Nope, no nice golden beaches with the tide out, im talking on the proper sea bed. Bit of an odd day. The intention was to nip over Peddars way and have a ride up to the north norfolk coast. Didnt happen though. Dom was a bit late and just before we met up numb nuts here goes and gets a bloody migraine :roll: We also werent sure if any was still open. Anyway, it was raw cold and we decided to stick sort of localish due to lack of time and light (Huskys have crap headlights made worse by the fact mine seems to light up the tops of trees). Eventually we get going after having a coffee at TRM and i decide to show Dom the Wash. It's a really odd place. Kind of haunting and a real feel of being remote. I think the fact that this area is used for bombing practice makes the area seem a little bit dangerous/remote/odd/haunting?!?!?!?! We got right out there aswell. A few hours on and we'd have been underwater. Dom getting off the beaten track so to speak he got a little stuck. Luckily my camera was within easy reach so i was a big help The ships in the background are used for target practice. Luckily my Husky wasnt Wonder which one is the most bullet proof We then headed in land and did some of the green lanes near mine. Flat and rutted and they spook me but Dom was off like a scolded cat. kind of good cause when he shot past me it gave me someone to follow and see where was iffy and where wasnt We were getting cold. Out here has its own special raw cold with a lazy wind that blows through you instead of round you. We didnt get any more pics but we did get to my local for a couple of pints and summat to eat which is always a good thing Kind of a shame we didnt get any further afield but it made for a semi interesting and different kind of day. This was actually last week but im new to the forum so thought i'd add something
Cheers mate, hopefully have some better stuff soon (back in my native Wales). Cleaning, no special products, just a bit of a perfectionist and cleaning it before it drys out helps (not a lot of dry here in Britain ). This my 2004 KDX220R and this bike has done rallies, 12 hour enduros, multiple long days out etc etc. Personally i find looking after my bikes as much fun as riding them. probably a bit sad but they last
Nice greenie. I have 03 KDX220, but can't get it plated for the street here in sunny stupid California. Squeezed a KLX300 in under the wire though for road use.
yup, britian is very damp.. best word tyo describe the weather....damp ! lol.. i spent years complaining about the wet weather in scotland and now find myself doing a ran dance just to cure the dust while i ride in oz ! no pleasing some folk eh ? lol.. nice pics rob, i used to love beach riding ! always wanted to do the big beach race in weston !
Hey GreatBritish Helping your friends with a camera is totally acceptable and it’s a wildly known practiced all around the world Is that a live bombing area? Looks very soggy, hope you had fun
I agree, welcome! The tides are a little extreme over there. I've heard they are 18 foot (5-6 meters). Make for some interesting living.
Here in wales we get tides up to 14 meteres and have the second highest tidal fall in the world. Does wonders for the surf (shame Ireland is in the way though)
Cool thread. I've been to the The Reversing Falls , New Brunswick, Canada. Pretty cool but if you're on vacation you have to time it right to really see anything. The whole area is really geared to Tourism.
Where i grew up (Mid Wales) wasnt far from the source of the river Severn. We actually had high tide on that due to them letting water off the lakes further up the valleys. Actually lost a couple of mates when i was a young kid due to them getting swept away by the water rising so so quick. The had catch nets and barriers down the river to catch trees and bodies. Weird thing is i actually live below sea level now but im in one of the safest places against flooding in Britain due to all the pumping stations and drainage around here (its all sea bed where our house is, area was drained in the 1600s for farming land).
Good to see your pics. It looks bleak, cold and miserable must only be 100% better than being in the office. Hope there is no unexploded ordinance there, might customise your beast. Welcome aboard (On the west coast of Oz they have tides of over 40 feet. Some talk about tidal electric generation).
This is a pretty cool thread! I dig the photos, and the tide info is really interesting. I'd like to see those reverse falls sometime WoodsChick
