The second day was exactly what I had expected. A guided tour around some amazing roads and scenery. We didn’t get lost once and stopped off at some wonderful cafes. It was all tarmac, but with single track roads in places. The views were amazing and the weather really played ball for a change.

In an interesting conversation with the guys later, opinions were split over which was the best day. I’d struggle to pick between them as they were quite different, but both very good. If I’d been on my trusty KLR650 though, it would definitely be day 1. It would have eaten those forest tracks, and as I don’t ride off road much these days I’d have loved it.

Riding a VFR800 off road is challenging enough, but when it’s a very tidy one you’ve borrowed that’s always in the back of your mind. Thanks again Sarah for the loan.