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Went upto the Scottish Bike show, nice to see various local Ducati owners.
3.5 hour trip up on Friday, show on Sunday cancelled because of snow, trip home took 8 hours. What a crap trip back:(
The M74 was a nightmare. Still better than going northbound as it was completely closed.
Good to meet you at the show Shaun :) :cool:
Shame it was cancelled :( Glad i went on Saturday.
/ian
The UK can't hack snow, the combination of goon drivers, wrong tyres and inept authorities equals recipe for going nowhere.
If the winters are more severe on a regular basis we'd better get used to it.
In the snowy bits of Europe snow tyres and or chains will get you most places even in a two wheel drive car.
Saw a road going super moto on studded knobblies on a recent trip!!
Ray
truck jack knifed and stuck, not great quality as pic taken with my phone whilst stuck on the other side
psychlist
13-Mar-2006, 16:46
Ahh, snow, I remember riding home from my parents one Boxing Day about 1997/8'ish when the M25 looked like that for a few hours, there were lightweights abandoning cars all over the place and at times my trusty 900 Daytona was the only vehicle making progress, albeit on 2 wheels + 2 feet :sing:
It got a bit awkward when the car tracks petered out but Bridgestones leave a very pretty track in virgin snow. Didn't feel too clold until I got to the A3 which was totally dry and clear. You're right about snow in this country, we just can't cope, never mind it'll soon be Easter :burn:
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