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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5075 on: 07 September 2015, 05:38:28 pm »
Went to Killin and the falls of dornoch for some tasty beer battered haddock and chips!
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5076 on: 07 September 2015, 10:26:59 pm »
Went to Killin and the falls of dornoch for some tasty beer battered haddock and chips!
Live those roads up that way :)

We're dead posh in Scotland, fish 'n' chips wrapped in newspaper and served on a plate :lol

I went for a wee surprise run to Largs :) single smoked sausage was all I got :(
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5077 on: 08 September 2015, 04:56:40 pm »
Cannae beat a smoked sausage :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5078 on: 08 September 2015, 05:05:30 pm »
Took the old girl for her first ride down to Canterbury and alls well :thumbup

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5079 on: 08 September 2015, 05:54:32 pm »
Cannae beat a smoked sausage :lol
Aye, ye sure cannae :)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5080 on: 08 September 2015, 07:49:29 pm »
Rode it to the other side of town .

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5081 on: 08 September 2015, 07:53:26 pm »
Did you walk home then ESETEST   :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5082 on: 08 September 2015, 10:03:12 pm »
Did you walk home then ESETEST   :lol
I nearly had to , almost got wiped out by a taxi switching lanes without looking  :rolleyes

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5083 on: 11 September 2015, 02:20:33 pm »
Rode out to Cheddar for coffee and a cake, up over Burrington and down into Cheddar , came back via Blagdon , Ubley , and Chew Valley lake .

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5084 on: 11 September 2015, 02:26:03 pm »
Went and paid my respects to the victim of the fatal bike crash I was diverted away from Sunday.
Turns out he was a good old friend and ex-employee of mine, a good all round egg and a much missed son, husband and father.
RIP Bill,  till we meet again.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5085 on: 11 September 2015, 02:44:22 pm »
I'm not surprised there was a fatal there, I pass it every day.  I have to confess, I heard about it the day it happened and they said a biker in his 50's my first thought was "please not Dazza".


The prob with that junction is you have overhanging trees just to the right changing contrast of light so car drivers who are looking for very small gaps in which to pull out have a slightly harder job than normal.


If I see a car at that junction and I'm on the bike I slow down and move the bike from side to make myself seen.


That's one things that's really stuck with me from biker down road skills.  Question, what are drivers looking for when pulling out of junctions?  The answer is GAPS, not vehicles, plus the average driver looks for about half a second in each direction.  That's not a lot of time to take in information as to what's coming down the road!
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5086 on: 11 September 2015, 03:41:38 pm »
Yesterday. Was a scorching hot day here so rode to Noggy country (West Wales).
Stuck to the A roads to Haverfordwest then lovely twisties through Herbrandston, Dreen Hill and down to Dale. Stopped for a lovely breakfast in Dale Yacht Club.
Onwards to Marloes (nudist beach), St Brides (nothing in St Brides), Little Haven and Broad Haven. Had a lovely lunch in The Galleon Inn overlooking the beach at Broadhaven.
It was about 2.30pm by now, touching 23 degrees and not a breeze in the air. Sat outside the pub for about an hour and a half and burnt my head !
Headed home via the quickest route up through St Clears to Pont Abraham and then boring M4 eventually getting home about 7pm. Absolutely beautiful day to be out on the bike surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery in Wales on some of the twistiest roads.
Hopefully we'll get a nice day or two before the end of the month so I can get down that way again.
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5087 on: 11 September 2015, 05:26:17 pm »
Beautiful day, very quiet roads. 88 mile round trip to Bala and back from Wrexham , via Ruthin, Llanfihangel, Cerrig, Frongoch, (stopped at cafe), Bala. Sat by the lake chatting to bikers from Merseyside for an hour then back home.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5088 on: 11 September 2015, 08:31:10 pm »
Yesterday, decided to do all the Lake District passes in one day. Usual campsite at Keswick was pretty busy, but you can't beat the views from there, this one of Skiddaw:



Honister:





Between Honister and Buttermere:



Haystacks and Butteremere:



Going up to the Whinlatter Pass, a view of Skiddaw:





On the way to the Kirkstone:



And at the inn at top:



On the way to the Wrynose, Langdale Pikes:



and near the top of of the Wrynose:



Looking down the other side, and the route to the last one (Hardknott):



Hardest uphill part done on the Hardknott:



T'other side, the descent:







My favourite route out from there is via Birker Fell:







So that's a little challenge out of the way  :D

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5089 on: 11 September 2015, 08:43:09 pm »
All you need to do now is the applecross road! Lovely pics of scenery and the bike looks not bad too ;)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5090 on: 11 September 2015, 09:00:27 pm »
All you need to do now is the applecross road! Lovely pics of scenery and the bike looks not bad too ;)

Very true, not done that road yet. I've been across the 'peninsular' there to Torridon; like riding across a moonscape, but unfortunately I didn't know about Applecross back then. Much of Scotland I've yet to explore - this will all become a bit easier for me soon  :)

