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Old 04-18-2019, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by handirifle
Wikipedia lists it at 770 miles from John 'O Groats to southern tip
Whatever that means! Lands End in the south-west to John O'Groats in the north-west isn't a straight line, and Wiki tells us all manner of different ways of getting between them. You should pop over and drive it!
 
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Old 04-18-2019, 11:09 AM
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NONE of my comments are meant to be derogatory, and I apologize if they sound that way. The UK is one of the few places in that part of the world I would like to visit.
 
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They are probably referring to a straight line top to bottom.
 
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Originally Posted by handirifle
They are probably referring to a straight line top to bottom.
The mainland of the UK is an awkward shape, so there are countless ways to measure it! To add to the complication it is actually Great Britain, but that is also a long story....
 
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Originally Posted by handirifle
Lol in the US, CA specifically, 100 miles can be a daily commute, one way! This crazy state is almost 800 miles long. Welcome again.
 
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Always good to see more people from the UK.
If you are on facebook check out Sportster Sickness UK, 7.6k members.
We were out in Donnington over the bank holiday weekend riding around Donnington Park track
 
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hi all
thanks, I'm in Leicester. Picked up bike last Monday and had a few hours fettling and cleaning before a ride out. Went very well and faster than I thought it would be, may have scraped the exhausts a little - maybe bit too low?
lots to do and parts to find.....

applied to sportster sickness but no one is bothering to sort out my application - just says pending - for a week now
 
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Maybe you're not sick enough....lol
 
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