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[jimac]

MY wife and I did Scotland last year on our Goldwing.  Like you, we picked a week when the weather was fantastic and what a place! Despite being up in the north-east, we rarely get further than the border on little day jaunts so it was quite a revelation delving further into the highlands. I'd love to do it again, maybe venturing up to the north coast but the weather is always a bit of a lottery when it comes to Scotland. When it's good, it's very, very good but when it's bad it can really take the fun out of it!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Excellent images, Mr Tunnie.

[pscocoa]

Yes fantastic Tunnie - great post

[Bucko]

Some nice pics there matey

[mathewst]

Nice trip Tunnie and beautiful photos. 

[tunnie]

Thanks again all 

Yes biking gear can be a right pain, I must admit, I was a bit naughty & had to unzip my jacket quite a bit to let in some ventilation. Also some Scottish A roads are like single track, so at 30mph its great to ride without gloves 

I did see some people riding in shorts & t-shirt, but I stopped well short of that.

[TheBoy]

Thanks again all 

Yes biking gear can be a right pain, I must admit, I was a bit naughty & had to unzip my jacket quite a bit to let in some ventilation. Also some Scottish A roads are like single track, so at 30mph its great to ride without gloves 

I did see some people riding in shorts & t-shirt, but I stopped well short of that.

I'm guilty of just using poppers on jacket, not zip, when its hot 

Wouldn't go as far as removing gloves, even at 10mph, gravel rash makes a mess

[tunnie]

Thanks again all 

Yes biking gear can be a right pain, I must admit, I was a bit naughty & had to unzip my jacket quite a bit to let in some ventilation. Also some Scottish A roads are like single track, so at 30mph its great to ride without gloves 

I did see some people riding in shorts & t-shirt, but I stopped well short of that.

I'm guilty of just using poppers on jacket, not zip, when its hot 

Wouldn't go as far as removing gloves, even at 10mph, gravel rash makes a mess

I know I should't but it was just soo hot, I'd pass a car once every 10 minutes. So I risked it, got a nice tan on my hands now though 

[Kevin Wood]

...some Scottish A roads are like single track, so at 30mph its great ...

Should try them at 60, then.

Especially when you're high enough up to see what's coming round the next bend.

Certainly enjoyable roads in a convoy, especially when you're tail-end charlie so you don't get the nasty surprises.

[tunnie]

...some Scottish A roads are like single track, so at 30mph its great ...

Should try them at 60, then.

Especially when you're high enough up to see what's coming round the next bend.

Certainly enjoyable roads in a convoy, especially when you're tail-end charlie so you don't get the nasty surprises.

I kept the speed low-ish with gloves off, but on, I made progress 

[PhilRich]

Thanks for sharing that Mark
Reading it with the top class pics was as good as actually taking a short break from the humdrum 

[redelitev6]

  Never seen Scotland looking so good, just a pity the weather is not always that nice 

[Olympia5776]

I enjoyed that little read .......
Great write up of a fantastic road trip , I feel homesick now .   

[omega3000]

Yes very enjoyable read there mr tunnie  I missed half the scenery ones as i was looking more at the bike  Can anyone just pull up and camp anywhere out in the sticks or is it illegal ..i know you camped at some parks but was just wondering . Great inspirational photos ...will have to plan a trip like that sometime , it looks like its one of those trips that clears the cobwebs away and refreshes you 

[TheBoy]

chatted a few times with a certain chubby little admin about doing a joint trip, but neither he nor the bike are up to it, which is a shame as there are cracking roads up there.

After using the bike for commuting the last couple of weeks, I know I'm defineately not up to it this side of being repaired 

Bike? Who knows.  Suspect it would be fine TBH, although there is always that doubt in the back of your mind about any 24yr old vehicle.  In the sort of heat we had, cooling could be a problem, although I know you don't exactly 'press on', so might be perfectly fine.  Although would take jump leads, as the fan has been running for over 5mins after stopping in this recent heat .

But as discussed before you went, I hope something becomes a possibility, hopefully even this year if Autumn is kind.