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Kibworth to: Uppingham & Back
Start at the Rose & Crown Pub in Kibworth Harcourt, point your bike towards Market Harborough and take the first left (200yds) end of the road go left then first right. Nice country road, twisty and fast, watch out for tractors and horses! Follow road to the end then go left towards Melton Mowbray. Faster country road with nice surface. 4 Miles turn right on the A47 towards Uppingham. Head down here and ride like the possesed. First roundabout is about 10 miles along A47, turn right towards Uppingham, failure to get knee burnt here results in an instant failure!! Take your time through Uppingham, lots of pedestrians, and for some reason they like to jump out in front of you! Straight through the lights, down the hill, private school area, take your time, when you reach the top of the other side GLF. Plenty of bends, nice road surface, great view of Eyebrook Res'r. Head towards Corby. Watch out for the traffice lights over narrow bridge, easy to miss as the adrenalin is still pumping. After the lights is the mad mile (you will know when you see it) dead straight and top speed here was 150 (so I heard). Slow throught Rockingham and head towards Market Harborough. The Roundabout before Harborough gives you the option of mad bypass speed or show of the bike throught Market Harborough, looking in the shop window and thinking wow I look good. A6 towards Kibworth and hey presto your back where you started from with a stupid smile on your face.... I ride the CBR600F.... Nice for the journey
Arrochar to: Helensburgh
Just an addition to Davy Hannah's comments on the Arrochar road. This has to be one of my favourite sections of road in the world, but and a very big BUT, when on this road the section from Arrochar to Finnart (where there are what appear to be oil storage tanks on the landward side of the road) is the best bit to abuse your suspension' breaks and bottle. After this to the first, or last roundabout, depending on your direction of travel the road surface turns to total shite. With big potholes, water and lots and lots of gravel and, is the favourite section for fatal accidents (the local police and ambulance crews will let you know all about it as they have to visit downed bikers constantly) I was forced off the road at finnart recently by a car on the wrong side of the road part way round a corner, pushing me onto a big patch of gravel. My accident was the third of the day on this section, with one fatality, another guy suffered a broken back and two broken legs and me with severe and extensive soft tissue dammage(a shagged back -the back protector was worth every penny, shagged shoulder, shagged knee and lots of cuts and bruises). Don't let me put you off this section as it is a total blast and I will be back to savour its thrills.
Brentwood to: Saffron Walden
Fantatsic roads, first section of 128 dubious but not terrible, as soon as you get on the B184 you're in heaven. Very fast road, kneedown opportunities everywhere. No cops or cameras (might have to keep an eye out for the plod on Sundays tho) - beware a couple of 30/40 zones... take 128 out the back of Brentwood, head for Ongar, eventually get to roundabout, turn right, get to bigger r'bout by BP garage, straight over, nail throttle for about 5 miles, eventually turn right onto A1060 for ~1.5km, left at roundabout in Leaden Roding, out other side, nail throttle, eventually end up in Great Dunmow. follow M11 signs, get to roundabout #1, left, next r'bout, follow b184 signs. You emerge near J9 of M11. Either go back down M11 or turn round and go back down the twisties again! Very popular with guys on TL1000s or FireBlades.....feel a bit outclassed on my VFR400 MattB
Postcombe to: West Wycombe
Set off from the England's Rose pub in Postcombe, a popular bikers' gathering point at the weekend that does decent fry-ups. Head east along the A40 and do a quick dog-leg right-left across the B4009 (another good road). The next couple of miles is called Aston Hill and is fast, twisty, uphill and, in this direction, two lanes. Knee-down heaven, and with good views. Once through Stokenchurch, the road changes into fast sweepers where silly speeds are possible thanks to nearly all the traffic being on the adjacent M40.
After you get to West Wycombe, you can head back and do it again, although somehow it's less fun going this way. better to head back via Princes Risborough and Thame on the A4010, A4129, B4012. You'll need another fry-up by then.
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