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[RSRocket]

Whistle stop tour of all the best places and great hosts, Wednesday must be Scotland.

Edited by RSRocket, 09 July 2014 - 07:23 am.

[masterbrewer]

 
Sunday 6th:            Touring with Hartside Man then Heysham ferry. All booked out for Monday.

Moving everything foward a day. Arrive Scotland, Cairnryan Thursday.
 
Monday 7th:            Departing Heysham on 14.15 ferry to Isle of Mann & stay two nights
 
Tuesday 8th:           Explore the TT track & surrounds
 
Wednesday 9th:      Departing 7am ferry to Dublin stay 2 nights in Ireland
 
:        Explore NW 200 Track & surrounds

Thursday         Departing Larne, Ireland  7.30am ferry to Cairnryan
 
Saturday/Sunday/Monday:  Not sure how far I will travel per day, but aiming to see Kilmartin; Applecross; Ullapool & around the coast.
 
Tuesday 15th - Sunday:  Basing myself in Benrinnes, Aberlour with the occasional day ride outs with Nanook.
 
Monday 21st:             Stay somewhere north of Edinburgh
 
Tuesday 22nd Back for a two day Hartside Man hoon
 
Friday Saturday:  Stay Harrogate/ ish)

Sunday back to Matlock to collect my passport left there by accident, then deliver bike back to Lee Sunday
 
Monday 28th - Tuesday 29th: Stay with Iryna's rellies in Desborough.
 
[color=#ffa500]Wednesday 30th:     
   Depart Heathrow 12.15pm    
 
 
If anyone would like to join me on any part of my journey, be it for; an ale, cake; a day ride or for several days, your company would be most welcome.[/quote]

Edited by masterbrewer, 09 July 2014 - 05:15 pm.

[Studley Ramrod]

If I can, I'll see if I can meet up fer a chinwag at Micks when you return the bike on Sunday 27th Kym.  Assuming it's ok with Mick ?

[sidestand]

Won't be around on Sunday 27th Ian - alas, I depart for France with the other 8fiddly on tow on Sat 26th ! - piss poor timing on my part

 

We've arranged for Kym to drop the bike off with Mr Henty to store until I get back, as he's so near to Kym's Northamptonshire base .

 

If I were you, I'd get yourself over to Kym's mates near Matlock for an hour's chinwag - snot far from your place 

Edited by sidestand, 09 July 2014 - 04:51 pm.

[masterbrewer]

Fucking disc lock, sorry Mick, better start looking for another disc. Let me know the cost & I fix you up. Thought I could get from Portrush to the Yammie dealer in Coloraine, but decided to minimise damage and of all places to stop was the entrance to the NW200 pits.

AA Road Side Assist sent a great bloke to help, in the end we removed the calliper so I had to adjust my braking markers on the NW 200 & the Armoy tracks I road today. Unfortunately the lost 2 hours cost me a chance to do the Ulster track.

Mark, I might have to go a bit easier on those final Lakes Passes you have planned although it could be good footage for the next video though!

When in Armoy I had a great chat Joey's Dunlop's bike owner & his son gave me a great tour of their personal bike museum, as well as pulling the covers off Joey's last couple of frame numbered race bikes. Plenty of photos but you'll have to wait.

Made Larne tonight, 7.30am ferry to Cairnryan tomorrow.

Helmet still being stretched by my big smile.

Edited by masterbrewer, 09 July 2014 - 05:56 pm.

[sidestand]

Oops ! - should have taken the big chain & lock Kym

 

Think Ian got the discs from WeMoto or somewhere like that  - they're not OEM ones

 

I'll have a look in the document wallet he gave me 

[Hartside Man]

We can certainly change the pace from hoon to granny run .. If necessary :-)

[leehenty]

mick, if you send me the new disc, I'll put it on whilst it's down here if it will help.

[sidestand]

Bugger -No info on the discs - unless Studley can help

 

been & checked the wheel stores - got a TDM front with no discs, a TDM rear with a disc, a spare rear disc, & a Fazer 1000 spare wheel with a set of discs on it

But I don't think there's any direct replacements in that lot for an 850 front  

[masterbrewer]

We can certainly change the pace from hoon to granny run .. If necessary :-)

Was that your type granny run or mine?

[JohnnyW]

Hi Kym,do you know when you're planning to be at Applecross?

JohnnyW

[masterbrewer]

Hi Kym,do you know when you're planning to be at Applecross?
JohnnyW

Hi Johnny!

Front brake problems aren't holding me up at all, just got to remember that there is only one disc stopping me.

If anyone knows of a breaker roughly on my route, I can call in to see if they have a replacement as Sidey seems to be having trouble finding one from where he is in Lincolnshire. I have been told there is a large breaker near Aberdeen, but don't know where yet. The only damage is a bent disc so it would be a quick fix.

I would expect to take 2 days to get to Applecross from Cairnryan, making it Saturday, but I'm not sure how far I can travel in a day.. I can extend travelling time if you were thinking of meeting up as I am now a day ahead of schedule due to catching the earlier ferry to Isle of Mann. Would be great to catch up.

Cheers
Kym

Edited by masterbrewer, 10 July 2014 - 04:08 am.

[masterbrewer]

Sad day today, my little ( fat .... Ish) 15 year old Staffy/corgi X, Max passed away from tumour in his chest. He only got sick after I had left.

Cherish every day.

You just never know whether your last goodbye will be forever.

Edited by masterbrewer, 10 July 2014 - 04:40 am.

[JohnnyW]

I'll give you a call later today and we can sort out a meet on the west coast. If you are thinking of going north via Oban, take the oportunity to ride over the Atlantic Bridge to Seil island, just south of . There's a great little pub just over the bridge and the run out to Easdale on the west coast of the island is worth it.

JohnnyW

[dablik]

Sad news Kym, especially while your on the other side of the world, feel for you, ride safe as i'm sure Max will be on your mind, and i bet he was thinking of you as well..

[Studley Ramrod]

Bugger -No info on the discs - unless Studley can help

 

been & checked the wheel stores - got a TDM front with no discs, a TDM rear with a disc, a spare rear disc, & a Fazer 1000 spare wheel with a set of discs on it

But I don't think there's any direct replacements in that lot for an 850 front  

 

The discs came with the bike Mick. they're the wans that go rusty when you breathe on 'em.   Can't remember the make though.  Possibly EBC ?

[Catteeclan]

Sounds like the EBC I had on the front of my XL. I had it off the road for a few months and had to put some emery in between the disc and pads to get some efficiency back. Bloody thing pulsed from new too.

[ramo]

Mick

 

if ya after used disc, wasn't AliG breaking a couple of MK2's a while back, he had wheels and stuff, don't know if he had discs ?

 

might be worth a pm or call 

[Rallyist]

I'll give you a call later today and we can sort out a meet on the west coast. If you are thinking of going north via Oban, take the oportunity to ride over the Atlantic Bridge to Seil island, just south of . There's a great little pub just over the bridge and the run out to Easdale on the west coast of the island is worth it.

JohnnyW

Aahh the House of Trousers know it well.

[leehenty]

Mick, I've pmed AliG, if he has a disc, I'll pop down and fetch it, he's not that far from me.

Edited by leehenty, 10 July 2014 - 09:01 am.