YORKSHIRE Z1OC RALLY 2008 CONFIRMED 30/31ST MAY 1STJUNE

[Pigford]

BunnysZ did ask me to post a map of the Sowf West lads route...
I am talking to our Leader and we are in the final throws of sorting out the details....
Me and Mikey will rendezvous at Ralphy's at about 10:00 hours
Then we head to the Rally.
Hopefully Ralphy will be able to fill in the gaps, so any other members can plan to meet up with us along the way

[graham peters]

arrrr yes the bikes nearly ready some mods needed doing, tent and stuff , sleeping bag er girlfriend ready, map to get me out of suffolk and passport to the other world ready, extra tripple thick comdoms if theres any sheep,yes sounds like a good weekend ahead ho yes let them good times roll, hey kawi could use that!! cheers hobbo there will be a beer behind the bar for ye................or two.......cheers graham.

[RALPHARAMA]

The route for us Southerners is as follows:

Chepstow - A466 > Montmouth
Monmouth - A466 > Hereford
after 1 mile turn right onto A438 > Bush Bank
at juncion A44 right > Leominster
at Leominster, right - A4361 > Ludlow/Orleton
at Bulway join A49
next right - B4365 > Culmington
at ‘T’ junction, right - B4368 > Munslow
at Shipton, left - B4378 > Much Wenlock
at Much Wenlock - B4169 > Telford
pick up A5223 > Telford
cross M54 to ¤ right - A518 > Newport
‘T’ junction left - A41 > Newport
aft Newport ¤ 3rd xt - A519 > Woodseaves
A519 > Eccleshall
at Eccleshall - B5026 > Stone
at A34 ¤ 2nd xtA520 > Meir Heath
right onto B5029 > Blythe Bridge
‘T’ jnc right - A521 then left A521 > Cheadle
at Cheadle A521 > Froghall
at Froghall, right - A52
then left - B5053 > Ipstones
at jnc wth A523 strt - B5053
after Warslow left - B5053 > Glutton Bridge
at A515 right¬left A5270 > Blackwell
at A6 right - A6 > Ashford in Water/Bakewell
Blackwell, left - B6049 > Tideswell
at A623 srt over - B6049 > Bradwell
at A625 right for 1.5 miles > Hathersage
left - A6013 for 2.5 miles > Banford
at A57 right (aprx 1.5miles) > Sheffield
first left - unclassified
at A616 turn left > Langsett
at ¤ 3rd xt - A628 > Penistone
left - B6462 > Shepley
left - A629 for aprx 4 miles > Shepley
right - A635 for apx 1.5m> Denby Dale SPEED!
left - A636 > Clayton West / Wakefield/ M1
at M1 J39 - M1 north
at M1 J 42 - M62 J29 East
M62 J30 - A642 > Woodlesford
¤ 3rd exit - A63
¤ 2nd exit - A63 > A1
cross A1 to B1222 > Sherburn in Elmnet
< 1 mile to arrive at Squires Milk Bar

My mate John Hopkins who some of you met at the Ace tirelessly designed this route when he was living in Leeds and has kindly written it out for me. Took me long enough to copy it into the computer so I can print it out the right size for my tank bag, so it must have taken him ages. I have also colour copied 12 pages form his big lorry drivers bible to fit into my tank bag mappy bit and have inked in the route in red. If the rain holds off it should be a great ride. Approx 220 miles from Bristle of perfik bike roads, avoiding areas of high camera population. Two short bits of M Way either end.

[mikey]

Glad you got the map ralphy cuz u sure dont want me
navigating looks good run though, your mate johnnys come through
for us again good route he took to the ace as well.

[chrisu]

Mikey,

You'd be ok with my route ...

its :

A1 (166 miles)
A1 to B1222 > Sherburn in Elmnet
< 1 mile to arrive at Squires Milk Bar

[mikey]

Now i like that kinda route, even i couldnt get lost .......could i

[RALPHARAMA]

Ahh but you miss out on the Wye Valley and the Peak District and will probably see about forty seven thousand speed cameras and be riding on crowded roads, where as this route avoids traffic and aims for real riding roads.

My skin and blister used to live in York so I have ridden and driven the more obvious route many times and I can't say it was much of a pleasure. This route appears to be fab. But if we don't like it we can always come back A roads/motorways, but I doubt we will!

I'll still carry me Garmin, just in case!

[Rich]

Nice route through Derbys Ralph, the Tideswell to Bradwell bit is really good

When you hit the Hope to Hathersage road (A6187) turn R at lights (pub just across the road) at lights turn L to Bamford (petrol station there), carry on at Ladybower lights turn R then first left for the unclass..

[bunnysZ]

ralph/pigford
too far west for us , meet you up there

will be teaming up with chrisu leaving at 14.00 going via the A1

[Geoff Meager]

TO ANY NORFOLK / SUFFOLK CHAPS THAT ARE GOING UP ON FRIDAY.......

Bill Newman & myself are meeting up at TESCOS in Dereham at 10 am for the ride up.......so if you want to ride up with us....see you there

[graham peters]

hi geoff n bill cant get friday morning off so leveing ipswich at 3p.m a14 then a1 crap roads but will ave fun with the lorries see you there cheers graham.

[RALPHARAMA]

I ready and raring to go

[mikey]

cripes!!!! ralph looking at that map and all the directions
not only am i glad but i bet you and piggy are glad i aint navigating

[Ed Z1-R]

FCUK
Whatever happend to a vertical moistened finger in the breeze and follow yer nose

[chrisu]

he obviously used to be a boy scout......................