The weather is promised :wink: to be excellent this weekend here in the UK. I'm thinking of finding somewhere suitably autumnal. Wye valley, Lake District? I'm interested where all your favourite autumn/winter rides are. Where do you go to excercise the Tiger at weekends?
A friend and I rode out to Cambridge and then up to Norfolk the past weekend. I'm thinking Autumn is a great time of the year to go riding - It's absolutely beautiful out there, not too hot or cold, and the roads are also a little less busy. I'lll have to take a look at my mapsource this evening and work out a route for the weekend...
Rob / BP
There is a Tiger ride this Sunday.
I am comming down from the north and will meet up with the main pack at crossgates. all welcome.
Good time to compare notes and chat as well as some fun riding the things.
If you want to meet up on route Rob send me a PM and we can arange it.
A rollicking ride round mid Wales in the offing..
Met Office insiders have given us the nod for the
7th.. sunny intervals and mild.
Rough route is as follows (subject to standard RCC
checks):
Meet Ross on Wye Esso garage at A49 roundabout at 9.30
for 10am kick off. Coffee available in petrol station.
Ross on Wye - A49 - Much Dewchurch - B4348 - Hay on
Wye - Builth Wells - Llandrindod Wells - Rhayader -
Elan Valley - Devil's Bridge - Aberystwyth - A44 to
Llangurig - A470 to Builth Wells - A479 and A40 to
Abergavenny..
There will be changes, of course there will. But this
is the gist.
This is a stomping foray into mid Wales. Good
selection of back lane unclassifieds, moorland and
lakeside tracks, cattle grids, sheep shoite, fast A roads (eg A44 Aberystwyth to Llangurig) and a good selection of roadside caffs.
Sounds like a great idea Robbie. Might be a little far away from London for me, but to be honest long distances don't bother me on the Tiger...I'll see if I can make it on the weekend. 8)
Hey BP i am thinking of having a spin out.
I looked on the map and i think getting to meeting point would be a nice ride out via oxford and cheltenham,and at least if we both go it makes it more interesting geeting there.
Early start but hey could be worth it.
Quote from: "SIBBO"Hey BP i am thinking of having a spin out.
I looked on the map and i think getting to meeting point would be a nice ride out via oxford and cheltenham,and at least if we both go it makes it more interesting geeting there.
Early start but hey could be worth it.
SIBBO, Lets go! If everything works out this week I should be free for a weekend spin.
BP,
I am up for it for sure.
Send me a PM when you are ready to rock and roll.
:D
Got that PM
Just had a new set of tourances put on today so they need to be properly scrubbed in. :twisted: :twisted: 8)
I'm up the other end of the A49. And I love the Wye Valley! I don't think we'll make that end of the country by 9.30am though. I may head Wales way and maybe try to cross your path somewhere. I wouldn't 'arrange' anything considering the distances involved but keep an eye out, you know what I look like:
:lol:
Quote from: "BP_LONDON"Sounds like a great idea Robbie. Might be a little far away from London for me, but to be honest long distances don't bother me on the Tiger...I'll see if I can make it on the weekend. 8)
long distance from London? hehe, sorry, but I have to ask; how can anything be long distance from London in your beautiful, but rather smallish country.. out in the Western USA, we've been known to drive 300 miles for breakfast :wink:
300 miles on USA's open roads is a piece of cake, but the reason why it is indeed a long distance in the UK is the fact that there are so many 'interruptions' on the way - literally hundreds of speed cameras, dense traffic, villages with 30mph speed limits, narrow roads, horses, tractors, sheepshite, towns, roadworks, diversions etc...it's not that far, just not easy to blast all the way there at high speed, and avoiding motorways is of course, essential to enjoyment of the ride.
:D
Quote from: "Rob501"I'm up the other end of the A49. And I love the Wye Valley! I don't think we'll make that end of the country by 9.30am though. I may head Wales way and maybe try to cross your path somewhere. I wouldn't 'arrange' anything considering the distances involved but keep an eye out, you know what I look like:
:lol:
Rob I am on the wirral and will be meeting the southern pack at crossgates caff you are welcome to come down with me and a few others if you like. we could meet up around Chester?
