skye tt

[wulfie]

me and a few locals *jap owners bah!* have devised the Ilse of skye TT Full of twists, Turns, Straights and road surfaces to challenge any rider *very good for old dukes since there are some nice bends along this route* hehe starting from protree over to Dunvegan down to Sligachan and back to portree totally an essential part of coming up to skye :P lol

here's a map
http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/wulfie2008/skyett.gif

any questions id be happy to answer

[north996]

Nice route, I know it well, but it's a 'crosser you need for the bit between Slig and Portree because the road is so bl@@dy rough!!

[bobsyeruncle]

how many miles is it per lap?

[wulfie]

*Nice route, I know it well, but it's a 'crosser you need for the bit between Slig and Portree because the road is so bl@@dy rough!!*

- Not anymore they have just re-surfaced the whole road this year its like racing at monza now :D

*how many miles is it per lap?*

- Its about 55ish miles

[Gizmo]

nice route but it misses "the mountain" Quirang :D

[bobsyeruncle]

when are we going???

Maybe next year we could have a meeting there...

[wulfie]

Lol the Quirang yeah NOW thats for dirt bikes :P though it is very nice up there

[Gizmo]

Lol the Quirang yeah NOW thats for dirt bikes :P though it is very nice up there

not when i was last there :)

http://media.triptracker.net/2908/originals/dab427317f000001015800e3871edb47.jpg

http://media.triptracker.net/2908/originals/dab47aff7f0000010151f84d496f35d8.jpg

[ProjectImola004]

I'm up for this!!! :p

I would be very distracted by the Cullin view, so we will have to do it when the Misty Isle is living up to it's name... :)

[north996]

Thanks guys, now I'm homesick!!

I lived in a wee village called Digg that nestles below the Quiraing for 20 years when I was a kid. Same old story though, you don't realise how good you had it till you move away. :(
My folks still live in Portree though so I'll have to get my ass back on the bike and get up there if they've redone the roads. That bit around the top will still be bumpy single track though, as well as covered in sheep, not to mention the high-speed local nutters (I know - I was one once!!!).

A great place to take the bikes and have a ball though - definitely recommended.

[69jme69]

bet u wish u all had hypers now eh :cool: :D

[Gizmo]

bet u wish u all had hypers now eh :cool: :D

nah, I'd like to be able to do a lap without having to do a pit stop to refuel part way :D :D

[PaulV]

nah, I'd like to be able to do a lap without having to do a pit stop to refuel part way :D :D

Bet you miss the Multi on those roads eh Mikey:cool: ;)

[north996]

Spare a thought for poor me, when I was a kid, it was an old Honda CB900 (for the youngsters - a prehistoric air cooled thing from '81, certainly not a fireblade!) that I used to wrestle around those very roads in the pics at warp speed (I was young and exuberant back then). Plus I only weighed 10 stone at the time which made it all the more hard work to get the old girl round the corners!

[bobsyeruncle]

Spare a thought for poor me, when I was a kid, it was an old Honda CB900 (for the youngsters - a prehistoric air cooled thing from '81, certainly not a fireblade!) that I used to wrestle around those very roads in the pics at warp speed (I was young and exuberant back then). Plus I only weighed 10 stone at the time which made it all the more hard work to get the old girl round the corners!

I had one of those too!

[Mad Dash]

I had one of those too!

Was yours not a Honda 250N WETdream, sorry Superdream

[bobsyeruncle]

Was yours not a Honda 250N WETdream, sorry Superdream

the 900 came later (excuse the pun)

[north996]

Ah sweet memories!!........ticky valves, rattling cam chains and chocolate camshafts!! Servicing wasn't high on my list of priorities back then....mind you, neither were tyres, chains or brake pads!! I just got on the thing and rode it till she broke (which she did ...........repeatedly).
Then I got a brand new RGV250 in'89 and couldn't believe that two wheels could go round corners so fast.....awesome. Memory lane is not on any Sat Nav but it's a nice place to visit sometimes :)

[69jme69]

nah, I'd like to be able to do a lap without having to do a pit stop to refuel part way :D :D

:finger: ;) :D

[wulfie]

well there's a petrol station in dunvagas for those who like nuking whales with the fuel economy of a tank :P lol

[Steve748]

tha's nay fuel here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7686765.stm)

[Scottch]

tha's nay fuel here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7686765.stm)

:confused: :confused: :confused:

Applecross?
Skye?

[Steve748]

:confused: :confused: :confused:

Applecross?
Skye?

it's about as remote;)

[Big k]

Looking at applecross on yer wee map bring's back the memories, did it about 4yrs ago on a honda sp1 of all thing's (only bike i know with a shorter tank range than the hyper) remember the views the roads and the wrist ache, but hey what a trip. i'd be up for that run if its on...

[Scottch]

That was the midgie masher '07 mate - and a belter it was too!

[wulfie]

*bump* Dose anyone fancy doing the Isle of Skye TT this year?? Well I'll be up and running in no time and if there is a time this year that ya's want to do it me and my mates would be happy to give ya's all a good guided tour of skye..... and a race at the skye TT hehe:D

just an idea if ya's can add it into this year hecktic schedule for the club?

Ill add this post in the rideout section as well....