walnuts
02-04-07, 01:19 PM
Since we're not supposed to have general chit-chat in the routes thread (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=67750) (and quite right too), thought I'd start a thread to comment on the routes.
So for starters, yesterday I covered Pigbunks route:
My favourite ride out is from box hill, take the A25 west towards Guildford, turn left onto the b2126, right on the b2127, then follow it onto the b2128. All three of these are lovely little twisties that take you through some great countryside.
That takes you up to godalming, then take the a3100 south to Milford, then take either the a286 or 283 south towards Chichester: Doesn't matter which, they're both lovely fast sweepers and whichever you take south, you take the other one on the return journey anyway.
I sometimes take a slight detour at the A272 to go see me muvva in Bishops Waltham, if not I just head towards chichester, then turn around and take whichever of the 283 or 286 i didn't take coming down. great for a sunday thrash! Good pubs for food on the way too, and if you wanna take a detour to Brighton, it's only a couple of miles. I'm getting the hunger now....
I left at 8:30 in the morning to dodge the traffic, progress was patchy at first, the roads are quite variable with a lot of junctions to deal with, but there are some great sections in between especially once I started bending the speed-limits a bit.
However once I was out of f***ing Surrey and into Sussex the ride was excellent, barely any traffic to negotiate and some blinding open-sighted twisties and flat out straights. A few scary downhill bends as well :smt106 (hate those)!
The a283/285 and a286 are great roads, It was tempting on my way back up the 285 to keep doubling back to re-ride one five mile section - shame it's so far from home.
I extended the trip slightly and went to Wittering for walk on the sand and a (rather pricey) greasy spoon. It didn't really add anything to the riding, but at least it gave me a proper destination.
The only real downer on the morning was that I still had chicken strips when I got home. :rolleyes:
Anyway, a :smt023from me.
So for starters, yesterday I covered Pigbunks route:
My favourite ride out is from box hill, take the A25 west towards Guildford, turn left onto the b2126, right on the b2127, then follow it onto the b2128. All three of these are lovely little twisties that take you through some great countryside.
That takes you up to godalming, then take the a3100 south to Milford, then take either the a286 or 283 south towards Chichester: Doesn't matter which, they're both lovely fast sweepers and whichever you take south, you take the other one on the return journey anyway.
I sometimes take a slight detour at the A272 to go see me muvva in Bishops Waltham, if not I just head towards chichester, then turn around and take whichever of the 283 or 286 i didn't take coming down. great for a sunday thrash! Good pubs for food on the way too, and if you wanna take a detour to Brighton, it's only a couple of miles. I'm getting the hunger now....
I left at 8:30 in the morning to dodge the traffic, progress was patchy at first, the roads are quite variable with a lot of junctions to deal with, but there are some great sections in between especially once I started bending the speed-limits a bit.
However once I was out of f***ing Surrey and into Sussex the ride was excellent, barely any traffic to negotiate and some blinding open-sighted twisties and flat out straights. A few scary downhill bends as well :smt106 (hate those)!
The a283/285 and a286 are great roads, It was tempting on my way back up the 285 to keep doubling back to re-ride one five mile section - shame it's so far from home.
I extended the trip slightly and went to Wittering for walk on the sand and a (rather pricey) greasy spoon. It didn't really add anything to the riding, but at least it gave me a proper destination.
The only real downer on the morning was that I still had chicken strips when I got home. :rolleyes:
Anyway, a :smt023from me.