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From: DozynSleepy on 4 Feb 2010 06:23 On 04/02/2010 10:05, prawn wrote: > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:51:02 -0800, ogden wrote: > >> On 4 Feb, 00:21, "Lozzo"<lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: >>> Looks challenging? >>> >>> Any takers? >>> >>> http://rblr1000.co.uk/ >>> >> A thousand miles of motorways, ending up in Yorkshire. Perhaps not. > > The route through Jockland looks more interesting. How infested is > Scotland with speed cameras, these days? > You still have to plan carefully. http://www.scottishsafetycameras.com/CamFinder.aspx
From: Champ on 4 Feb 2010 06:31 On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:02:17 +0000, Charlie <nospam(a)all.ta> wrote: >>> Nay, lad, nay. It's the Pennines, not the Pyrenees! >> "Where's the Pyrenees, Dad?" >> "Just above the Pyrenankles, son". >Old lady to little boy wearing pirate outfit: >"Good morning, young man. Where are your buccaneers?" >"Right under my buccan hat." Where did Napolean keep his armies? Up his sleevies. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Pete Fisher on 4 Feb 2010 06:33 In communiqu� <10f7c03f-8f66-499f-8cad-86dbf3637ee1(a)b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, Domenec <domenec.sos.valles(a)gmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >On 4 feb, 08:47, Pete Fisher <Pe...(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> <domenec.sos.val...(a)gmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom > >> Do they still hold the Circuit des Pyrenees? > >Unfortunately never heard of it, the Pyrenees are a cultural barrier. > It was a sort of rally for bikes. IIRC only police could take part and there were teams from different countries. They used the hardest passes, some of which were not tarmac surfaced. The rider of a Triumph Tiger Trail won it in 1981. >Dark dog sounds a great idea, but open road racing is not kosher in >Spain. Mate of mine who raced the IOMTT did so with a French license. > Strictly speaking they don't race on the roads, but from what I am told they have to press on well to keep on schedule. Special 'stages' at circuits and closed hill climbs. So essentially road legal bikes not racers. Amazingly a Vozan VX10 won a class in it last year - and yes there were other seemingly 'better' bikes entered. Good video on this page: http://www.moto-tour.com/video -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Pip on 4 Feb 2010 06:53 Champ wrote: > On 4 Feb 2010 00:21:32 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > > > Looks challenging? > > > > Any takers? > > > http://rblr1000.co.uk/ > > The northern loop looks ok-ish, but the southern one won't be any fun > at all. > > And I've done a 1000 miles in day enough times now. I was 'opin' you'd turn up. As an alternative, how about a bash at the non-stop motorcycling world record? I was looking at this yesyerday: http://www.lpmcc.net/activity/event_gwr_4.htm Set in 1972 on a Notrun Commando, three LPMCC members rode around Cadwell Park for just over 24 hours - and the motorcycle /never stopped/ in that time. Sounds like a challenge that uk.r.m could be equal to - whaddya think? -- Pip: B12
From: Pete Fisher on 4 Feb 2010 07:00
In communiqu� <xn0gpzo9i8rcinr00x(a)news.individual.net>, Pip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >> >> And I've done a 1000 miles in day enough times now. > >I was 'opin' you'd turn up. > >As an alternative, how about a bash at the non-stop motorcycling world >record? > >I was looking at this yesyerday: > >http://www.lpmcc.net/activity/event_gwr_4.htm > >Set in 1972 on a Notrun Commando, three LPMCC members rode around >Cadwell Park for just over 24 hours - and the motorcycle /never >stopped/ in that time. Sounds like a challenge that uk.r.m could be >equal to - whaddya think? > Sounds like Maudes Trophy territory. Long overdue for winner by the look of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudes_Trophy -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |