Just a quick note to say Happy 50th Birthday to one of the most iconic motorcycles ever, the Bonnie!
Friday, 28 August 2009
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Motorcycle Airbrush Art
One of the things I would like to do with this blog, is to put images that float my boat out into a wider audience.
Sharing what we find with a wider audience seems beneficial so that Art and the artist get the audience they deserve. This image to me shows one artist appreciation of anothers work... great shot and great paint...so is that a third appreciation from me?
Sharing what we find with a wider audience seems beneficial so that Art and the artist get the audience they deserve. This image to me shows one artist appreciation of anothers work... great shot and great paint...so is that a third appreciation from me?
In the land of the Rising Sun...
Somehow Japan keeps getting forgotten in the great scheme of Kustom Kulture. There are times I love their take on the themes over the more Western cultural imagery.
They do have a tradition of taking something existing and moulding it to their culture. Check out some of this guys pics on Flickr
They do have a tradition of taking something existing and moulding it to their culture. Check out some of this guys pics on Flickr
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Day Two... Dunkirk or Bust
Sunday, we get up at the sound of sparrows fart... or was that the sound of Bowsers' groaning as he lurched around all hangdog hangover'd , doing his packing up. Or maybe it was the alternative peal of bells aka portaloo doors banging as the early risers relieve themselves of last nights load.
For us anyway, it was a case of get everything re-packed grab a quick cuppa and say our goodbyes to all the folk who had muttered envious comments about the coming journey the previous night. Pete emerged looking far too healthy for the amount he had drunk the night before
Okay, 9:30 and we need to be checked in by 13:00 to get on the boat which sails at 14:00. A mere 120 odd miles in 3 and half hours... simples.
But no breakfast due to the size of the queue so a quick blat, south on fen land back roads, then down the A1 onto the A14 making rapid progress, then M11 and stop at the services near Stanstead for fuel and a pasty. 10:30 still got 90 odd miles to go ... no probs.
Back onto the M11 then sweeping on to the M25...roadworks...hit the PTT .."We should make it okay...if there are no more hold ups" ... clear of the roadworks and their narrow lanes and into the "bike lane " we go , carving through the Sunday snarl up like a hot knife through lard, sweeping into gaps between 4x4's and the odd white van.
Dartford 10 miles says the sign.."Bugger" says I , as we hit the almost stationary tailback for the crossing. Wind has picked up so loaded up with panniers and roll bags we are both dreading it. We come down the other side with no side wind issues after all due to the slower than normal speed over the bridge, but with 60 odd miles still to go... it's 12:20.
We hit separate toll booths to speed up the process, "We need to nail it, to make it !"..."Copy that " says Jules with the irony in her voice loud and clear over the airwaves. We take off like scalded cats into the maelstrom of the usual Dartford Le Mans start, to try and get into a moving lane. I damn near stoppie the fully loaded GS as a white van carves into my lane inches in front of me, as Jules takes off into the distance. ABS does have it's uses.
I catch up with Jules just after the M2 turning so it is M20 all the way now, and making progress at , ahem, "slightly above" the National Limit is a task that our bikes don't often have to do for extended periods so we have a potential maintenance morning tomorrow. The GPS is now a useful tool; as it is able to show an ETA using motorway routing... of 13:30!
We keep it nailed almost to our redline's and the ETA drops steadily by the mile. The EuroTunnel terminus hoves into view. The temptation to take the hit on the cheap Norfolk Line ferry fares, and let the train take the strain flares briefly in our minds ,but the GPS now says ETA 13:10... a few more minutes at license risking speed should see us on board before it sets sail!
Suddenly we are at the end of the motorway! Seemingly now dawdling along the A-road into Dover, I check and decide an indicated 80 MPH even at this point is a wee bit fast for a potential speed trap road. ETA now says 13:05, we should just do it by the skin of our teeth.
We start to hit static of other users on the radios as we enter the Norfolk Line check in queue, so decide to turn them off and save the batteries. Paperwork handed over and we get our boarding cards... 13:30! Then after the deep joy , well for me , of handing over passports and "crossing the border", we get pulled by in by Customs. Bummer... how long will this take.
Customs lady responds to my helpful grin with a face that has sucked it's fair share of lemons.
I got the usual "Have you ...yadayadayada" questions... then came.."Have you any penknives,multi-tools or pepper spray in your luggage?" Okay , pepper spray was pushing it , but with a small gulp and fighting an urge to touch the tank bag (with a multi-tool and a penknife in), I replied "Not that I am aware of"... not fully a lie and not fully the truth...
