Last time I did these roads the weather wasn't that kind and it was a small part of a round the coast of the Highlands ride I did around a couple of years ago.
this time I pottered about a lot more but I think what also made the trip was being on the XT. The last trip was on my 955i tiger - so different on the Ten - just seemed to be so at home on the narrow twisties. It belonged! I don't seem to keep the same bike for too long but after yesterday I'm really struggling to think of a bike I would replace the XT with.