SCMC Spring gathering at the Muckhart Inn 22/04/18

A wee motorcycle jaunt today to the SCMC get together in Muckhart, we were 2 up on Lesley's Triumph Street Triple as the Big Yam was dropped of at the engine tuners in Bonnyrigg yesterday, Lesley losing the coin toss again which meant I was up front. The Street Triple more than capable of hauling us about, such an amazing engine, so much torque and engine braking.
The weather forecast wasn't good for the afternoon but it was only showers thankfully and judging by the amount of like minded folks, the weather didn't matter anyway.
Its always great to meet up with friends old an new and also blethering to folks for the first time, everyone seemed to be on good form, just happy to be out on their bikes.
Lots of great bikes ranging from old Brits and Yanks, classic British, Italian and Japanese to more modern bikes. Thanks to the SCMC for organising the day, hopefully we will all meet up again next Sunday at Eric's Wee Smokie get together in Arbroath.
We ended up at the Heaven Scent café in Milnathort for the second time this weekend, good food and not expensive.

Our transport for the weekend

Braw looking Tribsa, shinier than a shiny Tribsa

No carb trumpets as they fell off along the way according to the owner, he retrieved only one

Says it all

Looked fun, probably a bit mental on the road

Fraser's braw BSA 650 Lightning, sounds great too

Not many Nortons unfortunately

LC's seem to be making a resurgence

Tidy Z1000

Bsa looking well used, has a presence 

Marion and Alan's Enfield Meteor Minor and Bsa A65

Tidy RD 400

A good few 2 strokes turned up, a great sound but no smell of Castrol R unfortunately

A good turnout

David T. in deep conversation with the Street Triple photobombing

Old Indian Scout

Indian Scout 

Gino and Fiona's bike for the day

Jake's Mighty Falcone'

Nice looking Guzzi V50, suits black

Bored out Suzuki GS1000s, supposedly not the best handling when they were standard

A very blue Velocette

Bert's Indian with Laurenne's Triumph in the background

The Street Triple at rest in sunny Milnathort, looking great despite the gutters we acquired

Black Wood of Rannoch Walk 14/04/18

Eventually the temperatures in double figures and a hint of Spring in the air, we headed to Kinloch Rannoch for what turned out to be a great 5.5 Mile walk through and around the Black Wood of Rannoch. Starting off in the back of the Forestry Commission car park at Carie on the South side of Loch Rannoch, the Yellow route took us clockwise with a gradual climb looking down on the Ilt na Bogair gorge below, Scots Pine and Birch trees all around. We stopped  at the top of the hill beside the Lochan to take on some hot chocolate and food as well as take in the peace and quiet, the only sound was that of a Woodpecker hammering on a tree. Plenty of little wakes and pools made by the frogs going about their springtime duties in the Lochan. We followed the well signposted track back down meandering in and out of the forest till we ended up back at the carpark, a great day out in the sunshine and fresh Scottish air.

Tall trees

Beautiful tones of green

Sitka coming back to round us up

Ilt na Bogair

Frogs day going swimmingly

Glimpses of Loch Rannoch

Sitka looking for food

Comfy chair, thankfully I didn't have to carry it

Lesley & Sitka having a seat on the way to the carpark

Burnt out car on the outskirts of Tummel Bridge

Sitka waiting on his well earned tea

Sunday and a wee bike run on the Big Yam and the Street Triple over to Tullybannocher for tea then  back over the Sma Glen, a cracking run on not too busy roads, lots of bikes though.