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[GeneralBozo]

Hello all,
Made it to Moffat on our Scotland tour. Did the Hartside pass with rain and visibility in the nanometre range. The sun opened up as we approached Scotland! Although today's run to Inverness through the cairngorms looks to be wet.
The tdm has the wet weather splutter, never had it before, the most I could do was tape the ht leads where they touch the frame, cable tie them out the way and douse it all in wd40 (not the best but all I've got)
Nevertheless, fun times!

[trevini]

If you have time, be sure to do the road on the south side of Loch Ness. Stunning views and some nice twisties too.  The other route worth doing is the A835/A832 from Inverness to Loch Maree. Be sure to stop at the viewing area at the top of the hill as you approach Loch Maree.  It's slightly elevated from the road and gives you one of the best views of the Loch.  

[TinTin]

The Hogwarts Express from Fort William to Mallaig is worth a ride. Not cheap but a great experience. Powerful  sod.

A diversion from the views which are all stunning in the Highlands.

Also get the cable car up the Nevis range & watch the nutters bombing down on their mountain bikes

Jeez I want to go back there

[Muppdog]

Go with Trevivi's tip. Southers road around the Ness. Awesome! Best in bad weathers. Keeps the biting beasties at bay a bit. So you should be ok at the moment.

 

Rob

[jono49]

Something wrong with the Sat-Navs of peeps on here if their drawn to tourist destinations and the traffic that goes with them! loch Marree is a fantastic place and the roads are sublime, but to go there from Inverness has missed out so much more on the west coast it's almost criminal what happened to "Applecross" "Torridon" "Loch Carron" and all that's above "Ullapool" why not try a bit of formation riding over the "Caolas Cumhann" bridge.....One Niner already has

 

https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be

[Geordie Guy]

Just got back myself from 7 days in Scotland. we did.....

tyndrum

Syke,

Wick,

John O'Groats,

Kirkwall, ORKNEY,

Aviemore,

Tyndrum.

Weather was good at the start of the week, but pissed down for the remaining time, BLOODY COLD ! 10 degrees and howling winds made it feel like minus 5 !

 

As ever TDM did not miss a beat and I felt like I was enjoying motorcycling again !

 

Here are some pictures.

 

Fort William

 

Skye ferry, hand operated turn table ????

 

Skye

 

Skye at 11.30 pm

 

Cant remember where but it was windy !!

 

Aviemore ski centre

 

Raining Tyndrum

 

It was that bad we hired a shed !

 

[GeneralBozo]

Awesome. Thanks for tips. Awesome ride to Inverness today although much in torrential rain! Tdm running Ok though after my cable tie and tape fix.
Up to the north coast tomorrow then west and then down to ullapool.
Not sure how I upload photos on a phone to this forum but I'll try to do ride report proper at some point when I'm back!

[trevini]

Something wrong with the Sat-Navs of peeps on here if their drawn to tourist destinations and the traffic that goes with them! loch Marree is a fantastic place and the roads are sublime, but to go there from Inverness has missed out so much more on the west coast it's almost criminal what happened to "Applecross" "Torridon" "Loch Carron" and all that's above "Ullapool" why not try a bit of formation riding over the "Caolas Cumhann" bridge.....One Niner already has

 

https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be

 

 

We did all those as well and didn't touch a sat nav all week.  To be fair, it doesn't matter which way you go, you see great scenery.