Quote from: "BP_LONDON"300 miles on USA's open roads is a piece of cake, but the reason why it is indeed a long distance in the UK is the fact that there are so many 'interruptions' on the way - literally hundreds of speed cameras, dense traffic, villages with 30mph speed limits, narrow roads, horses, tractors, sheepshite, towns, roadworks, diversions etc...it's not that far, just not easy to blast all the way there at high speed, and avoiding motorways is of course, essential to enjoyment of the ride.
:D
I can totally understand how that can be frustrating; and I hope you realize I was only jesting on the irony of the statement
The ride was awesome! Thanks to all involved. Was great riding with SIBBO - we had some really hard work to do coming back past cardiff on the packed M4. Wales is really, really beautiful and the group took us through some awesome scenery. (I did around 480miles yesterday)
I'd like to do another rideout like that soon again!
8) 8)
Your welcome BP thanks for turning up nice to meet you.
Well i have to admit that yesterday was the first time i can honestly say the bike has been used for its intended purpose.
A mixture of fast A roads and moorland surfaced tracks which were challenging and beautiful.
Some of the guys riding was of a much greater calibre than mine and BP s
but we did'nt disgrace ourselves and all the guys looked out for one another...A thouroughly(not error) :lol: decent group of chaps but then again i would'nt expect any different from Tiger riders.
Note to self............do not set yourself up for right hand bend whilst riding over wet cattlegrid :lol: .
the guy behind me reckoned my bike moved 12inches sidewards!!!!
The ride home on the M4 was soul destroying we stopped at Reading services and almost fell of the bikes to limber up,but today i am fresh and ready to go again.
Thanks to all involved.
Quote from: "SIBBO"Well i have to admit that yesterday was the first time i can honestly say the bike has been used for its intended purpose.
A mixture of fast A roads and moorland surfaced tracks which were challenging and beautiful.
Some of the guys riding was of a much greater calibre than mine and BP s
but we did'nt disgrace ourselves and all the guys looked out for one another...A thouroughly(not error) :lol: decent group of chaps but then again i would'nt expect any different from Tiger riders.
Note to self............do not set yourself up for right hand bend whilst riding over wet cattlegrid :lol: .
the guy behind me reckoned my bike moved 12inches sidewards!!!!
The ride home on the M4 was soul destroying we stopped at Reading services and almost fell of the bikes to limber up,but today i am fresh and ready to go again.
Thanks to all involved.
So true! I was also very impressed with the spirited and talented riding by the group - especially the leaders! Those cattlegrids also gave me a few heartstopping moments! The bike performed flawlessly throughout the day and never complained about any of the rough treatment I was giving it. Great fuel economy, power, handling and grip. SIBBO, the last stop at reading services was simply critical, I don't think I could have done the last 40 miles without falling off out of sheer exhaustion... :o
Quote from: "SIBBO"Some of the guys riding was of a much greater calibre than mine .
Dont do your self down there Sibbo
I was not catching you along the back straight of the race track we where on :wink:
Rich has posted some of the pickies up.
I don't know if he visits here so I hope he will not mind me posting the link
http://ricardo.smugmug.com/gallery/277413 (http://ricardo.smugmug.com/gallery/277413)
not as many miles as you so I hink you and BP get the iron butt award for this run.
So now you know what the tiger is for, where next? Alpine passes?
Quote from: "Robbie"So now you know what the tiger is for, where next? Alpine passes?
Where do I sign?
Well done the London chaps for coming over, and doing a load of miles on a rather bleak Autumn day.
I'm fortunate and live relatively close to Wales, but never tire of the fast sweepies, and the twists, turns, ups, and downs of the Elan Valley. As you say, perfect terrain for the Tiger.
Thanks Rich & Preston for planning and leading the ride.
Alan
Interesting looking at the piccies,most interesting bike looked the old 900 that was Supermoto'd,with the carbon cans.
Chris
Sounds and looks like you guys had a great time, wish I could have come but itÌs a bit far for me up in Scotland.
Robbo
QuoteI could have come but itÌs a bit far for me up in Scotland.
I know what you mean, even further for me in Iowa. One of these days I really need to get off this continent. It's getting pretty weird over here.
Charlie