KEIFER
22-09-05, 08:23 AM
Sorry to bore you all, but just got back from a holiday around the west-coast of Scotland. Just have to say that if anyone wants to see top roads and top scenery, you don't need to visit the continent!!!
Here is the route I took ...
Day Route Length Time
1 Southport to Perth 252 miles 4:05
2 Perth to Inverness 112 miles 1:55
2 Inverness to Inverinate 78 miles 1:24
3 Inverinate to Fort William 62 miles 1:08
3 Fort William to Tarbet 68 miles 1:15
4 Tarbet to Campbeltown 98 miles 1:50
4 Campbletown to Tarbet 99 miles 1:53
4 Tarbet to Southport 245 miles 3:59
As you see a bit intensive, actually wish had booked more time off. But the AT was brilliant, had a Touratech seat which was very comfortable and even after +5 hours in the seat was fine.
Had a Garmin V fitted for navigating which did the job, only got confused a few times unlike me. Would recommend anybody using a GPS system gets a power feed from the battery. As I seemed to get through 4 AA batteries a day.
Packed with a tent and other creature comforts the AT was a bit on the heavy side ... which almost came back to haunt me when negotiating 20% gradients around Campletown! Trying to turn and brake was an interesting exercise in buttock clenching, when the AT didn't seem inclined to do either :shock:
If you need some good roads ... try the A82 around Loch Ness; A87 around Shiel Bridge; the A83, well all of it!
Bitten by the bug, already planning where to go next.
Going to try and post a "few" snaps if can figure out what to do.
Here is the route I took ...
Day Route Length Time
1 Southport to Perth 252 miles 4:05
2 Perth to Inverness 112 miles 1:55
2 Inverness to Inverinate 78 miles 1:24
3 Inverinate to Fort William 62 miles 1:08
3 Fort William to Tarbet 68 miles 1:15
4 Tarbet to Campbeltown 98 miles 1:50
4 Campbletown to Tarbet 99 miles 1:53
4 Tarbet to Southport 245 miles 3:59
As you see a bit intensive, actually wish had booked more time off. But the AT was brilliant, had a Touratech seat which was very comfortable and even after +5 hours in the seat was fine.
Had a Garmin V fitted for navigating which did the job, only got confused a few times unlike me. Would recommend anybody using a GPS system gets a power feed from the battery. As I seemed to get through 4 AA batteries a day.
Packed with a tent and other creature comforts the AT was a bit on the heavy side ... which almost came back to haunt me when negotiating 20% gradients around Campletown! Trying to turn and brake was an interesting exercise in buttock clenching, when the AT didn't seem inclined to do either :shock:
If you need some good roads ... try the A82 around Loch Ness; A87 around Shiel Bridge; the A83, well all of it!
Bitten by the bug, already planning where to go next.
Going to try and post a "few" snaps if can figure out what to do.