View Full Version : Sunday 15th, my birthday, Ride?
Ive taken this from my guildford thread as there has been such a low interest and opening it to the more active TV people. So see below!
Pretty much as per title really, it will be my 20th on the 15th and i want to go out for a decent ride, preferably not on my own!
Oh and i dont care where it starts, and the weather is forcast to be good from thursday through to sunday :).
Any takers?? GO ON!!!!
Ash.
Have licence, will ride.
Pick a place and a route. Wouldn't put too much faith in the forecast though - anything more than three days out is guesswork at best.
well i only really know a few routes so was hoping someone else would be able to suggest something decent, the forecast will only be a problem if it changes to rain, drizzle/damp wont bother me too much, do you know some decent routes (im guessing so)???
failing an mot fail ill be ok for taking the bike out
KnightRider
09-03-09, 07:39 AM
i'm no good at routes but would consider once things have been fleshed out a bit more.
Possibly. It depends on a few things.
philbut
09-03-09, 10:27 AM
Same here. Technically I'm free and so would be up for a ride. At the risk of being a bit boring we could do the FOT (see http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=126731 for info).
KnightRider
09-03-09, 10:37 AM
If I am honest I can only do this if it starts and ends early in the day. ie need to be back for lunch with the girlfriend. A FOT would work well for this purpose if people were willing to get there early enough.
Define "early".
I wouldn't mind doing a route other than the FOT, though obv. the more random the route the more care we'd have to take with not losing people and my slow bike's off the road!
KnightRider
09-03-09, 11:29 AM
Early means - back for lunch so that my whole day isnt written off.
Would also be keen to do something different.
Ape - we went on a fairly decent ride around reading Maidenhead etc when I first joined with SDMF. If memory serves it was mainly B roads - any ideas?
OK, lets make this the birthday thread of the century by having everyone list what they don't want to do, when they don't want to do it, and maybe for added points go "maybe, if I can be bothered, depends".
Perhaps we could even set it to music!
KnightRider
09-03-09, 12:26 PM
OK, lets make this the birthday thread of the century by having everyone list what they don't want to do, when they don't want to do it, and maybe for added points go "maybe, if I can be bothered, depends".
Perhaps we could even set it to music!
A big fat Meh.
Good god, I've just seen the original thread in the GM section.
First post suggests a ride-out, second post suggests IAM. That's creepy. I bet the IAM have people hanging around the riding school gates, offering sticky sweeties and somesuch.
DanAbnormal
09-03-09, 05:13 PM
I should be up for this. I get back from France late Saturday but if weather is good then I will be about. I also know a good route down to Halying Island if the coast is what you want. I know some good little routes going from me towards Alton, Odiham and ending in Basingstoke, not too long though at about 20 miles I think.
DanAbnormal
09-03-09, 05:14 PM
Good god, I've just seen the original thread in the GM section.
First post suggests a ride-out, second post suggests IAM. That's creepy. I bet the IAM have people hanging around the riding school gates, offering sticky sweeties and somesuch.
Hehehe, A rideout and IAM? Not exactly synonomous (sp?) are they! ;)
well i need to be back for lunch time also and dont care about early starts so that fits in perfectly (should have mentioned this first) and yeah the Guildford lot dont like using their bikes much do they!
Ill get stoned for this, but what is a FOT?
Ill get stoned for this, but what is a FOT?
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=126731
Si, can you sticky that post or something?
Looks like a good ride! Like i said anyone that knows where they are going is welcome to decide on a route, any other suggestions for a nice morning-lunch ride?
philbut
09-03-09, 08:20 PM
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=126731
Si, can you sticky that post or something?
I've already put a link to that in this thread!!!
And I have stickied it anyway.
Just for me to get to the start point in Aylesbury is 50 miles.
Just for me to get to the start point in Aylesbury is 50 miles.
You and me both.
At least you don't have 40 minutes of getting out of London to deal with first.
Yeah just had a look at that and its same for me, pretty far, anything a tad closer to London?
anything a tad closer to London?
Sure. Heavy traffic, blanket 50 limits and lots of speed cameras.
So there are no other routes good for a morning?