Next question made me happy... "Where are you heading and for how long?"
Hmm lets see , "tonight a Campanile in Dunkirk, tomorrow a B&B near Spa, then Klotten on the Mosel, then back up to the Haute Fagnes for the following weekend" of course not declaring we were off to meet a bunch of Belgian and Dutch friends and some more of Excalibur MCC to go to a rally!
Suddenly it seemed more of a journey...
13:59! We made the boat with seconds to spare; the gates raised up just after we rode over them and the ropes were being tossed off of the quayside as the bikes got tied down... next stop Dunkirk!
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Day One.... Did you know that Pete is 50??
Bikes finally checked and all gear stowed and packed; we set out to catch up with Pete to celebrate his 50th birthday at the Plough in Farcet Fen. Off we head with sunny skies towards the good route... A6006 to Melton Mowbray and the A606, past Rutland Water, to the A1.
This trip, having splashed out on a pair of Midland G7's complete with headsets and PTT kits from Maplin, we have bike to bike communication. This proved invaluable for being able to talk while still moving in town, and gives two pairs of eyes for spotting cashpoints in Oakham. Not so good on the motorways or above 50MPH with the bottom end (cheap) mikes we have which came as an offer with the radios.
First issue found, the maps I had loaded on the GPS were not ROUTING maps! Bugger, means we can only tell where we are , and not depend on the magic box. No probs really,as we are loaded to the gunwhales with Michelin maps...
First minor navigation problem was the road I thought I could take is now closed off due to a bypass being built! Diversion is in place, but signs run out... a quick u-turn and we are in territory I know and arrive in style... not too late and not the last.
Tent goes up presents are presented and we get stickered... boy do we get stickered. Dawn, Pete's other half, has three times the number of stickers for the event she was expecting and they all have to be used. Great, stickers,kids and drunk bikers... what a combination for mischief.
Pete's do coincides with a wedding and another birthday party that is a mini music festival. Apart from the wedding the guests mingle and get drunk together... the wedding guests are a wee bit discomforted by lots of people staggering round wearing yellow stickers stating "Pete's not accident prone but a bit unlucky and 50!" And finding them on their cars...wonder how that happened....
We imbibe some of the local brew and after a brief torchlight lust session over the Wunderlich BMW parts catalogue with Bowser we head for bed... quiet start really.
This trip, having splashed out on a pair of Midland G7's complete with headsets and PTT kits from Maplin, we have bike to bike communication. This proved invaluable for being able to talk while still moving in town, and gives two pairs of eyes for spotting cashpoints in Oakham. Not so good on the motorways or above 50MPH with the bottom end (cheap) mikes we have which came as an offer with the radios.
First issue found, the maps I had loaded on the GPS were not ROUTING maps! Bugger, means we can only tell where we are , and not depend on the magic box. No probs really,as we are loaded to the gunwhales with Michelin maps...
First minor navigation problem was the road I thought I could take is now closed off due to a bypass being built! Diversion is in place, but signs run out... a quick u-turn and we are in territory I know and arrive in style... not too late and not the last.
Tent goes up presents are presented and we get stickered... boy do we get stickered. Dawn, Pete's other half, has three times the number of stickers for the event she was expecting and they all have to be used. Great, stickers,kids and drunk bikers... what a combination for mischief.
Pete's do coincides with a wedding and another birthday party that is a mini music festival. Apart from the wedding the guests mingle and get drunk together... the wedding guests are a wee bit discomforted by lots of people staggering round wearing yellow stickers stating "Pete's not accident prone but a bit unlucky and 50!" And finding them on their cars...wonder how that happened....
We imbibe some of the local brew and after a brief torchlight lust session over the Wunderlich BMW parts catalogue with Bowser we head for bed... quiet start really.
Friday, 24 July 2009
Delays......
Well here we are looking out the window at a fairly good day. No rain and possible showers, but Jules has a badly bruised foot ankle knee and leg from a fall yesterday and I am wiped out after a hectic couple of weeks in work after our main client pulled a go-live date forward by a MONTH!
Most of us booked the end of July off as we expected to be working flat out through August, but nooo, computer says go go go for July.
That and swine flu have caused a shed load of extra work and one very tired Scouse, who is still a day of bike prep away from leaving... so tomorrow we hit the road. Can't wait!
Most of us booked the end of July off as we expected to be working flat out through August, but nooo, computer says go go go for July.
