Will, sorry bud, change of plans, Im not going to Ireland ABR now as the GF and myself are both ill.. However Ive arranged with Dave M and he will pick the batton up from Barcelona Pat and bring it back to England on monday 13th.. I am just about to message Paul the guy i was supposed to meet up ...

Sorry Heff :( were pulling out of this trip mate, im totally loaded with cold from camping last weekend at mags "into the valley" rally, and as our lass isnt feeling too grand either, we have decided to pull out of this one and re-book the ferry for a later date. Hope to make it to the next one ...

Sounds like a plan.

Now.... just as my opinion was that Ayreshire and Galloway are lovely places but I would skip past them to get to the Highlands if I was pushed for time (I would kick Cate Blanchett out to let Gwyneth Paltrow in). So too I would skip Thurso and Durness and head straight from ...

Can you add my name to the list too please Craig, should be a good weekend.

Lucky man :laugh: Dunno if you would get to see the Northern lights though mate, but you would deffo get to see the midnight sun Whatever you do, have a great trip.. im really jelous! thats something id love to do.

Heading south through Austria, past Nauders, into Italy ( on SS40) go past a lake, past some awesome sweeping bends, Turn right onto the SS38 all the way to Bormio.

My "Adventure" bike is my ZZR1400 :laugh: Its taking me off on all kinds of adventures this year...IOM, Ireland, Scotland & 2 trips to the alps. But i do miss the muck, so im toying with the idea of one of those honda crf250l's for next winter's greenlaning....mebeys :S

I went to the Kelso bike fest a few years ago, and it was dire especially considering how much the tickets cost.. Mag event's are much better, but dont get mentioned much on here :unsure:

Jelly wrote:I bet she still can't park a car though. :whistle:

Ya twat, Ive just splurted tee all over my keyboard.. PMSL :laugh:

Wish I had even a fraction of her skills. Amazing. :cheer:

Right, this is why i'm glad Thatcher is now nothing more than a rotting corpse. Privatisation was not even a word in the English Language until she decided it was in the best interests of the country to sell off the state owned services such as the railways, gas and electricity supply, to greedy fat ...