I am not saying I wouldn't make the trip because I would. Just stating it is a fair distance to go. I would not be up for a late start as it would kill my whole day for one ride.
minifun
10-03-09, 11:37 AM
If your starting at Aylesbury and the weather is good I'd like to join ya :D
The only trouble with doing the FOT so often is I've not bothered to venture much beyond the TV area for roads worth riding. Any others I can think of that are worth a shot are even further north.
Si, you must know some routes south of the M4?
Si, you must know some routes south of the M4?
I know a few limited routes but they are generally Westward of where I live. In essence too far for anyone else to be bothered with.
DanAbnormal
10-03-09, 12:22 PM
Okay what have I missed, why is the start point in Aylesbury!!?
There are heaps of roads in Surrey that are awesome. But it's not my birthday so not up to me. :p
If it starts in Aylesbury I probably won't be bothered, no offence just too far to start a ride.
Okay what have I missed, why is the start point in Aylesbury!!?
Because that's where the A413 is.
If you think back to when you last did the route, you'll recall I tacked on an extra bit to the beginning to accommodate a start from the Shire Horse, taking in the A4/A404/A4130/A4074/A329/A418 as a route from there to Aylesbury before picking up the FOT route proper.
Newbury to Wantage B4494
Wantage to Burbage A338
Burbage to Marlborough A346
Marlborough to Newbury A4.
Total distance around 60 miles.
KnightRider
10-03-09, 12:47 PM
There are heaps of roads in Surrey that are awesome. But it's not my birthday so not up to me. :p
Looks like we are all waiting for you to post these awsome routes as alternatives to the FOT....
Newbury to Basingstoke A339
Basingstoke to Alton A339
Alton to A3 B3006
A3 to A272
A272 to Winchester
Winchester to A34
A34 to Newbury A343
85 miles taking in the notorious A272
Warthog
10-03-09, 01:04 PM
Yo, this also happens to be my birthday ride. If I have fixed my bike on Saturday and not gotten too drunk on Saturday evening then I might be able to actually join in!
Yo, this also happens to be my birthday ride. If I have fixed my bike on Saturday and not gotten too drunk on Saturday evening then I might be able to actually join in!
So that is an unlikely attendance then.
philbut
10-03-09, 01:28 PM
85 miles taking in the notorious A272
scrambles for Google maps...........
Newbury to Basingstoke A339
Basingstoke to Alton A339
Alton to A3 B3006
A3 to A272
A272 to Winchester
Winchester to A34
A34 to Newbury A343
85 miles taking in the notorious A272
I could pick that up from Basingstoke, how long you recon it would take?
How about this (http://vq5.net/sv/thamesvalley.jpg).
DanAbnormal
10-03-09, 11:13 PM
Looks like we are all waiting for you to post these awsome routes as alternatives to the FOT....
I have no idea of the roadnames. I just know them in my head.
I have no idea of the roadnames. I just know them in my head.
Put your head in a map then. :wink:
How about this (http://vq5.net/sv/thamesvalley.jpg).
Where would the start point be?
DanAbnormal
11-03-09, 09:40 AM
Put your head in a map then. :wink:
That would not be pretty Mr Ape!
So, who's out to play on Sunday, and where do they want to ride?
So, who's out to play on Sunday, and where do they want to ride?
come on guys..................
its going to be @15 C on sunday.........
Lets not waste the day...
ANY one ....... where you want to go....
if no one make's a plan, then i'm off to the coast..
come on guys..................
its going to be @15 C on sunday.........
Lets not waste the day...
ANY one ....... where you want to go....
if no one make's a plan, then i'm off to the coast..
How about...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=hungerford&daddr=Wantage,+Oxfordshire,+UK+to:lechlade+to:baun ton+to:cheltenham+to:wickhamford+to:chipping+norto n+to:bicester+to:long+crendon+to:warborough+to:bix +to:maidenhead&geocode=&hl=en&mra=ls&rtol=0,1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11&sll=51.695331,-1.970673&sspn=0.165563,0.290108&ie=UTF8&ll=51.621427,-1.213989&spn=1.326685,2.320862&z=9
The only thing it's missing is the bit from the start (wherever that might be) to the A338. Si, if you're reading this, got any ideas?
yep im in but only on the slow bike no tax yet for the sp
I've stuck a new thread up with a poll.
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