Andy J
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- Location
- Isle of Man
On the plain as opposed to plane, which of course it could also be.
Weather where you are?
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Perry
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- Location
- West Dorset UK
And where is that blessed plain Eliza ?
I think she's got it ! By George she's got it !
I think she's got it ! By George she's got it !
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rocketonarail
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Window pane .......... Although as Perry says , the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain ...... so they reckon ..............
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lavgert
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- Location
- Vienna, Austria
Winter is back in Vienna, Austria! 
Ciao, Gert
Ciao, Gert
Tippie
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- Location
- Dr?bak, Norway
Shajota
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- Location
- Whitsundays Qld
Old fashioned wet season continues in NQ. Plenty good downfalls (couple of hundred mls a nighy sort of thing) over past couple of weeks, creeks all running a banker and regular Bruce Highway flood closures at normal hot spots. Our local dam is very full although a couple of inches under the spillway. Last few years they have developed a very good camping area at the dam which has proven very popular but of course not at this time of year.
Pic is at camping area and is normally a lush grassy area from the tree line to the edge of the water past the bush in the pic with plenty caravans getting prime spot once out of wet season. A few hardy campers are out there but contained back behind the treeline.
At least the swans love the calm shallow water & not interrupted by boats or jet skis!
Pic is at camping area and is normally a lush grassy area from the tree line to the edge of the water past the bush in the pic with plenty caravans getting prime spot once out of wet season. A few hardy campers are out there but contained back behind the treeline.
At least the swans love the calm shallow water & not interrupted by boats or jet skis!
chrisk
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- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
Shajota
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- Location
- Whitsundays Qld
Did you get caught in any of the lines. I think it was Tuesday we had a hell of a line up of trucks and general traffic back through Proserpine with the highway shut at Goorganga (surprise surprise!) the whole day. Think there was a couple of trucks caught in the rising floodwaters. Apparently a chopper got one out, the other must have walked out - all a bit vague though!!!Hmmm, Mackay, Nebo, Collinsville, Bowen, Townsville for me last week
chrisk
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- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
Nope, almost joined the NB queue, but thought better of it. Besides, I only had 5 beers with me, and Bloomsbury was already parked out
Andy J
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- Location
- Isle of Man
There’s a village in Cornwall (UK) that’s just recorded 50 days straight of rain. No wonder a queue has formed: for cliff jumping..
The Sock
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- Location
- London, England
Part of the reason that I left Scotland. shortly before leaving, they experienced 93 consecutive days in which gaps between precipitation did not exceed 24 hours.
78jotadave
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Woke up early Saturday morning, I was on the 1200 and on the road at 9 am sharp. Fueled the bike, then me, with a double espresso at the ‘Bean’. All the chairs taken by Generation WTFC types( who the fuck cares) sucking up their Soymilk coffee, all of them waiting for a receptacle to recharge their fat, tired ‘save the planet ‘ bicycles. Fired up the triple and let it idle for an exceptionally long time while I was suited up. ‘Breathe in the air’ Chevrons finest, enjoy!
Made my path to Indio and out to ‘Sky Valley’ and the open deserts
. Gave the 1200 the ‘full berries’, pegged the throttle for many miles, backing off only for the desert washes, airborne on more than one woopdy doo! I was having fun 
, the bike was right on point.
Surprise was coming back through DHS (Desperate Hot Springs). There was a big event. ‘ Bring a Trailer’ held a meet and greet event. At the old ‘Dunes Golf Club’ ( closed in 2006), it was a free, show what you got, fun event, lots of interesting vehicles, well over a hundred autos, and 2 bikes, one 59 BMW and my 78 Jota America. You come across the unexpected in the desert
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Oh yeah, the weather was perfect for an air-cooled triple, low to mid 70s. This week, it will hit 90, and there is snow on the mountains to remind you it is winter in Southern California.
Made my path to Indio and out to ‘Sky Valley’ and the open deserts
. Gave the 1200 the ‘full berries’, pegged the throttle for many miles, backing off only for the desert washes, airborne on more than one woopdy doo! I was having fun , the bike was right on point.Surprise was coming back through DHS (Desperate Hot Springs). There was a big event. ‘ Bring a Trailer’ held a meet and greet event. At the old ‘Dunes Golf Club’ ( closed in 2006), it was a free, show what you got, fun event, lots of interesting vehicles, well over a hundred autos, and 2 bikes, one 59 BMW and my 78 Jota America. You come across the unexpected in the desert
..Oh yeah, the weather was perfect for an air-cooled triple, low to mid 70s. This week, it will hit 90, and there is snow on the mountains to remind you it is winter in Southern California.
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chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Had to put long pants on in Melbourne this morning, about 20c. 3 hours north and it was 32c, back into shorts and singlet, only to get to Goulburn at 16c. FFS, where’s Lenox Walker when you need him?
The Sock
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- Location
- London, England
Alan (A14RGS) is your man to answer that.
He'll have ridden many miles in that area.
78jotadave
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I have great childhood memories of the Yorkshire Moors; my dad would take my two brothers and me on extensive walking trips over the heather-covered moors. The last time I visited England (2003), I took my wife to see the moors and dales, mostly a driving tour, but several day hikes too, well worth the visit. All the while, when I was driving, I was thinking this would be fantastic on a motorcycle, but that happens everywhere I go. We found a couple of nice pubs between those ancient stone walls; fortunately, I do understand the NE Yorkshire dialect, "up the borough."
Andy J
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- Location
- Isle of Man
chrisk
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- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
Twas like spring today in the IOM. Tomorrow sounds like it's going back to winter - high winds and rain again....
I’m tipping the picture was taken in the early hours of the morning. Not a beer in sight….
Anyway, back to the weather….. 7:13am and 22c in Brisbane heading for a top of 27c.
Nice day for playing with motorbikes but my wife has other plans for me, one of the pitfalls of working away most of the week
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a14rgs
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- Wiltshire, UK
I guess that 'bleak and uninviting' is the image that the film makers wanted to portray.
In reality - on a dry day - the Yorkshire Moors and Dales are stunning.
Amazing riding country on relatively quiet, sweepy roads, superb views, great cafes and pubs - all topped off with Yorkshire hospitality and humour.
No recent bikes pics, sorry, but here's one I took in January at around -2'C, with the car plastered in road salt and us enjoying the warmth of heated seats....
