Lake District? don't mind if I do.

I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days in the lake District this weekend past, taking a run down on the Sunday with Gavin and Nicole, the plan being to get down and do the Honister and Whinlatter passes and then we would split up with me heading for a B&B in Ambleside and Gav & Nicole heading back late afternoon. 

Sunday was cool and it kept trying to rain on the way through the borders but by the time we got to Cockermouth the rain had passed even if it hadn't warmed up much.

On the Monday i rode the Kirkston pass followed by Wrynose and then the Hardknott pass in glorious sunshine and thankfully a bit warmer conditions.

The Hardknott is the only tricky one and is certinly steeper than i had thought but watching cyclists gurning there way to the top is worth the climb on its own!
Anyway a few pics.

Honister Pass

Kirkstone pass

The start or end of Hardknott

Beautiful HarleyFatboy in Cockermouth

And we're off!

Finally got my summer riding season going, I know I ride to work throughout the winter but it's a different sensation riding when there's a bit of warmth in the sun! First destination was Hartside cafe in the Pennines, which was a lovely run through the borders, all great biking roads on the Sunday, then followed up by a run through to Glencoe today, in glorious sunshine. That's about a month late for me, my first run of the year is usually Glencoe but on the first Sunday of March.

New R1

New flagship sports bike lands on the showroom floor for the first time.

Glasgow Transport Museum

Had a great day out at the Transport Museum in Glasgow yesterday, the place is really well layed out with plenty of exhibits and interactive bits for the kids to keep them amused. The real bonus is that this is all totally free!!! My favourite exhibit  was the wall of bikes ( but thats a given) and my son's was the old steam engines and trams,out the back of the museum is the tall ship Glenlee which is also free to explore.
If you do pay it a visit drop a few quid in the donation box though, it's worth it to keep it a free to enter venue.

 Ewan Macgregors bikes from the long way progams

 Wall of bikes

 Superb modern new building houses the exhibits

 

BMW R80/7

Just added this little beauty to the garage,no plans other than to put oil an fuel in an ride.

1979 vintage with 69,000 on the clock .

Some pics from Motorcycle Live at the NEC

Cadwell Park 80th Anniversary Meeting

A few pics from Cadwell's 80th Anniversary meeting, was a blinding day out with some awsome old race bikes and fantastic weather.