Rideout Wednesday 28th

[supadave]

Anyone fancy a rideout on Wednesday 28th, coming back Thursday 29th next week?
I will be leaving Sheffield early Wednesday morning and going up to Aberfeldy, in Perth and Kinross. Camping overnight, having a few beers in the town (village) may get drunk, may not, then back home on Thursday. Planning to be home for mid to late afternoon.
Its 320ish miles each way and I will not be touching any motorways at all, unless I have an emergency and have to use one.
The pace will be brisk, keeping between 70mph and 90mph wherever safe to do so.
One word of warning if you want to tag along, I don't stop very often. Saying that, my bike needs fuel every 130 miles.
I dont use sat nav either, so expect a few detours Could be as long as 8 hours each day.

Basic route is up the A19, the A68, ring road around Edinburgh, over the Forth Rd Bridge, into Dunfermline, A823 and A822.
Weather looks ok aswel

I did this ride last year and really enjoyed it. Aberfeldy is a lovely little town with a few lovely little bars. I will be camping but if you want to stay in the Hotel or get B and B feel free.

Anyone is welcome to tag along, Im going anyway

[Bud]

One word of warning if you want to tag along, I don't stop very often. Saying that, my bike needs a REG REC every 130
miles.

Soz pal some of us have propper jobs
Have a gud en ya make me with envy

[supadave]

New Reg/Rec fitted complete with new battery and a bit of new wiring ...........................owt could happen.
If anybody is thinking of tagging along, can you please bring a fire extinguisher and a current AA or RAC membership card

[woodsey]

Sounds interesting Dave but off on my hols

[kujo]

I'll have a word with the fun adjuster(she has me camping in august as well as other week so she owes me one) and work but sounds interesting.

Do you cook breakie?

[supadave]

Sorry Kujo, I dont eat before lunchtime, goes back to my days deep undercover in Nam.
You going on the X7 ?, if you do I`ll take the Enfield

[kujo]

Would love to go on it but I can't afford to do 600 plus miles on the x7, fuel stops every 70 odd mile for almost 3 gallon, put that againest your enfield at 1000 miles for a teacup o fuel.

I am only a millionaire, not a multi-millionaire which is why it's going on ebay as, like a page 3 girl needs a sugar daddy, it needs someone with a bigger wallet.

I just have to admit, i sit and think about the MPG and speed and say it's not worth it, then I ride it and I wanna keep it, sod the negatives

[innocentdevil]

lucky you enjoy or do you wanna take my bike just in case your goes bust --- honda innitt !!!

[supadave]

I`d rather fecking walk

[kujo]

I can see Kash knows the X7 will go on and on, well providing it has petrol

[innocentdevil]

I`d rather fecking walk

on your blade or on foot... same thing innitt!!!!

[supadave]

Anybody interested?.....................................

[supadave]

Will be leaving The Hollin Bush at about 8am...................................still time to pack

[kujo]

Sorry Dave, gaffer is away and someone coming up from down south so it's got to be no.

[supadave]

No worries mate, didnt expect anyone, I have a job that allows me to ride mid week and everyone else is working and ride at weekends.
Just thought Id post it , because I can guarantee that if I didnt someone would of said "I would of come with you, why didnt you say?"

Looking forward to a good ride

[*Twinky*]

Off Thursday bit too much for me thow .....
Fairweather short distance rider lol oh and kids in the equation !


Enjoy ...Be good fun on yer own - noone to wait for lol

[kujo]

Dave, I do have a job but normally the firm will carry on without me, or as long as I can take the laptop with me, bad bit it's a small business and they only have me this week, and the fun adjuster said ok .

[Distant Sun]

Have a good trip mate. Makes me envious that I can't do it too.

[jon'n'yvon]

Rod CB1000....Premo and Fred-not-Dead are in Scotland this week maybe you'll see them chugging around

[supadave]

I`ll see Premo`s Hi viz miles off

[jon'n'yvon]

and his camera flash...he's like a Japanese tourist

[supadave]

Had a great trip
I left at 8.45am Wednesday morning and headed over to Donny to pick the A19 up, steady run all the way up to my lunch stop at Carter Bar which is the border with Scotland. What a view that is, Im sure I could make Edinburgh out in the distance..45 miles away.........is that possible?
Arrived in Aberfeldy at 3.45pm.........good run was really tramming on at some points, over run a few bends just through too much speed really. Had to keep telling myself to slow down, but the roads were brilliant and I was having too much fun.
Quick shower, 2 bottles of Black Sheep and a glass of Glenfiddich and Im ready to hit the town. I can recommend the Black Watch Inn, its got a few real ales on and the locals are very welcoming. Haggis and chips on the way back to campsite.......yummy.

Set off back at 10am in the morning, but decided to take the long way back. So went across country following Loch Tay to Dunoon and caught the ferry. Followed the west coast down through Larggs and onto Kilmarnoch.
After kilmarnock I had had a few more moments of telling myself to slow down. Obviously didnt listen to myself.....................As I crested a brow of a hill the road in front looked awsome, I could see for about a mile, there was a bridge about 300 yards away with a S bend over it, left then right covered in Shellgrip
Im gonna nail this baby............lefthander ok........righthander okish.........sh*t this is getting tight........more lean.....MORE LEAN.................. . Down I went........bugger.
Damage to bike is not too bad just a bit of paint really and a bent rear brake lever. Having now tested R&G crash bungs in a real life situation I would say BUY SOME

Apart from that...........pretty uneventful 700 miles really

Whoes coming on next blast?

[jon'n'yvon]

sorry to hear of the spill and im glad your ok and could ride home without bits hanging off you or the bike. Dont know the places you mentioned except Killmarnock as my Birmingham mate's dad lives there and he rides overland from the top and down to the town he says its a long way to go if you miss the ferry. He says Saturday night is like magic roundabout with the local youths driving a small circuit around the area and the same six cars passing the pub every 20 mins

[fieryone]

Glad you could ride home after your spill and your ok.

Did you make it further than premo1 for the long distance without crossing water landmark?

[supadave]

Is the longest distance covered in 1 day?..................................I did 320 miles to Aberfeldy. I could of carried on if I knew what Premo has covered. Do I get bonus points for doing it on a sports bike?