May be around London in spring 2005 - SV650.org

03-12-04, 10:00 PM

Hi. I may have an opportunity to travel to London in May '05, and wonder if anyone can give advice to a Yank who would like to ride while there. Any recommendations for bike rentals, travelways (never been to the UK), and laws to be aware of?

I'm already aware you guys drive on the wrong side of the road (and we elect the wrong presidents, so we're even). In a way, I expect riding on the left will come easier than driving on the left.

Any helpful tips would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

03-12-04, 10:06 PM

Many riders in London (and elsewhere) use the right-hand side of the road.

03-12-04, 10:14 PM

Ahh.... at least I can swerve my bike better than a car!

03-12-04, 10:25 PM

Unless you're used to an extremely busy city, I wouldn't recommend riding around central London. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend it to somebody who does it everyday.
The rest of the country can be alot of fun, though.
There are alot of people who live near to London, who could tell you about good routes up there.

03-12-04, 10:26 PM

Watch out for our road surfaces

You may want to hire a motocrosser for some of them

03-12-04, 10:58 PM

Who was the Americenne who came over, hired a SV in London, rode it to a wedding in Newquay & then rode on to Donnington? Can't remember her name but she'd have lots of tips.

One thing you really need to be careful of is all the speed cameras - they're everywhere

- it's how Tony Blair pays his own salary

03-12-04, 10:59 PM

How do speeding tickets transfer across to America? I know we have agreements in Europe, but I don't think they count across there.

03-12-04, 11:03 PM

Was thinking more about the indemnity against speeding fines in the small print of the hire agreement - they'll have your credit card no.

03-12-04, 11:07 PM

They couldn't charge the fines against the card, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be allowed.
They would just show the records of who had hired and the police/cps would just give up, surely?

03-12-04, 11:13 PM

In the brave new world of the Road Traffic Bill, speeding is prolly gonna be an extraditable offence.

03-12-04, 10:00 PM	#1
backroads_nh Guest Posts: n/a	May be around London in spring 2005 Hi. I may have an opportunity to travel to London in May '05, and wonder if anyone can give advice to a Yank who would like to ride while there. Any recommendations for bike rentals, travelways (never been to the UK), and laws to be aware of? I'm already aware you guys drive on the wrong side of the road (and we elect the wrong presidents, so we're even). In a way, I expect riding on the left will come easier than driving on the left. Any helpful tips would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

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03-12-04, 10:06 PM	#2
chazzyb Guest Posts: n/a	Many riders in London (and elsewhere) use the right-hand side of the road.

03-12-04, 10:14 PM	#3
backroads_nh Guest Posts: n/a	Ahh.... at least I can swerve my bike better than a car!

03-12-04, 10:25 PM	#4
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Unless you're used to an extremely busy city, I wouldn't recommend riding around central London. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend it to somebody who does it everyday. The rest of the country can be alot of fun, though. There are alot of people who live near to London, who could tell you about good routes up there.

03-12-04, 10:26 PM	#5
chutz Guest Posts: n/a	Watch out for our road surfaces You may want to hire a motocrosser for some of them

03-12-04, 10:58 PM	#6
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Who was the Americenne who came over, hired a SV in London, rode it to a wedding in Newquay & then rode on to Donnington? Can't remember her name but she'd have lots of tips. One thing you really need to be careful of is all the speed cameras - they're everywhere - it's how Tony Blair pays his own salary

03-12-04, 10:59 PM	#7
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	How do speeding tickets transfer across to America? I know we have agreements in Europe, but I don't think they count across there.

03-12-04, 11:03 PM	#8
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Was thinking more about the indemnity against speeding fines in the small print of the hire agreement - they'll have your credit card no.

03-12-04, 11:07 PM	#9
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	They couldn't charge the fines against the card, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be allowed. They would just show the records of who had hired and the police/cps would just give up, surely?

03-12-04, 11:13 PM	#10
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	In the brave new world of the Road Traffic Bill, speeding is prolly gonna be an extraditable offence.