Aberdovey Rideout Sept . 9th 2007

Aberdovey ride Sept 2007

10am Sunday saw only 3 scooters " up for it " at Clubbies . The forecast was dry but cloudy ,so the temps were down ,so all scooters singing along , but all the riders glad they had stuck to several layers of clothing . A few spots of rain over llandegla moors and on to Bala to meet up with Gary Clarke and Perry .Adam + Linnie, Bernie + Tracey , Dave+ Judy all now re fuelled and the 5 scooters pressed on at a good pace towards Dolgellau taking the short cut (and steep climb) through Brithdir . Earlier ,on a long ,uphill stretch Adam suffered a"nip up " heat seizure ,even though the engine has done nearly 3000 miles. This was blamed on reducing the oil from 25:1 to 33:1 also on "Crazy Bollocks "(alias Bernie Griffiths ) for keeping such afast pace ! No harm done,anextra slurp of oil added and next stop superb pub bythe lakeTal y llyn .After a coffee its on to Aberdyfi and excellent fish and chips at Walkers on the sea front .A stroll around the harbour followed before setting off up the coast via Tywyn,Fairborne back to Dolgellau .As we waited to get out onto the A470 Garys SX200 cut out . After a lot of trial and error repairs it couldnt be coaxed back into life and the phone call to Perrys girlfriend to rescue them was made . The remainig three scooters reluctantly left Gary and Perry sitting ,very relaxed,on a bench,under a tree,in the middle of nowhere .A sad end for them after a superb ride . Alast coffee stop at Bala and then hammer on as the light is starting to go splitting our seperate ways after llandegla moor ,D+J towards Mold and Holywell , Bernie ,Adam and the girls on to Chester .Excellent rideout,lets go again next summer ! I clocked 200 miles ,only 20 less than the ride back from the Isle of Wight ! CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE THE OTHERS