Hands Across The Wa'

[Den]

What a lovely day. Some good photos so far.
Great choice of roads and tracks Mr Forry. It was ok until that vertical gravel hill you forced us down. ( Im sure I heard him say to me that I would be a pansy if I didnt try it)
Anyhoo, I stopped half way down at the edge of the cliff (to take a photo of course) and Kai started to show-off by somersaulting down the inside lane and planting his face in the bank. Some people !!
One of the bestest ride-outs yet. Till the next one.
Cmon Ronnie, where is that pic of me wheelspinning and wheelying up that hill?

Ok Kai, here it is

Trying do do it again by riding with his eyes closed

The long and winding track

 

[SpyInTheCamp]

Anyhoo, I stopped half way down at the edge of the cliff (to take a photo of course)

Ah, that's the reason then!?

Had a bit of a sair heid after that. Must have been dehydration!

Unfinished business with that hill now. Maybe I can scrape up the other side next time. Only the indicator needs replacing for now. But there are a number of parts that didn't really appreciate the incident. Minor damage to the screen, TT fog light shield, hand guard, mirror, cylinder head (in spite of the TT guard! )... none of which need replacing straight away.

Good day out. Very warm too.

I decided to bail out early and head home for a proper damage evaluation. So that's why I didn't go to the Cedar.

Kai

 

[BGF]

That was great fun today Forry, well done for sussing out the tracks
I'll post up some pics of the water crossing later
Kai, good to hear you're OK

 

[Uinneag]

Think one deserves a wee dramification Kai

"Click" are you ok "Click" hows the bike "Click" do you need a hand "Click"

I just don't understand these people at times


http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102731&highlight=wizard

 

[zdaveuk]

recognise some of the roads you were on today but not the gravel track over the hills and far away, wish I`d went now but there again I spotted a ford among the pics

 

[H.R.H. Nashskye]

Looks like a great day out with some excellent piccies. Where did the snake appear from??!!
PS Forry, will you please teach me how to pop a wheelie? That's such a great pic Ronno!

 

[delboy]

Excellent day out - sorry I had to leave early but promised I'd be home for tea! Did not realise just how many lovely wee roads there are in the borders - pity I had to finish by struggling back across that 'wee road'' over the Forth - bleeding nightmare.
Hope to put some more faces to the names next time out.

Thanks for a great day out.

Delboy

 

[forry]

Great photos glad you all enjoyed your day out and except my apologies for the unscheduled U turn
PS we were going the right way

Here's a few photos straight out of the Glen Cafe carpark and up into the hills
bet the sportsbike riders wished they could follow

To scared to remove his hands

Bgfinlay

Voyager

Heading up into the Lamamuirs

colin

Mort

Writers block can't remember if your Pectul or straypuss or ?

Den after he pushed Kia off his bike

Man on bike from Redcar ish

Voyager and Aldy

Ronno pulling a wheelie

Pectul ?

Bgfinlay

See you all next time

 

[Aldy]

Hands across the wa'

Really enjoyed the run,good to see you guys again.well done Forry n Ronno!

 

[forry]

Looks like a great day out with some excellent piccies. Where did the snake appear from??!!
PS Forry, will you please teach me how to pop a wheelie? That's such a great pic Ronno!

A man with no feet had it with him at the cafe Tash

The wheelie was just luck i'd just came up over big bump and Ronno had the camera out

 

[H.R.H. Nashskye]

A man with no feet had it with him at the cafe Tash

How did he smell

 

[AndyT]

How did he smell

He lost his feet not his nose


Can you post where the long offroad sections were. Its a long way to come down from Aberdeen for a dayout but looked great fun.

AndyT

 

[G.C.]

Can you post where the long offroad sections were. Its a long way to come down from Aberdeen for a dayout but looked great fun.

AndyT

Yea, n can we make the next one a Wednesday or a Tuesday when Im not stuck at work, please.
Looks like a really good day. Its almost imposible not to wheelie with bumps like that on the track.
Hope the bike is ok Kai Its better having an off somewhere like that than in carpark. I was just surprised that it wasnt Ronno

 

[Voyager]

Great pics, Forry.

The white/blue 100GS rider is "Straypuss".

Those roads don't look half as scary in the pics as they do from the saddle !

I was glad of my sump guard / bash plates - rocks were clanging off the underside all along there.

Bob.

 

[Voyager]

"Farmer Palmer" turned up at the Cedar cafe on the 'Ice Dog' .

He was bemoaning the warm, dry weather - he needs rain for his potato crop !

 

[BGF]

Cafe

Voyager

Straypuss

Aldy

Forry

 

[Rigormortis]

There must have been an accident after you guys left because the road from Selkirk to the Glen Cafe was closed at the Gordon arms in the afternoon.

 

[zdaveuk]

Yes there was , how ironic the police were at the Glen Cafe last sunday as part of their safety campagin
http://www.aroundthecorner.org.uk/
FATAL ROAD CRASH, SCOTTISH BORDERS

Appeal for witnesses after motorcyclist dies



19:30 hours April 15, 2007
Press Office, Fettes

A motorcyclist has died following a road collision in the Scottish Borders at the weekend.

The crash, involving a black Yamaha motorcycle and a blue Nissan Skyline car, happened on the A708, Selkirk to Moffat Road near to St Mary's Loch at around 12.15 on Sunday (April 15).

The motorcycle, which was travelling westwards, collided head-on with the Nissan, causing fatal injuries to the 60-year-old motorcyclist. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The driver of the Nissan, a 47-year-old man, was uninjured. His passenger, a 48-year-old woman, was taken to the Borders General Hospital but released after treatment to minor injuries.

The road was closed for around five hours while accident investigators worked at the scene. A full investigation into the cause of the collision is underway.

A police spokeswoman said: 'We would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, or was in the area at the time, to contact police.'

Anyone with information should contact Lothian & Borders Road Policing on 01450 375051

 

[Mort]

Sorry to read of the accident. There has been so many bikers killed so far this year in the North of England (this is the 1st I've known in Scotland so far) I hope it's the last, it's a very sad start to the season.

 

[zdaveuk]

2 in the space of as many days


FATAL ROAD CRASH, SCOTTISH BORDERS

Motorcyclist dies after collision with van



04:45 hours April 14, 2007
Force Communication Centre

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road crash in The Scottish Borders, yesterday afternoon (April 13).

The collision, involving a white Renault Kangoo van and a Black Yamaha motorcycle, happened at around 1.35 pm on the northbound carriageway of the A68 approximately half a mile south of Earlston.

Initial enquiries would suggest that the motorcyclist has collided wth the van while the van was moving into a parking area.

The rider of the motorcycle, named as Scott MacKenzie, 42, of Main Street, Lilliesleaf, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The driver of the van, a 59-year-old man, was shocked but uninjured.

The road was closed for around four hours while accident investigators worked at the scene.

A police spokeswoman said: 'We would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, to contact police.'

Anyone with information should contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131-311 3131.