# New member in Orkney
**URL:** https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803
**Category:** New members start here
**Created:** [1 April 2024 20:13 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803 "2024-04-01T20:13:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Bertie](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bertie)
#### Post date: [1 April 2024 20:13 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/1 "2024-04-01T20:13:55Z")
Hello from the Far North. Just bought a 2008 Stelvio.
Looking forward to putting some miles on it.
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### Author:  [@guzzibrat](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/guzzibrat)
#### Post date: [2 April 2024 06:35 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/2 "2024-04-02T06:35:27Z")
Welcome to the club and forum.
I have a long standing invitation to visit Orkney. Now that I know that there’s at least one Guzzi there I’ll have to take up the invitation 😀
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### Author:  [@adamigo](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/adamigo)
#### Post date: [2 April 2024 20:14 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/3 "2024-04-02T20:14:11Z")
Hi! Been there in 2019, although on the model from the other end of Guzzi spectrum:) What a place!
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### Author:  [@Bertie](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bertie)
#### Post date: [2 April 2024 20:25 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/4 "2024-04-02T20:25:27Z")
I know of a couple more Guzzis here. I’ve seen a Griso locally and a couple of Cali’s. There are more bikes here than you would think, it’s just that a lot of them never see the outside of a garage. Maybe I should organise a rally. 😁
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### Author:  [@Bertie](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bertie)
#### Post date: [2 April 2024 20:28 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/5 "2024-04-02T20:28:21Z")
A wonderful place indeed. We’ve been here around 22 years now. It can be a depressing place too, when we get the weeks of dark,horizontal rain and gales. Definitely has it’s pros and cons. 😁
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### Author:  [@guzzibrat](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/guzzibrat)
#### Post date: [3 April 2024 09:16 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/6 "2024-04-03T09:16:21Z")
Found the same when working in Shetland
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### Author:  [@Old\_macdonald](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Old_macdonald)
#### Post date: [3 April 2024 16:43 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/7 "2024-04-03T16:43:21Z")
[quote=“Bertie, post:5, topic:17803”]
“weeks of dark, horizontal rain and gales” - just like Yorkshire, “Spring”, 2024 !
If I ever get that far North, I’ll look you up 🤓
Cheers,
Old macdonald.
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### Author:  [@GuzziEagles](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/GuzziEagles)
#### Post date: [4 April 2024 03:47 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/8 "2024-04-04T03:47:24Z")
> [@Bertie](#):
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> weeks of dark,horizontal rain and gales
Don’t remind me.
Spent 8 years living (Thurso) and working (Dounreay) along the north coast. Never made it across to Orkney, but loved the beer from there (Dark Island).
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### Author:  [@Hayden](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Hayden)
#### Post date: [9 April 2024 11:00 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/9 "2024-04-09T11:00:59Z")
Bit of a short ride around the island! I am at the other end- Cornwall so if you need a longer ride…
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### Author:  [@Bertie](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bertie)
#### Post date: [9 April 2024 15:11 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/10 "2024-04-09T15:11:36Z")
It’s not so bad Haydn. One week I ride round the island clockwise,the next week anticlockwise . Variety is the spice, etc. saddest thing is my favourite road is a dead end…😂
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### Author:  [@Bertie](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bertie)
#### Post date: [9 April 2024 15:14 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/11 "2024-04-09T15:14:49Z")
Dark Island is a fine drop. Brewer that “invented” it started his own brewery out at Swannay. Their beers are fantastic and they sell online. Smashing family too. 👍🍺🍺
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### Author:  [@Hayden](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Hayden)
#### Post date: [9 April 2024 16:19 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/12 "2024-04-09T16:19:18Z")
I spent many happy days on Orkney. Friend’s parents used to live up there, so used to go up and help out around the place for bed and board. Bit windy at times! I was there when they put up the first wind turbine, they gathered the pieces the following day or near enough
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### Author:  [@Greenhoward90](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Greenhoward90)
#### Post date: [7 October 2025 06:23 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/14 "2025-10-07T06:23:08Z")
Went to the Oktoberfest at Swanney recently, nice beer, lovely people.
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### Author:  [@Gardnaca](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Gardnaca)
#### Post date: [7 October 2025 20:17 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/15 "2025-10-07T20:17:42Z")
There is already a rally in Orkney. It’s in August and is called the The Twatt Twits Trott. I’ve been to Orkney a lot over the years on my bike. It’s a great, historic place.
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### Author:  [@Gardnaca](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Gardnaca)
#### Post date: [7 October 2025 20:19 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-in-orkney/17803/16 "2025-10-07T20:19:12Z")
I just go down to the local shops for my Orkney brewed beers.