off nicely - just a wee bit damp under the trees on the loop. Had a bit of drizzle for 10 minutes on the way back to Tyndrum but that was it. :D
Kilted Ginger
28-06-11, 05:18 PM
Stuff. Bit of a numb bum though.
Airhawk. I have Gel rider and pillion seat, i've fried foam pads and horse riding pads. I HAVE NOT TRIED airhawk but everyone i talk to who has cannot praise it highly enough. Its a bit expensive for my taste and will continue to put up with a moderate level of discomfort.
thats me however, you obviously spend a lot of effort and money on your bike (stunning btw) so a little extra for your own comfort....
markc123
29-06-11, 07:39 AM
Got back at 1am this morning - new tyre lunch time yesterday, ran it in over Rannoch Moor, then did the rest of the ride out to Aviemore, then onto past the Lecht and Glenshee. With a bit more fun in the borders and a bit of Motorway I got back - 522 miles yesterday :-)
Now in work, with some aching muscles. Next year I'll make sure I have some tyre left before heading north!
Got back at 1am this morning....522 miles yesterday :-)....Now in work
:notworthy:
yorkie_chris
29-06-11, 12:00 PM
definitely 1 of those moments that will stick in the mind even when i'm old and grey!
Next time bring your SV so we can have a square go eh :P
Buy me a Penske shock and then we'll talk :smt003
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