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[Acidpopstar]

Could find anything similar so as the title suggests. Region / town / road name / postcode plus a description and of course your experiences and any photos etc. Would be great to know where all you vxers get your kicks. YO62, Helmsley, N Yorks. Today I rediscovered the B1257 from Great Broughton to Helmsley. A favourite with bikers in particular. Full of sweeps, twists, undulations (4 wheels off the ground today), crests and straights. Roof off and glorious sunshine. Was revelling in the new Larini roaring, bubbling and popping and spent 20 mins parked up in Helmsley soaking up the drive and settling my heart rate. However I then picked up and followed a Ducati back the other way - wow what a noise! Easily kept up with him through the bends but left me for dead on the very few long straights. He was chucking up stones for fun and one put massive chip in the windscreen which was only downer. Friendly toot and a wave as I peeled off to Great Ayton. Awesome.

Edited by Acidpopstar, 27 February 2013 - 11:49 PM.

[ciderbooze]

Helmsley tt route . I quite often carry on towards the coast sometimes going in to whitby and following the coast back and sometimes cutting back over the moor to Blakey . A good circular route.

[SteveA]

I try to do that run a few times a year, great run. I tend to give the bikes a good run for their money

The hartside pass is unreal too

[Rickwoo118]

I try to do that run a few times a year, great run. I tend to give the bikes a good run for their money :)/>

The hartside pass is unreal too

Looks a good driving road!

[Thealastair34]

yep i like that! i drive from wakefield to helmsley then on to stokesly is it? what about european road trips and passes where are the best? im going on a road trip in june would like to do some of the best out there!

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

EVO triangle

[D3YMO]

EVO triangle

A friend did it recently and said it was quite good, hoping to get over there myself when the weathers good

[LazyDonkey]

You guys really need to come on highland hoon



At this point i should probably point out that Applecross pass isn't actually a great driving road, but it's an experience......and the roads all around are fantastic.

Personally speaking the A85 from Dalmally to Tynrdum is one of my favourite roads and the A87 / A890 Invergarry to Ullapool is pretty special too.

[.Adam.]

Austria and Switzerland are my favouries, roads like the Nufenen and Furka pass, Timmelsjoch and Grossglockner, are all fabulous. I think the Stelvio is a bit over rated, but it's still a must do road, but I find the not so famous side a better drive. Can't wait to get my VX out there!
Think this photo was taken on the Grimselpass, or around that area:

Edited by .adam., 28 February 2013 - 09:06 AM.

[Gedi]

what about european road trips and passes where are the best? im going on a road trip in june would like to do some of the best out there!

There's a nice thread here

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

EVO triangle

A friend did it recently and said it was quite good, hoping to get over there myself when the weathers good

Get your self on nellys welsh runs,

[badgerade]

I think the Stelvio is a bit over rated, but it's still a must do road, but I find the not so famous side a better drive.

Completely agree with this. Stelvio could be good, if there were no other cars/vans/motorhomes around or people on bikes (of the pedal variety) going up it. The other less twisty side is much more fun, and the roads through Switzerland are very very good. This is the route we took back from Stelvio to Southern Germany; http://goo.gl/maps/CYuU

Completely unplanned, but was the best drive of the 5 day trip by far.

[Acidpopstar]

Some good ones already. Bit more detail would be good ie a postcode or area if poss. Evo triangle sounds good but where is it?

[ghand]

You guys really need to come on highland hoon :D/>



At this point i should probably point out that Applecross pass isn't actually a great driving road, but it's an experience......and the roads all around are fantastic.

Personally speaking the A85 from Dalmally to Tynrdum is one of my favourite roads and the A87 / A890 Invergarry to Ullapool is pretty special too.

I just love Applecross pass just my type of driving.l find it much more rewarding to do at speed than the less tight faster roads.love it

[LazyDonkey]

I know. I was trying to keep you behind me

[denno]

I try to do that run a few times a year, great run. I tend to give the bikes a good run for their money :)/>

The hartside pass is unreal too

You don't get roads like that over brum!

[Rabiatarik]

My favourite drive is still the A701 from Moffat to Dalkieth. I used to look after a sales office just South of Edinburgh and could not wait to visit from Skipton twice a month (even in my 2.0L Vectra!) Rik

[Goosenka]

I enjoyed the roads on the way to Anglesey.

[Anarchy]

We have the Snake pass by us, a very nice sweeping road.

https://www.google.c...ss%2F24;800;600

[Lou_m]

My favourite drive is still the A701 from Moffat to Dalkieth.

I used to look after a sales office just South of Edinburgh and could not wait to visit from Skipton twice a month (even in my 2.0L Vectra!)

Rik

Good road, we went home that way after Camp Gordon last year.