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yen_powell
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 07 Apr 2013    Post subject: Re: Isle of Wight Reply with quote
soforene wrote:
What Ho me ole Tutti Fruities !!
I'm spending a long weekend over on the Isle of Wight in a few weeks and was wondering if there are any "Must Ride" roads down that way.
Would I be right in thinking that there are bugger all dual carriageways (never mind motorways) on the island?

Do any locals have some hidden fantastic biker roads they'd like to pass on? Cool
They have at least two dual carriageways, one is over 200 metres long.

Nice roads, nice olde worlde views once out of Newport, but can be very very bumpy.

Military road, on the southern coast, is a 100mph road , apart from the bridge with the flowers where the motorbike didn't make it round the bend. There are lots of twisty sunken lanes too though.
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 08 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Military road is full of win.

I was clocking 100mph+ on a 33bhp restricted GS500F.

Stop off for some lunch at the Cafe by the sea in Ventnor. They do awesome bacon baugettes and a huge ass burger called the "big boy". Cafe is next to another unmissable road: https://goo.gl/maps/hkaXc

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PostPosted: 21:30 - 08 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
That burger looks epic!
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PostPosted: 06:52 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
ChrisJ wrote:
That burger looks epic!


It was Laughing

Think its called the Ventnor Fat Boy Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:56 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Went over last year, I cant remember any roads Laughing But i basically rode around the whole island. Some really nice roads, took 6 hours with the odd stop Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:58 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I fancy going again but You need about £20 for fuel there, 100 mile ride, then a tank on the island, cover it from 11 till 5 then ride 100 miles back at £20, that's after the £32 return ticket. So really, with food, £100 for me.
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PostPosted: 10:07 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
I fancy going again but You need about £20 for fuel there, 100 mile ride, then a tank on the island, cover it from 11 till 5 then ride 100 miles back at £20, that's after the £32 return ticket. So really, with food, £100 for me.


I'd probably be up for that in the summer, but I'd be taking the deathtrap? I'd have another three riders also wanting to join. If you wanted to go as a group?

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PostPosted: 10:12 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm away in Spain this summer, probably end up going for a weekend at some point though, wild camping init. Laughing
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PostPosted: 10:21 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
I'm away in Spain this summer, probably end up going for a weekend at some point though, wild camping init. Laughing


Exactly the same as me? I'm heading off to salou so I don't want an expensive time in IOW. I'll doing it cheap as chips mate, possible just go for the one day, maybe go for a few days if everyone else is up for it. Thumbs Up Laughing
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PostPosted: 10:24 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Monies worth doing 2 days, trust me Thumbs Up

We aren't going down sowf spain. Mainly north, mountains and shit, might accidentally end up in Barcelona or something but no real planned routes Laughing
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PostPosted: 10:26 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
Monies worth doing 2 days, trust me Thumbs Up

We aren't going down sowf spain. Mainly north, mountains and shit, might accidentally end up in Barcelona or something but no real planned routes Laughing



Oh I see you are biking, nah bikes staying at home for me lad, gonna hit up the theme parks n shizz Laughing Okay, well If you have any idea on dates? I'll do my best to get the time booked off. I believe I still have a few days holiday to book. If you wanted to that is.

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PostPosted: 10:33 - 09 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sounds good, might have to take a look at dates.

Theme parks in Spain? Need inside info, rather than smash this thread to bits wanna post it in my touring thread? Laughing
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