Ooop a bit further north this time

[Timolgra]

Fourth week in a row enjoying the roads of the North East, this time the plan was to meet JB this morning and have a look at the north Pennines.

First I need to wash the bike in case I contaminate JB's with any ..... grubbiness

Take Jake for a wander...

And we're ready

Thee M62 services were as uninspiring as ever

By the time I've blasted on the motorway across country, I intend to head through Thirsk and over the N Yorkshire moors, but by chance meet JB in town on his Xcountry.

He takes my GS and I take this poxy, weedy little excuse for a bike........feck me it's good, it has no right to be so much fun," like 250 on steroids" I said
Looks like Ange's next bike

So, alone again a very fast (for me) blast across the moors with only the weight of my Corbin stopping the GS from going into orbit on the bumps

It's dark when I finally arrive .... she's waiting

 

[Timolgra]

Breakfast

Get the bike and ride the 50 miles down to Johnny's ...he lives in a tiny white shed.

Some more brilliant roads as we head north through the Dales, with some history lessons along the way

Dodgy overtakes, braking deep into corners, scrubbing the edge off my tyres, an air born GS is all par for the course when I try to keep up with JB on these roads, phew it's lunch time.

So I'm taken to a butch biker cafe he knows

Brilliant bleak roads and it was chilly up here too

The sun almost came out

We stopped at Hartshead (??) cafe for a last brew before dropping down and going our separate ways.

I pick up the M6 at Penrith and head for N Wales, what a drag

Thanks once again Johnny a great days riding ....huh and where was Micky and that soft southern, shandy drinking tosser, tch

Home again and all's well in Jake's world

 

[Ash]

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Great days riding, yet again Tim

I'm getting used to this

Fab, open and deserted roads in the North Pennines - it's bleaker up there and more honest, none of your Yorkshire Dales 'pretty'

Some of the roads are like the TT, open and you can see for miles, up hill and down dale, whilst 'flick-flacking' from one side to the other, between the stone walls and fences

Great roads, where you can just ride the torque of the big GSA, revving it..... is pointless with only a weedy poxy 85hp on tap

Oh, how we yearned for a WC with 125hp...............

 

[Arsey]

Crap ride report.

Where's the picture of the food you consumed and a graph showing the elevation change plus gps route file ????

 

[FERRET]

Good to see you on a proper bike again Tim, instead of that KTM thing, heard a rumour its up for sale

Looks like you had another crackin day, you jammy pair

 

[Mr K]

Great days riding, yet again Tim

I'm getting used to this

Fab, open and deserted roads in the North Pennines - it's bleaker up there and more honest, none of your Yorkshire Dales 'pretty'

Some of the roads are like the TT, open and you can see for miles, up hill and down dale, whilst 'flick-flacking' from one side to the other, between the stone walls and fences

Great roads, where you can just ride the torque of the big GSA, revving it..... is pointless with only a weedy poxy 85hp on tap

Oh, how we yearned for a WC with 125hp...............

Sssssshsshhhhh! will ye?

We'll be over-run from the Sarf.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Brilliant bleak roads and it was chilly up here too

That's nudging 2000ft up there and one of the highest & bleakest strips of tarmac I know, in England

Fab views on a good day, sadly not for us today

 

[Timolgra]

Crap ride report.

Where's the picture of the food you consumed and a graph showing the elevation change plus gps route file ????

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

By the time I've blasted on the motorway across country, I intend to head through Thirsk and over the N Yorkshire moors, but by chance meet JB in town on his Xcountry.

He takes my GS and I take this poxy, weedy little excuse for a bike........feck me it's good, it has no right to be so much fun," like 250 on steroids" I said

Looks like Ange's next bike

Poxy wee bike.................pah

It's a cracker

Last night's sunset, over the Vale of Mowbray (York)....... after we split

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Just 2 pics from me..............looking over Garrigill

 

[Micky]

Haven't you got any work to go to you two

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Haven't you got any work to go to you two

I try to follow you, Mick

Do everything you can, when you can

 

[2 wheel humvee]

All those hills and only 85 breathless horses to carry you along it must've been a real chore for you both great pics and report Tim looking forward to riding some of those roads in the Spring JB

 

[Timolgra]

looking forward to riding some of those roads in the Spring JB

Think I may be busy then ..... JB mentioned both you and Cookie would leave us standing on the fast sweepers

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Think I may be busy then ..... JB mentioned both you and Cookie would leave us standing on the fast sweepers

I need to practice lots, to keep up with those two

 

[getalife]

Breakfast room looks a lot bigger on the inside than outside.

 

[Timolgra]

Breakfast room looks a lot bigger on the inside than outside.

You know the place?

I love being there, great food, friendly staff and an interesting old building

 

[2 wheel humvee]

Think I may be busy then ..... JB mentioned both you and Cookie would leave us standing on the fast sweepers

I need to practice lots, to keep up with those two

It's all down to the horsepower advantage we enjoy

 

[Timolgra]

It's all down to the horseshite advantage we enjoy

Hmmmmm