Simmer Dim wild bikers

[belfastguzzi]

I watched a tv motoring programme, a Scottish language, made in Scotland, thing.

As a programme, it was as inane as such low budget special interest motor car programmes often are.

However this episode promised exciting two-wheel action with a feature where they visited the Simmer Dim bike rally up in Shetland.

 

The programme led off with the description that they would be spending the weekend riding with the Hells Angels !

It then showed a load of parked bikes: Susuki, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki... my,my, the Angels must have changed their tastes...

 

All the descriptions of bikers were as 'wild bikers' and similar.

 

Then the bikes that they featured and rode on were all..... sidecars, particularly a Goldwing combination (and there was a trike). Wild, man.

 

What is it, that such tv/media presentations are always from the narrow, blinkered angle that any two-wheel feature means: 'wild bikers', 'marauding bikers' 'Hells Angels' – and then all they show are actually THREE wheels and doddering, inoffensive old gents!? Is television produced by idiots?

[Guzzirider]

The short answer to your question is yes there are some idiots who still want to sensationalise biking.

 

Some outlaw types turned up at one of our small rallies recently in a rusty old japanese car rather than on bikes!

 

P.S. seems like a nice rally

[fotoguzzi]

Is television produced by idiots?

yes and they are children these days! the business is shedding the older knowledgeable, experienced journalists faster than you can say layoff... retirement packages are a joke.

[luhbo]

yes and they are children these days! ....

 

Of course. They all engaged themselfes, and they're producing all this nonsense only for the archives. Funny thing.

 

Back to this Simmer Dim Rally: what language do people talk there?

 

[belfastguzzi]

Of course. They all engaged themselfes, and they're producing all this nonsense only for the archives. Funny thing.

 

Back to this Simmer Dim Rally: what language do people talk there?

 

As they are motorcyclists, i.e. wild marauding viking hell's angel two-wheeled tricycle sidecar riding outcasts: I suppose that they communicate only in grunts and by prodding with sticks.

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

As they are motorcyclists, i.e. wild marauding viking hell's angel two-wheeled tricycle sidecar riding outcasts: I suppose that they communicate only in grunts and by prodding with sticks.

 

... and I'd say simmer dimmer than others!!

[Orson]

However this episode promised exciting two-wheel action with a feature where they visited the Simmer Dim bike rally up in Shetland.

Thanks for the link

 

I enjoy those "Edge-of-the-known-world" type trip reports

[belfastguzzi]

Thanks for the link

 

I enjoy those "Edge-of-the-known-world" type trip reports

Well, seeing it's you Orson, I'll post this link here.

I got it from another site and your comment prompts me to pass it on.

I'm sure you'll enjoy.

 

Edge of the world adventure ride

 

 

(thanks to Fish for the inspired link)

[luhbo]

As they are motorcyclists, i.e. wild marauding viking hell's angel two-wheeled tricycle sidecar riding outcasts: I suppose that they communicate only in grunts and by prodding with sticks.

 

Tell me, has it to do with the Orkneys somehow?

 

 

 

More here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/240343.page

 

Hubert

[belfastguzzi]

Close enough, Shetland.

 

Ork bikes! Guzzi inspiration for Pierre 'Hypermotard' Terblanche?

[grossohc]

I used to work with a shetlander who helped organise it many years ago, maybe still does. He invited me up to the rally once but i didnt go. I lived about 1 mile from the ferry in aberdeen and the campsite was about 2 miles from the ferry at the other end, i mean my bikes engine wouldnt have even been warm and i would have arrived. Should have went, the roads up in shetland are made for bikes and are empty.

[Dan M]

Edge of the world adventure ride

 

(thanks to Fish for the inspired link)

 

 

Great link BFG. Best ride report I've read.

[raz]

Great link BFG. Best ride report I've read.

Agreed. Damn. Thanks for posting that. Over an hour of entertaining reading.