The USAF has recently moved me to England and I am waiting paitinetly for my bike to show up in my mailbox. Has anyone been here before? (lived, stationed, visited, out-of-body experience, etc) I am looking for some good roads.
Other places that I should check out would also be nice! I dont know very many people here yet but the ones I do dont ride
To the best of my recollection, I must recall on my memory, I cannot remember.
My wife is from Cornwall, down south in the country. From what I've seen whenever ive been there, things are fairly flat but the roads are narrow and almost never straight, and everybody drives tiny cars FAST everywhere... Just head towards the countryside and the coastlines and you should be set.
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I'm in Suffolk. It's all country.I will pretty much enjoy it everywhere I go, I was just looking to see if anybody knew any specifics.
To the best of my recollection, I must recall on my memory, I cannot remember.
France, Germany & Spain are all better places to ride--or so all the British bike mags say.
I was in Frankfurt & Leipzig for a while, didn't have my bike but found some good back roads. Most of Germany reminded me of East Coast America, like riding in VA, PA or NYS.
But, for the UK I'd suggest Isle of Man & Scotland, one of my friends ride there about 5 yrs ago and said it was fantastic.
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i lived in RAF upper heyford,oxfordshire. UK is bike heaven in summer. big bike culture, and way of life. some riders even make living as dispatch riders aka couriers. tons of pubs and fish &chip shops to hang out. tracks are awsome, they have some of the best tracks days in the world. you will also see some bikes never imported to north america. dont hype american riders like spies,roberts,rainey,swantz. they are very protective of their 2 wheel heros sheene, fogarty, dunlop etc. as a service men, you will enjoy cheaper gas and liquor, than what locals would pay. enjoy, you will love UK
I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. You will find no end to the amount of winding roads through the countryside. I would also take a trip to Wales and Scotland, much more hilly/mountainous. It's been nearly 4 years since I was there so I'm not recollecting any details but that's mostly because I wasn't riding when I was there.
From http://www.thebestrides.co.uk/the_best_rides.html
From Cambridge, Cambridgeshire to Haverhill, Suffolk via the A1307
From Brampton, Suffolk to Halesworth, Suffolk via the B1124
From Mistley, Essex to Thorpe Green, Suffolk via the B1035
From Great Dunmow, Essex to Haverhill, Suffolk via the B1057
From Sturmer, Essex to Newmarket, Suffolk via the B1061
From Colchester, Essex to Sudbury, Suffolk via the B1508
From Fakenham, Norfolk to Mildenhall, Suffolk via the A1065
From Tottenhill, Norfolk to Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk via the A134
From Diss, Norfolk to Ipswich, Suffolk via the B1077
From New Buckenham, Norfolk to Stowmarket, Suffolk via the B1113
From Halesworth, Suffolk to Harleston, Norfolk via the B1123
From Haverhill, Suffolk to Braintree, Essex via the A1017
From Boxford, Suffolk to Ipswich, Suffolk via the A1071
From Ixworth, Suffolk to Thetford, Norfolk via the A1088
From Haverhill, Suffolk to Long Melford, Suffolk via the A1092
From Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire via the A1101
From Stowmarket, Suffolk to Yoxford, Suffolk via the A1120
From Cross Green, Suffolk to Hadleigh, Suffolk via the A1141
From Ipswich, Suffolk to Lowestoft, Suffolk via the A12
From Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk to Haverhill, Suffolk via the A143
From Beccles, Suffolk to Blythburgh, Suffolk via the A145
From Sudbury, Suffolk to Hadleigh, Suffolk via the A604
From Great Waldingfield, Suffolk to Lavenham, Suffolk via the B1071
From Brandon, Suffolk to Stoke Ferry, Norfolk via the B1106
From Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk to Brandon, Suffolk via the B1106
Last edited by Drano; Sun May 6th, 2012 at 07:49 PM.
Lakenheath is my home now. The roads are great out here. My bike gets delivered on wednesday. YAY. Thanks to all who offered ideas. that website is sweet.
To the best of my recollection, I must recall on my memory, I cannot remember.
I lived in Bath for a summer and it's a pretty cool place to visit. Lot's of history & such. Didn't have a bike at the time tho.
If you don't make it to London, you're doing yourself a disservice.
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SecondedOriginally Posted by MetaLord 9
Anyone going to mention the Isle of Man?
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This is off-topic, but are you living in base housing? If you can live off-base, I advise you do it. F-15s take off at full burn, and while it's cool to watch, the novelty wears off after 2 days. It can get really noisy and annoying. I would recommend looking for housing in Brandon, Thetford, Newmarket, or Mildenhall (that's where I lived). Also, there's a Chili's in Cambridge which gave US Armed Forces a 10% discount.
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