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Isle of Man - Days 2 & 3

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This is the motor museum at Jurby, I spent around 4 hours here having a proper look at all the rammel.  I had some tea and Victoria sponge too.  #BikeLife I wish my bike had a picture of a cock on it - if only as a warning to other motorists. Various skips outside the grandstand. I stop off at the Tiffin Tea Shop, and being a tough Southern biker-type I demand 17 cans of lager.  Unfortunately they don't have any, so I settle for a cream tea with the very strongest tea available; light brown tea.  I neck that bastard straight down, impressing some pensioners on the next table. I spent Friday morning as the only visitor to Murray's Motorcyle Museum.  He's a really friendly, chatty bloke and told me many, many slanderous tales about various people, both on the island and in the motorcycle industry.  He gave me tea and biscuits and let me have a sit on some bikes too. I'm home now after a miserable Iron Butt-style ride back from

Isle of Man - Day 1

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I'm on the Isle of Man, cleverly avoiding all the TT crowds and price gouging by visiting when EVERYTHING IS CLOSED. This is that pub on the corner of the TT course.  At least this was open, for manly drinks Mountain section is a fantastic bit of road, but a little too busy for 3 figure speeds. Scenes from Jurby Junk, a big junkstore recommended to me by someone on Autoshite.  Good shout!    I'm travelling extremely light with just my top box, but managed to fit in a horrific Manx doll which is going to be a present for some lucky person.