Any southerners going to GMIV?

Just out of interest, what would towing a bike trailer do to your mpg?

When i used to tow my 650kgs boat up to windermere with my mk2 golf gti, i used to lose approx 10mpg sometimes a bit less.
Diesels might not notice as much id guess.

Towing a single bike trailor with the pick-up made vitually no difference----maybe 1 or 2 mpg

[tonyk]

Guys n all,
Looking at the mundane long journey , I can only think of is to make it a pleasant of a journey getting there.
Say.
Start Ace café ride (breakfeast) to Newcastle-under-lyme stopping for petrol and fag and pee.
152 mi – about 2 hours 27 mins
Then have a good rest @1 - 1 1/2 hour chill out, cool off, check bike etc.(massage ass).
Then the rest of the journey would be .
103 mi – about 1 hour 53 mins
So max on the bike would be 2 ½ hours, but then still allowing stops here and there.
If there are enough of us, when we do stop to chill out, we could get in 40 winks without worrying some gits going to steal anything off the bikes.
Just a thought…..
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&so...,16.896973&z=6

I don't want to worry you, but you're about 300 miles short - thats the AR11 campsite. GMIV is on the other side of the scottish border

[tonyk]

Originally Posted by orose

I don't want to worry you, but you're about 300 miles short - thats the AR11 campsite. GMIV is on the other side of the scottish border

ofm have i got it wrong.
err where is it then ......... please.

Venue hasn't been announced yet, as far as I'm aware.

Going by previous years though, it'll be somewhere up here: http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq...52692&t=h&z=10

Originally Posted by tonyk

ofm have i got it wrong.
Err where is it then ......... Please.

lmao!

Getting a suitable venue for the GM isn't easy, unless you shorten your list of pre-requisites like B&B accommodation, wigwams or bunkhouse, food, booze, etc. There aren't actually that many options in Scotland for this than can/will take 50 bikers at once, though campsites are ten a penny, you may have to walk into the nearest town or village for everything else.

Stuartyboy has his work cut out, so unless he takes the proven option of Beinglas Campsite, where you don't need to book for camping, you just turn up it (doesn't mean Wigwam B&B is still available though), the venue could be anywhere from Gretna to Inverness, or it may not happen at all.

It's February and people are planning their holidays now, Scotland will be getting booked up.

I used to plan a rideout weekend for 4 people in May around this time of year, it always included a city centre night out somewhere, and getting 4 rooms in 1 B&B or hotel could be a nightmare in places like Aberdeen, Inverness, etc.

Originally Posted by specialone

Not sure about that mate, I've got the smaller connect and can't get much more than 30-35 even empty.
My mate has an 05 diesel, he gets about 25-28 tops and he drives like a nun.

i have a new connect, and at first was getting 37mpg, now its done 3.5k am getting 41mpg and thats alldriving, ie not on a run.