| Author | Message | ||
     Lars1974 |
Hi all, i have just arrived at Ruthin - a tiny town in the north east of Wales(UK). I am sitting Ye Old Anchor Inn Pub with a pint already looking forward to the weekend! This weekend will be special as i will take a part in the Buell Adventure Weekend - run by the UK's Buell Academy... as soon as i pulled into the Pub / Hotel i was great by a fine sight!  the guys from the Academy were already busy preparing / fuelling the Uly's for tomorrow. I quickly said "hello" and we chatted for a bit and i checked into my room for the next 3 nights....guess what view I have from my window...  (my 5er touring will be in good company) So far this weekend is off the a great start... I will keep adding to this threads throughout the weekend... On the ride outs I will take my 2x cameras and the veho muvi action cam on the helmet...so we should get some decent footage. That's it for now... Now where is that pint of Tedleys gone - ups I must have drunk it...quick get another one... Happy Greetings Lars | ||
| Mnrider |
Thanks Lars. Looking forward to pics.  | ||
| Rcf2 |
very promising! lots of pictures, please. | ||
| Davidxt |
Looking forward to hearing more about this Lars, think i might do it next year. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
I see that segregation is alive and well across the pond ( first photo ). | ||
| Portero72 |
Lars- JOG ON!!!! I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. I kid. We yanks sometimes confuse jealousy with hatred.  Looking forward to pics and tales! | ||
| Lars1974 |
i ensure about the color segregation - they also have a couple blue ones...which moved right to the end  fastest ones are always on the left! no worries guys, i will make sure loads of pics are taken... keep watching this space. thx Lars (the second beer is going down rather quickly too...must be the humidity!) | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
OH the humanity!! | ||
| Keith_mahoney |
Screw the Uly! If I was in Wales I'd be on a push bike until my legs gave out. I really hope to make it there before leaving Europe next year. But anyhow, enjoy your weekend! | ||
| Lars1974 |
one more for you guys: Uly's sleeping and dreaming off being used hard tomorrow  good night til tomorrow... Lars | ||
| Galloper |
Goodnight? It ain't past 10PM there yet... Keep the story and pictures coming this weekend  Can't wait. | ||
| Jphish |
What the hell! Those Uly's look 'shiney'!!?? Who brought wax? | ||
| Lars1974 |
hi guys, day 1 short update: did about 100mls today in rainy weather... went over the Wayfarer pass... hard, wet rocky track and yes, I did fall once! no damage to the Uly. here are a few pics...i did some video footage too (including my crash - lol) which i will post later   dirty uly = good uly  more off-roading tomorrow.. there were a few offs but now-one got hurt or bikes damaged! Bring on round 2! Btw: the instructors are brilliant and really good guys! i will keep you posted... thx Lars (Message edited by Lars1974 on October 03, 2009) | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Keep them coming Lars. | ||
| Davidxt |
Sounds like your having a good time. Are those private roads your out on or can you ride on them whenever you want? | ||
| Galloper |
Nice, too bad about the weather... but you're used to it  | ||
| Bryn1203 |
Great stuff Lars - keep it coming. | ||
| Lars1974 |
right guys. today we had our final day and the weather was kind to us too... we started of with a gently 15mls ride to the first forest track. the track itself was a lot easier than the pass yesterday and no-one hit the deck! We than got further up into the mountains and the view were just stunning  there are only a view nicer spots in Wales to park your Uly...  We than had another tricky section of loose rocks and gravel to go up to a viewing point...check out this short video and you will get the idea! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbST8Z_Aw-Q here is Tim and me coming back down onto tarmac.  we than had lunch and did another great set of little lanes and more off-roading... we all got better and the bikes performed brilliant! here are couple shots of my filthy Uly.   All in all a great weekend. I will write a full report and i have 3 hours of video footage to cut & edit etc... i will upload it all on my own website and post the link here once i am done. in short a great weekend! Thanks to Buell UK, The guys from the Buell Academy - (Tim, Shawn, Matt, Andrew & Steve) for making it such great fun! thats it for now... thx Lars PS: (i am still buzzing!!!) | ||
| Paralegalpete |
That looked like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing those great pics | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Lars, That is one heck of an interesting mud flap you got, no wait, that's you license plate. | ||
| Galloper |
English licensplates are enormous... keeps 'm from speeding But Lars, you made a big mistake on your report. You didn't take pictures of your dinner. It's mandatory to take pictures of food. For this time we let you off easy but next time you make a trip... Foodpictures!! Nice pics, you sure had fun! | ||
| Lars1974 |
oh sorry about the food pics...didn't know about this "rule"... would a picture of the beer i am currently drinking be a valuable substitute??? | ||
| Bryn1203 |
Good one Lars, was it the same team that do the track days ? - good bunch - Oh yeah, get pictures of food for the Yanks, preferably McD  - or they start eating the furniture  | ||
| Lars1974 |
yep same guys: Tim, Shawn, Matt and Steve....great lads! i may go to Mallory park for the 16th of October to go on track! | ||
| Bryn1203 |
Lars, have you done the tracks days before? I did Mallory last year and it was there that I got turned onto the Uly - track, road & dirt - more fun than the 1125 which is what I went to use. I was laughing me head off chasing 1125's around on a Uly - felt daft but was fun. Castle combe this May just confirmed it. Although it was just 1125's on the track. Hence the Uly purchase a couple of months ago. Cuell | ||
| Rcf2 |
Lars, sounds that you had a great time! Did you had any special setup on the Uly? Like tyres pressure and suspension? I found mine very hard while out Tarmac. | ||
| Lars1974 |
standard 09 model bikes with all less than 1000mls on the clock. suspension was factory and tyre pressure too.. the bike felt solid on or off road...suspension may be a bit too soft for my weight but no real wobbles etc... i had the pirelly scorps on mine and others had the Dunlops. | ||
| Blake |
Spectacular! Thanks for sharing! | ||
| Portero72 |
Friggin brilliant. Loved the video. | ||
| Lars1974 |
guys, i have started putting a report onto my bike website... http://www.freewebs.com/bmwrideruk/buelladventurew eekend.htm i have also compiled a "Day 1" 10 minute video (including my crash)...just click on the link and it should direct you to it... i will keep update and adding more... keep watching this space... |
