'You are going to die' ....

[Kamchat]

Originally Posted by DucRento

I'm jealous! I love Durness and the surrounding area, by far the most beautiful part of Scotland. I was lucky enough to be up there earlier in the year and it was my first time in warm weather - 24 Degrees!

P.S. great thread! I've been following for some time!

R

Thanks - glad you like the thread...and nice to hear from you.

I totally agree about Durness,..... and the route from Ullapool to Durness is just stunning .... it's hard to make good progress as you just have to keep stopping to take it all in ! .

The A838 that passes the cottage above....then winds round the deep sea loch - Loch Eriboll...pics below .....

[Tuska]

wow your roads look great, roads in nz are rather more challenging at times, pot holes, road works and plenty of road slump loose gravel to keep ya concentrating and then there's all the gravel ones....main reason i'm on my xtz1200!

[kinkster]

Originally Posted by Kamchat

Thanks - glad you like the thread...and nice to hear from you.

I totally agree about Durness,..... and the route from Ullapool to Durness is just stunning .... it's hard to make good progress as you just have to keep stopping to take it all in ! .

The A838 that passes the cottage above....then winds round the deep sea loch - Loch Eriboll...pics below .....

kAMCHAT THAT IS STUNNING SCENERY, iM FILLED WITH ENVY(IN A NICE WAY)

[Matt 82]

These highland ones are fantastic!

I take it the beach that you overlook with your telescope handy isn't a nudie beach in better weather?

[bubu]

Originally Posted by Kamchat

Thanks - glad you like the thread...and nice to hear from you.

I totally agree about Durness,..... and the route from Ullapool to Durness is just stunning .... it's hard to make good progress as you just have to keep stopping to take it all in ! .

The A838 that passes the cottage above....then winds round the deep sea loch - Loch Eriboll...pics below .....

So nice, so beautiful

[Craneguy]

The RG250 was my first bike after passing my test in 1988. I loved that bike.
I wrote it off when a stoppie met a patch of sand. I was showing it off to a buyer... He just shrugged, put his cash in his pocket and walked away. Yes, the money was in his hand :(

I haven't done a wheelie or stoppie since. Lesson learned.

Sent via digitally decoded smoke-signals...

[Kamchat]

Originally Posted by Tuska

wow your roads look great, roads in nz are rather more challenging at times, pot holes, road works and plenty of road slump loose gravel to keep ya concentrating and then there's all the gravel ones....main reason i'm on my xtz1200!

They don't always feel that way ... they have a horrible habit of throwing loose chippings down on country roads and just leaving them as a 'fix' to potholed roads ...not so bad for cars but crap for bikes.
However, yes everything is relative and I suppose compared to many countries round the globe we can't really complain here in Scotland.

[Kamchat]

Originally Posted by kinkster

kAMCHAT THAT IS STUNNING SCENERY, iM FILLED WITH ENVY(IN A NICE WAY)

[QUOTE=Matt 82;19725828]These highland ones are fantastic!

/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by bubu

So nice, so beautiful

Thanks guys! Unfortunately, as hard as I tried, the pics just can't do it justice .... the reality is way, way more stunning. You keep rounding a bend or cresting another rise only to go 'WOW! at each new vista. I'm definately going back up north to do some more 'exploring' of the area.

[Kamchat]

Originally Posted by Craneguy

The RG250 was my first bike after passing my test in 1988. I loved that bike.
I wrote it off when a stoppie met a patch of sand. I was showing it off to a buyer... He just shrugged, put his cash in his pocket and walked away. Yes, the money was in his hand :(

I haven't done a wheelie or stoppie since. Lesson learned.

Sent via digitally decoded smoke-signals...

Lol! Yeah I don't think 'stunting' your bike in front of a prospective buyer is the best of 'sales ploys' (demonstrating how lovingly and carefully it's been looked after) !

Got to love those old two-strokes though.

[Kamchat]

Originally Posted by Matt 82

These highland ones are fantastic!

I take it the beach that you overlook with your telescope handy isn't a nudie beach in better weather?

Lol! No such luck! ........ As you can see from the pics below most of the time we had the beach to ourselves ...(with the odd visit from a sea otter..... and a van full of surfers one evening).

[bubu]

Originally Posted by Kamchat

Lol! No such luck! ........ As you can see from the pics below most of the time we had the beach to ourselves ...(with the odd visit from a sea otter..... and a van full of surfers one evening).

So nice, so nice, so nice, love that place!!!

[DanVFR]

I'm lucky enough to have visited most of the highlands when i was younger with my parents and over the passed two years via bike. it's worth the 400+ mile motorway trip to get there!!!

[5cotty]

Hi kam,thats 2 years you've had this post running now so l've decided to register so l can give you the praise you deserve,I think you've done a great job covering some of the good runs in Scotland,also a great advert for Scottish biking. I'm from Fife so I've done most of the roads you've posted.Keep up the good work.Since you posted the R.G I thought I woud post a pic of my Yamaha L.C I've just finnished restoring plus a couple of other bikes I've got.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK PAL thanks.




The Forth Rail Bridge



The Wallace Monument

[Neil Claydon]

Originally Posted by Kamchat

Cool! Hope you had a great day.

Had a great day, on the water in a lovely old boat with my son.
Better yet the weather was great, and the booked trip, Southend to Clacton with a coach return turned into a round trip by boat.
The only (very slight) downside was slowly realising that my previous trips all those years ago were not on the Waverley
Turns out the Waverley did not leave the Clyde until well after my trips were done.
A few (too many) hours on Google revealed that most of my previous trips were probably on the "Medway Queen" now being re-built
I went on many trips from Southend Pier during the mid 60s to early 70's, the Medway Queen was one of a few paddle steamers in service at that time, nearly all now sadly scrapped
Pics didn't come out to well, my fault as the camera has worked ok since, so another trip or so next year are in order
Only thing that came out was a quick video of the engine.
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Neil.

[Kamchat]

Originally Posted by DanVFR

I'm lucky enough to have visited most of the highlands when i was younger with my parents and over the passed two years via bike. it's worth the 400+ mile motorway trip to get there!!!

I would agree 100% with you ...fortunately from Glasgow it was 280 miles for us and none of it on motorway. In fact it is 280 miles of great roads and stunning scenery. Aston Martin must also agree ..They used the road from Ullapool to Durness for many of the photos in their brochure for the DBS - including a pic on the Kylesku bridge (but they are driving the car on the wrong side of the road!)