mayday-mayday (5th may)

[hovis]

anyone fancy a ride?

[maff]

your not out today then?

[hovis]

nobody replied.......... so i did not bother

[Spikenipple]

I was gonna start a thread asking the same thing. I'd be happy to spend all day out on the bike so i'll end up going pretty much anywhere.

[hovis]

last may day we went around wiltshire, and ended up in a pub where they do a big bbq for bikers

[lemmings999]

i'l be up for this providing it aint 2 fast as i only got back on a bike yesterday after 18 months off after coming off it

[simonthepost]

might tag along depending on where and time?

[neio79]

depends where it is and what time, oh and the weather. Simon where abouts in COrsham are you, i am only across the valley in Colerne.

[thefallenangel]

weather isn't suppose to be great.

Be nice to have a small run though.

[Spikenipple]

Throughout most of the south/mid-west it's meant to be cloudy, but with an average minimum temperature of 10 degrees celsius. Sounds alright to me! Maximum temperature is at 20 degrees c.

[hovis]

right... i will be out on mayday, but im busy sunday morning & working sunday afternoon/night
so i wont be able to post....... i dont care where we go, surprise me (probaly meet @ basleg and go from there)

bit bored of the venny/llandovery/brecon run.....
how about elen valley or aberstwyth? or even a trip over the bridge in to england?

you decide

[neio79]

If its in Wales i cant be bothered riding all that way again, as was here last week, will be in NW in 2 weeks time on Nw3.5. But if its a nice day i think i will go out around Wiltshire and dorset, might even take in Zig Zag hill :)

[Spikenipple]

Neio79, when you've decided on what you're gonna do, give me a shout and i'll come meet you, seeing as i'll only be coming from Trowbridge.

[neio79]

that sounds good

Ill try and find some good looking red 3 number A roads on the map arround Wiltshire and Dorset, actually some of the route form the Dorset doddle last year was good. Ill look at a route and let you know it for any comments/suggestions.

Neio79, when you've decided on what you're gonna do, give me a shout and i'll come meet you, seeing as i'll only be coming from Trowbridge.

Will do, be good to meet you.

[simonthepost]

depends where it is and what time, oh and the weather. Simon where abouts in COrsham are you, i am only across the valley in Colerne.

Just of picwick, still undecided bout tomorrow, depends what she's got planned for me (Bank holiday trips to the DIY stores?[-o<!!) so will watch this closely to see

[hovis]

looks like my threads been hi-jacked by you english types. i guess thats the problem with covering such a large area, or maybe i should have put taffia in the title......... it would be nice to come over the bridge into bandit country.

if any of the taffia fancy a trip over the bridge,
see here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=109598

(zig-zag hill is simply super, cheader gourge would be nice too, but i guess it will be full of cage's.)
or just stay a bit more local

[neio79]

looks like my threads been hi-jacked by you english types. i guess thats the problem with covering such a large area, or maybe i should have put taffia in the title......... it would be nice to come over the bridge into bandit country.

if any of the taffia fancy a trip over the bridge,
see here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=109598

(zig-zag hill is simply super, cheader gourge would be nice too, but i guess it will be full of cage's.)
or just stay a bit more local


hovis mate sorry i did not mean to hijack your thread at all, i am sure we can come up with a route that can do both Cheader and Zig Zag if you want?

[hovis]

hovis mate sorry i did not mean to hijack your thread at all, i am sure we can come up with a route that can do both Cheader and Zig Zag if you want?

no problem.......

i dont know if any of the taffia want to go that far, i dont mind as long as the weathers not to bad, guess we will just have to see what the responce is, i was meant to be out this morning, but have a bit of a cold, so did not fancy it, hopfuly ill be ok tomorow[-o<

[neio79]

yeah i am hoping the weather is nice, well not raining at least, and then ill be out for a few hours. I was planning to pop out on me tod tommorow then i saw this thread, so am happy to join peeps or have peeps join me for a bimble out and about (all weather permiting)

[Spikenipple]

So what's the plan?
My organisational skills are **** poor so i'm just gonna follow the herd...

[neio79]

Well i am doing this route tomorrow weather permitting. I am going on my own anyway so if anyone wants to tag along feel free.

Down to Zig Zag hill and back via:

Leave Chips n ham to Trowbridge via Bradford upon avon.

Trowbridge to Shepton Mallet via Frome on the A361
Shepton to Blandford on the A371 and the A357, via Castle Cray, Wincanton
Blandford to Shaftsbury on the A350.
Shaftsbury to Salisbury on the B3081 (Zig Zag hill) and then the A354.
Salisbury to Shaftsbury on the A30 via Wilton.
Shaftsbury back up to Shepton mallet via Gillingham on the B3081.
Shepton back to Chippenham via Frome and Trowbridge.

I have not done a recce but know some of the route, so feel free to tag along if you want.

[Spikenipple]

Sounds good to me. You'll be going past my house (Frome Road, A361) on the way to Frome so that's probably a pretty convenient place for us (me and my bro) to join you!
Do you have any idea of what time you're going?

[neio79]

Sounds good to me. You'll be going past my house (Frome Road, A361) on the way to Frome so that's probably a pretty convenient place for us (me and my bro) to join you!
Do you have any idea of what time you're going?


Ok, I should leave mine at 10.30 ish so about 11. Are there any convinient spots to stop and meet?

[Spikenipple]

There's a huge car park for the Clarendon Sports Centre on Frome Road if that's any good.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f277/Spikenipple/Picture1-3-1.png

It's signposted as Clarendon School, with a lil sign under it saying 'Able Motorcycle Training'.

[Spikenipple]

The direction of travel is of course assuming that when you get into Trowbridge, you go straight ahead at the Citroen garage and not left...either way out of Bradford will put otherwise put you in this direction.

[neio79]

cool found it on Google earth so should find it ok on the Frome road. cheers. About 11 i shouls be there.

[Spikenipple]

Good stuff. See you tomorrow!
Anyone else going to come along?

[neio79]

Good stuff. See you tomorrow!
Anyone else going to come along?

not that i am aware of no, but peeps are more than welcome to join along. I was all set to be going out on my own anyhow so to have some company will be a bonus. :D

[Spikenipple]

Let's hope the roads dry up soon...[-o<

[neio79]

Let's hope the roads dry up soon...[-o<


yes i hope they do as well. [-o<

[neio79]

good ride today, some new roads i have found, will use them again and prob modify the route for an other weeken few hour ride.

[Spikenipple]

I must admit that was a lot better than my usual routes from Trowbridge to Salisbury!
How many miles did you clock up yesterday? My trip-o-meter-doodad read 160.9 miles when we stopped in Trowbridge, but i'm sure it should've been more than that. By the time we stopped for lunch, it only said 45 miles (read as we were just setting off again) which is why i'm asking...

[neio79]

160 ish sunds about right to me, i am not sure as i never triped it!