scottish meet up 2018 (5-7th Oct 2018)

[seth]

Sorry @Proteous
I did start this thread back in Feb loads of dates were discussed we tried to get August/September dates but again didn't work out so 1st weekend in October was agreed .
Unfortunately thing always clash for someone thus is just the best I could do for as many as I could.
If we do it again I'd want it to be a bit earlier .

[Speedy1959]

Thanks Mr Hooli....
Any routes that minimizes motorways are good...
If we take time (ish) then its not a problem.

I went to Anglesey and back in a day from home quite comfortably and that was 385 miles in total.

S

[KiwiCol]

That's a good distance Speedy.  Ya must be 'bike fit' now. 

[Hooli]

How about this? It uses the A1 till Scotch Corner still but then avoids main roads as much as possible. I hope you like corners 

https://goo.gl/maps/8zH1sz4VsJJ2

It's 289miles & just under 6 hours according to Tyre. Google is showing 7 hours, but that'll include delays from weather today. Let me know if you want it for TomTom or Garmin, I'll add more waypoints to stop the twat-nav cheating & then upload it.

[ARH]

Hooli... don't want to distract from this thread but when you mentioned differences between tyre and google maps... I also get differences in times when loading an itn file to the tom tom... can be as much as 15% diffference.. you experience that as well?

[Hooli]

I've got a Garmin but yes.

As I understand it, you only load the waypoints not the route itself. So google calculates a route between the points using it's algorithms/traveling speed etc and those will differ from the ones your sat-nav uses.

[seth]

How about this? It uses the A1 till Scotch Corner still but then avoids main roads as much as possible. I hope you like corners 

https://goo.gl/maps/8zH1sz4VsJJ2

It's 289miles & just under 6 hours according to Tyre. Google is showing 7 hours, but that'll include delays from weather today. Let me know if you want it for TomTom or Garmin, I'll add more waypoints to stop the twat-nav cheating & then upload it.

It is a long 7 hours but some great roads but not fast roads .
If your running short of time I'd pop across the kincardine bridge and up the A977 to the M90 and on up to Perth then back on the A9 to dunkeld .

That looks a great run up north hopefully you guys can sort out meeting on route .
Depending on things I'll head down towards sterling and meet up with you guys too.

[Hooli]

I figured they were talking of Weatherby services for 9am, so that's 4pm without stops. Maybe 6pm after lunch & petrol stops.

[seth]

You come up enough to know if things are getting tight for time you can take faster roads so I'm sure you'll have no problems .
Only thing is add is fuel stops take a bit of time too if there is a group of you .

[Hooli]

I'm not even sure I'll be with them yet, but that didn't take long to do.

But as you say, it's easy enough to skip a few waypoints so the twat-nav picks faster roads if needed.

[Stolichnaya]

It could be getting a tad complicated!!!

I'll be leaving Garforth about 10am. Probably just sit on A1 up to the bash as I want a shitShowerShave n hit the bar!!

Heck... I might even get dressed before the bar bit but let's see ...

[Speedy1959]

Hooli

You have made up a brilliant route..
The nearest place for me to meet you (without me heading back down South) would be Alston..
Pick a spot in Alston (Its not a big place) and give me an approximate time and I shall be there "afore ye"..
In one way I am NOT in touch with my feminine side cos I am punctual !!

Slightly outside Alston is the remains of a burned down well known bikers cafe..
The owners have set up a mobile cafe till the original is rebuilt..
Large car park and a brew / food ??

https://www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/hartside-pass/

Expand the map lower down the page on the link..
What do you think?
Its a small detour in the scheme of things..

[Hooli]

Aye that could work, as you say it's not far off route.

Explains why I'd heard Hartside had shut, I didn't know it'd burnt down.

[Speedy1959]

Hooli

Nearer the time let me know an eta...

S

[Red Biker]

Re Nav I use the waze app, it constantly updates if you want the quickest route or you select 'bike' for the more enjoyable route, you also get pot hole warnings 

I'm now staying over in Donny Thursday so will have a shorter first day.

I'll text Speeds/Stoli the day before to confirm details