on the road in 2012............
So after a prolonged 6 month hibernation, it was time to get out on a big GSA again
The sun was out, tyres pumped up and the tax disc renewed - so a date in the Dales beckoned and the bike fired straight up after 6 months of being laid up, fuelled up @ Masham and we were off - chilly although dry & sunny
I decided to have a run over the Yorkshire BMW meet @ Cracoe for lunch ( plenty of UKGSERS there too
)
East Witton, a pretty Yorkshire village - south of Leyburn
From Middleham it was over towards Kettlewell, via Carlton and Horsehouse on a road without any traffic................pure bliss
High up above Kettlewell
After lunch, with friends - it was back up to Kettlewell and Buckden, where I took the left fork to Hubberholme, stopping to take a few pics high up in Wharfedale
Not much water
Climbing up through Oughtershaw and onto Cam Fell, I came across a bike Trial, run by Bainbridge MotorClub at the end of the Roman Road, so I pulled the GSA up the limestone track and watched a few sections
A lad came over and offered me a cup of tea, many thanks and we struck up a conversation about the Trial, we had a good chat and after drinking tea, he gave me a contact card for the Club and I said I'd like to join in at a Trial later in the summer. You meet some cracking people at a Trial, really friendly and helpful - unlike most road bikers
Next was Hawes, which was thronged, so I only stopped to use the loos and carried on homeward bound via Wensley and Middleham/Masham again
So, how did I fare?
100 miles covered
My road riding was pretty rusty and I was overtaken by at least 10 bikes
There were some stupid car drivers about, with little consideration for bikers (C'est la vie)
I realised I had little appetite for road riding, for the sake of it and found it pretty boring - hope that improves and my mo-jo returns with a few more miles (off to Scotland over Easter)
So after a prolonged 6 month hibernation, it was time to get out on a big GSA again
The sun was out, tyres pumped up and the tax disc renewed - so a date in the Dales beckoned and the bike fired straight up after 6 months of being laid up, fuelled up @ Masham and we were off - chilly although dry & sunny
I decided to have a run over the Yorkshire BMW meet @ Cracoe for lunch ( plenty of UKGSERS there too
)East Witton, a pretty Yorkshire village - south of Leyburn
From Middleham it was over towards Kettlewell, via Carlton and Horsehouse on a road without any traffic................pure bliss
High up above Kettlewell
After lunch, with friends - it was back up to Kettlewell and Buckden, where I took the left fork to Hubberholme, stopping to take a few pics high up in Wharfedale
Not much water
Climbing up through Oughtershaw and onto Cam Fell, I came across a bike Trial, run by Bainbridge MotorClub at the end of the Roman Road, so I pulled the GSA up the limestone track and watched a few sections
A lad came over and offered me a cup of tea, many thanks and we struck up a conversation about the Trial, we had a good chat and after drinking tea, he gave me a contact card for the Club and I said I'd like to join in at a Trial later in the summer. You meet some cracking people at a Trial, really friendly and helpful - unlike most road bikers
Next was Hawes, which was thronged, so I only stopped to use the loos and carried on homeward bound via Wensley and Middleham/Masham again
So, how did I fare?
100 miles covered
My road riding was pretty rusty and I was overtaken by at least 10 bikes
There were some stupid car drivers about, with little consideration for bikers (C'est la vie)
I realised I had little appetite for road riding, for the sake of it and found it pretty boring - hope that improves and my mo-jo returns with a few more miles (off to Scotland over Easter)
) around Llangollywotsit. Not as many bikes out as we expected given the weather. We had an enjoyable few hours. 
Ummmmmmmmm
