Off I went in the searing heat for run north in search of cooler climes, I headed over the Forth road bridge into the Kingdom of Fife and onto Perth and across to Dundee and headed towards Aberdeen before cutting across to Montrose and picking up the coast road North, my first stop was at Dunnottar Castle after 122 miles of riding, just south of Stonehaven, they do a good Aberdeen Angus burger and chips here for a reasonable £7 so it was my planned lunch stop. They also have dedicated motorcycle parking.
I was going to head up to the monument and sacrifice a sheep but it is Aberdeenshire so non of the sheep are virgins and I had more places to see.
I then headed North then west towards the Cairngorms and the National Park.
Continuing my journey I stopped off at Balmoral for a break and a cigar, the estate was closed as it was after 5pm so I gave that a miss.
While I was there another Harley turned up, a Sportster 883 ridden by a female naturally, all the way from Lincolnshire.
I then headed off to make my way home past various villages and mountains and even ski lifts and through the most dramatic countryside you could imagine.
I even found a special “friend” for Pete.
By the time I got home I had covered 294 miles. The refurbished shocks performed very well and I played around with the air pressure, running them a lot lower than previously and will reduce them a little more on the next ride.