Hello Club.

So here is the write up report of the Ride to Blackpool and back again, to view the illuminations, with Frankie and Dave.

I set off at 12:30pm and manage to make my way via skipton and preston to arrive in Blackpool for 3:00pm, I pulled up at Mac-Ds were the meeting will be at 6:00pm, and got my self a Big mac meal and hot coffee and spent 1 hr relaxing.

I then headed out to take some pictures (batch 1) :














After these pictures I decided to head in to the arcades to play a few games, and after entering 10p in to the gabble machine I wont 5 pounds, so popped that back in my pocket after I received a text message from Dave to say he was on his way, so headed back to my bike and made my way to the meet up point, pulling up, there both chating away, and I get my camera out, got to love the X10 and got to have my picture taken on it (batch 2) :





After Dave and Frankie grab some foods and I finished my coffee we head out to view the illuminations of Blackpool (Batch 3):









The traffic was slow and needed some filtering, some tight gaps but manageable, some of the cars just drive at a craw, glad I was on 2 wheels, pulling up at the next stop was the tower for some photos there, (Batch 4):











It was a nice ride, and we finished at the end of the lights, and said ower good byes, and I headed back with the camera to see if I could get anything els :

















I finally left Blackpool at 10:30pm and made my way home, after Preston, I rained heavy and cold, going over the countryside, was dark and felt lonely, and didnt see another road user for almost 1 hr, I was so cold my chest and arms was shaking violently, so I pulled up and got warm for 20min via the X9 engine and exhaust, I carried on still wet and cold, after skipton I was on reserve, from otley to Near Leeds I had to drive at 15mph as I was on Empty, and needle was beyond the E mark, but made it to the petrol station just as the X9 spluttered and started losing power:




Thanks to Dave and Frankie, I had an ace time, thanks for meeting me guys.

From SOLO












PS= Some pictures of Frankies New X10:

Great photos!


There don't seem many pedestrians about ??

loads of pedestrians about, but been on Long expose, the pedestrians either blurred or blurred to a point there invisible.

Ya stupid me, i should have taken my warterpoofs, but i trusted the weather and said it was dry from 5pm till 1am, got some, going to have to start carrying them.

Those pics are bloody marvelous. You do seem to have that artistic flair for photography. Well done Solo.

Hey Solo great pix and great write up. Now I understand what the illuminations are! And you look just like I imagined- cheeky grin and all

Great photos solo, and the x10 looks great aswel, wish I could see one in the flesh.

Good one Solo you needed one of these 1/2 way home

Beautiful photos. Love the look of the X10.