Grantham

[Flymo Fo]

Grantham doesn't have a twin town you know.


It does however have a suicide pact with Grimsby. 

[Sharky]

I'm just up the road in sleaford mate.


Give us a shout when your settled and fancy a ride. Some cracking roads up here if you know where to look




Only one good bike mechanic though  :thumbup

[mickm6cmg]

What is the Rd that runs from Grantham to Castle Bytham and then on to Bourne?If I remember rightly you turn Right from Grantham Honda go down to A1 but don't join the A1 stay in slip RD and turn left about a quarter of a mile down.I think the locals nick name it the twisties.I had a mate take me down there a few times to try and get my cornering confidence up.

[mickm6cmg]

Sorry not Castle Bytham.Corby Glen.

[Kev8261]

Thanks Sharky, I'll post when I'm sorted.

Who is the best mechanic around here? Mine needs a MOT back tyre and service in June, I was thinking about taking it back where I used to as I trust them, but it's a bit far and a boring ride.

By the way, when I was at Grantham station this bloke who was working there said there is a brilliant road that has a corner like the Laguna seca corkscrew. I haven't really got out just yet, been going up and down the A1 going to work and unloading boxes.

[fazersharp]

I somtimes ride from Leicester to scoffers then back again - best bit from Melton to Grantham

I'm just up the road in sleaford mate.


Give us a shout when your settled and fancy a ride. Some cracking roads up here if you know where to look




Only one good bike mechanic though  :thumbup

[Sharky]

No probz kev,


I can sort all your work on the bike mate, and the MOT too. 


I think I know the road with the corkscrew on it. One of my favourites  8)


As fazersharp said the roads out to Melton way are really good. And I know a man who knows them like the back of his hand.


Then of course there's the other way out to skeggy and mablethorpe way.


Hope you are settling in ok mate 

[Kev8261]

Thanks Sharky, that would be great, if you pm me the details I'll book it for next month.

[Kev8261]

As a final say on this subject, sort of an epilogue.

We've been here 2 months, we're getting a bit straighter, and I can actually move round the garage!

I have to say that we are loving the area, everyone seems far more chilled out than in the south, and the roads!! I had no idea roads like this still existed.

I've not got out very much on the bike, I've just had the MOT, back tyre and service done by Sharkey(whom I can thoroughly recommend)and now all I need is some time off to get out and enjoy it, I've got a couple of days in July(Wife going to France, 2 full day passes)so as long as it's not pissing with rain, I'll be off to the coast for an ice cream.

Thanks again to everyone who tried to calm my initial worries, it's only when we got here that I wish I'd done it sooner.

Kev

[chris.biker]

Remember to invite the rest of us then, ''I do like to be beside the seaside''