Sir Fallsalot Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Decided to take the 650 out tonight for a stomp around the valleys, ended up on a disused railway line probably for taking the stone from the quarries it passes through. The flat topped mountain in the background is called the Sugar Loaf and stands at a massive 596 m LOL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Loaf,_Monmouthshire I think I've post photos of this place up before but was just passing through with a mate so decided to have a look around tonight. When taking this photo i spotted something i wanted to take a closer look at Cool a cave the old man in me said move on next thing i'm looking down on the bike. A bit disappointing looking around but i'm sure Pete's mate could sell it LOL Stopped to take a photo of the old iron works in Blaenavon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaenavon_Ironworks And a ride up over the British heading home, in the distance is the Bristol Channel and Bob land 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Great shots Fred......Blaenavon Works looks pretty impressive still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Cool stuff, how many miles did you do offroad? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, Pedro said: Cool stuff, how many miles did you do offroad? Very little tonight Pedro i had intended not to go off the beaten track at all. I rode about 60 miles, probably only 10 miles of that was unpaved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Very little tonight Pedro i had intended not to go off the beaten track at all. I rode about 60 miles, probably only 10 miles of that was unpaved That's cool, I only asked because offroad pictures from Wales always seem so remote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Cool stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Great ride report, that cave was fun Beautiful countryside as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Nice one Fred, the Dog is looking as cool as ever There was a XR650L on ebay last week, it was fairly low mileage , had lots of spares but was using a bit of oil and smoking on start up. I'm gutted as it went for £1900 , trouble was it was up near Glasgow, that's why I didn't bid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, boboneleg said: Nice one Fred, the Dog is looking as cool as ever There was a XR650L on ebay last week, it was fairly low mileage , had lots of spares but was using a bit of oil and smoking on start up. I'm gutted as it went for £1900 , trouble was it was up near Glasgow, that's why I didn't bid Bob there was one about 5 miles from me a few months ago with about 4000 miles on it and immaculate, the guy wanted £3500 for it i was so tempted but resisted, i need to ride one to see if its really that much different to the dog. One of the things that does put me off is the huge seat height on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 19 hours ago, Pedro said: That's cool, I only asked because offroad pictures from Wales always seem so remote. Yes that's what i like about living here the hills hide allot and can give you a feeling of remoteness even though its not. Your never far from a road and all the dumped rubbish reminds you of that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 16 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Bob there was one about 5 miles from me a few months ago with about 4000 miles on it and immaculate, the guy wanted £3500 for it i was so tempted but resisted, i need to ride one to see if its really that much different to the dog. One of the things that does put me off is the huge seat height on them Yes thet are tall, I put lowering links on the one I had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Love those old buildings! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 nice pics fred, that cave is very square, manmade surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, MooN said: nice pics fred, that cave is very square, manmade surely? I thought that might have been the entrance to a mine that's been blocked up. the end of its got a filled in look 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 04/08/2020 at 19:35, Sir Fallsalot said: I thought that might have been the entrance to a mine that's been blocked up. the end of its got a filled in look Or a rock fall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 C.H.U.D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 21 hours ago, Buckster said: C.H.U.D. Horror movie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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