19-09-13, 02:40 PM
Thanks for the welcomes!
My family and I are here due to the US military. We've been here 6 months and are planning on staying for another 3.5 years.
So far we've loved the change of pace here in England and feel that we're adjusting quite well. At least as well as can be expected.
We are coming from the East coast of the US near Washington DC and hated it. Must be the arm pit of the East coast. People are so rude and non genuine. It's definitely a "rat race" and everyone's out to prove they are better than you.
Anyway, riding there was difficult. Many major roads and tons of crazy traffic. I guess it would be similar to London. Not my cup of tea.
Basically where we lived was like a geographical oddity. I was 2 hours away from any decent riding. 2 hours north, 2 hours south and 2 hours west was amazing riding. My definition of good riding - little traffic, twisty roads that are nicely paved (smooth) and nice scenery.
One of the major differences riding or driving here is very little margin for error. In the states, the roads are wider with plenty of places to get off in case of emergencies. Not so much here. Most people are very nice when driving here but sometimes I find that people are what I would call passive aggressive.
Currently I'm living in the Fens and the roads here are quite boring and a majority are poorly paved. I've been traveling about 30 minutes to Suffolk to find better roads that are a little more challenging to ride. I mount a SatNav unit to the handle bars so that I don't get lost.
Thanks again and I'm looking forward to learning more about English/UK culture and motorcycling in general.
Clayton
Oh yeah, Nick - we all know Blue is the faster color. Or as the Yamaha dealer back home says "Good guys wear blue".
My family and I are here due to the US military. We've been here 6 months and are planning on staying for another 3.5 years.
So far we've loved the change of pace here in England and feel that we're adjusting quite well. At least as well as can be expected.
We are coming from the East coast of the US near Washington DC and hated it. Must be the arm pit of the East coast. People are so rude and non genuine. It's definitely a "rat race" and everyone's out to prove they are better than you.
Anyway, riding there was difficult. Many major roads and tons of crazy traffic. I guess it would be similar to London. Not my cup of tea.
Basically where we lived was like a geographical oddity. I was 2 hours away from any decent riding. 2 hours north, 2 hours south and 2 hours west was amazing riding. My definition of good riding - little traffic, twisty roads that are nicely paved (smooth) and nice scenery.
One of the major differences riding or driving here is very little margin for error. In the states, the roads are wider with plenty of places to get off in case of emergencies. Not so much here. Most people are very nice when driving here but sometimes I find that people are what I would call passive aggressive.
Currently I'm living in the Fens and the roads here are quite boring and a majority are poorly paved. I've been traveling about 30 minutes to Suffolk to find better roads that are a little more challenging to ride. I mount a SatNav unit to the handle bars so that I don't get lost.
Thanks again and I'm looking forward to learning more about English/UK culture and motorcycling in general.
Clayton
Oh yeah, Nick - we all know Blue is the faster color. Or as the Yamaha dealer back home says "Good guys wear blue".