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Ringfad

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I was asked by work to go to Glasgow for a week and thought here is my chance to do that tour I always wanted to do.

I left Dublin on Sunday 26th May and headed for the boat (Belfast to Cairnryan). A lovely ride from Dublin to Belfast then a perfectly smooth crossing to Cairnryan in Scotland. Then onwards to Glasgow up along the coast on a beautiful Sunday evening.

Work and rain interrupted until the following Friday at 12 when I was free again and I then met up with my friend on his R100RS and we headed for East Fortune Airport near Edinburgh and the Museum of Flight. Vulcan bomber pictured

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This was my opportunity to have a look at Concorde. I always wanted to have a flight on it but at least I managed to get in to it. (I remember the test flights of Concorde as they flew down the Irish sea ..... )

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After visiting this very interesting flight museum we returned to Edinburgh where we enjoyed a night out in the Royal Oak. Saturday was not a day for riding (because of the Royal Oak !) but on Sunday we headed for Holy Island (Lindisfarne).

This is a tidal island and the road is only open when the tide is out but all was good for us and we were able to cross.

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This is a place I always wanted to visit and we were blessed with the weather (no pun intended considering the location).

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Picture of the causeway on the return journey. This is under water when tide is in.

We then proceeded along the coast to Newcastle following the coastal route.

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Barnburgh Castle

We stayed in Newcastle on Sunday night and I managed to visit my sister for an hour. Then on Monday 3rd we set off for home via Hadrian's Wall.

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We stopped at various locations along Hadrian's Wall and managed to meet up with the Alvin owners on a day out.

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Then on to Vindolanda.

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Continued on back into Scotland

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Cardones Castle

Then Cairnryan back to Belfast and home to Dublin.

The K performed flawlessly for 26 year old bike (and so did my friends R) and not one day away from work Smile.

I hope you enjoy my first trip report.




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 ;BMW; K1 Black 1993 60K Km     ;BMW;  K1100RS Black 1996       ;BMW; K1 Blue 1990 25K Miles

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charlie99

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some fantasic pics ....

and sounds like a great journey ...thanks for sharing with us


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'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

MT350Explorer

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Great run mate and superb photos. Looks like you hit the jackpot wth some decent weather as well.

Cheers
Dave


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sidecar paul

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Excellent, Ringfad, bike looks as good as Scotland!
I look forward to your next report.Irish Eccentric brief tour in Scotland and North of England 112350
Paul.


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'84 K100RS (0014643) (owned since '85), 86 K100RS (0018891) with Martello sidecar (built as an outfit in '88),
'51 Vincent (since '67),'72 Montesa Cota (from new), '87 Honda RS125R NF4 (bought 2015) 
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Rick G

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Thanks for showing me along on the ride and the scenery was magnificant. I enjoyed the report. The places I will probably never see so the pics will have to do.


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Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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88

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Looking Good Ringfad, wouldn't mind seeing some of those place myself in the future. the bike looks in great shape and it's always nice to combine business and pleasure. Keep up the ride reports!

88


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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

92KK 84WW Olaf

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That was a trip of a lifetime because of the fantastic weather. There is another Vulcan bomber in the War Museum at Duxford, they are quite bigger than one expects.
That was what a K is for.....looking forward to being back on two wheels too.
I am sure a few of us are a bit green now and its not from Shamrock. Great pictures.


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

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