Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Nothing as detailed as my dive logs @Sandi T - just where I went, miles done, total miles and anything of particular note.

I didn't log the mileage on the bikes before the Striple but I think probably in the region of about 3000 in the 4.5 months I rode them. Hopefully I'll get lots on the Striple this summer, passing my test at the end of January means the weather's often been a bit cruel so haven't got out quite as often as I'd like or as far as I'd like yet!!

 

Sounds like a great day @FellZebra - I love Baffle Haus!

 

I commuted to work today, very chilly this morning at 0620 but gorgeous on the way home this afternoon. Somewhere between home and work I went through my first 1000 miles on the Striple milestone .

 

Same here - chilly this morning but nice in the afternoon! Speedy passed the 50.000 kilometre mark at some point...

 

I'll be there one day .

 

Not all my kilometres - it had 24.000 when I bought it 4 years ago...

 

As Mrs D was working this morning and i had told her I'd take her out for lunch i thought i would go a run in the morning (about 140 mile round trip) and be home for 1.30, i decided to go to Rannoch station, so i took the Moulin Rd to Pitlochry, there was a big lorry with 6 cars stuck behind it so i Stopped off for 5 mins to let them get away, opposite where i parked there was an old ruin that I've noticed before so thought I'll take a walk up and have a look
no road up but i guess this was their front gate! you can just make out the roof and the chimney from the Rd


Needs a bit of work


Road through Moulin Moor to Pitlochry, now traffic free!


Once i got to Pitlochry i took the Queens View Rd to Tummel Bridge, then from there the Road to Kinloch Rannoch, from there it's about 18 miles to the end of the Rd where Rannoch Station is (one of the remotest Train Stations in Scotland)

Couple of Pics of Loch Rannoch




Rannoch Station


Train on it's way to Fort William


Lovely food at the café (closed Thursday and Fridays)


Couldn't resist a banana split


According to this sign it's only 12 miles to Glen Coe (walking) 80 miles by road


i could have spent a lot longer out on the bike as it was a beautiful day, i Just made it back in time to take Mrs D out, so I'm in the good books

 

Another great set of pictures and ride report Dougie....

 

I've done the loop of Loch Rannoch, but I've never been to Rannoch Station before, on a sunny day like today its great and at this time of year the roads were quiet

 

That must have been glorious in that weather- I've obviously been on Rannoch Moor, but have never done the loop. It's a dead end to the station?

 

Yeah that's the end of the road,anybody getting off the train there will need someone to collect them as no buses or taxis there!

 

I seem to remember the old inlaws saying they stayed there once in winter. It's supposed (or was) to be gorgeous.

 

Let's hope the weather is as good in May when we arrive in Scotland (only a few weeks now)

 

Sounds like a great name for a bar !

 

It won't have changed much Wim, apart from the Loch Ranoch Hotel and all its holiday apartments, its huge you can see some of them overlooking the loch in one of the pics of the Loch I put up

 

@Mrs Visor that’s my second visit and yes I agree, it’s a great spot. Not exactly local to me, but some great roads between here and there so will be going again!

 

Rode in a cortege/convoy from Melton Mowbray to Loughborough Crematorium to celebrate the life of Dr.. James D Booth BA(Hons), MSc (distinction), PhD, DM who died recently from MND.
There were around 30 motorbikes, some from the Fosse Riders and the rest recruited by social media several of us attended the service in the crematorium which will be webcast on https://watch.obitus.com username: cayi7062 password 573547

 

As usual, outstanding photos and informative ride report, @Dougie D. I especially loved the photos of Loch Ranch, the train (how did you get that great shot from above?), and--last but certainly not least--the banana split. So....you had your dessert before lunch with Mrs. D then.

 

Your ride log sound manageable and useful--and motivating! I think you'll be surprised by how fast the miles add up, @Mrs Visor. Especially for someone such as yourself who clearly loves to ride at every opportunity. Day by day--mile by mile.

 

There's a bridge you have to walk over to get to the platform that's where i took the photo of the train from
yeah i skipped the dessert at lunchtime, I'm trying to watch what i eat!
Photo from Google