boboneleg Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 So having seen the sad passing of James Higgs I thought I'd look at his you tube channel and see where his last videos were. He had put up a video of a lane at Naunton on the Cotswolds so today I decided to go and ride it and a few others in his memory. The weather was decent when I left Bristol at 9.00 but by time I got onto the Cotswolds it was quite foggy.......... By time I got up to the old WW2 airfield near Chedworth I was dying for a piss so into the woods I went, while I was there I stumbled upon an old building . @XTreme would have been proud of me but there were no dead dogs inside so I left a bit sharpish ........... I got down to Compton Abdale and there was evidence of how wet it has been ............... I rode through Salperton and onto the first lane which ends at the Notgrove long barrow .................. There was evidence of me bashing through the undergrowth on my top box............. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, boboneleg said: So having seen the sad passing of James Higgs I thought I'd look at his you tube channel and see where his last videos were. He had put up a video of a lane at Naunton on the Cotswolds so today I decided to go and ride it and a few others in his memory. The weather was decent when I left Bristol at 9.00 but by time I got onto the Cotswolds it was quite foggy.......... By time I got up to the old WW2 airfield near Chedworth I was dying for a piss so into the woods I went, while I was there I stumbled upon an old building . @XTreme would have been proud of me but there were no dead dogs inside so I left a bit sharpish ........... I got down to Compton Abdale and there was evidence of how wet it has been ............... I rode through Salperton and onto the first lane which ends at the Notgrove long barrow .................. There was evidence of me bashing through the undergrowth on my top box............. I think his funeral turnout is going to be huge, i know the TRF are planning something and the TET riders will be involved as well as he created a lot of it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Excellent Bob! Can you get into that WWII village that's deserted? And those tunnels underneath Corsham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 After a swift coffee from my flask I rode down to Naunton to ride the lane that James had ridden three months ago ........... Then i rode some more lanes in the area.............. and then onto the fords at Kineton. The concrete exit ramp nearly caught me out here as it was very square-edged and caused me to stall on the exit but luckily i started quickly and got away without dropping the bike ........... and then I rode some more lanes before turning south ............. This one was annoying as it had SIX gates along it, a pain in the arse when you're on your own ................ At the end of Ryknild street I came across this , what's going on when Crocuses are growing in October ? and then I rode some proper green lanes to get back to the Fosseway north of Cirencester............. I also found a new (to me) lane on the way back ............. and then stopped at my cross to get a photo ............ and then the rest of the way back was spent dodging showers............... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 15 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I think his funeral turnout is going to be huge, i know the TRF are planning something and the TET riders will be involved as well as he created a lot of it I'm not on facebook Fred so if you here anything please let me know as I'd like to attend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I'm not on facebook Fred so if you here anything please let me know as I'd like to attend Will do Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, XTreme said: Excellent Bob! Can you get into that WWII village that's deserted? And those tunnels underneath Corsham? I've been to both. You can visit Imber village twice a year , we usually do a trail run to it. I used to deliver to some of the tunnels under and around Corsham, I've even driven a small lorry under one of them. A lot of big wine companies use them nowadays as the temperture down there is perfect for storing wine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 @boboneleg this is the sort of stuff that I read and smile a lot. Just lovely, really lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I've never heard of him, who was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzak Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 So no problems there then, motors are electric, they have a rotor, bikes on the other hand have engines, (internal combustion) so the sign doesn't apply to them, I wish we had lanes here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 My kind of lanes, no hurry easy going. Nice one Bob. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 44 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: My kind of lanes, no hurry easy going. Nice one Bob. My kind of lanes as well at the moment Dave although it was a tad slippery in places. I think the days of me thinking of entering the Erzberg enduro are over 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 14 hours ago, busabeast said: I've never heard of him, who was he? You wouldn't have heard of him unless you were into trail riding. James was the UK Trans Euro Trail (TET) Linesman. He added the Great western trail (GWT) and the south west wales route of the TET (TETie) and several other detours to the TET routes and maintained the routes for several years. He was the man behind Wiltshire Byways the invaluable YouTube repository for clips of green lanes around the UK. He also helped fight some significant green road closure attempts, most notably the byways around Stonehenge. The TET is a 62,000 mile GPX route from the edge of Africa to the Arctic Circle which is enjoyed by tens of thousands of motorcyclists every year and is free https://transeurotrail.org/what-is-the-tet/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: You wouldn't have heard of him unless you were into trail riding. James was the UK Trans Euro Trail (TET) Linesman. He added the Great western trail (GWT) and the south west wales route of the TET (TETie) and several other detours to the TET routes and maintained the routes for several years. He was the man behind Wiltshire Byways the invaluable YouTube repository for clips of green lanes around the UK. He also helped fight some significant green road closure attempts, most notably the byways around Stonehenge. The TET is a 62,000 mile GPX route from the edge of Africa to the Arctic Circle which is enjoyed by tens of thousands of motorcyclists every year and is free https://transeurotrail.org/what-is-the-tet/ Sounds like he was a very valuable guy to have on side, hopefully things don't go to shit now he's gone. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: You wouldn't have heard of him unless you were into trail riding. James was the UK Trans Euro Trail (TET) Linesman. He added the Great western trail (GWT) and the south west wales route of the TET (TETie) and several other detours to the TET routes and maintained the routes for several years. He was the man behind Wiltshire Byways the invaluable YouTube repository for clips of green lanes around the UK. He also helped fight some significant green road closure attempts, most notably the byways around Stonehenge. The TET is a 62,000 mile GPX route from the edge of Africa to the Arctic Circle which is enjoyed by tens of thousands of motorcyclists every year and is free https://transeurotrail.org/what-is-the-tet/ The link failed though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 1 hour ago, busabeast said: The link failed though https://transeurotrail.org/united-kingdom/#4.76/52.953/-2.194 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 So how did he die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 42 minutes ago, busabeast said: So how did he die? Cancer, I don't know the details but it must have been fairly quick. Either that or he didn't tell anyone . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Cancer, I don't know the details but it must have been fairly quick. Either that or he didn't tell anyone . This is what someone put on the TRF site He described himself as having an unidentified and exceptionally aggressive cancer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 3 hours ago, busabeast said: The link failed though I think the site was down earlier it works for me now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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