Dan Hale

Nice boots

san2000

The latest incarnation of mine.

Dan, remember when we went to pick up my R6?

Welshman

Well the weather god was smiling again on Wednesday so Kyle, on his GSXR 1000, and me on the HP2 Sport, headed for Wales.

First stop was Llandovery - where I went to school - after 81 miles of brisk riding. After a cup of tea at the West End Cafe it was off up to Rhandirmwyn and the Llyn Brianne reservoir.



This reservoir regulates the flow into the River Tawe which exits to the sea at Swansea - Abertawe in Welsh which translates to Mouth of the Tawe.

We kept on up the road which is just single track with passing places. Not a road for speed since there is a lot of loose gravel but just one to enjoy the scenery such as this:



A few miles further up the road splits - you can head East back to the relative civilisation of Llanwrtd Wells or West towards Tregaron. We headed West and were rewarded with the sight of a Red Kite. Once one of the UK's rarest birds - when I was at school the area around Llyn Brianne was the only place in the UK where they were to be found and there were only 20 breeding pairs - it is now becoming more common:



We also saw a number of buzzards during the day but these are quite common:



The road headed out of the forest and up onto open moorland:



Through Tregaron, Pontrhydfendigaid to Devil's Bridge for more tea and then over the A44 at Ponterwyd to Llyn Nant y Moch - literally the pig's stream or spring :

This reservoir regulates the River Rheidol.

Another shot by the lake itself:



We followed the track around the lake and down to Talybont, up to Machynlleth and then we took the mountain road to Llanidloes. This was a first time road for both Kyle and I and it is a definite road to return to. from Llanidloes it was up to Newtown and home. 246 miles in the day.

Rapscallion

looked like top trip,
with view likes that who needs speed anyway!

euan

Very nice. Like the Scottish Borders, but with "green"

Shame Wales is so far away from Jockland.

Nottm_S2

brilliant post Welshman! and fantastic pics too. I'm going to head over to Wales to see a mate who lives in Aber

i might need the odd stretch stop on the CBR though

Welshman

I take you mean Aberystwyth. If so, take in the A44 from Llangurig to Aberystwyth and/or the Back road from Rhayader - signposted "Mountain Road to Aberystwyth".

Nottm_S2

yes, i was just thinking how to spell it and gave up. He reckons all the locals call it that

Cheers for the tip!

Dan Hale

Yes. . . . .

san2000

It was like going to school for the first time, picking up my new school unifrom in the process (including the Sidi boots)

Anyways - latest Fast Bikes mag has a report on the K9 GSXR1000...from Almeria.

Ahhh.....happy days.