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Gimlet
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The B740 back road between Crawfordjohn and Sanquhar is a cracker as well. There are some great roads in the Lanarkshire uplands and very little traffic as its largely off the tourist's radar. I always tried to incorporate it when doing a day-long loop from Ayr down into Galloway and back again when i lived up there.
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I've never ridden that one.The B740 back road between Crawfordjohn and Sanquhar is a cracker as well. There are some great roads in the Lanarkshire uplands and very little traffic as its largely off the tourist's radar. I always tried to incorporate it when doing a day-long loop from Ayr down into Galloway and back again when i lived up there.
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Looks good.
Not a fast road, but a nice 'technical ride' with lots of tight twists and turns etc... and great scenery......Glentrool to Straiton
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Some of the narrowest and minor roads can be a great ride because the quality of road surface is very good.
Dry summer use only though....unless you're on a trailbike or similar...
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Dry summer use only though....unless you're on a trailbike or similar...
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One of my favourite stretches of road in a bike......
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Gimlet
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It's wider than it looks on Google. You can get a move on and the surface is mainly pretty good. Reminds me of the back rounds along the borders to the north of Kielder. I haven't ridden it on the Rocket but I did on the Harley a few times and you can crack on. I've found the Rocket likes flowing roads where you can stay on the power and then you really see how nimble it can be and how much progress the instant supply of shove offers you.
What it's less keen on it start/stop and heavy braking. On the above road you can see through most of the twisty sections because for much of the way the road follows the river, and then you can plan a long way ahead and keep the power on. The Rocket really rewards when ridden like that.
Next time I'm up that way I must revisit the A87 from Glen Moriston to the Kyle of Lochalsh. The Rocket will eat that road alive.
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Lovely Guzzi.Where am I ?.......or perhaps I should say where was I?
Yes, I agree. The Rocket rewards a smooth progressive rider who doesn't use heavy braking up to corners in order to keep average speed high.
My Guzzi Daytona 1000 was similar in character in that respect. Come to think of it, my HarleyDavidson XR1200 was rewarding to ride in the same way too, but the Guzzi, more so and unlike both the Rocket & the XR, it had better aerodynamics due to having a fairing etc....
They all came into their own on a fast open road with big sweeping bends......A87 for example.
I only have the Rocket these days. I would love to have them all but reality has to bite somewhere. I'm not complaining though. The Rocket is the best bike for me now.
I still can't quite believe how agile and capable this bike is, but it doesn't like bumpy roads unfortunately and we have a lot of those in the Peak District.
Choosing a good line avoiding the pot holes etc... is the name of the game with the Rocket.
Thanks.
She was a rare beast too. Only 100 of the 'Racing' models were made.
I was informed by a reliable source many years ago that the 1000 Racing was actually built at Magni and that the engines were blue printed.
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