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SV UK RIDE-OUT MAPS & DIRECTIONS - Roger (blandfrw@estate1.bham.ac.uk)
does the business
again and has provided all the information below...there's no excuse for
anyone to get lost now! THANK YOU Roger..)
I have now completed the route maps and directions.
You should get:-
Maps 1,2 and 3 show the overall route with out and back in different colours (I couldn't get it all on one map and look clear enough to
follow). Maps 4,5,6 and 7 are enlarged sections of the route where there is a fairly major change in direction, hopefully to make it easier to
follow without getting lost. Map 7 shows Stratford town centre which can be a bit confusing, but follow any sv650 and you should get there!
Roger...I didn't get maps 2
and 3...can you send them to me? (To
all : I only want email from Roger until after the Easter break
please...thanks..)
Download the maps, there are two version
available, both show the same information but one is smaller to download:
In answer to your question,... Yes I will be coming on the 14th and
look forward to meeting you. The work I've done on the route is nothing to what you must put in to make the web site so useful and
popular. I think it is me that should be shaking your hand!
See you on the 14th.
The directions shown below are also
available to download in rich text (rtf) format (download
here).
Suzuki SV650 Rideout Route Instructions – Sunday 14th May 2000
- Leave Motorcycle Museum and enter roundabout. Take the 5th exit, signposted COVENTRY
A45.
- Join the A45 from the slip road. After approx. ½ mile, leave the A45 signposted BROWNHILLS and LEAMINGTON.
- At the roundabout go Right, 3rd exit, signposted LEAMINGTON A452 and WARWICK onto dual carriageway.
- At roundabout go straight on, 3rd exit, signposted LEAMINGTON A452 and BALSALL COMMON 3 miles.
- Continue on good dual carriageway and Enter Balsall Common, at roundabout turn Right, 2nd exit, signposted LEAMINGTON, KENILWORTH, WARWICK A452.
- Go straight over at the next two roundabouts, 2nd exits.
- Past the White Horse pub on the left and at cross roads with traffic lights, turn RIGHT signposted KNOWLE B4101. Approx. 6 miles from start. This is a nice twisty B road with plenty of technical bends.
- Keep following signs to KNOWLE and on entry to village take a left fork signposted CHADWICK END and DORRIDGE.
- At next junction, with main road, turn left and immediately right, signposted HOCKLEY HEATH B4101 3 miles.
- At next roundabout, straight on, 2nd exit, still signposted B4101.
- Through Dorridge village under railway bridge. Petrol station on right – 13 miles.
- Railway pub on left just before a sharp right hand bend.
- Follow B4101 to Hockley Heath at next right hand bend.
- In Hockley Heath, turn LEFT onto A3400 signposted HENLEY and STRATFORD.
- Petrol station on left after 14-15 miles.
- Old Royal Oak pub on left.
- At next double roundabout, straight on at both, 1st exit, signposted HENLEY IN ARDEN A3400.
- Little Chef on left for anyone peckish, 16–17 miles, and then Bird in Hand pub.
- Enter Henley in Arden village and continue straight through on A3400 out the other side through set of traffic lights on crossroads.
- Follow signs to STRATFORD A3400.
- BP petrol station on left, 20-21 miles.
- Pass junction to Mary Arden’s house on right (for any historical interest!) Dun Cow pub on left, about 24 miles, and shortly after Elf petrol station.
- At next roundabout, straight on, 2nd exit, signposted STRATFORD A3400. You can go to Anne Hathaway’s cottage if you turn right!
- Enter Stratford Upon Avon.
- Tesco on left for petrol, 26 miles, and Burger King on small roundabout, straight on, 2nd exit, signposted THROUGH TRAFFIC.
- Follow signs to Town Centre, A3400, straight on at the next junction.
- You are now entering Stratford and at next small roundabout, go straight on to a junction with the one-way system. To go into the Town Centre, keep right. To continue on route, keep left.
To go into Town Centre for the bike meet (free parking on the road), and sit by the river for your sandwiches, keep to the right, and take the right hand lane on the one-way system and follow signs for ROYAL SHAKESPEAR THEATRE. You should be able to see from here.
To leave Stratford, take the A439 signposted WARWICK and COVENTRY.
- This is a good A road out of Stratford. (Look out for the grass rabbits on the right hand side!)
- Keep following signs to WARWICK A439, and at next roundabout, go right, 2nd exit, signposted WARWICK A46, also BANBURY and BIRMINGHAM. Good, fast dual carriageway. About 32 miles from start.
- At the next roundabout, junction with the M40, take the 2nd exit, signposted COVENTRY A46 and M69. Services with Little Chef on this road and a BP petrol station at approx. 35 miles.
- Just after the services, take the slip road left signposted WARWICK and SOLIHULL A4177, and at roundabout take 1st left, SOLIHULL A4177.
- Shell petrol station on left at approx. 40 miles.
- At next roundabout, straight on to SOLIHULL A4177, 1st exit.
- Past the Waterman pub on left hand side which is a popular bikers meeting point on Wednesday evenings in the summer.
- At next roundabout go Right, 3rd exit, signposted STONEBRIDGE A4177 also M42 & M6. A good A road.
- Road bears to left, BROWNHILLS A452 also NEC BIRMINGHAM and BALSALL COMMON, with Q8 petrol station on bend.
- Enter Balsall Common and you are back where the outgoing route turned to Knowle.
- Keep going straight on the A452 following signs to NEC and BIRMINGHAM, straight over the next two roundabouts, 2nd exits.
- At the next roundabout, turn left, 1st exit, signposted BIRMINGHAM A45, M42, M6, Fina petrol station on the left, approx. 45 miles.
- On dual carriageway A452 and straight on at next roundabout, 2nd exit, signposted BROWNHILLS and MOTORWAY M6.
- At next roundabout go Left, 1st exit, signposted BIRMINGHAM A45.
- Join the A45 and follow signs to Motorcycle Museum and after approx. ½ mile take slip road off the A45 onto island where we started.
- Motorcycle Museum entrance is 1st exit on roundabout.
Total route is about 50 miles, and I hope you enjoyed yourself.
Thank you.
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| 17/04/2000 - SV
RIDE-OUT INFORMATION FOR 14th MAY - BIG thanks to Roger
(blandfrw@estate1.bham.ac.uk )
for helping out...I'll post the maps when I get them...
I've been to the Motorcycle Museum for the last couple of weekends
working on the route for the rideout in May. They have various fairs
on Sundays and the car park gets chocka-block. I enquired about
the 14th May, and there is a stamp & coin fair, and a glassware fair,
so be prepared to let everyone know that space is likely to be pretty
limited! (but if you're into stamps as well what
more could you want?)
Also, it is the world superbikes, and "Foggy mania" at Donnington
Park on the same day, so people traveling South on the M6, beware! (oh...can
I pick them or what!! watch out for the police, there *will* be more about
just waiting to pull you over...)
Having tried a number of routes, I decided to take the trip down to
Stratford upon Avon. It is about a 50 mile round trip on some good
and varied roads, it's relatively easy to describe (very important for
me), and apart from being very historic, is the home of a very
popular bike meet every Sunday. If timed right, and the weather is
nice, those interested can eat their sandwiches sat by the side of
the river in the shadow of the Royal Shakespear Theatre. (almost
civilized!) If anyone doesn't want to stop in Stratford, the route is easily followed without
going into the town centre. The instructions and maps will describe
all.
How does that sound? (that sounds great, thanks for
all your help, find me at the meet and I'll shake your hand! - that's if
you can battle your way through the hoards of people with bags of glass,
stamps and coins...)
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