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Jacobyte

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About Jacobyte

  • Birthday 18/10/1968

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  • Bike(s)
    VFR1200X Honda Crosstourer
  • Location
    West Lothian

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  1. I’m heading down to Le Mans for the 24hr race in June and my mate and I are taking our bikes over to Amsterdam from Newcastle on the ferry. I’ve ridden in Europe a few times and have always been very well organised and known what are good routes and areas to play in because it’s been a “bike” holiday to the usual well known bike friendly areas. This time the journey is more about getting from A to B but I really don’t want to simply head down a motorway for 7.5hrs so I’m reaching out to see if anyone has any knowledge of an interesting route I could take, or place I should visit / ride through. I’m expecting one over night stop somewhere to split the journey and would consider two over nights if a farther-a-field detour was justified for some quality ride time. Anyone have any experience in the area or suggest some good websites that I could use for help with my planning?
  2. The Green Welly: Tyndrum, Crianlarich Timespan Museum: Helmsdale Vicky's Café: Ullapool Invergarry Castle: Invergarry Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition: Drumnadrochit Elgin Kart Raceway: Elgin The Old Fire Station Tea Room: Tomintoul
  3. I’ve been lucky enough to travel a lot with work and taken in many sights including Big Sur and Great Ocean Road and I lived in S.E.France at the bottom of the Alps for a couple of years, but frankly there’s nothing I can think of that’s better than the Bealach na Bà and the view down the valley as you come over from Applecross. Scotland wins at scenery. http://a65.tinypic.com/2hgbofs.jpg
  4. No we don't yet but we saw a Sena in the shop the other day and I'm pretty sure we'll go down that road. They seem to have pretty decent reviews although I've not looked into it much to be fair. I know there'll likely be discussions threads on this topic somewhere on here and I'll get around to checking them out for sure before I buy. Are you asking from experience of having used? If yes, any advice would be appreciated.
  5. Thanks for the suggestions and inevitable piss taking. There's no way she'll ever get on a bike other than as pillion so CBT is out of the question, so it's a case of accepting what we've got and enjoy it for what it is, and that'll do just fine. She's never complained about the lack of view, we were just considering options to make it better.
  6. My first ever entry. http://a67.tinypic.com/18c87t.jpg And my second at Bikers Cove in Queensferry... http://a64.tinypic.com/10gjsp5.jpg
  7. After years of trying to convince her, wifey finally relented and agreed to join me 2-up on the bike, and discovered she loves it, but it’s not all good news... The long and the short of it (heh, see what I did there) is that I’m 6’3 and wifey is 4’10 and she really can’t see much other than sideways when she’s got my fat ass bulk in front of her. I ride a VFR1200x tourer which is very upright and great for 2-up touring but it’d be better if wifey could at least see a bit more than she does at the moment. I don’t even know where to start googling but I’m sure someone on here does, so I’m asking for some advice on what can be done to enhance the experience for her. Damn, I know this post is open to so much ridicule and I’m sure I’ll get a laugh but hopefully someone can suggest something that’ll help. Is there a safe pillion booster or something that’ll actually make a difference out there that I’ve just not been able to find?
  8. Nothing breeds confidence like success. Reading your comment that you've "...come off a lot..." should maybe be what we're focussing on here. Why have you "come off a lot" ? I love your enthusiasm and the fact that you're not giving up (please don't), but I'd suggest you take it easy, ride within your capability, and take some further training to build up your confidence.
  9. Finally got wifey to agree to pillion and this is the perfect excuse to get her out and about. Can I have #14, please?
  10. Gary Numan classic Are Friends Electric just popped up on my play list. Awesome... The I YouTube'd the video. Feck me, I was actually into that stuff back then... [emoji20] "> Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. I asked my wife what women really want and she said attentive lovers. Or maybe it was "a tent of lovers." I wasn't really sure, but was too worried to ask. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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