Author Topic: Any one in the lakes ?? (Read 1922 times)

vfr400boy · « **on:** September 24, 2021, 07:55:15 pm »

Me and a few mates are off on a camping trip to the lakes tomorrow on our motorbikes , any one know if they is any petrol at the stations or has everyone panick buyed it ?? Not sure what to do ha

Fleecewife · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2021, 08:12:36 pm »

Apparently deliveries are being prioritised to the motorway services, so fill up just before you get to the Lakes. I hope you have a big tank! Have fun on your trip - we were down there the other day buying a tup

It was glorious.

vfr400boy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2021, 09:12:19 pm »

Unfortunately we want to avoid motor ways as they no fun on a bike ha , iv a small 2L Jerry can I have full, and bike is full to the top am sure we will find something

harmony · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2021, 08:52:56 am »

Queues in Ulverston with one garage out of diesel. Coniston was fine when I went passed last night. Hadwins in Torver ok. At the moment it seems to be the garages nearer the towns.

harmony · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2021, 07:08:57 pm »

Coniston and Hadwins out today.

vfr400boy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2021, 03:16:30 pm »

Just got back now had no problems at all getting petrol in and around the lakes , but I am now on reserves and none in our local stations here in East Yorkshire,

Fleecewife · « **Reply #6 on:** September 26, 2021, 07:16:59 pm »

You got the rain I see - it's just arriving here. Do you find those covers for the panniers help?

harmony · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2021, 08:00:26 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on September 26, 2021, 07:16:59 pm

You got the rain I see - it's just arriving here. Do you find those covers for the panniers help?

No, it's not our rain. We still have ours!

vfr400boy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2021, 08:10:27 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on September 26, 2021, 07:16:59 pm

You got the rain I see - it's just arriving here. Do you find those covers for the panniers help?

Yes it was dry until 8 am this morning right when I wanted to put my tent down
Yes they stop the water getting in though the zips etc , I all ways pack in bin bags to just to be double safe, had a bad experience on a weeks camping trip in the Highlands ha ha

Fleecewife · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2021, 08:47:53 pm »

We get real WET in the Highlands

I can remember once standing inside a blacksmith's forge trying to come back to life, being dressed in plastic fertiliser bags inside my waterproofs because they weren't. Supermarket bags inside my boots and gloves too. But the rain still gets down your neck, cold and inevitable

Biking is a wonderful pastime isn't it, but we love it

vfr400boy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 27, 2021, 07:12:37 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on September 26, 2021, 08:47:53 pm

We get real WET in the Highlands

I can remember once standing inside a blacksmith's forge trying to come back to life, being dressed in plastic fertiliser bags inside my waterproofs because they weren't. Supermarket bags inside my boots and gloves too. But the rain still gets down your neck, cold and inevitable Biking is a wonderful pastime isn't it, but we love it

Yes its a grate hobby iv been all over the UK on big bikes and johno grotes to lands end on a 1972 Honda pc50,
Been knocked off at 50mph been soaking wet through had punchers in the middle of know were but I will always have a bike love it !

harmony · « **Reply #11 on:** September 27, 2021, 07:20:23 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on September 26, 2021, 08:47:53 pm

We get real WET in the Highlands

I can remember once standing inside a blacksmith's forge trying to come back to life, being dressed in plastic fertiliser bags inside my waterproofs because they weren't. Supermarket bags inside my boots and gloves too. But the rain still gets down your neck, cold and inevitable Biking is a wonderful pastime isn't it, but we love it

I have happy memories from a week on Arran with school. Friends and I got caught in a "shower" - the water got in our pork pies, in our rucksacks!!