Weathers kinda nice - time to ride!

Did you have a little sorte up the back of the parking area there where the stone circle thing is ??

I did see it but never stopped for long as I was desperate to get home - my new Neotec II was causing severe pain in my right ear....I had to stop a bit later, took it out and drove home without it...£60 for smaller replacements. We're all fecking mugs!

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32c in Kirkstone Pass. Too hot for an RT! The mrs couldn't handle it.
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Nice mountains!

D.
 
Overnighter at Durness . . . . cos I can

Having missed my annual attempt at watching the sun set on the longest day / weekend from the west coast of Scotland, I set off north and west early afternoon yesterday with a loose plan to wild camp near Durness, only a week late.
The weather, as all in Britain can testify to, has been, and continues to be amazing – I sat and watched the bikes air temperature gauge hit 29degrees Celcius as I rode north on Saturday afternoon.
Heres a map of the route I took north . . . .
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Only took the one photo on the way north, just up from Ben Hope . . . .
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People say that the midges are their big concern when visiting the Highlands! Well, the little blighters are suffering with all this sunshine and no rain to speak of, so HURRAH to that.
BUT . . . . . .Whilst stopped to take the above photo, I was assaulted, and I mean assaulted, by several squadrons of horse flies, or cleggs as they are known up here! I had to quickly re-fit my jacket, crash hat and riding gloves, all whilst striding purposefully in any direction that was away from the flies, before I could take the picture.

I found a spot next to the Kyle of Durness that wasn’t too over-run with camper-vans – they seemed to be in every lay-by or old road section on my ride north and south - and got the tent up and put on the kettle for a brew before dinner. This is the sunset that met my eyes just after I’d finished doing the dishes . . .

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Being a light sleeper, my nights under canvas in campsites are often very light on sleep. Not Saturday night, even with the temperature dipping no lower than about 16 degrees as the sun set and the occasional local blasting past on their way too / from Durness. Waking before the sun was back in the sky, I was on the road south before sun-rise and got this picture from a little way south of Durness . . . . .

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Breakfast was next and Kylesku bridge seemed a very nice place to get the cooker out – and there was only 1 camper van in the first parking area next to the bridge (4 or 5 large buggers in the parking area on the other end of the bridge)

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The roads, as can be expected at silly-O-clock in the morning, were mine and mine alone till just after Ullapool, with the first powered two wheelers coming into view as I approached Poolewe. I’d set my mind on doing the Gairloch loop after Ullapool, so turning right at the Corrieshalloch gorge I headed for Dundonnell . This is the view that greets you as you head westish . . . .

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Little Loch Broom always gets it’s photo taken with my bike in the foreground every time I ride past the place

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Final photo is of Loch Ewe from above the NATO refuelling site

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Map of southerly run
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433 miles in glorious sunshine, riding my thrumming and thumping V-Strom at a pace that matched my moods = BLISS

SteveT

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Never tire of that route up through from Bonar bridge and down the coast, and like yourself always found it pretty quiet, good photo's cheers , Baz.
 
Never tire of that route up through from Bonar bridge and down the coast, and like yourself always found it pretty quiet, good photo's cheers , Baz.

Thanks for the comments re the photo's :thumby:

I too never tire of those roads. Ullapool is only 100 miles from home when taking the "short" way, which I rarely do :D, so I take nearly every opportunity I get to head out that way :thumby:

SteveT

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Glen Lyon . . . . . . cos I could :)

Some photos from todays ride south to Glen Lyon . . . . . .

View back to Loch Tay
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Been along this road many times and I have never, ever seen this resevoir this low . . . . .
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Gotta stop for a brew every now and then, don't you?
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Waterfall
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SteveT

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Being a very tight Welshman Iain, I made my own up on the hill :D
 
A wee while since I have been to Glen Lyon,
The 800 Looks like a paramedic or blood runners with the chequered helmet and red back pack :bluesn2s

I’d post some pics but fk knows how to from an iPad :nenau
 
From todays gathering for a local bike clubs poker run . . .

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Took the 1190 for a picnic up the old military road from Braemar. Homemade sandwich and Hungry Highlander chips. Ungrateful bastard had an MTC Failure after it stalled while slowing down for a roundabout in Coupar Angus. Fault cleared up after a couple of restarts....hopefully OK.

Look at the skid mark over that small bit of roadkill...:eek:

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I went to Achiltibui

Took a few days off in the Scottish weather, with a few pals, to say our farewells to a recently departed friend. The location was the mans favourite campsite in Scotland, up near Achiltibui.

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SteveT

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Twas nice this afternoon, so out I went . . . . .

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SteveT

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Sunny Linn of Dee

Days are getting shorter - soon be time to lay Big Bird up for the winter.

But before that happens - weathers turned out nice - time to ride :D

Autumnal Spey
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SteveT

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