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Title: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: keith3po on March 09, 2013, 06:42:36 AM

A horrible ride over the pennines on the M62 road works rain and fog yuch but met Paul at Squires cafe, after a couple of coffees and a warm up we set off.
I know we ended up in Scarborough but Paul will have to fill the route in i just followed his lights.  :crazy

Stopped here for a smoke.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-INEU2EHHE8g/UTo8FOLh1NI/AAAAAAAAAvo/KADMALdYXwg/s800/IMG_1220.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0F-n-JH1mzY/UTo8AAhwk6I/AAAAAAAAAvU/upCY-11LaJg/s800/IMG_1221.JPG)

Paul went for a pee and came back with a fishing rod.  :fp
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-l-AQ1SPSjUU/UTo8AFfl7vI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/S16D4r6XTl4/s800/IMG_1222.JPG)

Bit choppy out there was going to have a paddle but Paul stopped me. 
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rhpOxDKyAJI/UTo8OotelaI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/NuZud2zPsJc/s800/IMG_1229.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GENmDA1DMgM/UTo8O2u6OoI/AAAAAAAAAwU/f5JdeFcXN2Q/s800/IMG_1230.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0zpGsA27dLg/UTo8YLU4CYI/AAAAAAAAAw8/36vipltyfyI/s800/IMG_1235.JPG)

Had a great day cheers Paul but no more dirt tracks please not on the Wing.  Wot thuh

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: Wild Rose on March 09, 2013, 08:10:23 AM

Thanks Keith for sharing any day is a good day for a ride

 :beer :beer

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: Brock on March 09, 2013, 08:33:31 AM

 :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumb :thumb

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: jonny_dye on March 09, 2013, 09:02:42 AM

I have been to Scarborough about 6 years ago but the weather was a bit better on that day haha i stayed about a month in wakefield , came back too australia 10kg heavier mainly due to the beer haha

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: Natman on March 09, 2013, 03:07:51 PM

Squires Cafe was a Favourite stop off when I was training. Great bacon butties!

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: Biggles on March 09, 2013, 11:20:43 PM

In the true ST bikers' tradition, they parked across the "Keep Clear" zone.   :eek

I notice you used the camera's flash to penetrate the weather.

The leaning tree on the peninsula below that hotel says it all!

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: keith3po on March 10, 2013, 03:57:28 AM

Done the best i can it doesn't matter what the sky is like (it was grey sometimes black :fp) it whites out on the video. Next time on the Wing i'll have to mount the camera infront of the screen. The screen is really dificult to see through in the rain its coated in Rainx but still no good.
Vids a bit long but you can fastforward.  :p
At about 5 mins going round a roundabout the front wheel stepped out on me it doesn't look much on the vid but it didn't do much for my confidence riding in the wet.

Yorkshire March 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJcnqd3FxqA#ws)

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: DaleMcLean on March 10, 2013, 05:46:44 AM

AHH memories.

The pics of Scarborough are what my in laws send every year after "the big trip" from Leeds to Scarborough for a weeks Holiday  :rofl

The weather is still as I remember, next time you ride go up to Tong Rd Pub (LEEDS) and ahave a pint of MUrphys for me  :'(

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: tj189 on March 10, 2013, 08:18:13 AM

Thanks for sharing Keith  :beer

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: Brock on March 10, 2013, 10:54:08 AM

 :thumb :thumbsup

Title: Re: RTE Yorkshire
Post by: Biggles on March 10, 2013, 10:59:25 AM

Ah, true "hard man's" weather!   :thumb

Mind you, we're getting a bit of that here in Queensland lately (like nearly every day)  :'(

I can see the glitch on the roundabout- it's a horrible butt-clenching feeling.  You can get it just hitting a white line in the wet, especially on a zebra crossing.  Our hold on the road is so tenuous, it doesn't take much to compromise the wet grip.