Gmvii - 2014

[SIII]

Our 3rd anniversary night on the 29th !!! Planning something special are you ????

[carelesschucca]

Bar a home made Korma no!!!

[andrewsmith]

Lightweight
Get some Scot bonnets in

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[andrewsmith]

You mean...


https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1/1959744_811922372168609_1727063629_n.jpg

[carelesschucca]

And that picture of me at the weekend is why I'm a sex symbol to Andy.

[littleoldman2]

Knowing you I cannot understand it BUT knowing Andy I can.

[carelesschucca]

Woaw! What's happened to my wee Scotland flag in the 2014? Ah well no to worry :-)

[andrewsmith]

And that picture of me at the weekend is why I'm a sex symbol to Andy.

You mean

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/a9/a9918c2e34757557bddea806fe39b5cb1bdc8faef7cb88618e 228694a183a977.jpg

[JamesMio]

Is... Is that...? Do I see Fort William to Mallaig in there? TWICE??!!

I think I've just done a small but powerful sex-wee.

SOLD. IN. WHATEVER.

[pegasus]

Is... Is that...? Do I see Fort William to Mallaig in there? TWICE??!!

I think I've just done a small but powerful sex-wee.

SOLD. IN. WHATEVER.

Lovely stretch of road where the bigger bikes can stretch their legs.

[andrewsmith]

Is... Is that...? Do I see Fort William to Mallaig in there? TWICE??!!

I think I've just done a small but powerful sex-wee.

SOLD. IN. WHATEVER.

Fixed the blade yet?

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[dizzyblonde]

Lovely stretch of road where the bigger bikes can stretch their legs.

Ok Mr Sulu :-dd

[carelesschucca]

Is... Is that...? Do I see Fort William to Mallaig in there? TWICE??!!

I think I've just done a small but powerful sex-wee.

SOLD. IN. WHATEVER.

We only do the A830 back to the A861 so its only about 10 miles of overlap. Plus I've got us going round the B8008 which is a little bit tight but the views out over the sea are lovely and so worth it.

[carelesschucca]

I know a lot of you won't be able to make it to the Applecross Add-On (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=207293) but it will be epic...

As all of Troon International Travel Services trips are :-)

[AJC]

Think I may need to sell some of my organs to afford the fuel for it all!...

[dizzyblonde]

Think I may need to sell some of my organs to afford the fuel for it all!...

Bwahahaha, you live in Glasgow, it's not too bad for you!

I need a fuel tanker following me just to get down the road :-x

[AJC]

Fair play, but my bike is a big fan of that petroleum stuff. If I fancy a trip down the shops I need to plan in fuel stops.

Or maybe it's just the way I drive it...

[andrewsmith]

Fair play, but my bike is a big fan of that petroleum stuff. If I fancy a trip down the shops I need to plan in fuel stops.

Or maybe it's just the way I drive it...

Yours uses less than my SV does :rambo:

[Blue Flame]

Or maybe it's just the way I drive it...

That is where you are going wrong. Ride it instead :-)



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[AJC]

Yours uses less than my SV does :rambo:

That's cos most of your fuel ends up on kitchen floors for some reason...

That is where you are going wrong. Ride it instead :-)

Good shout sir!

[dizzyblonde]

Fair play, but my bike is a big fan of that petroleum stuff. If I fancy a trip down the shops I need to plan in fuel stops.

Or maybe it's just the way I drive it...

I've an Italian litre vtwin.

What more can I say :lol:

[andrewsmith]

That's cos most of your fuel ends up on kitchen floors for some reason...

Fair point!
I have fitted an alarm to mine and it includes a tazer

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[Tiger 55]

Stayed at the hotel this weekend courtesy of MotoGoLoco (http://www.motogoloco.com/macdonald-hotel-and-cabins-ac-47-a-81) (excellent chaps, you should check out their website) and had a great time. 40 odd of us should just about take the place over, a prospect the owners seemed cheerfully enthusiastic about. Couple of photos...

Cresting right hander leading into sweeping downhill left/right combination, just the tiniest taster of the Scotburgring. On our lap we encountered one vehicle, the local bus, which pulled over to let us past just before a delicious nadgery bit. Top driver! The hotel is the building slightly off to the left of the village, super picturesque.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/tigerboz55/Scotburgring.jpg

View from the Presidential Suite. Wee cabins looking very cosy, if somewhat lacking in the ensuite and power shower type things the softer Orgers seem to require...

