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If he wants to go to a Scottish island, I'd suggest Bute or Arran.
The hardest bit is getting past Manchester without motorways, there's no good route. He can go up the A49 to Warrington and get on the old A6 once he's at Preston but the bit inbetween is really tricky.
The B7076 then B7078 is your friend if you're going north from Carlisle, that'll take you to at least Wishaw but getting from there to North of Glasgow is very longwinded if you're avoiding motorway. An alternative is the A75, A76 then picking up the A737 and going past the airport and through Erskine which will put you on the A82.
Fucking long way though. I'd probably be leaving 4 days to ride up and 4 back.
It'll be an object lesson in geography anyway and that Scotland isn't just another county.
Bute would be good though. Nice run through D&G and on a ferry so you know you've been on holiday. Option to pop over onto the Kyles and see some cracking roads up there. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Aha! (dusts off old story story form the annals)
My mates proposed a holiday to Dawlish Warren when I was 16.. no room in the cars so I plumped to head down on my FS1E (approx 210 miles).. I took two days to get there breaking the journey at a campsite I had pre-booked near Bath.
After a week of powerful drinking (or so I thought) I headed back and completed the journey with a flagon of cider strapped to my rack, in one 10 hour stint. I stopped regularly to let the beast cool down but managed a fairly steady 40mph most of the way IIRC.
Loved it... To cap it off I drank the cider at a house party shortly after and gained my first carnal knowledge of a lady..
..they don't make summers like that any more. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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Definately do-able on a 125cc but his arse is going to be in tatters at the end of it ____________________ PRESENT: 2018 BMW S1000XR SE Sport.
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Bhud World Chat Champion
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Posted: 15:02 - 11 Sep 2023 Post subject: |
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On the transport side of things, it should work.
On the endurance/suffering/shitting in the bushes side, I think he's nuts. |
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Good for him, at least he can think big. Most of the L-plated yoofs I see are usually congregated in the nearby Morrisons car park with motocross helmets perched on top of their heads, not riding anywhere.
Even if it goes tits up he'll have an adventure, gain some experience and have plenty of stories to tell |
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It'll be a dark night over Shap tonight, nearly a new moon. He'll be right, character building. Temperature shouldn't get below double figures and only light drizzle forecast.
I've PMed you my phone number. I'm very near Caldbeck so have a van, ramp, tools and the number of a very local bike breakers for if it starts coming apart at the seams. I finish on-call at 12.30 tomorrow lunchtime then I'm on a half day. I've scooped up more than one BCFer off the roads of Cumbria before today. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Posted: 11:29 - 14 Sep 2023 Post subject: |
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stinkwheel wrote: | It'll be a dark night over Shap tonight, nearly a new moon. |
Sounds like the start of a novel.. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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Well done him. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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I am enjoying the updates, it reminds me as it does others of more innocent times in my biking life ____________________ Current bikes: RE Himalayan, Bandit 12, MZ250ES |
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