Fun in the Yorkshire Dales - Dirt and Tarmac

[JohnnyBoxer]

Nice day......... so decided to run in the new clutch on the G/S with a spin in the Dales

Started off on the tarmac in Coverdale, between Middleham and Kettlewell

Then went over to Cracoe for the Yorkshire BMW club meet at the Village Hall (1st Sun of every month)
Very large turnout with about 30 bikes - great food (2 mugs of tea, a bacon roll and Jam Roly Poly & Custard for the princely sum of £3)

After lunch decided to go the 'Dirty Way Home'

Started off going over Stalling Busk to Stake Allotments (Cray to Marsett/Semerwater)

Which way @ Stake Allotments (So many great trails - this ones about 6 miles and uninterrupted)

What a view (In the Gods)

Taking a breather

Rocky road to Marsett (rocks the size of footballs )

Marsett - with a backdrop of glorious Autumn colour

Down by the river

500 yds of flowing river to ride down

(Spout knows this one well ) I managed to stay dry and feet-up too - just as well as I was alone

Another spectacular Dales view

So there you have it................just me, my G/S and my thoughts - alone in a superb part of England

 

[Trippy]

Just fantastic JB and the old bikes looking good.

 

[dazzer]

Hi JB ..Great looking BM ,hope to get to see it in the flesh one day.Excellent Photo's, Just goes to show how lucky we are to live in God's county .

Dazzer

 

[Deleted Member MS]

Gs pics

In reply to JBoxer.
Any chance of emailing me re the bike in the pics.Its just the best looking thing ive seen for a while.Wouldnt mind "chatting" about the bits etc on it, if thats ok.
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Martin
[email protected]

 

[Micky]

Looks like a great day JB

Could've been better though... I should have been there

 

[jonnie comet]

......FWIW......I agree with the others, that 'bike is a beaut'......

......enjoyed the write up.......

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Looks like a great day JB

Could've been better though... I should have been there

Get those TKC's on Mick and I'd love to show you around this patch (offroad) as I know you know it well on tarmac

Pics taken not far from Buckden/Hubberholme on a dirt route to Hawes that runs nearly parallel to the tarmac one to Gayle.
Bet you don't know this route Mick

Nice to chat last night and cheers for the shirt - fits ace

 

[Aidan1150]

Lovely bike there JB and some nice looking tracks.

I don't mean to be rude at all, but for me the headlight unit and surround do nothing at all for the look of the front of the bike or am I just an odd cnut?

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Lovely bike there JB and some nice looking tracks.

I don't mean to be rude at all, but for me the headlight unit and surround do nothing at all for the look of the front of the bike or am I just an odd cnut?

No worries, Aidan

It's now growing on me too, I agree it's not ideal but it's kind of minmalist and fits in with the rest of the bike.......I may chose another

CTFT has a bigger HPN headlight unit with a small screen on his, but for me that's too far the other way

 

[Micky]

Get those TKC's on Mick and I'd love to show you around this patch (offroad) as I know you know it well on tarmac

Pics taken not far from Buckden/Hubberholme on a dirt route to Hawes that runs nearly parallel to the tarmac one to Gayle.
Bet you don't know this route Mick

Nice to chat last night and cheers for the shirt - fits ace

I know the Camm High Road JB... that's about it.

Hopefully TKC's fitted this weekend for a trip to a good ford, and the quarry, with Laughing Gas for a photo shoot out

Lets sort a weekend out December/January, overnight in the Dales...

P L E A S E ....

We're booked into the Graham Arms for New Year... can you make it?