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/tigerboz55/CozyCabins.jpg

Top venue, top roads, we're going to have some very serious big fun this year I think. :-)

[SIII]

Looks like stalag 17 !!!

[haggis]

AFAIK no-one ever complained about conditions in the Stalags, so this place should be perfect. :-P

[davepreston]

would me and Mrs Giggles be welcome on this auspicious occasion
if so what should we sort out sooner rather than later, eg cabins etc or are they all taken
basically give me a brief


cos I cant be arsed to trawl thru 190000 pages of andy smiths ramblings just to get the info for a weekend of me nicking wendy and freds brandy and insulting you lot

[carelesschucca]

http://www.macdonaldhotel.co.uk/

Yes you're welcome and yes there are cabins free. Website for the hotel is above.

[SIII]

So davepreston books in and the owner thinks it best not to have the public around !!!!!

Coincidence ????

[andrewsmith]

So davepreston books in and the owner thinks it best not to have the public around !!!!!

Coincidence ????

Hahaha

Nope!

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[punyXpress]

" It is only when you see a midgie landing on your testicles that you realize that there is always a way to solve problems without violence . "

[davepreston]

So davepreston books in and the owner thinks it best not to have the public around !!!!!

Coincidence ????

but I got my angel of innocence and cuteness (gem) to book us up to disguise my arrival

[andrewsmith]

but I got my angel of innocence and cuteness (gem) to book us up to disguise my arrival

So we'll see you ride in as you prune the trees with your helmet

[punyXpress]

Hey Dean
Have found a sitting sheep & intend bringing it to keep hut1 warm.
Do they charge for grazing?

http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss267/punyXpress/028-2.jpg (http://s582.photobucket.com/user/punyXpress/media/028-2.jpg.html)

[ethariel]

Looking doubtfull now this year :(

[carelesschucca]

Boo!

[andrewsmith]

You must improve your sheep capturing techniques Mr Chucca

[punyXpress]

He's trying to frighten it off?

[carelesschucca]

I work on the primary school teacher ethos on things so if Dave is bringing himself a sheep (be it sitting or standing) he better bring enough for everyone cause I ain't sharing. If there aren't enough for everyone the sheep will be confiscated and may be returned at the end of the GM, unless love blossoms and then they're mine...

[punyXpress]

There are enough in that field for one each.

[carelesschucca]

So you're bringing the whole field with you. Thats ok then... Enjoy!

[Tiger 55]

There are enough in that field for one each.
Sure, but are there enough pretty ones?

[Bibio]

Sure, but are there enough pretty ones?

mr fussy :safe:

[carelesschucca]

All it takes is a bit of lippy and he'll be in there.

[andrewsmith]

All it takes is a bit of lippy and he'll be in there.

You bringing the Velcro gloves?

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[andrewsmith]

I've found Dean's idea for the GM t-shirts :lol:

http://ih3.redbubble.net/image.7083820.8521/fig,black,mens,ffffff.jpg

[carelesschucca]

Erm no guess again wookie

[andrewsmith]

We all getting velcro gloves then

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[ethariel]

If i cant get up there, I'll paypal you a tenner for some new velcro kneepads, just to make sure she cant run away from you.....again.....

[davepreston]

I cant do the it as im at work but how about this




http://www.scottishclansman.com/graphics/tshirtrugbythistle.jpg


with GM above and the "ball in the centre" a bike helmet


and on the back this coming thru a Scottish flag


http://image10.spreadshirt.net/image-server/v1/compositions/111541401/views/1,width=236,height=236,appearanceId=1/ride-a-motorcycle-T-Shirts.jpg

[Bibio]

well i cant get the Mon/Tue to do Applecross no matter how much pleading and bribing but i'm being given a pass for the Thurs so i'm going to do this instead.

Thurs:
http://goo.gl/maps/5I9jg

Fri:
http://goo.gl/maps/uknNw

yeeehawwwww

[Dave81]

That road heading north from Brora will be good fun, that's the route when me and my fishing buddies head north. The chippy in Helmsdale is feckin' awesome too btw. It's called La Mirage.

[Bibio]

tiz a pity i'll be around helmsdale at 12-1 or i would have made it my T stop.

i took your advice last year about the pie shop. great pies but i nearly had a fekin stroke at the prices. but yes i will be having lunch there again this year :-)

[Dave81]

Aye, great pies. Did they still serve only mash and greens with them? The mash was pretty good, to be fair.

