You too e'h Rob
Interesting experience that was 
44 mph was my top speed at one point....thats when the cnut in the 8 wheeler started overtaking me....It was like riding inside a washing machine
Glad to be home at 4pm fantastic weekend tho
Its the.. Im home safely thread
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You too e'h Rob
Interesting experience that was 44 mph was my top speed at one point....thats when the cnut in the 8 wheeler started overtaking me....It was like riding inside a washing machine
Glad to be home at 4pm fantastic weekend tho
I got back in last night safe and sound. Top weekend, didn't stop smiling from start to finish. Big thanks to Stumpy for the applecross run, the ride over to Glen Clover has got to be one of the best I've ever done 
Also thanks to Ronno for the whole event. Great to meet you lot in the person, met some top people, can't wait for East Mids. 
I'm off to spend the rest of the afternoon cleaning the bike, then I'll post me pictures.
Peace out :cool
Also thanks to Ronno for the whole event. Great to meet you lot in the person, met some top people, can't wait for East Mids. I'm off to spend the rest of the afternoon cleaning the bike, then I'll post me pictures. Peace out :cool
........It was like riding inside a washing machine
I looked down at one point and the cockpit of my 1100 was full of water... you couldn't see the clocks/switches/GPS etc for water, at that point we were managing a whopping 40mph
I looked down at one point and the cockpit of my 1100 was full of water... you couldn't see the clocks/switches/GPS etc for water, at that point we were managing a whopping 40mph
Wow you actually took your eyes off the road
Ermmmm why did i put the dark visor on
At one point I was seriously considering riding on the hard shoulder alongside the Transit we were following to use him as a wind break
Poor Lucy who was behind me said every time see saw me 'go' she started laughing with fear because she knew what to expect 2 seconds layer.
Poor Lucy who was behind me said every time see saw me 'go' she started laughing with fear because she knew what to expect 2 seconds layer.
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
I tried slowing down but it got scary, so I just kept it pinned at 80-90 and wrestled through.
At glen clova the GPS said i'd get home at 1429 and I got home at 1430 after 2 quick petrol stops. So I still made good ground.
Shep
At glen clova the GPS said i'd get home at 1429 and I got home at 1430 after 2 quick petrol stops. So I still made good ground.
Shep
brassmonkey001
I should change this
Best way IMO.
80-90 would have seen us going from lane one to three faster than you could blink...... you were home just as we were in the thick of it 
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
Another thing I noticed was as I was approaching lorries the buffeting was a real pain in the neck, I just took one hand off the bars and hunkered down a bit and all was well again, i think the extra wind was knocking my body around more than the bike ittself so by taking a hand off the bars actually helped the bike do its job, its what a bike does naturally without a rider, stayed stable.
Shep
brassmonkey001
I should change this
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
Sorry I should say you need to be in a confident frame of mind before trying that
Shep
What I found easier was to engage the throttle lock and take both hands off the bars and then adopt the prone position along the seat and tank with feet on the rear rack and my arms by me side... less wind resistance you see
brassmonkey001
I should change this
What I found easier was to engage the throttle lock and take both hands off the bars and then adopt the prone position along the seat and tank with feet on the rear rack and my arms by me side... less wind resistance you see
Where was Lucy then?
I remember a lad, (known as Boner. I don't know if you know him Paul?) who once slipstreamed so close behind a lorry that he actually grabbed hold of it!
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
What I found easier was to engage the throttle lock and take both hands off the bars and then adopt the prone position along the seat and tank with feet on the rear rack and my arms by me side... less wind resistance you see
No wonder Lucy was laughing
Shep
You and POG both past me in the recovery truck ...looked like you were enjoying it !!!!
You know, I was enjoying the ride so much that I never even noticed the KTM on a trailer
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Just in, had a big night out in Sunderland last night, nice weather riding down today
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We didn't leave Glen Clova until this morning. Nice all the way home (it's only an hour anyway).
Glad to hear everbody got home safely (especially after stopping off in Sunderland).
The road south at Shap sounded horrendous.
Glad to hear everbody got home safely (especially after stopping off in Sunderland
).The road south at Shap sounded horrendous.
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We didn't leave Glen Clova until this morning. Nice all the way home (it's only an hour anyway).
Glad to hear everbody got home safely (especially after stopping off in Sunderland
The road south at Shap sounded horrendous.
OOEEOO Listen tae him horrendous
NA1959
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bb1 / Dakar Girl nice to have met you guy's on the boat!
Glad you got home safe
you made good time.
Glad you got home safe
you made good time.
I managed to cope with it by sitting on the bike back to front, and bracing my legs over the cases, though there was no way I could read me Sunday Times as the wind kept catching it.
