Glencoe – Clyde Valley HOG 9894

Our first Chapter Ride out of 2024 was threatened by the weather (once again ) early in the prior week, but Road Captain Connor Fitzsimmons brought the sunshine ( and his new fiancee) back with him to lead us to the entry to Glencoe on a bright dry if slightly chilly morning.

There was a fair bit of salt on the roads, especially the closer to Tyndrum you got, but with it being dry it really caused no issue that a good rinse down after the ride couldn’t solve.

RC Connor — Road Captain for the day was Connor

The first leg of the rideout took a turnout of nearly 30 bikes from WCHD up the side of Loch Lomond to Crianlarch and on for a Burnsy fag stop, at Tyndrum.

Nicotine consumed, bladders emptied and tanks refilled ( as appropriate), another 25 minutes and the bikes arrived at the gateway to Glencoe, Kingshouse, stopping in at the hotel. Many took the time to enjoy a hot pie or a cup of homemade soup to warm up where the cold had got through.

The backdrop to the hotel is simply stunning especially on a clear day such as this with the sun dappling the sides of Buachallie Etive Mor, it looks like a painted film set and provided ample opportunity for some nice bike pics.

Kingshouse 2024 — All the pics from Sundays rideout

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Who ate all the pies?

Would the weather hold?

Would we finally be forced into waterproofs?

Would Connor have any idea who Scotland were playing at football despite rushing home to watch “the” game?

Lindsay’s big Knickers….let’s not even go there….. Ian was appalled…”appalled” do you hear!

Can the insides of a Pie be so yellow and not kill you…Gilly should be able to answer that one…..Gilly?…Gilly? Oh dear….

What exactly was Lairdy doing in this photo?

Everyone in the Chapter wishes Lairdy a speedy recovery from having his arm reattached this week. Then maybe we might kindly suggest he might consider a trip to the dentist.

So a dozen bikes assembled at West Coast for a Saturday Chapter Ride (due to Sunday being Fathers Day).

Connor was leading the group and demonstrated exemplary memory skills reciting the chapter prayer prior to the off….that or he has very good eyesight and has it taped to a sticky on the building opposite the dealership.

You can see how impressed everyone was. Enthralled and overjoyed I think you can see that in the photos of the assembled throng.