Motorbike and scooter owners.

[Gunk]

I took a long weekend off work and ended up with this morning completely free, the temperatures were perfect so I decided to get out and do my Oxford - Bibury - Faringdon- Oxford loop, about 70 miles which includes some of my favourite roads, the B4425 from Burford to Bibury and the fast free flowing A417 from Letchlade to Faringdon.

I stopped off at The Classic Motor Hub at Bibury

 

[figbat]

I took a long weekend off work and ended up with this morning completely free, the temperatures were perfect so I decided to get out and do my Oxford - Bibury - Faringdon- Oxford loop, about 70 miles which includes some of my favourite roads, the B4425 from Burford to Bibury and the fast free flowing A417 from Letchlade to Faringdon.

I stopped off at The Classic Motor Hub at Bibury

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That's a nice ride - I like those roads too. You're lucky you didn't want to cross the Thames at Lechlade; the bridge took an impact recently from an alleged drink-driver and is closed indefinitely.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 18th

Whilst in The Isle Of Man, we have a free day on Thursday, so we’ve booked this

The Enthusiasts Tour’

https://www.iomtriketours.com/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A very interesting afternoon
(with regard to the above)

Photographs later

 

[Gunk]

Started work on my Sports Cub this morning, drained the stale fuel and filled it with fresh petrol, but the bugger wouldn‘t Start, we’ve diagnosed it as a knackered coil, so I’ll replace it together with a new HT lead and plug. But I did fit the new rubber knee pads!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

As stated above, SWMBO & myself were in the Isle Of Man between Monday 17th & Tuesday 21st

Also, as above, we'd booked the 'TT Trike Tour' for the Thursday
Here's a few pics
PART 1
Arriving for the Tour (Castlemona Avenue)
Just along the Promenade, after the Gaiety Theatre

SWMBO being helmetted & jacketed

Grandstand, on Glenmecrutchery Road
Douglas

Roy, our 'chauffeur'/pilot explaining to Joanne

The start-line

The cemetery, & memorial wall, opposite the grandstand

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Part 2
Ballaugh Bridge
The famous leap

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1883688
Eg;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ_9cASjZ4I


Roy, at Verandah, the site of Connor Cummings big 'off' in the 2010 Senior race
I'll let you find that on YouTube yourself

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/314344

See ‘2010 Senior Accident’ for a list of injuries; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_Cummins

Joey Dunlop Memorial, adjacent to Bungalow

Bungalow, seen from the memorial

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5770908

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 20th

Actually in the morning, before the 'Trike Tour'

ManxMuseum (it's free)
Douglas

PART 1

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

PART 2

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

PART 3

 

[Cavalol]

Any sort of high speed around the IoM must take some bottle, but I'd bet those sidecars are scary.

Would love to do a circuit of that, even on a small bike.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Any sort of high speed around the IoM must take some bottle, but I'd bet those sidecars are scary.

Would love to do a circuit of that, even on a small bike.

It gave a lot more appreciation of it, being out on the course, even at normal road-speeds, seeing how tight some corners were/how narrow some sections were - between walls

He didn’t go overly fast in the derestricted areas, maybe 70-80MPH, but when sat so high, in the slipstream, rather than behind a fairing, it feels a lot faster!

 

[Gunk]

It gave a lot more appreciation of it, being out on the course, even at normal road-speeds, seeing how tight some corners were/how narrow some sections were - between walls

He didn’t go overly fast in the derestricted areas, maybe 70-80MPH, but when sat so high, in the slipstream, rather than behind a fairing, it feels a lot faster!

Have you not got the bug now to do your bike test?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Have you not got the bug now to do your bike test?

Perhaps, but other things will probably take precedence

 

[Cavalol]

A mate managed to get this running properly for me. A combination of mixture adjustment and replacing the bloody awful cheap air filter with a slightly less bloody awful air filter. It's such a laugh to ride and there's now no excuse not to try green-laning on it.