yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
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We're Not in Kansas Anymore - IOM TT Tour
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
You were allowed to go at a sporty pace pretty much anywhere outside of the towns. The mountain section was set up for one way traffic for the entire two weeks of the TT and with only one road crossing at the Bungalow it was the safest place to go play. The course was open to the public until about one hour before the start of a race or an offical practice.
yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
More video. This one was a slightly different sporting event featuring Short Track Racing in Betws-y-Coed, Wales. I have no idea how the name of the town is pronounced. Our two Pacific North Wet boys from Seattle were the team's designated drivers taking on the local champ. Tony worked the camera down in corners 3 & 4 and I handled the coverage up in corners 1 & 2....
https://vimeo.com/97486735
https://vimeo.com/97486735
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canucklehead-biker
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Great RR Bill... I'll be wanting details from you on the tour company etc as this is on my list.
And Betws-y-Coed is pronounced Betsy Coyd
Ah, the homeland....
Griff
And Betws-y-Coed is pronounced Betsy Coyd
Ah, the homeland.... Griff
yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
It sure did not sound like that when the locals said it.And Betws-y-Coed is pronounced Betsy CoydAh, the homeland....
Griff
Now with the WNY Tech Day & RJ's Cross Country behind us I was able to return to my video editing chores. This is another video of the mountain section of the TT course however this time the GoPro was pointed out the back for a different perspective. This video starts at the entrance to the Ramsey Hairpin and runs all the way back to the start. Also I found that Kawasakis just get in the way.....
https://vimeo.com/97782607
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
I was not the only one in our tour group with a GoPro camera. Tony graciously let me copy his video files. I think he is just too lazy to go through them all and edit.
Here is a short video from the first day at the IOM TT in front of our hotel in Sulby Glen....
https://vimeo.com/97811573
Here is a short video from the first day at the IOM TT in front of our hotel in Sulby Glen....
https://vimeo.com/97811573
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Wow, that was some great video Bill. Both your rear facing shots and the flyby's at the motel.
Love it!!
Love it!!
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
We stopped in a the train station in Betws-y-Coed, Wales for coffee and Tony was having this converstation with a bloke from Manchester. While the accent is fairly strong we were able to understand him but I liked the way this fellow got so antimated while talking about his bike. You may need to turn up the volume a bit. The GoPro built in mike is not that good.....
https://vimeo.com/97869123
https://vimeo.com/97869123
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
Tony filmed sidecar pilot, Dean Nicholls explaining line choices at the TT.....
https://vimeo.com/97915217
https://vimeo.com/97915217
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
https://www.motoquest.com/guided-motorcycle-tour.php?great-britain-isle-of-man-scotland-wales-uk-18 Griff, the Bowmanville ******* used MotoQuest Tours for his Isle of Man TT and Wales jaunt. The 2015 tour is now fully sold out, but 2016 still has places available. If you were to take Lucie, it is $13K USD for a couple.Great RR Bill... I'll be wanting details from you on the tour company etc as this is on my list.
And Betws-y-Coed is pronounced Betsy CoydAh, the homeland....
Griff
If you were to go solo and share a room with another Bikey it is $7,600 a person, I would consider sharing a room with a Welshman: But never an Englishman!
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
You should actually call Motoquest to confirm that 2015 is sold out because I know some of the folks this year were able to get on the tour even though it was supposed to be sold out. If you do go in 2016 I know a Polak that is going to South Africa next year and might be willing share a room for IOM TT in 2016 with a Blarney spewing Irishman but only if you supply the earplugs.
I better warn you now I am half English, my mother's parents were from south of London. My grandfather was a veteran of the Boer War and would kick an Irishman's *** all the way across the pond.
I better warn you now I am half English, my mother's parents were from south of London. My grandfather was a veteran of the Boer War and would kick an Irishman's *** all the way across the pond.
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
Another video from the Isle of Mann.
After watching practice I took point on the ride back to the hotel using the very fun A14....
https://vimeo.com/97920603
After watching practice I took point on the ride back to the hotel using the very fun A14....
https://vimeo.com/97920603
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
Since I've roomed with you before Billy Fitz, how in the Hell am I going to explain this to Old Michael! Mick will never forgive me for having "slept" with the English, I thought you were Proud Polish eh! jes' sayin' and nuff said, eh!
yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
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yamafitter
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This might be my last addition to this report.
Another video but this time we are riding on the A4085 in the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. Awesome scenery and a fun little piece of road.....
https://vimeo.com/98603868
Another video but this time we are riding on the A4085 in the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. Awesome scenery and a fun little piece of road.....
https://vimeo.com/98603868
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Geez, Wales has a shitload of rocks, huh?
Bill, it'd be interesting to hear your review of MotoQuest, the trip, the accommodations, the dining choices, the complimentary hookers, etc.
Did you consider flying to Dublin and touring that beautiful island before heading to the Isle of Man, instead of spending a chunk of your holiday in fecking England?
yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
But we spent very little time in England. We spent some time in Wales which has nicely piled up rocks. If a drunken, potato farting Irishman told a Welshman he was in England rather than Wales it would start one hell of a pub brawl.
I was very happy with using Motoquest for this trip. It was basically a one stop shopping experience that took care of everything I needed to go to the IOM except for the flight over to Merry old England. I had an itinerary in hand before I left with all the contact info that I was able to forward onto my brother back here in case he needed to get a hold of me and they also sent me a Motoquest shirt before I left. The shirt came in handy in that it made it easy for Lynn & Simon to find me in the arrival area at Heathrow since there were lots of name signs when I arrived, I was tired from the flight and just wanted to have a nap at that point.
When we got to the van the boys loaded up my gear for me and handed me a bag of crisps and some bottled water as I climbed into the back of the van for the 2 hour van ride to Bornemouth. During the two weeks from what I saw everything was well organized. When things went off the tracks and Ben got hurt, Lynn & Simon had things well in hand and made sure all the arrangements were made to make sure Ben received proper care.
The accommodation had lots of character since we stayed in some of the older and smaller hotels along the way. The hotel in Marlborough had a section that was built in the 1200's and has been a functioning hotel since the 1400's. For the most part a pub was never any further away than a walk down to the lobby and the selection of single malts was outstanding.
The food ranged from OK to excellent but I'm not that much of a foodie so you can take that for what it is worth. I was able to find some excellent fish & chips along the way. I must say however that the full English breakfast with blood pudding was somewhere I was not willing to go.
Early on I did consider the Ireland option but that ****** Stanley was too busy farting on rocks to save the grease and never got anything put together. To make your own arrangements for the IOM TT is probably a two year proposition since the ferry and all the accommodation is already booked for 2015. This was the other reason to go with a company like Motoquest that already has accommodation and ferry crossings booked for next year.
Please stop slagging rocks (pun intended). I studied Geophysics in university and I like rocks. Maybe when I am in Newfoundland for CFR this year I will stub my toe on a kimberlite deposit while walking around in Gros Morne National Park. Since I know what kimberlite is I will realize there is a dimondiferous craton under it and I will be the new owner of a diamond mine and a multi-billionaire. I will then take my new private jet with some complimentary hookers, fly to Phoenix and piss in Stanley's Corn Flakes. I will then fly to Boston and do rude things to FredW with a driveshaft.
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
If I have failed to mention this to you Billy Fitz: *******!
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