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Gnome - Welcome.

' Mind posting some road names up of that route you mentioned. I've done \ do Stratford - Leamington\Warrick - Southam quite a bit - would love to know if I've missed something I think I know the road you take to Banbury too, only recently discovered that. I can't link them together because I'm coming at that lot from the other way.

YELLOW!?!

I might be able to forgive you, since your brother has some taste, due to the fact it's got a Scorpion.

Welcome.

Aye up!!

Come on in the waters fine.

Welcome to the party

I know a lot of those roads having spent a lot of my life living in the West Midlands. As well as the roads you mention, we used to ride up to Matlock quite a lot but that was some year ago so I've no idea of the current speed limits or road surfaces.

Originally Posted by Beenz

Welcome to the party

I know a lot of those roads having spent a lot of my life living in the West Midlands. As well as the roads you mention, we used to ride up to Matlock quite a lot but that was some year ago so I've no idea of the current speed limits or road surfaces.

Down to 40mph I believe the north side of Stratford as you head out to Matlock. Road surface is good, but police prescence in summer is off-putting to say the least...

Haven't been up there in nearly a year now though.

Car park was re-surfaced to smooth tarmac thankfully at the Waterman though!

Originally Posted by Baph

YELLOW!?!

I might be able to forgive you, since your brother has some taste, due to the fact it's got a Scorpion.

Welcome.

Lol - I like yellow!
If i'd bought it from new, I'd probably have gone for black or blue, but the yellow's still cool for me.

Originally Posted by 2mths

Gnome - Welcome.

' Mind posting some road names up of that route you mentioned. I've done \ do Stratford - Leamington\Warrick - Southam quite a bit - would love to know if I've missed something I think I know the road you take to Banbury too, only recently discovered that. I can't link them together because I'm coming at that lot from the other way.

Route is pretty much A422 (Banbury to Stratford)
A439 from Stratford, to the A46. Quite blast up to the M40 roundabout, and down in to Warwick, and through to Leamington.
Then get on to the A425 to Southam - nice piece of road on the bike, and can be in the car as long as you don't meet slow moving traffic, as it's a nightmare to overtake on anything over than a motorbike!
Then back down from Southam along the A422 again.

Originally Posted by Lissa

Hi Gnome

Pete and I are in Rugby, so not that far from you either..............and we have a couple of friends with bikes who live in Brackley.

I don't know if you're aware, but there's a new Bike meet at Long Itchington Diner (just outside Southam) on Thursday evenings. It isn't hugely attended as yet, but the food is good, and the roads to get to it are great

We will be there next Thursday.

Seen the new diner over the last month or so, but didn't know a meet was going on there. Will have to check it out.

Originally Posted by Gnome

Down to 40mph I believe the north side of Stratford as you head out to Matlock. Road surface is good, but police prescence in summer is off-putting to say the least...

Haven't been up there in nearly a year now though.

Aha! There's a rideout in the Matlock area planned for tomorrow. See here. Get yourself along (Bassetts Pole 10AM) if you're free.

Just so I can laugh at the colour, obviously. (Man, we even have a Gnome smiliey! How good is that!)

Originally Posted by Baph

Aha! There's a rideout in the Matlock area planned for tomorrow. See here. Get yourself along (Bassetts Pole 10AM) if you're free.

Just so I can laugh at the colour, obviously. (Man, we even have a Gnome smiliey! How good is that!)

Lol - quality smilie.

Don't have the bike yet dude (Well, it's in our garage, but I haven't officially bought it off my bro yet, plus it'll need the tank and forks seals sorting).

Gotta strip down my Slingshot project as well, as I'm breaking it in order to buy the SV.

Plus I think it might rain.

Originally Posted by Gnome

Lol - quality smilie.

Why thank you. My smile doesn't go down too well in clubs though Oh, you meant... oh, nevermind then.

Originally Posted by Gnome

Plus I think it might rain.

NANCY!!

Originally Posted by Baph

NANCY!!

Lol - Did the whole riding everywhere in all weathers thing when I didn't have a car.

Plsu I'd never ride my special bikes in the rain. Have to keep my babies dry (the bikes, not the moobs).

Originally Posted by Gnome

(the bikes, not the moobs).

You have moobs? Maybe I could forgive you for buying a yellow thing then...