BeamishTripleBlack
Registered user
After getting the GSA serviced and fettled to the point of needing a proving test I set off from sunny Lincolnshire destination Scotland.
I decided to call in on a friend at Carlisle so I opted to blast up the A1 up to the Bedale junction then use the Leyburn/Hawes/Aysgarth road.
Great road with lots of gradient changes
Following a couple of beers and a night stop just out side Carlisle I ploughed on up to Glasgow then headed west past Loch Lomond/Fort William/Glencoe/Skye. The weather held out right up to the Skye bridge but then began a rain shower that would continue for the next 850 miles and three days!
The scenery all the way from Lomond up to Skye was magnificent which is more than I can say for the road surface! I have probably just been unlucky but the weather has taken its toll on some of the better routes and you relly have to pick your line and keep maximum concentration. The GSA took everything in its stride though and very rarely got out of shape.
From Skye over to Aberdeen, Aberdeen to Yarm and from Yarm to Sleaford it was like been jetwashed with an accompanying temp of between 2 degrees and 8 degrees. not worth taking any pics and to be honest it was more like an endurance trip rather than touring.
Lessons learnt:
I need an extension to the Std screen (touratech spoiler I think) as the turbulance meant I had to remove the peak from my helmet.
Although the BMW rallye 3 suit stayed water tight (which was a miracle in itself) it is decidedly cooler than my last Akito suit (which wasnt as waterproof). better quality or more layers underneath required.
The GSA now showing 2150 miles feels a lot better than before and 44mpg is becoming easier to achieve with full panniers.
Cheers.
I decided to call in on a friend at Carlisle so I opted to blast up the A1 up to the Bedale junction then use the Leyburn/Hawes/Aysgarth road.
Great road with lots of gradient changes
Following a couple of beers and a night stop just out side Carlisle I ploughed on up to Glasgow then headed west past Loch Lomond/Fort William/Glencoe/Skye. The weather held out right up to the Skye bridge but then began a rain shower that would continue for the next 850 miles and three days!
The scenery all the way from Lomond up to Skye was magnificent which is more than I can say for the road surface! I have probably just been unlucky but the weather has taken its toll on some of the better routes and you relly have to pick your line and keep maximum concentration. The GSA took everything in its stride though and very rarely got out of shape.
From Skye over to Aberdeen, Aberdeen to Yarm and from Yarm to Sleaford it was like been jetwashed with an accompanying temp of between 2 degrees and 8 degrees. not worth taking any pics and to be honest it was more like an endurance trip rather than touring.
Lessons learnt:
I need an extension to the Std screen (touratech spoiler I think) as the turbulance meant I had to remove the peak from my helmet.
Although the BMW rallye 3 suit stayed water tight (which was a miracle in itself) it is decidedly cooler than my last Akito suit (which wasnt as waterproof). better quality or more layers underneath required.
The GSA now showing 2150 miles feels a lot better than before and 44mpg is becoming easier to achieve with full panniers.
Cheers.
