Ummm that's it. Doing it with a group of 30ish other scooters this May and just wondered if anyones done it and had any tips other than dont crash or dont do it? -- Donegal Paul Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology. Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology. Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster". Vespa T5 Mark I www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk www.iowcaravans.co.uk www.ride2006.co.uk
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Donegal Paul A) It's fucking long way B) DFC HTH -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000
14 days days on my bicycle You should visie Cape Wrath (the most north westerly point , Dunnet Head the most northerly point and LEJOG the longest distance all of main land Britain PK
Terrific ride ,can you imagine Andy Wilkinsons record 45 Hours LEJOG I do it unassisted , this year my son is doing it with me, it's a great ride, should be fantastic on the scooters. pk
Someone who mis-read a map and thought it was only a 90 mile bicyle ride from Great Malvern rather than nearer 120 miles. Fortunately for us in the support crew it was one of the riders who did it else we would have been visited from upon high by a great wrath from a couple of very unhappy, wet and cold bunnies.
Do it in one go. Take a 70+ year old rider to kick the shit out of you if you stop for a rest as "you may get another chance to do Land's End to John O'Groats in under 24 hours, but I probably won't now get up and get riding you lazy fucker" Realise just how slow the Cornish and Northern Scottish bits are. [1] Take an unsuitable machine [2] as no-one will be impressed if you do it on a tourer. Thinking back, getting 160 riders from LE to JoG was a lot easier than getting them from Brighton to Monte Carlo... [1] The worst riding conditions I've ever had in Scotland have been in June so don't rely on the weather in the summer. [2] Ah, you've got that covered!
