What did you do with whatever else you've got?

[taylor]

having a pint tonight so swapped my cafeter bag to the two litre not the one litre. lol  living the dream.

[Frosties]

having a pint tonight so swapped my cafeter bag to the two litre not the one litre. lol  living the dream.

:rollin  Top bloke to keep smiling  :thumbup

[nick crisp]

Had a fairly long route planned today, but felt I needed to allow time for the passes to defrost a bit. Then, by the time I'd given the chain a clean and lube, didn't get away till gone mid-day.


First stop was for coffee in Keswick, then blatted along the A66 to go down by Ullswater, but road closed before Pooley Bridge, so had to turn around, head back a ways, and head in on a different road. Ullswater shots:











Got lost in the woods  :lol





A quick run to the top of the Kirkstone Pass:





I was going to go down to Ambleside, then Coniston, and across Birker Fell to Wastwater, but it was 4pm by the time I got to Kirkstone, so had to admit defeat and turn back. Oh well, these longer runs will have to wait until the weather warms up a bit.

[dazza]

Stunning scenery there Nick  :thumbup

[red98]

:agree......looks like you made the right decision moving north.....might be coming north this summer for a couple of weeks of FAZER TIME........will pm you if iam your way .

[nick crisp]

Stunning scenery there Nick  :thumbup

I never get tired of it. The roads in the Lake District aren't the most fun, as far as hooning it goes, but enjoyable in a different way. I'm looking forward to summer when I can get exploring the Pennines and Scotland more too.

Paul, you'd always be welcome to stop by here, but I'll be away for a bit from the end of May. You'll know on here when I'm back though.

[taylor]

cracked a can in my carafan down west wales,  waiting for WALES v england to kick off.

[esetest]

Carried on fitting the decking .

[taylor]

esetest there are some nice new copings for the top of that wall down in wapping wharf car park, they are not going to be used,  instead of pay and display.  you could pay and take away.

[robby boy]

Carried on fitting the decking .

Looks like your greenhouse needs a good scrubbing too mate.

[red98]

When youve cleaned the greenhouse tidy that hose before someone trips and falls  :eek

[esetest]

When youve cleaned the greenhouse tidy that hose before someone trips and falls  :eek

Thats jobs one million and one million and one on my list of things to do in the garden this year , i'm only  on job number one . :'(

[fazerscotty]

Bought an "oil extractor" thingy from Machine Mart and changed the oil on the Merc.
Took a while, but then I didn't have to roll around on the floor etc etc - ooh and no spills either  :lol :lol

[esetest]

Finished laying the decking .

[Anquetil]

I went to the Anglesey Circuit on the XJ600 to support three friends who were racing in the Wirral 100 Club meeting.Very mild, dry, no wind, some sunshine, perfect conditions. 164 miles in all.

[Freck]

Finished laying the decking .

:useless


We've got a see the finished article!  :lol

[nick crisp]

Rode the Striple up to the Hartside cafe. Much better suited to these roads than the big Fazer, just feels like everything's a bit more in hand. Great road up there, but Sunday is obviously not a good day for it, as there were loads of chavved-up cars tearing up and down, barely keeping to their own side of the road. So my cunning plan is to do it again tomorrow, when it's supposed to be sunnier too 


Can't wait to get the Fazer back on the road though, cos I want to start doing longer runs into Jock land....bit more comfy than the Triumph, and easier to strap some luggage on if I want to B&B it.


And before that, for all you gardening fans, carried on with repainting shed no.2  :lol

[nick crisp]

Longest run on the Striple yet today, and they're not likely to get any longer! It's ok for about 150 miles, but after that, gimme back my Fazer!  :'( Route was Alston, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Brough, Hawes, Settle, Windermere, Kirkstone Pass and home. About 210 miles I think.


Not sure I've got the hang of catching the Yorkshire Dales on camera yet:





And all the best views were looking into the sun today, heading south. Brough castle, just a quick shot:





Pennines:








Pen-y-Ghent:





Church at Horton-in-Ribblesdale, with Pen-y-Ghent rising behind:





Heading up towards the Kirkstone Pass from Windermere:








And I'm now deaf, cos the Striple's pipe is embarrassingly loud!  :evil

[MMCMME]

Rode the Striple up to the Hartside cafe. Much better suited to these roads than the big Fazer, just feels like everything's a bit more in hand. Great road up there, but Sunday is obviously not a good day for it, as there were loads of chavved-up cars tearing up and down, barely keeping to their own side of the road. So my cunning plan is to do it again tomorrow, when it's supposed to be sunnier too 

Im still yet to make my first trip up to Hartside. This will be my first summer with a "big" bike so hopefully plenty of trips out and about the North East

[nick crisp]

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Rode the Striple up to the Hartside cafe. Much better suited to these roads than the big Fazer, just feels like everything's a bit more in hand. Great road up there, but Sunday is obviously not a good day for it, as there were loads of chavved-up cars tearing up and down, barely keeping to their own side of the road. So my cunning plan is to do it again tomorrow, when it's supposed to be sunnier too 

Im still yet to make my first trip up to Hartside. This will be my first summer with a "big" bike so hopefully plenty of trips out and about the North East
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It was only my second time up there yesterday, so I'm still taking it fairly easy until I'm more familiar with the roads, but that should come as it's only half an hour or so from me. Plenty to catch out the unwary! But some excellent bends on the way up too. I was missing my old local stomping ground dahn sarf (High Beach); looks like the Hartside will be the replacement, but bloody cold up there at times!