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Evening All! I got to ride today, albeit just a short jaunt into the office but it was so lovely to be back on the bike.
A Straight Road Never Made A Skilled Rider.
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so many places but likely one of 2 routes first up over Hartside, then Alston, over to Middleton Teasdale, Brough, Hawes, Devils Bridge kendal penrith home or Hartside, Alston Keilder Water Selkirk, Carlisle Penrith home.
Graham
Winskill, North West England the long and winding road perfect for a bike |
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If it is very hot, I might forego the battered sausage and head in the other direction on the wilder bike to Bibury in the Cotswolds for a Mr Whippy. |
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Head North to play around in the twisty bits, around Hanging Rock State Park (Only 45 minutes from my house). Then on up towards the VA area, for more of the same. Easy to clock 250 miles on a Saturday around these glorious roads! |
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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #7 Oh I love that road so much.. Being originally from that part of the peak district, it's the road I learnt to drive on, along with the A6 between Bakewell and Buxton. I didn't learn to ride bikes until 10 years later, then a resident of London, so I'd never experienced it on two wheels. The very first time I rode a bike [1] back up to the peaks, I couldn't wait to ride it... the big day arrived and I'm riding up the hill of Ashbourne high street towards the start of that road.. at the very top, effin fog! All the way to Buxton! Crawling along it at 20-25mph was not quite the glorious homecoming I'd anticipated. The A6 was clear at least, but Derbyshire plod had declared the entire road a 50mph limit since I'd last enjoyed it as an NSL... meh! [1] my lovely '98 Triumph Sprint
Current: 2015 BMW R1200RS Sport SE, 2003 Yamaha TDM900
Past: 1999 Honda CLR125, 1995 Honda CB500, 1998 Triumph Sprint Sport, 1995 Honda VFR750FS, 2006 Suzuki DRZ400SM, 2001 Triumph Speed Triple, 2015 Honda VFR800X "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube" - HST |
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I have a concern that when local travel restrictions are finally lifted, everyone is going to head out for a drive all at once. Some locations, like the usually very crowded highways of the San Francisco Bay Area, are really going to be hazardous for all vehicle drivers, especially motorcycle riders, unless you can somehow find the road less traveled and manage to get there without being run off the road. My plan is to cool my heels at home for a couple of days until I decide that everyone has gotten the need for speed and fresh air out of their systems - and still remembers how to drive a vehicle on crowded highways.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Got 120 miles in this week, 3 journeys to and from work. |
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Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:08 pm (Last edited: Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:09 pm)
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #13Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #12 Mrs Bravo is excited she's ironing my pillowcase already. ASCENDING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF CUNTISHNESS IN 2020 |
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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #14Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #13Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #12 Should go down well "south of Socal" which is Mexico... |