[Bibio]

had the soup bought the pies for later. munched them while sat in a hostel in Skye with a coffee chatting to some nice German bloke who knew more about Scotland than i did. turns out he had been coming to Scotland since he was 8, he even sounded Scottish :-)

[Bibio]

BTW. in case people dont know there is a chip shop in Kinlochleven http://goo.gl/maps/YL51N

dont know if it's still open as its been yeeeeaaarrrrsss since i last visited but i used to visit it once a year for many years.

[carelesschucca]

Well if you come next Sunday you can find out ;)

[Bibio]

unless it's pizzing down i'll be there :-)

[SvNewbie]

Sitting in the pub at the MacDonald hotel now. Can confirm they have a lot of whiskey and a reasonable beer selection!

[JamesMio]

Does me a huge favour and leave them a review on our site would you, please!?

MacDonald Hotel, Kinlochleven on MotoGoLoco (http://www.motogoloco.com/macdonald-hotel-and-cabins-ac-47-a-81)

There's a prize draw every month for all reviews left, with the winner getting a free night's stay at a MotoGoLoco venue of their choice for their efforts.

Cheers
JM

[TamSV]

Get your GM t-shirts here (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=208250&page=2)

[AJC]

Three furra poun?...

[andrewsmith]

It isn't bottles of Bucky Alan

[AJC]

Gutted! Or packs of sports socks :)

[andrewsmith]

The Goose on Jamaica St

[AJC]

Ah the Goose on Union St, buy many things in there on the cheap. Mostly heroin...

[Quiff Wichard]

Dam me n mady wanted to come but we have a wedding on tje saturday.. that f William to Mallaig road... wowwwwwweeeeee...... we stayed in Mallaig and did that road sooo many times. . Its ace as an ace thing

[carelesschucca]

Be at the wedding in Spirit ;)

come to the GM. You know you wanna...

[SvNewbie]

Wonder if Scoobs remembers agreeing to van me and the bike up for this :)

[andrewsmith]

Or the correct date

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[JamesMio]

*ACCOMMODATION UPDATE*

I've just been speaking to the very lovely Helen @ The MacDonald Hotel (http://www.motogoloco.com/macdonald-hotel-and-cabins-ac-47-a-81), they currently have the following rooms available for GM weekend...

3 x Twin Rooms
1 x Triple Room

All the cabins are now fully booked up, so if you're looking for a comfy bed for the weekend, you'd best pull the finger out and get yourselves booked in pronto!

(Oh, and yes - I did book myself in whilst I was on the phone - see you there ya filthy animals!)

[JamesMio]

*ROUTE UPDATE*

Managed to grab 10 mins to draw up the routes on MotoGoLoco Maps, which means you've now got the facility to download them all into pretty much whatever file format your SatNav needs (GPX, ITN, KML and a few others).

I did each of the individual segments, along with one biggie for the complete loop - see:

SAT AM 1
https://www.motogoloco.com/map?route=790


SAT AM 2
https://www.motogoloco.com/map?route=791


SAT AM 3
https://www.motogoloco.com/map?route=792


SAT PM 1
https://www.motogoloco.com/map?route=793

SAT PM 2
https://www.motogoloco.com/map?route=794


FULL ROUTE
https://www.motogoloco.com/map?route=795

[davepreston]

some good hard work went into that james, shame it useless for me as when I arrive I only need directions to the bar

[andrewsmith]

The pub is currently 30 miles away in Fort William ;)

[davepreston]

note the difference you mentioned a pub, eg public house, a premises that by law may sell alcohol to patrons over the age of 18 within their establishment
I said bar eg a table top about 4 and a half foot high where drinks can be passed over and leaned against for support of weary legs- I can *******ise one of them anywhere :)

[combatfred]

Welcome to the GM & AAO.........EssexDave.

[EssexDave]

Thanks Fred, looking forward to it.

[combatfred]

Thanks Fred, looking forward to it.

Assume you're living in Essex.....Where exactly are you heading up from?
Up Friday & home Tuesday? Or breaking things up?

[EssexDave]

Assume you're living in Essex.....Where exactly are you heading up from?
Up Friday & home Tuesday? Or breaking things up?

Yes in Essex, I'll be heading from around the Southend area, but I'm not too sure yet when I will come, i'll play it by ear. I may come up a few days before or stay a few days after and do some more riding. I'll see how I feel.

