Derbyshire :)
 

Outstanding natural beauty, fantastic roads and no weather problems as you can bet its always gonna be wet! Holme Moss is a must, with the towns of Glossop and Hadfield on the tother side. If Cumbria is the Lake District then Derbyshire is the Reservoir district as well as peak. The dense forest adorning the sides of many country routes made me wish I had my tent........in fact might go back next week!

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much love and peace out

Totally agree with you. The only drawback is the amount of traffic which use the same roads!
and the generally crap weather of course!

You're being a bit harsh there cammy! I'm one of the last people to defend my homeland (apart from Yorkshire of course) but Derbyshire does have lots of scenic countryside and a lots of it is free from industry. Even the remote areas of the wonderful Pyrenees are criss-crossed with power cables and other intrusions of man. In fact without the influence of man there wouldn't be any roads at all for us to ride on and then we'd have to ride on goat tracks which I know you really abhor.
And not everyone has the opportunity to take off for the week or two needed to explore the continent or even the North of Scotland.

erm, Peak District National park?? Surely that is one above an AONB!!!

I guess you don't like Snowdonia either then Cam, depressed mining area that it is....

PS I have been all over the alps, pyrenees, and a bunch of other places and I rate the British National parks as right up there, it may surpise you to learn that some residents in this depressed part of the world have passports and are semi-literate....

I believe Bonnie Prince Charlie came a cropper in Derbyshire .
Insecure Scots have never felt comfortable there since .
France has always been a haven for renegade Scots and I have heard that French sheep are more comely to the Caledonian eye - and don't run so fast .

actually dont live there cammy, i live a couple of hours away. and I have been to the pyrenees, the alps and northern italy, although not via bike, and derbyshire and the lakes are still right up there. if you want to know what a real depressing ex mining town looks like come over to my place and ill depress the hell out of you lol

You can't get a decent pint in the Pyrenees, Alps, etc. :(

You are however correct, (if a little pedantic) about outstanding NATURAL beauty. The natural state of the whole of England and Scotland is one huge forrest. The current condition is due to about 10,000 years of men setting it on fire then turning the sheep loose to keep it down. Not sure that really detracts though. :offtopic:.

Andy

ok ok maybe its not natural beauty, its had a bit of lipo here and there, and I forgot that trees once grew where-ever they choose, but its still good looking. and to be fair all we did was dig a few holes and burn a few trees and flood a few villages and blast the sides of a few mountains away....but mother nature did the rest. sorry not in a serious mood this aft :rofl:

You are right about French sheep - irresistible and easily caught. Strangely attractive too. You can get two in your tent at night.......

Charlie blew it in Derbyshire, thank god - what a wally he was. Who wants another monarch? The future United Kingdom had to wait a little longer, when the Scots gave England literature, engineering, finance, civilisation, philosophy, education, medicine , and all that was lacking south of the border. A thankless gift of course.

France a haven? indeed - Le Vieux Alliance and all that! Your excellent Englishman Tom Paine found asylum there too.

And it makes a change from England's "Dark Satanic Mills", which Thatcher shut of course, with many of the distressed, bewildered and needy of Derbyshire fleeing to Canada, following the Scots and French who had built that fine and welcoming country. Some became farmers, policemen, and aspired to have a Lincoln welder, hoping to learn how to use it.

thought id got away with that one...
 

i really do give up, sorry for altering the original thread, for any new comers to this thread (god help you) i was stating that derbyshire was a place of outstanding NATURAL beauty. I have since been corrected, its is MAN MADE, just like lego and the cylons, but is still beautiful.

anyway, the engine casing on my bike took longer than usual to cool down the other day. i have opened the idle pin a bit and it was after a longer ride than normal, but was wondering if this is a sign? is my oil life up? have i opened the pin too much? is this just all part of running in? is jesus coming back?

any help?

Maybe he took a leaf out of your book and went on a spree of editing his previous posts .

Ooo-er! a tad grumpy there Dodger! I often edit for clarity and typos. I dont alter the opening topic however. I leave that kind of thing to you.

its obvious that Jesus Christ, Superstar will come down from heaven on a Yamaha..... or did I just hear that in a song?

