Favourite 1/2 mile?

[twotime]

I'm guessing everyone must have one, jkust a short stretch of road with different bits on to make you feel you're really working your bike...or just makes you grin!


If i ride in to work early enough when the roads are quiet, mine is from the imax roundabout by waterloo bridge. off from the lights, get over nice and low round the roundabout (get a bit lower and faster everyday :D ), and just at the right moment get the power on as you straighten up and fly over waterloo bridge (at 30mph obviously officer :twisted: ) then blip and drop down a gear as you go down into the tunnel......couple of really nice curvey bends more noise than you know what to do with....then it's all over to quickly as you come back out onto the road and traffic.....wanna do it again!!!!

How do you eat yours? :D

[Ceri JC]

I found a backroad near Nailsea that is very, very good. Fantastic twisties
and nearby there are big smooth humps in the road (read ramps :twisted:) Only thing is, it's not very long, about 1.5 miles. My favourite 1/2 miles would have to be the bit approaching the lights at the end. Only been there once (discovered it last week), but as soon as my new tyres are on, I'll be back on the case :)

[Skip]

The road from the A11 to Lotus Cars (where I work) - they have put a 50mph speed limit in to slow people down, but its an awesome road, only a couple of miles long but full of fast sweeping bends and plenty of visibility... 8)

[fizzwheel]

I dont know the road number but the short stretch of twisties follow by a long straight between the villages of Marston Magna and Mudford :twisted:

[MavUK]

There is an office complex on the way home. It has 4 or 6 double apex corners (half left, half right).

I enjoy a blast through there on my way home / to work as at those times it's deserted :)

Thing is I can now go through there well over the limit without trying so I just have to satisfy myself with 2nd gear and listening to the engine accelerating / braking between the corners...

[Anonymous]

I found a backroad near Nailsea that is very, very good. Fantastic twisties
and nearby there are big smooth humps in the road (read ramps :twisted:) Only thing is, it's not very long, about 1.5 miles. My favourite 1/2 miles would have to be the bit approaching the lights at the end. Only been there once (discovered it last week), but as soon as my new tyres are on, I'll be back on the case :)

Where? Let me know when you are going by again, its just down the road from me.

[Ceri JC]

Where? Let me know when you are going by again, its just down the road from me.

Hi Rich,

Whoops looks like I got my places mixed up, I meant Nailsworth (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=380000.323005342&Y=200000.365907866&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=100000&right.x=5&right.y=94). Must be remembering Nailsea from when I used to live in Bristol. :) Once I've found it again though, you're welcome to come up one evening (I could meet you at the services near Bath on the M4) now the nights are drawing out.

Cheers,

Ceri

[Jelster]

A25, Dorking to Newlands corner. Yes it gets busy, but if you get a good run its brilliant.

Also, the B383 from Sunningdale through to the B3022 at Winkfield, then off past Lego Land towards Windsor, I love that bit of road :thumbsup:

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[TSM]

Unfortunatly where i am there is not many good routes.

I like the double roundabouts in Elephant & Castle, time it right and you can do both of them quite quick.

The roundabout under the flyover on the old kent road, unfortunatly there are lights that stop you going around in one go.

[jon]

The a507 from Baldock going east. Must be one of the best roads i've ever rode / driven.

[chazzyb]

A25, Dorking to Newlands corner. Yes it gets busy, but if you get a good run its brilliant.
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Which half mile is that Steve? :lol: On that road I'd pick the stretch between Crossways Farm and Abinger Hammer. Not fast, but at least it's twisty. Oh and watch out for the new traffic island at the Wooton Hatch. :(

[Jelster]

My other favorite is from M4 J4 head north (away from Heathrow) towards Stockley Park. When you get stuck at the lights (and you will) see how fast you can take the left hander past the hotel. Watch out as there's another set of lights about 400 metres further on... I know somebody with a black GSXR who has been well into 3 figures through that particular bend :evil:

It's fun when you know it, just too busy most of the time. And that's about 1/2 a mile.

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[adam]

wahey I've done 3 figures (indicated, mind!) on that left hander from M4 J4 north!

My fav 1/2 mile or so is on the A381 south up the hill from Harbertonford in south devon. Twisties that great faster and faster with a nice surface :)

http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=270414&y=59822&z=5&sv=270414,59822&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=757

[Red ones]

The a507 from Baldock going east. Must be one of the best roads i've ever rode / driven.

That's a goodie!

Which road in Nailsworth though??? If it's the A46 northbound into Nailsworth that's quite nice, though not a back road! If it is THe LAdder - then that is definitely :winner:

[Clunk]

My fav is the first 1/2 mile from work to home.

Not a great road, but a great feeling :lol:

[Morti]

I've never done it on a bike but the road that leads into Aberystwyth is a pretty good road and i'd love to do it by bike (bit longer than 1/2 mile though!)

[RandyO]

favorite half mile ??

Sorry, that's not long enuf to excite me



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[Red ones]

I totally forgot the Barnsley road from Cirencester on through Bibury, it comes to an end about half a mile from the Little Chef at Burford!!!!!!

Next time I ride it will be 5 June between about 1pm and 1.20pm. I hope there are not too many vehicles in front of me!!!!!!

[Moriarty]

I've never done it on a bike
Well it is a bit uncomfortable I'll grant you but if you can put up with the brake fluid reservoir digging into your neck...

[jamieclayton9]

the road from tap house to looe in cornwall. well used by the plymouth bikers. plenty of sweeping bend with short hedge rows and the odd stright.

[northwind]

A Link (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=308000&Y=661000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=25000&multimap.x=413&multimap.y=128)

The A70 West of Edinburgh, just at Harperrig Reservoir. About 5 miles of dead straight, reasonably surfaced, good visibility drag strip followed by this set-square set of corners, then immediately after by an absolutely manic no-visibility corkscrew left-right up-down beast of a bend.

The one-way road around the back side of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, fantastic... Up and downy, potentially incredibly fast if you do it at dawn or dusk (too many people around at other times, just wouldn't be safe or responsible)