[combatfred]

Good on you for being up for this. It'll be well worth it.

[andrewsmith]

Good on you for being up for this. It'll be well worth it.

+1

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[EssexDave]

I've had a few trips to Scotland on the motorbike, and I can honestly say that each one has been fantastic, and I'm sure this will too. Provided you all do a sunshine dance and don't let it pour with rain!

[andrewsmith]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TRju1TnYfxU/TUmNavomk6I/AAAAAAAABVo/fLu-hDW13dI/s1600/Frogman+diver+5.jpeg

[carelesschucca]

is YC coming?

it'll be good to see everyone thats coming up or down for the GM this year. The more the merrier I say.

I must be mad I made a packing list today. still trying to decide which luggage I'll need, dunno if I can be bothered bringing the kilt this year so that saves tons of space. I'm almost looking forward to this whole thing [-o< Just a few loose ends to tie up for the GM part and its all good...

[TamSV]

I must be mad I made a packing list today. still trying to decide which luggage I'll need

Pah, far too organised. I haven't even decided what bike I'm bringing. :) In fact, I'm not sure what bikes I'll own by then.

[EssexDave]

Packing :confused:

I'm trying to decide if I'll need more than a backup and a £25 cycling tent that fits in a thingymabob the size of a pencil case...

[Bibio]

is YC coming?

it'll be good to see everyone thats coming up or down for the GM this year. The more the merrier I say.

I must be mad I made a packing list today. still trying to decide which luggage I'll need, dunno if I can be bothered bringing the kilt this year so that saves tons of space. I'm almost looking forward to this whole thing [-o< Just a few loose ends to tie up for the GM part and its all good...

chuccas bike after packing

http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/attachments/mechanical-advice/4318d1253096648-motorcycle-tow-bar-trailer-vfrcamping.jpg

[carelesschucca]

if I dont get organised I'll leave it till the morning and panic. I'm the sort of idiot that changes his mind the night before a trip and leaves things behind in the other luggage, things like all your spending money for a bike trip to Spain.

TBH I dunno why you guys let me organise something like the GM! I normally couldn't organise a **** up in a brewery. Then again I'm getting used to doing this madness.

Lance, I'd never ride a yellow VFR

[Bibio]

it's simple. wallet, clothes, toothbrush & toothpaste, shampoo and if your camping tent and sleepingbag. what more do you need...

[carelesschucca]

nowt I'm just being me and trying to squeeze it into as small a space. I'm trying to do this without panniers or topbox. I just wanna get everything in a tailpack and tankbag.

[EssexDave]

nowt I'm just being me and trying to squeeze it into as small a space. I'm trying to do this without panniers or topbox. I just wanna get everything in a tailpack and tankbag.

I want to fit everything into either two 20l kriega tail packs, or one pack and a backpack. I've done the week away with large panniers, 80litre roll bag, tent and sleeping back on top of that and tank bag. Makes getting on and off the bike interesting, and loading it up even more so.

Too much hassle!

[Tiger 55]

it's simple. wallet, clothes, toothbrush & toothpaste, shampoo and if your camping tent and sleepingbag...
Massive, rear subframe threatening over pack there. It's much more simple:

Wallet.

And there's a fighting chance Dave Preston wont even bring that.

[dizzyblonde]

Are you still kipping ere with your mate then Dave?

The most important thing to ask is...

Old Pultney or Cardhu?

[EssexDave]

Are you still kipping ere with your mate then Dave?

The most important thing to ask is...

Old Pultney or Cardhu?

I've become a bit obsessed with Talisker, especially Talisker Storm, but if there's a single malt going I'm not one to be fussy.

At the minute it's just me, if you'll still have me! - he's umming and arrrring at the mo but I'm still working on him!

[davepreston]

Massive, rear subframe threatening over pack there. It's much more simple:

Wallet.

And there's a fighting chance Dave Preston wont even bring that.


why would I need that wendy and fred can attest I just nick everyone else's brandy and mug the others into buying me beer
simples

[carelesschucca]

Only 24 days to go folks. its almost getting exciting.

Now when do I start to panic about things, I do love a panic... :D

[littleoldman2]

Start to panic as you indicate right on to the loop on Friday 29th

[littleoldman2]

It'll all be good, don't worry.

[Blue Flame]

Panic NOW.

[TamSV]

I'd better get those t shirts sorted out then...

[SvNewbie]

God, if my other option wasn't a week round Germany I'd so be there.