Sorry to be pedantic Cam but i had an 'ia' on my Snowdon - that has a lot more than just a railway and a shit cafe! If you choose to define a landscape by its lowest point then all is lost...

The funny thing is though that I actually like a lot of the man made bits in Derbyshire. Industrial history, for me, is interesting - it's some of the town centres I don't like.
It's always good to discover the hidden places like the Nine Ladies stone circle near Stanton in Peak - man made without a doubt, but fascinating nevertheless.

Scaring the new girlfriend on the pillion going up to Riber castle and getting her wet going through Tissington Ford were always fun.

Is she still your girlfriend by any chance?

Not grumpy at all my dear fellow and I perfectly understand your need to rehash your witticisms . Now settle down and calm your nerves , I believe the summer holidays are over and the brats will be back , refreshed and ready to do battle . You'll need all your wits about you .

Sympathy ,
Dodger

thanks for the tip on oil cami, looks like its due for a change. while were on the subject of being off topic....ipods......is listening to them on a ride a stupid thing to do, or do you all do it? oh and jesus would probably ride a 650 dakar as he lived in the desert. :mchappy:

harleyrider - err, no, not any more. None of them are that I did that with. I decided it might actually have been the contributing factor in the break ups. Although I think going up Hardknott Pass in the Lake District two up with the front wheel mostly in the air didn't go down too well either.

[QUOTE=Caminando;204551]You are right about French sheep - irresistible and easily caught. Strangely attractive too. You can get two in your tent at night.......

Thank heavens you have been able to find yourself some agreeable companionship , I was beginning to worry about you . But is it really wise for you to embark upon a love triangle ?

I'll keep my collie dog [ from Derbyshire ] in check , the poor ode lad didn't take too kindly to you insulting his birthplace , he might slink off and drive away your paramours.

If you do have two sheep in your tent at night, how do you tell them apart in the dark? Smell? Texture?
And what happens if you call one by the wrong name? Does she run off with your wallet and you get fleeced?

Good point Henry -you are quite right (about lowest point etc). I didnt mention any cafe however. But I stand corrected, and willingly take your point.

But the Yamaha -Which one? Not my old XS500 surely? Actually, I quite liked that bike...

cheers cammy, thanks for the advice mate. :thumbup1:

Bible quotes, Pints and Sheep
 

Now this has turned into a pub-like conversation :clap:

Not sure what Jesus might ride, but as well as Moses, isn't there a bit in the Book of Genesis about "God looked upon his Triumph and all was well with the world"? Obviously the big guy has a Hinckley and/or knows about some serious oil proof sealants. I doubt God would wany anything with "Lucas, Prince of Darkness" electrics either, so I'm thinking Tiger or Bonneville. :offtopic:

Now imperial liquid measures are just designed to be practical. A pint sits nicely in the hand and you in effect buy it by the glass, there being just enough to drink before it gets too warm. Now what happens with the fantastic metric system? You buy a glass, very big (2L), big (L), Normal (0.5l) or small (200 or 300 CL). What are the glasses? Pints and halves until you hit the litre!! :offtopic:

Menage a trois? Isn't that some sort of Adalucian black pudding?

Andy

[QUOTE=Caminando;204726]He is a Welsh collie .Which are distinct from the Border collies .
And I have instructed him not to interrupt you during the tupping season .
He did indicate that he wasn't impressed with you , most rams can handle 30 to 40 ewes .
But shepherds know that it's best to put a lesser number of old ewes with inexperienced fumbling rams to teach them the ropes .
So I think he understands your dilemma and has promised not to piss on your tent or bite holes in your wellies.

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rainy day women
 

well just done holme moss again in the pissing rain, with a a smashed up thumb and palm (don't let your brother in law do the hammering...) and I have to say im bored, spose il do the lakes next week. question being, is there any REAL tips i need to know about riding in the rain? on UK roads? or does anyone have any interesting stories about riding in the wet?

just curious