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adengtg
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PostPosted: 02:00 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Scotland Byways/Greenlanes? Reply with quote
So, i'm moving up to edinburgh soon and im wondering whats the situation for greenlaining. As far as i know, Scotland doesn't have Byways as such. Is there another way of finding unpaved routes?
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 08:10 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry, I had to rate that as "funny".

No, you're stuffed. No BOATs, no "green laning", nothing. It's a highway, or it's private land, or it's the jail for you, laddie.
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PostPosted: 08:43 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought people only moved to Scotland by the court's order. Are you going willingly? Thinking
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PostPosted: 08:51 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why, I oughta rate you down for neglecting the off road forum. 😢
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Pay and play sites, or events, or trials.

Galloway forest has a couple of toll roads, but not exactly that technical.

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Landy10
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PostPosted: 10:17 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Plenty of bike thieving scrotes in Edinburgh, they are the only ones to go off road on your motorcycle.
On another point why would you want to go off road when we have so many glorious tarmacked road in gods country
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Dave81
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PostPosted: 21:27 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
As far as I'm aware, the foreshore is your friend in Scotland, I think you can do what you want there.
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andym
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PostPosted: 22:03 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dave81 wrote:
As far as I'm aware, the foreshore is your friend in Scotland, I think you can do what you want there.


OK maybe I'm a bit dim.... but where?
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PostPosted: 22:05 - 01 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Scotland - Go NedLyf or go hame.
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Buy an OS map and look for white roads!
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adengtg
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PostPosted: 13:58 - 02 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
RhynoCZ wrote:
I thought people only moved to Scotland by the court's order. Are you going willingly? Thinking

Funny enough, no. I was supposed to be going to Plymouth(which is greenlane heaven ) for work but turned out that was full so Edinburgh it is. If i had another option, id take it. Not too bad as in november the project finishes and i go somewhere else.
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adengtg
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PostPosted: 13:59 - 02 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx1138 wrote:
Why, I oughta rate you down for neglecting the off road forum. 😢
Never gets the love.

Pay and play sites, or events, or trials.

Galloway forest has a couple of toll roads, but not exactly that technical.

Hadrian's Wall adventure, trf event 😀👍

Im on a 125 with road tyres, trials aint really my thang. At the moment i just like doing them to get the feel for my bike and up my skills as much as possible.
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adengtg
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PostPosted: 14:01 - 02 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Landy10 wrote:
Plenty of bike thieving scrotes in Edinburgh, they are the only ones to go off road on your motorcycle.
On another point why would you want to go off road when we have so many glorious tarmacked road in gods country


because i havent been riding for long so going 10mph on mud is easier than going 60 on tarmac imo. i'm also not confident in the cheap Chinese tyres to be honest. going to get some better ones and go for it as theres no other option
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adengtg
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PostPosted: 14:02 - 02 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Sorry, I had to rate that as "funny".

No, you're stuffed. No BOATs, no "green laning", nothing. It's a highway, or it's private land, or it's the jail for you, laddie.

Damn, at least theres a near perfect Greenlane near my house at the moment. trying to enjoy the most of it while i can
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Dave81
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PostPosted: 08:40 - 08 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
andym wrote:
Dave81 wrote:
As far as I'm aware, the foreshore is your friend in Scotland, I think you can do what you want there.


OK maybe I'm a bit dim.... but where?


It's the area between low and high tide on the beech, I think in Scotland you can conduct any lawful activity there.
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