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Ridgeriders ?

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roXXo

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Anyone remember the TV programme from a few years back.

Nick Knowles, along with a couple of guest riders on a variety of motorbikes, modern and classic, rode various ancient roads in the south of England.
One ancient road was "The Ridgeway".

Has anybody on here ridden this route and is any part of it suitable for attempting on the Blackbird please?
Or should I hire a van and take my XR250R?
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Cruser

Cruser

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Never ridden it but have walked most of it (many years ago!!). It is basically a track, very narrow in places too. Certainly not tarmac'd at all as far as I remember so I think you'd porobably be better off on the XR g0551p
 
Samster

Samster

chamon motherf*cker
Take the XR Roxxo. The road is the oldest in Britain, it's just short of 90 miles long and runs from Oxfordshire through Wiltshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

It's most definately not Bird territory. These days it's full of Dad's with their kids on the little off-road mini-motos.

Recently the Ridgeway had been over publicised, and as such the bikers and 4x4 enthusiasts are getting a hard time over their use of it. There has been talk of it becoming a 'restricted byway', which is a real shame as up until recently everyone used it and were happy; walkers, the horsey people, the mountain bikers, the motorcyclists, 4x4 drivers and farmers. But now the ramblers have kicked off about damage to the land caused by motor vehicles.

Get the XR in the van and get down here while you still can!
 
Cruser

Cruser

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Even more info here, including info on traffic regulations Ridgeway 2

All restrictions have been removed at present :beer:
 
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roXXo

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Thanks for the info guys.

Well if Gary Inman can cross the Sahara on a road going Benelli TNT, should be no probs on the Bird, Cyclops.
See Bike magazine July 05
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Minkey

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Ridgeway

Is closed for about half the year because of wear and tear of the surface so check the signs on the posts before entering to see if it is open, I can find out the closed times if you want me to.
the Bird forget it
 
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