Does anyone remember this rideout? Easties only need apply. - SV650.org

northwind · 20-09-06, 11:15 AM

It was the one with the broken bridge, I think... Me, Drew, Martin and his better half on the back, Gary and Martin from CSM on the supermoto, when we drove across that riverbed on the way up from the Borders. Think we'd been to Selkirk- It'd be the one when I binned it chasing a particularily pretty sheep. There were others there, I know Hazel and Tony for sure but can't remember who else.

Quite memorable so far

But I just remembered, we started at Hillend then headed south, and I remember the first wee bit as being absolutely fantastic... Short really twisty, almost switchbacky road going down a hill somewhere. I've tried to find it and can't- anyone got any idea where that was?

It could be that it was actually really easy- I once spent ages trying to find a road near the mining museum that in my head was the Corkscrew, and eventually turned out to be about as exciting as my garden path, just that I'd gone down it on a Virago 125 chasing after a nutcase on a tuned Vespa PX, a week after I did my CBT. Sometimes, SVs are rubbish.

20-09-06, 11:48 AM

Is it this one?

I was down it last night! In the dark!

Been down it in the cage a few times and you can really rally along it!

But i didnt hammer it last night as it was dark and my first time!

EDIT: The line (arrow) is pointing at Seafield Moore Road, it is supposed to point at Pentland Road oops!

20-09-06, 04:04 PM

it was the day we went to hislop museum. have no idea where it was though. im glad i missed the carrying bikes over broken bridge bit lol

northwind · 20-09-06, 06:19 PM

That was the best bit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrqmP_9cZlg

Saved for the nation.

Duck-man, think it was further on... From memory we went down the 702 a bit. That's a good wee road there though, lots of good ones around there actually.

northwind · 20-09-06, 06:50 PM

Hey look, Blue Flame was there too! Sorry!

Blue Flame · 22-09-06, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

Hey look, Blue Flame was there too! Sorry!

Yep I certainly was.

A couple of photos's from the day

[img]http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gran****son/Photos_files/Hawick060604TheCrashSite.jpg[/img]

[img]http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gran****son/Photos_files/Hawick060604helpmaboab.jpg[/img]

And the Northy Special

[img]http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gran****son/Photos_files/Hawick060604NorthwindsBike.jpg[/img]

northwind · 22-09-06, 12:28 AM

Why did nobody say, at any point "You look like an absolute knob in those sunglasses"?

Blue Flame · 22-09-06, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

Why did nobody say, at any point "You look like an absolute knob in those sunglasses"?

We did. You must have missed it amongst the "You looked like an absolute knob doing somersaults down the road" quotes

northwind · 22-09-06, 02:57 PM

I looked as cool as **** somersaulting down the road, don't lie. You never saw it!

22-09-06, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

I looked as cool as **** somersaulting down the road, don't lie. You never saw it!

i did

20-09-06, 11:15 AM	#1
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Does anyone remember this rideout? Easties only need apply. It was the one with the broken bridge, I think... Me, Drew, Martin and his better half on the back, Gary and Martin from CSM on the supermoto, when we drove across that riverbed on the way up from the Borders. Think we'd been to Selkirk- It'd be the one when I binned it chasing a particularily pretty sheep. There were others there, I know Hazel and Tony for sure but can't remember who else. Quite memorable so far But I just remembered, we started at Hillend then headed south, and I remember the first wee bit as being absolutely fantastic... Short really twisty, almost switchbacky road going down a hill somewhere. I've tried to find it and can't- anyone got any idea where that was? It could be that it was actually really easy- I once spent ages trying to find a road near the mining museum that in my head was the Corkscrew, and eventually turned out to be about as exciting as my garden path, just that I'd gone down it on a Virago 125 chasing after a nutcase on a tuned Vespa PX, a week after I did my CBT. Sometimes, SVs are rubbish. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

20-09-06, 06:19 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	That was the best bit! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrqmP_9cZlg Saved for the nation. Duck-man, think it was further on... From memory we went down the 702 a bit. That's a good wee road there though, lots of good ones around there actually. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

20-09-06, 06:50 PM	#5
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Hey look, Blue Flame was there too! Sorry! __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

22-09-06, 12:28 AM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Why did nobody say, at any point "You look like an absolute knob in those sunglasses"? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

22-09-06, 02:57 PM	#9
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	I looked as cool as **** somersaulting down the road, don't lie. You never saw it! __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

20-09-06, 11:48 AM	#2
Duck-man Guest Posts: n/a	Is it this one? I was down it last night! In the dark! Been down it in the cage a few times and you can really rally along it! But i didnt hammer it last night as it was dark and my first time! EDIT: The line (arrow) is pointing at Seafield Moore Road, it is supposed to point at Pentland Road oops!

20-09-06, 04:04 PM	#3
Anonymous Guest Posts: n/a	it was the day we went to hislop museum. have no idea where it was though. im glad i missed the carrying bikes over broken bridge bit lol

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