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5091 on: 11 September 2015, 09:29:44 pm »
Yesterday. Was a scorching hot day here so rode to Noggy country (West Wales).
Stuck to the A roads to Haverfordwest then lovely twisties through Herbrandston, Dreen Hill and down to Dale. Stopped for a lovely breakfast in Dale Yacht Club.
Onwards to Marloes (nudist beach), St Brides (nothing in St Brides), Little Haven and Broad Haven. Had a lovely lunch in The Galleon Inn overlooking the beach at Broadhaven.
It was about 2.30pm by now, touching 23 degrees and not a breeze in the air. Sat outside the pub for about an hour and a half and burnt my head !
Headed home via the quickest route up through St Clears to Pont Abraham and then boring M4 eventually getting home about 7pm. Absolutely beautiful day to be out on the bike surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery in Wales on some of the twistiest roads.
Hopefully we'll get a nice day or two before the end of the month so I can get down that way again.


There's a coincidence Grayo..............i was down Marloes that day............did you see me????........they dont call me noggythenob for nothing you know :b .......yes & i'm also a complete nob too :(




P.S....you went all the posh places........and you didnt go over the Presselis :pokefun
« Last Edit: 11 September 2015, 09:33:37 pm by noggythenog »
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5092 on: 11 September 2015, 10:29:30 pm »
Change your name to nobbythenog  :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5093 on: 12 September 2015, 09:00:37 am »
Yesterday. Was a scorching hot day here so rode to Noggy country (West Wales).
Stuck to the A roads to Haverfordwest then lovely twisties through Herbrandston, Dreen Hill and down to Dale. Stopped for a lovely breakfast in Dale Yacht Club.
Onwards to Marloes (nudist beach), St Brides (nothing in St Brides), Little Haven and Broad Haven. Had a lovely lunch in The Galleon Inn overlooking the beach at Broadhaven.
It was about 2.30pm by now, touching 23 degrees and not a breeze in the air. Sat outside the pub for about an hour and a half and burnt my head !
Headed home via the quickest route up through St Clears to Pont Abraham and then boring M4 eventually getting home about 7pm. Absolutely beautiful day to be out on the bike surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery in Wales on some of the twistiest roads.
Hopefully we'll get a nice day or two before the end of the month so I can get down that way again.



There's a coincidence Grayo..............i was down Marloes that day............did you see me????........they dont call me noggythenob for nothing you know :b .......yes & i'm also a complete nob too :(




P.S....you went all the posh places........and you didnt go over the Presselis :pokefun



No I didn't see you Noggy but I think I know where you were.



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« Last Edit: 12 September 2015, 09:02:37 am by Grayo »
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5094 on: 12 September 2015, 09:03:15 am »
Yesterday. Was a scorching hot day here so rode to Noggy country (West Wales).
Stuck to the A roads to Haverfordwest then lovely twisties through Herbrandston, Dreen Hill and down to Dale. Stopped for a lovely breakfast in Dale Yacht Club.
Onwards to Marloes (nudist beach), St Brides (nothing in St Brides), Little Haven and Broad Haven. Had a lovely lunch in The Galleon Inn overlooking the beach at Broadhaven.
It was about 2.30pm by now, touching 23 degrees and not a breeze in the air. Sat outside the pub for about an hour and a half and burnt my head !
Headed home via the quickest route up through St Clears to Pont Abraham and then boring M4 eventually getting home about 7pm. Absolutely beautiful day to be out on the bike surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery in Wales on some of the twistiest roads.
Hopefully we'll get a nice day or two before the end of the month so I can get down that way again.



There's a coincidence Grayo..............i was down Marloes that day............did you see me????........they dont call me noggythenob for nothing you know :b .......yes & i'm also a complete nob too :(




P.S....you went all the posh places........and you didnt go over the Presselis :pokefun



No I didn't see you Noggy but I think I know where you were.  :lol



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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5095 on: 12 September 2015, 09:09:32 am »

before and after shots, all done at home in my garage,
did I hear right that red is the fastest? :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5096 on: 12 September 2015, 10:05:01 am »
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did I hear right that red is the fastest? :lol


Noooooooooo you got it wrong its black.
That bit at the back where you started -------------- now do the rest the same
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5097 on: 12 September 2015, 11:15:34 am »
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did I hear right that red is the fastest? :lol


Noooooooooo you got it wrong its black.
That bit at the back where you started -------------- now do the rest the same


Take no notice of fazersharp, he has never ridden a fast red one, he is happy in his delusional state :rollin :rollin :rollin

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5098 on: 12 September 2015, 11:50:29 am »

before and after shots, all done at home in my garage,
did I hear right that red is the fastest? :lol
You've now got the best of both worlds :lol

Red at the front so people in front can see you've got the fastest bike and will let you past :)
And black at the rear so people behind yoy think your going slow :) (but your not really as it's really a red (fast) bike your on)
Perfect result :woot
« Last Edit: 12 September 2015, 11:53:23 am by sinto »
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #5099 on: 12 September 2015, 12:07:15 pm »
So we are talking. Relativistic Doppler effect
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.