A84/A85 Oban - A816 Lochgilphead - A83/A82 Crianlarich

[iiisecondcreep]

Decided to ignore the weather forecast for yesterday of 'Heavy Showers' and head out for a long run for some practice for our run down to Cornwall at the start of September.

277.5miles later and I am absolutely shattered. Was a really good run, I'd give it 8/10. Things that let it down: getting caught in an absolutely torrential downpour for around 45mins on the way home whilst also being stuck in a queue of traffic with a lorry at the front averaging about 35mph. As my new lid had to go back to the shop I had my old one which leaks water so no amount of wiping could clear my visor and as it was wet on the inside it was misting up constantly. Could hardly see a damn thing

Coming into a 30 I nearly had a bmw go into the back of me because his brakes failed (I could hear the scraping of stuffed ABS), fortunately he managed to stop with about 2' to spare. There was absolutely nothing I could have done, there was a car in front of me and cars coming the other way.

Being harrassed by a car on the way home sitting about 1m from my back wheel, he obviously knew he couldn't overtake at that point as he did as soon as we got into the straight- why tailgait in the mean time?

Saw some mental overtakes by 2 pick ups as well, both of them overtaking when they had no where near enough room. A van that the 2nd one was overtaking had to slam on the brakes and swerve off the road because the idiot in the pickup was about to plough head on into an oncoming car.

We still had about 200 dry miles and the first 120 ish was blue skies, sunshine and absolutely roasting

The A85 from Tyndrum to Oban we have done a couple of time before and its a great bit of road. We worried worried it would be busy yesterday as the Green Welly was heaving (also ran into the policeman I did my bikesafe with last weekend there!) but there was hardly any traffic until we got near Oban. Had never done the road down to Lochgilphead or the A83 to Loch Lomond, so glad we did it was a lovely ride with some equally lovely views!

The route:

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My bike in Oban

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Eds bike in Oban

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About to leave Loch Fyne

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Edited February 19, 2013 by iiisecondcreep

[Throttled]

Oban to Lochgilphead is a brilliant road.

You do seem to get the idiots! Do you attract them somehow? My trip up to John O'Groats/Durness and back was totally without incident.

[Fast Eddie]

Maybe we just ride when all the idiots do! Even in the car today had someone in a transit look at Gayle and then just pull out.

[TC]

I love that road from the Green welly to Oban.

You're lucky to live so close to such good roads and scenery

[uk190]

whilst riding up there a few weeks back one question popped into my head that i cannot figure out...

why the hell doesnt everyone who lives in scotland ride a bike????

the roads were effin awesome. there was hardly any traffic. only saw one police car in three days and there are petrol stations even in the remotest of locations.

everyone in the UK who rides should make the pilgrimage to scotland at least once.

[Bigralphie]

Use to lash all round there on my RD400e when I was in the RAF

[TC]

whilst riding up there a few weeks back one question popped into my head that i cannot figure out...

why the hell doesnt everyone who lives in scotland ride a bike????

the roads were effin awesome. there was hardly any traffic. only saw one police car in three days and there are petrol stations even in the remotest of locations.

everyone in the UK who rides should make the pilgrimage to scotland at least once.

 

If we had a like button. This is the post it would be used on

[Throttled]

Nonsense. Our roads are badly maintained. This the main road to the Highlands

http://www.leasecar.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pothole2.jpg

then they are boring, such as the A9 to Inverness and beyond

http://notesfromafrica.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/20110809-sx220-071-small.jpg?w=600&h=399

Then who said they were quiet, this is Auchtermuchty at rush hour

http://tomorrowspaper.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/traffic-jam.jpg

And there are police everywhere!

http://www.totnesshow.com/ckfinder/userfiles/images/6%20Bike%20Fan.jpg

Don't come to Scotland, its rubbish for motorbikes.

[Fast Eddie]

So right Throttled.

[uk190]

Nice try...

[Green]

More people should read this thread!

[Revvin Kevin]

A mate and I were up there just over a week ago, why wait for summer

Pics here.