The North Way Round Part One

Paisley to Embo The journey starts from Paisley and we head north to Loch Lomond, the weather is overcast, which is a lot better than the predicted showers that BBC Weather app has informed us. Just as we hit the Erskine bridge, I remember that I have left the maps sitting in the kitchen, annoying, as... Continue Reading →

“The North Way Round” run

At  the end of August, I will be exploring the north of Scotland for four days. Based in Dornoch, the Highlands will be on my door step, so I'll have a few routes planned out. Hoping to visit places like, Wick, John O'groats, Thurso, Durness and many more. So, to help me on my run up... Continue Reading →

MOT Run

I got my bike from Cupar Motorcycles, included with the bike was free MOT for life, being that the MOT is due in June, I thought that it would be a nice journey to take it out there and look at some bikes while I waited. A few days before I set out to Cupar,... Continue Reading →

Fish and Trips

Super day for a run down the coast, a bit cloudy and not too warm. Left Paisley to head to Ayrshire, traveling through Beith, Dalry, Kilwinning and Irvine. Ended up at Troon harbour to try out a wee chippy I heard about called "The wee Hurrie" (not affiliated with “a wee run”) for some nice... Continue Reading →

Spring watch 10th April

A nice wee day at the end of a week of nice wee days, time to head for the hills. It's a place I tend to go often, regardless of the weather. The rest and be thankful is a carpark situated in the Argyll Forest Park, and in true Scottish style, the tranquility of the... Continue Reading →

Another sunny day in March

How quickly it goes from blowing off "the cobwebs" to "I think my bike could do with a wash". It was another sunny Mach day, so I took the  a wee run down the coast. Heading for Greenock and sticking to the coast road, it has lovely views of the mouth of the clyde. Ending... Continue Reading →

Blow off the cobwebs 2015

A nice sunny, warm day in March? can't pass up a chance to clean the cobwebs off my bike. This is the first time this year, so it's the "start of the season", thought I'd just go a wee run round the block, try and re-acquire some skills I have forgotten since the last time... Continue Reading →

Racking up some miles

Saturday I started off the weekend with a trip to Largs. I followed the M8 to Greenock and took the Old Largs Road that takes you out just north of the centre of the seaside town. The Old Largs Road is a single track road that has lovely scenery, winding roads and not a lot... Continue Reading →

Super Sunny Saturday Seven am

A sunny Saturday morning, also the 1st of June (So officially Summertime), so another run on the bike. This time I thought i'd go up to "the rest and be thankful". The route I would take, took me up by Loch Lomond and cut across to Garelochhead on the Haul Road (A817). The road takes... Continue Reading →

Coasting

Another evening run took me back to the coast. I went a different route but got to the same location. Just like my run to Ardrossan, I went down the A737 to Dalry, only this time I went on the B780 that takes you by Munnoch Reservoir and joins up at the main road just... Continue Reading →

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