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  • 02-07-2006 12:32pm
    #1
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,048 ✭✭✭✭


    Looking at a bike on eBay located near Heathrow at the moment. Thinking about buying it and flying over and riding back. Anyone ever ridden from the SE of England to Holyhead? The journey planner reckons 5 hours (presume that's for a car). It's more motorway than not but there's 150 miles of the single carriageway A5 to contend with too. Thoughts, opinions.....


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  • #2
    Jamesobrady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭Jamesobrady


    I say, if you know how to ride, are insured to do it, and get a stolen bike check done through mcn or whatever, and it all checks out...and you like the bike, and are saving a few bob...go for it. Get an early flight over...give the bike a good proper look over...esp under fairings as much as possible.

    A good way to offload a stolen or crashed bike is Ebay. Buyer beware etc...nothing worse then buying a clean looking bike only to come home, pull off nice shiny fairings and find a pile of badly "metalweld" repaired engine casings under it.

    I've ridden from penzance to portsmouth.... that took circa 6 hours...but was great weather and fun:)


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    murphaph...I bought a car near Heathrow on Feb/March, and got the RAC to check it all out etc, then went over. I came back via Birkenhead (Liverpool) to Galway. Total distance from London to Galway via that circuitous route is......only 430 miles. The UK is an easy place to cross.

    For the route via Fishguard, take it that from the junction on the Severn to Bristol (M32 iirc............), is 4 hours, and 2 from there to London on the M4(or is it M5) is another 2. 6 isn't far out. Quicker on a bike though.

    However - a word of warning on the A5. Lethal for speed checks, and they love pulling Ferry traffic..............damhik.......

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #4
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,048 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    Cheers Lads. The longish un-dualled section of the A5 through Wales is my only concern. I've only ever been on it once, years ago and it seemed to take a while to navigate. It should be easy enough to maintain progress on the motorways, the single carriageway A5 is another matter. Any idea of how many towns it passes through as opposed to around? The maps aren't that great.


  • #5
    Garibaldi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Garibaldi


    I bought mine from a personally recommended dealer, in Bournemouth, so there'd be less chance of being sold a lemon. I rode it back via the A4 to Fishguard (again, it was fantastic weather and grin-inducing - took about 5 hours, two-up with luggage and including a stop off at this "award winning fish'n'chip" shop outside Fishguard :) ), so can't help with the A5 route.


  • #6
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Garibaldi wrote:
    I bought mine from a personally recommended dealer, in Bournemouth, so there'd be less chance of being sold a lemon. I rode it back via the A4 to Fishguard (again, it was fantastic weather and grin-inducing - took about 5 hours, two-up with luggage and including a stop off at this "award winning fish'n'chip" shop outside Fishguard :) ), so can't help with the A5 route.

    Do you have the dealers website by any chance?


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  • #7
    Garibaldi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Garibaldi


    Indeed I do:

    http://www.motorbiking.co.uk/


  • #8
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Garibaldi wrote:
    Indeed I do:

    http://www.motorbiking.co.uk/

    You should have said no cos now i've spotted a lovely cbr600f in my price range :mad: :rolleyes:

    Well i think that idea might have to go out the window anyway, cos Nash won't quote me on a cbr600f even tho i have a full licence and maximum no claims bonus.............oh the joys of being 22 :rolleyes:


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