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Old 15-09-11, 06:41 PM   #1
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Default Gentle bimble out.

I love that word.

Bimble.

It suggests a simple, gentle ride, no effort, no stress.

It's been a sunny day, the lanes were empty and dry (ish)

So off I went, up via Salmesbury to Longridge, then to Slaidburn and Grandpa's bench.

Many of you know it, some have ridden past it, some have crashed near it!









It's a crackin' view towards Ingleton and beyond. I had a quiet half hour chatting with no-one real, putting myself back on track...


Then I meandered off towards Settle and Malham Cove.







Damn that's a good looking bike!


After leaving Malham, I aimed for Settle again via a different route. This is now my favourite road. The views back to the cove and Gordale Scar fill your mirrors and distract from the view ahead. That view itself is expansive and beautiful with escarpments marching across the world in front of you.




After Settle, the roads might have well be closed. There was no traffic, so the ride to Gisburn and then down to Barrowford was... special.

Not up there with Hawk jets over Mount Nebo, but close.

A good day.

I hope you all had a good day aswell.

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Old 15-09-11, 06:53 PM   #2
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Default Re: Gentle bimble out.

Nowt wrong with a nice bimble or pootle. Tidy pics and yeah the bike does look good
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Old 15-09-11, 07:01 PM   #3
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That's one tall screen you have on there Pete !!

Seen the pics of the new 1200 tiger? Defo a contender for when I swap to an adventure bike
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Old 15-09-11, 07:03 PM   #4
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That's one tall screen you have on there Pete !!

Seen the pics of the new 1200 tiger? Defo a contender for when I swap to an adventure bike
I'm a tall bloke!

As for the 1200cc Tiger, no, not looked. Love mine too much to be unfaithfull!

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Old 15-09-11, 07:15 PM   #5
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Its dried out then?
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Old 15-09-11, 08:09 PM   #6
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Default Re: Gentle bimble out.

Oh it's like that is it, I was not aware today was a practice session for the topbox racers!

Funnily enough I wanted to get out this afternoon and enjoy the sun, wanted to go Slaidburn/Trough of Bowland way but got out of the office too late had to make do with a few laps of Belmont instead

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Old 15-09-11, 08:58 PM   #7
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Coooool places and views!


That bike looks ridiculously tall with that screen and topbox
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Old 15-09-11, 10:06 PM   #8
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Funny, I was thinking about you Pete on our bimble today

Met up with Minimorecambe at Devil's Bridge > Sedburgh > Hawes > Ribblehead > Settle > Clapham > Melling then up to the Lakes and Kirkstone Pass. Then I had a giant blonde moment after we'd parted and got my Ulverston mixed up with Ullswater and ended up in Barrow-in-Furness PMSL. I ended up doing 280 miles in all, set off about 8.15am and got home about 7. Got to make the most of the nice weather!

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Old 16-09-11, 01:22 PM   #9
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Funny, I was thinking about you Pete on our bimble today
You're in there!

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Then I had a giant blonde moment after we'd parted and got my Ulverston mixed up with Ullswater and ended up in Barrow-in-Furness PMSL.
ahh thanks, made my day that has lol. Like you say though, was glorious so who cares weathers back to its usual ****ty self again today
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Old 16-09-11, 01:28 PM   #10
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ahh thanks, made my day that has lol. Like you say though, was glorious so who cares weathers back to its usual ****ty self again today
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