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Old 16-01-08, 11:23 AM   #1
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Default In need of twisty roads!!!

Hi all

would like to know where do I need to go to find some nice twisty roads?

So far all I have experienced on my SV are cars, straight roads and traffic lights.
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Old 16-01-08, 11:35 AM   #2
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Move to Wales

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Old 16-01-08, 11:52 AM   #3
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Have heard wales got nice roads. Might have to plan a long weekend there. Any where nearer London I can go for the day?
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Old 16-01-08, 12:21 PM   #4
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Ah ha! finally found a thread with twisties near me

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...avourite+roads
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Old 16-01-08, 12:39 PM   #5
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Go on the next N/S with the rest of the soft southern shandy suppers (Ok, I concede the fact some of you will drink beer, your just not very good at it)
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Old 16-01-08, 12:49 PM   #6
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For roads around London come to the Friday Soho meet and talk to Sid Squid.

Any road he doesn't know probably isn't worth riding!!
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Old 16-01-08, 01:58 PM   #7
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Wimbledon - loads within striking distance. My preference is old A roads that lead from small town to small town. There are some good ones around stone henge, or south towards portsmouth via boxhill. For real twisty stuff you need altitude changes. A long weekend too Wales is well worth it I think.
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Old 16-01-08, 10:36 PM   #8
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Default Re: In need of twisty roads!!!

Hello fellow SV rider from SW London.

I live in Southfields (and before you ask, Yes, I am South African)

How far do you like to go on a ride out? I've got a route that is around 160 miles.

Let me know if that's th kind of distance you're interested in. I think Thor's A Road route will probably be fairly similar.
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Old 17-01-08, 04:14 PM   #9
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Anywhere North/NorthWest of Wimbledon is good head for Henely/Reading etc some great A and B roads around with good pubs/coffee shops, fancy a day out then head further up past Oxford in to the Cotswolds.
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Default Re: In need of twisty roads!!!

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Move to Wales

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Go on the next N/S with the rest of the soft southern shandy suppers (Ok, I concede the fact some of you will drink beer, your just not very good at it)
There's no need to go anyway near such uncivilised parts of the country to find good roads, plenty of excellent stuff right here on your doorstep, nor need you travel as far as Stonehenge or Pompey to find what you need.

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For roads around London come to the Friday Soho meet and talk to Sid Squid.

Any road he doesn't know probably isn't worth riding!!
That's rather generous, but thank you anyway.

As some of the Soho lot have seen, you can easily do 150 miles of fun roads without being more than 50 miles from North London.
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