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Well, how was it? Didn't make it in the end, :smt012 but the weather looked better than predicted.

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I bottled it :rolleyes: Bike was running like crap and I didn't fancy going all that way.

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Phew, what a weekend. I've nearly caught my breath now.

On Saturday I went to work at 6.30am, home by 3.30pm. Nipped down to my mate Coopz's to fix his GSXR400 for him before we went.

I put in a GSXR600 K6 shock for him, then a chain & sprockets, a new rear tyre and gave it a good clean up all over. Scoffed a pizza, and packed up. Headed off at 7pm. Got there about 9ish i think. Bloody great run down to Applecross in fine weather. Big grins all round. Pitched three tents, just before darkness fell.

The event was a little quieter than last years Food&Music Fest which this replaced. But the craic was good, and the bar crowded, and everyone had a good night of it.

Sunday morning was greeted by the persistent patter of rain on the tent, and a drop in temp. We decided a rideout was a non-starter so caught The Hoocares in the chillout zone, and once we were liberally pished and they'd deafened us with 5kW of accidental feedback, it stopped raining. "Dammit!!"

Two of the three tents got waterlogged so it was a squeeze getting four of us into one tent but what the heck, these things happen. By 8am on Monday the sun was beating down on the tent so we headed early for Shieldaig.

After a wrong turn (at the campsite!) by the tailgunner Coopz, i had to track him down. We both went over the Bealach and back but missed eachother ( on a single track road!?). but who needs an excuse to do it again. Not me. :wink:

Monday was flipping hot, hot hot by the afternoon. Took a lazy route home, and enjoyed the views, perfect riding conditions, ice cream stop at Lochcarron to cool us down and a fast blast back up the island.... :riding:

Met Andy (aka Wordsmith) while i was there. We chucked in an idea for a combined Skye/Applecross Weekender joint event for the future so that would be cool.

Nice to meet you Andy, come over for a visit sometime.:)

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Sounds like you had a good time! I would've had to come home on the Sunday anyway, so not feeling so bad about missing it now. Hate packing up in the wet!

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Hi everyone! I just caught my breath too, my own weekend went on until Wednesday night when I couldn't cope any longer and went and hid in my bedroom...

I was more than relieved that people turned up with the weather as forecast AND we had a blast too. The Big Field Blues Band were just what we required as were Hookares on Sunday.

Had quite a few folk asking to do it again next year - ZZR boys are up for it, (with reinforcements,) the Yorkshire boys have assured me they're gonna turn up before Sunday teatime and without hangovers and the Central Scotland crew have also promised numbers!

Haggis, good to meet yourselves and thanks for coming - I'll be over the bridge in a coupla weeks after a stag do in Glasgow... (oh nooo, make it stop!) Will drop you a message shortly.

So, Applecross Dash 2009 - definitely!!! Probably a bit later on, bank hol weekend at the end of May so it doesn't clash with the Buzzards bash? Suggestions on here please and watch out for written evidence in Motorcycle Monthly!

Cheers,
Andy :cool:

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Later in the year sounds good!

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OK then, seems like that would suit most I've spoken to so I'll word up the campsite, pub and whatknot and let everyone know. Oh dear, that means I'll have to go to the pub again....