Featured Touring 1st Annual? Scotland Road Trip 13th-18th May 2018

Well if our Scottish cousins are going to get all pickie about pronunciation, us sarf of the border will reciprocate ... that's Laaarndan and Lanz En', oright!

 

I'd have thought it was awight, rather than oright, my guid chap !!!

 

At the risk of being described as “pickie” I’m pretty sure it’s “picky” too.

 

Here's a wee fact fur you's - the best' est pronuncicated English in the UK, is by the residents aw the Black Isle,(not actually an Isle?), jist north aw' Inverness

 

Mind you, Rich has pretentions of being Scottish too. So maybe the 30 minute coke delivery this evening has addled his brain for the evening.

 

Southeners, what can you do.

 

Scottish.

 

Nah, that's Essix mate.

 

Theres a picture in MCN this week with a photo of a guys bike in the exact spot i've planned for a group photo he says if you are touring near Glencoe it's well worth taking a detour through Kinlochleven, i coudn't agree more..if you are up that way you have to do the kinlochleven loop

 

I couldn't agree more,I've been around a few times and never tire of it

 

iv'e sat at the petrol station at Glencoe and i never see anyone head up to Kinlochleven,they are obvously unaware of the road.
Am i right in thinking you have a Guzzi rally there?

 

We have a weekender at the Macdonald hotel, around October time.They have wooden chalets on a site,at the rear of the hotel which looks along the Loch .

 

Heyi! have you forgotten?? Only 3 days to go!!

 

The Sv forum Ecosse section has had there GMU at MAcdonald hotel for the last three years.

The Loop is well worth doing. Been round it on the gixxer, scary as hell keeping up with a pair of loonies on a street & speed triple's. One of the SV lads caught his knee on a rock and dislocated it

Only thing wrong with it, is the midgies are a feckin nightmare up there, just don't stop and you'll be OK. Camped once, drank my tea in the morning through a midgie net, filtered the wee buggers out of my tea !!! Another time, there was a band on, the lead singer was getting bitten to hell on her legs (this was inside the hotel), so whilst singing (her, not me), i sprayed skin so soft on her legs !!!!

The guy that owns the hotel had a strange Italian bike with fans in the tail section, name escapes me at present! Answers on a postcard.............

 

She must have thought you were Avon a laugh......

 

Who the fook do you think you are, Havit ?

 

Don't know the Kinlochleven Loop but when I was at primary school we got taught the Virginia Reel.
Anyone else done the Virginia Reel ?

 

By the way James, don't forget your meat.

 

Do me a favour and remind me to take it out the freezer tomorrow night?

 

I remember as a nipper doing the Kinlochleven loop with my Dad towing a caravan. We only did it because there was such a queue for the Ballachulish ferry (waaaay before the bridge was built). Dad was not what you would call patient. The Scottish word for his temperament would be ‘thrawn’.
My vivid memory was Dad saying ‘the word’ when we rounded a sharp bend to see another caravan hanging over a precipice with people scrambling to stop the car going over too.......
It is an unforgiving ribbon of tarmac but spectacular. Mind the precipice!

 

Yes barriers in position now ...just as well too.Would be a good roller coaster of a road race circuit

 

Also in MCN this week MCN on tour they will be at the Green Welly on Sunday after 2Pm might be worth popping along..although I don't see anything about it when I google?