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[Darth Loo-knee]

I went over the Cat & Fiddle today in the car whilst on my travels and could not believe the amount of cameras there is up there 50mph speed limit all over it...

For anyone not knowing the Cat & Fiddle.... it is actually a pub on the A537 which people travel from miles around to ride the road.....MCN (Motorcycle News) etc started to test out new bikes up "The Cat" but with this Fame came Mr Plod outriding scratchers with their BMW's and Bears in the Air

A couple of years ago I rode it with a few mates I went around a 60-70 bend to find sand and gravel all over the road where Mr Farmer had been fitting a new gate  :-? sheep are just grazing at the side off the road plus you are going over the Moors.... nice rideout but not for the Kenny Roberts wanna be's anymore

[feeutfo]

I went over the Cat & Fiddle today in the car whilst on my travels and could not believe the amount of cameras there is up there 50mph speed limit all over it...

For anyone not knowing the Cat & Fiddle.... it is actually a pub on the A537 which people travel from miles around to ride the road.....MCN (Motorcycle News) etc started to test out new bikes up "The Cat" but with this Fame came Mr Plod outriding scratchers with their BMW's and Bears in the Air

A couple of years ago I rode it with a few mates I went around a 60-70 bend to find sand and gravel all over the road where Mr Farmer had been fitting a new gate  :-? sheep are just grazing at the side off the road plus you are going over the Moors.... nice rideout but not for the Kenny Roberts wanna be's anymore

...that's been the message for some time, regardless of the road, build more tracks and subsidise track days IMO.

It's funny, some guys won't do a track day for fear of binning the bike, but quite happy to go 10 tenths on the road.....although 50 for a bike is like 10mph in a car, what? 2 seconds? 3 at the most?

[Darth Loo-knee]

The bends are great but the road surface is terrible never really seen the fasination myself...

Now the ride to Matlock is nice but died the same death

[feeutfo]

Think Tunnie has the right idea with the roads the way they are at the moment.

[Darth Loo-knee]

Think Tunnie has the right idea with the roads the way they are at the moment.

I am gonna sound really old here, but, there is a hell of a lot more traffic on the roads too compared to 20 years ago.....

[Andy B]

.... but, there is a hell of a lot more traffic on the roads too compared to 20 years ago.....

just look around an average housing estate over a week-end. You'll find 2, 3 or 4 cars on a house's drive instead of just one or maybe two 20 years ago

[albitz]

Not that much fun to be had riding on the roads these days,or maybe Im just getting old(er). Hard to find a clear stretch of road anywhere these days,and if you did plod are getting ever more devious with their detection methods. I am for the first time entertaining thoughts of hanging up my helmet.
Then again I would like to have a 916 and an R1 before I do.

[MickAP]

I went over the Cat & Fiddle today in the car whilst on my travels and could not believe the amount of cameras there is up there 50mph speed limit all over it...

For anyone not knowing the Cat & Fiddle.... it is actually a pub on the A537 which people travel from miles around to ride the road.....MCN (Motorcycle News) etc started to test out new bikes up "The Cat" but with this Fame came Mr Plod outriding scratchers with their BMW's and Bears in the Air

A couple of years ago I rode it with a few mates I went around a 60-70 bend to find sand and gravel all over the road where Mr Farmer had been fitting a new gate  :-? sheep are just grazing at the side off the road plus you are going over the Moors.... nice rideout but not for the Kenny Roberts wanna be's anymore

Usually park at the Cat & Fiddle and go for a walk Daz.

Yes they have cameras out on the A6 at the weekend. Matlock Bath is the fav place to gather for the leather clad brigade

Mick

[Darth Loo-knee]

Mick, Matlock was the place to be when I was an Elsieboy, but it wasn't cool either to be in leathers. .  Nike baseball boots, Jeans, Yamaha Paddock Jacket.. you were certainly cool and got very wet   

[Debs.]

......but not for the Kenny Roberts wanna be's anymore

  I love [ch9834]Country and Western[ch9835] 

[Mysteryman]

Not that much fun to be had riding on the roads these days,or maybe Im just getting old(er). Hard to find a clear stretch of road anywhere these days,and if you did plod are getting ever more devious with their detection methods. I am for the first time entertaining thoughts of hanging up my helmet.
Then again I would like to have a 916 and an R1 before I do.

Thought you'd done that years ago

[MickAP]

Mick, Matlock was the place to be when I was an Elsieboy, but it wasn't cool either to be in leathers. .  Nike baseball boots, Jeans, Yamaha Paddock Jacket.. you were certainly cool and got very wet   

I had a Lambretta, and used to steer clear of Matlock at the weekends 
I didn't half look cool in me furr trimmed parka

Mick

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Mick, Matlock was the place to be when I was an Elsieboy, but it wasn't cool either to be in leathers. .  Nike baseball boots, Jeans, Yamaha Paddock Jacket.. you were certainly cool and got very wet   

I had a Lambretta, and used to steer clear of Matlock at the weekends 
I didn't half look cool in me furr trimmed parka

Mick

Ah, the days when I loved the boys on their Lambretta's (never a fan of the Vespa), with Parka's, tiger tails and multiple mirrors   I seem to remember I admired those on the 200 GT's (were there such a thing? - my memory is  unsure!!) rather than the 'lesser' models!!

Fantastic memories of real pop music, 1968 style, and care free days of watching those boys!! 8-) 8-)   

[fudgee]

I am gonna sound really old here, but, there is a hell of a lot more traffic on the roads too compared to 20 years ago

.....

Thats because there is a hell of a lot more people living on our tiny little island then there was 20 years ago 

[MickAP]

Mick, Matlock was the place to be when I was an Elsieboy, but it wasn't cool either to be in leathers. .  Nike baseball boots, Jeans, Yamaha Paddock Jacket.. you were certainly cool and got very wet   

I had a Lambretta, and used to steer clear of Matlock at the weekends 
I didn't half look cool in me furr trimmed parka

Mick

Ah, the days when I loved the boys on their Lambretta's (never a fan of the Vespa), with Parka's, tiger tails and multiple mirrors   I seem to remember I admired those on the 200 GT's (were there such a thing? - my memory is  unsure!!) rather than the 'lesser' models!!

Fantastic memories of real pop music, 1968 style, and care free days of watching those boys!! 8-) 8-)   

I had the common 150 Li, think it was GP  or GT (can't remember) was the one's to aim for. I couldn't afford one at the time, probably can't now, be a rare one that.

Mick