Spare of the moment

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   I had last week off work with no plans on where I was going to go riding.Keeping an eye on the weather forecast the week before, I decided on Saturday to go up to the Scottish Highlands. 
Set off early hours on Sunday to ride up and find somewhere to camp (nothing booked just see how it goes)
About 2 Hrs into the trip it nearly all ended in tears. A deer came bolting out of the hedgerow and proceeded across the road straight into my path.  Thank you Mistral for growling when the throttle is snapped closed as this made the deer suddenly turn around and go back the way it came, I could here it's hoofs scratching on the road surface. After a fuel stop and a clean pair of underwear I proceeded on my journey.
I traveled around Skye and was shocked at how busy the roads were and the amount of people wandering around, so decided not to carry on any further into the highlands and ended up going around the Cairngorms, southern Scotland, the boarders and the north pennines. The roads were a lot quieter so I made the right decision.  
Had good weather with only a few showers, saw some stags, red squirrels, a golden eagle and to top it off an otter.
Had a great week but the state of some of the road surfaces leave a bit to be desired though.

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Gizzmo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2021 Location: East Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 147	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gizzmo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Spare of the moment Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 15:30
	I had last week off work with no plans on where I was going to go riding. Keeping an eye on the weather forecast the week before, I decided on Saturday to go up to the Scottish Highlands. Set off early hours on Sunday to ride up and find somewhere to camp (nothing booked just see how it goes) About 2 Hrs into the trip it nearly all ended in tears. A deer came bolting out of the hedgerow and proceeded across the road straight into my path. Thank you Mistral for growling when the throttle is snapped closed as this made the deer suddenly turn around and go back the way it came, I could here it's hoofs scratching on the road surface. After a fuel stop and a clean pair of underwear I proceeded on my journey. I traveled around Skye and was shocked at how busy the roads were and the amount of people wandering around, so decided not to carry on any further into the highlands and ended up going around the Cairngorms, southern Scotland, the boarders and the north pennines. The roads were a lot quieter so I made the right decision. Had good weather with only a few showers, saw some stags, red squirrels, a golden eagle and to top it off an otter. Had a great week but the state of some of the road surfaces leave a bit to be desired though.

Dave P. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2015 Location: Northants Status: Offline Points: 5692	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave P. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 16:29
	Lovely. I was up in the Highlands last year, the weather was superb and the old V7Special made the holiday an absolute joy. This North Coast 500 or whatever it's called has made the roads busier though and irritated the locals. I'm off to South Yorkshire on Saturday, it will be back roads all the way, which are still surprisingly quiet through Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.
	TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW YOU MUST BE HONEST. 1971 V7 Special. 1972 850GT. 1970 T120 Bonnie. 2009 500 Bullet.

johnno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2014 Location: loughborough uk Status: Offline Points: 5832	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnno Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 16:43
	I remember riding home between 3 and 4am from Mallaig and around 8 deer jumped over the edge into the road and ran it was a marvelous sight lucky I had time to slow down .
	1100 sport corsa , Honda cb10000r , rider

TooJuicy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 May 2015 Location: Guildford, Surr Status: Offline Points: 758	Post Options Post Reply Quote TooJuicy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jun 2022 at 20:27
	Great photograph Tony