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No stay away it's crap, the midges flock to you the second you stop, it always rains, the roads are pothole hell and the west coast is just building site
Ok I have been wet once or twice but the midges aren't all year round and if you pick your time right you'll not have much bother from them.

We'll be going again this year, might even try Wales again but but it's nothing like as good as Scotland.

Steve

Alan29 wrote:I'm thinking of Scotland some time this summer. Up to Fort William, across the Lecht and down the other side.
Plan is to wait for a forecast of a few days of fine weather and then book hotels etc it's a bugger being retired!)
Do I take it that everywhere will be booked up by packs of German BMW riders?

No, it will be booked up by Britsh BMW riders....

In truth that's how I plan my trips, get the weather forecasts and when its right then go. I work for myself and have good flexibility. However I much prefer camping, wild if I can and even better wake up camped on a beach on a sunny morning and don't do hotels. I see enough of them for work.

92kk k100lt 193214 wrote:

Alan29 wrote:I'm thinking of Scotland some time this summer. Up to Fort William, across the Lecht and down the other side.
Plan is to wait for a forecast of a few days of fine weather and then book hotels etc it's a bugger being retired!)
Do I take it that everywhere will be booked up by packs of German BMW riders?

No, it will be booked up by Britsh BMW riders....

I did 1400 miles in 4 1/2 days last year on a brief visit to Scotland, my first and only ever time (other than test ride) on a BMW and it wasn't even a GS, not even room for ali boxes on the poor little thing ; 0

This year it will be the Enfield and a CBF125, bit slower but we have a few more days.

ive been to Scotland about 6 times now and never seen a midge yet ?? i must have bad blood in me ha ha

Just love biking in Scotland, but havent been over for a few years

Scenery - Fantastic

Road sufaces- Brilliant

Weather - Hit and Miss

Hospitality - 1st Class

Ability to wild camp virtually anywhere

Heres a few photos

Daybreak Applecross 2009
Somewhere near Tobermory 2010
Wild Camping Loch Tay 2012
Will get back soon for a few days :woohoo:

Living in the central belt sucks, if we could have afforded to stay in Edinburgh or East Lothian, or if South Lanarkshire or Perthshire had been practical, we'd probably still be there, but it is nice to go back to the rest of Scotland as a visitor.

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A great country - but you need to be proficient in getting in & out of waterproofs :whistle:

Flintlock wrote:A great country - but you need to be proficient in getting in & out of waterproofs :whistle:

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Looks more like you got caught short or are dealing with an earlier brown trouser moment.....

Shoulda got the WC model.....

92kk k100lt 193214 wrote:Looks more like you got caught short or are dealing with an earlier brown trouser moment.....


Shoulda got the WC model.....

I will not be down grading to a 1200 :whistle: :whistle: