Last layby meeting of 2021?

 It was I suppose a bit adventurous to have a layby Norton meeting the week before Christmas in the Northern part of Scotland but we arranged it anyway. Perth this morning was shrouded in freezing mist, visibility about 100 metres but we set off on our 650 BMW's anyway, by Methven we had climbed out of the mist and into the glorious sunshine but the roads were still icy in bits so it was a very slow run through Glenalmond and up towards Aberfeldy as the ice patches were waiting everywhere. We arrived to find a very cold David who had ridden over from Minard on his Monster (He left on the Commando but it was complaining so he turned back for the Ducati) Peter was also there on his Commando from Pitlochry so at least one Commando turned up. After standing in the frosty side for a while we crossed the road to get some sun and thaw out, Alan appeared on his R100 from Comrie to make up the party.

When the Sun started dropping it immediately felt cold again so we all departed for our various destinations, top marks to all that made it (all five of us) but to be honest although there were some spectacular sunny views the fact that the temperature barely got above 1 degree C it probably wasn't the most sensible weather to be riding a motorbike. Great to get an all too short blether and also the run on the bike although cold and tricky in bits was enjoyable in a perverse kind of way. Looking forward to the next one...

 

Sun out but Ice forming on the Loch

Last winter it was frozen for weeks

David's il Monstro pressed into service today

Much chatting, much coldness

Hooray for Peters Commando

General chat

At last we crossed the road into the sunshine

Chaps thawing out

Alan putting his coffee away ready for the run home

Mist over the valley

Not too warm where we parked the bikes

Sheep enjoying the sun

And the photo of the day taken by Fiona on her Phone, Mist rising from the river Tay with the moon in the Sky, stunning!