We are so lucky in Scotland to have some great biking roads. One of my favourite stretches is the Dukes Pass which for those that don't know about is rollercoaster ride through the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park from Aberfoyle to Callander via Brig O' Turk. Its within easy reach of Motorrad Central West in Bishopbriggs. Head North for Torrance and then take the B822 to Lennoxtown. At the t-junction turn left onto the A891 and head into Lennoxtown. After a petrol station on the right hand side take the B822 signposted for Fintry. This road rises up the side of the Campsies with good views. Once at the top there are some lovely fast winding roads over towards Fintry. At Fintry take the B822 towards Kippen. A few miles further take the small road signposted for Amprior. At Amprior turn right onto the A811 and then a few hundred yards later turn left onto the B8034 to Port of Monteith. At Port of Moneith turn left onto the A87 and head for Aberfoyle. Follow the main road through Aberfoyle and at the end of the high street it turns sharp right and goes up hill. Once out of the built up area you have entered the Dukes Pass. There are car parks at both ends of the Dukes Pass so easy enough to turn around and have another go. One night I did 3-4 runs over the pass in a Lotus Elise.
Its just like a rollercoaster and great fun on the GS. I found out about it from fellow Elisers when I had a Lotus Elise. It is exceptionaly well suited to them as in even the tightest of corners they go round them like go karts. The advantage on the GS though is that you can also go on the 7 mile forrest trail drive (not so much fun in a low Elise)
Here are some photos of my first time on my R1200GS on the Dukes Pass. Sorry about the bike getting in the way of the views but hey it was my first few days with the bike.
Went back one Friday night to meet up with some Lotus drivers who were having a BBQ meet at the pass. The weather was not so good and eventually it stopped raining long enough to try out my new mounting position for my bullet camera on the bike. Road was pretty greasy so took it easy. Will get back up to get some more video when its dry. Here are some stills from the video. Video would not upload to stage 6 but will try again. At the end of this post there is a link to video of my old Lotus Elise on the Pass.
Video footage of an Elise on Dukes Pass
http://stage6.divx.com/user/skyenet/video/1325436/Dukes-Pass-in-a-Lotus-Elise-S2
Its just like a rollercoaster and great fun on the GS. I found out about it from fellow Elisers when I had a Lotus Elise. It is exceptionaly well suited to them as in even the tightest of corners they go round them like go karts. The advantage on the GS though is that you can also go on the 7 mile forrest trail drive (not so much fun in a low Elise)
Here are some photos of my first time on my R1200GS on the Dukes Pass. Sorry about the bike getting in the way of the views but hey it was my first few days with the bike.
Went back one Friday night to meet up with some Lotus drivers who were having a BBQ meet at the pass. The weather was not so good and eventually it stopped raining long enough to try out my new mounting position for my bullet camera on the bike. Road was pretty greasy so took it easy. Will get back up to get some more video when its dry. Here are some stills from the video. Video would not upload to stage 6 but will try again. At the end of this post there is a link to video of my old Lotus Elise on the Pass.
Video footage of an Elise on Dukes Pass
http://stage6.divx.com/user/skyenet/video/1325436/Dukes-Pass-in-a-Lotus-Elise-S2