That and swine flu have caused a shed load of extra work and one very tired Scouse, who is still a day of bike prep away from leaving... so tomorrow we hit the road. Can't wait!
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Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Rock Store
Nuff said...Roland Sands...his bike..far from ordinary...but it's a tractor...purty ... but still a tractor!
Why is it an inline V is considered the "ultimate" engine for a custom bike; when it is nowhere near as aesthetically pleasing as a British made twin or triple?
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Ace Cafe - Spring Riot 2009
It's not just bikes we like, there is the whole Kustom Kulture schtick that some think came to it's ultimate expession with the Hot Rod.
Rods and Chops and Bobbers and hardcore Rock and Roll... finest combination in the world!
Rods and Chops and Bobbers and hardcore Rock and Roll... finest combination in the world!
Every Picture Tells a Story
This one deserves a much wider audience.
Would have loved to have had this viewpoint watching peeps do things with bikes that nobody thinks is possible. Like running one up a vertical rock wall. Huge cojones!
Would have loved to have had this viewpoint watching peeps do things with bikes that nobody thinks is possible. Like running one up a vertical rock wall. Huge cojones!
Friday, 3 July 2009
This is HARDCORE!
Face it you puny weekend adventurers on your 1200 GS Beemers and your KTBooms... this is Hardcore Adventure Motorcycling.
This is the steed of the true optomist!
This is mad as cheese!
And I feel kinda dirty that I like it so much!
This is the steed of the true optomist!
This is mad as cheese!
And I feel kinda dirty that I like it so much!
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Brass Balls Bobbers Has the Hot Model 1
Okay it's a production bobber, not a home built job.... but it's what I would build anyhow...if I wanted a tractor... :)
www.brasssballsbobbers.com for more info
www.brasssballsbobbers.com for more info
2nd Chop and Stock Custom Show
A selection of pics from a day out at the Chop and Stock show near Leicester.
All of the images can be seen on our Flickr pages
All of the images can be seen on our Flickr pages
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Book Review
These are the days that must happen to you - Dan Walsh.
Dan Walsh was a writer for Bike magazine and decided to ride the length of Africa.... okay so far so good...then got another bike and tried it for the length of the Americas. He got a wage while doing it as he sent back regular columns , that were mildly entertaining ... he manages to write in a New Journalist/Gonzo style, as he states himself ,that he never quite gets right; he himself agrees his style is part Hunter S Thompson, part early Mark Williams, and part Nick Cohn , and a big dollop of Tom Wolfe.
Essentially like many long distance riders there is a sub plot and with Walsh it is constant battle with not becoming a statistic like many of his friends back in Manchester , or the Manc scally drug mules he visits in a Central American prison. Realising he needs to grow up as mainly alcohol,occasionaly recreational drugs and constantly travelling starts out to first destroy his relationships then his health... then the bike dies... he tries to obtain a balance in his life.
As the book is actually, as stated earlier, a collection of columns that he wrote for Bike it feels as such. Each chapter becoming a fully formed item, and there are some sections that you know he wrote purely to meet a deadline and others have a great deal more craft lovingly applied to them.
It made me mutter "Twat" a lot while reading, but not always in the negative and some sections made me laugh out loud. At time things shine through, the sheer joy of riding , the essence of the pose factor , the sheer rebellion of riding in todays sanitised car based societies.There is some incitful writing that makes you nod in agreement , but a book needs to be taken as a whole entity and as such it is not a classic, but as a bit of entertainment I would recommend it.
Be a good one for being stuck waiting on a flight , or like I was. on a train to London and back.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Life is too short to blog...
Or is it ? I keep having ideas to post to the blog and forget them... I have a huge photo archive I never have enough time to get digitised... I have videos still on tape...I need more time or do I need to spend less time riding?
Well we have an expedition planned into Europe and an EeePC... time to start blogging again!
Well we have an expedition planned into Europe and an EeePC... time to start blogging again!
Monday, 20 April 2009
Criminal compensation
The Motorcycle Action Group has launched an e petition on the 10 Downing St site to challenge over zealous police reaction to alleged risks at motorcycle events.
The petition follows a parliamentary question on the subject that MAG member Lembit Opik MP tabled in Parliament earlier this year.
MAG is concerned by the apparent enthusiasm displayed for closing events on the basis of information about criminal intent which police are not obliged to share with event organisers.
MAG President Ian Mutch said, ‘I suspect that the police are themselves victims of a health and safety culture which is leading them to pick the safe option of closing events to avoid becoming targets of criticism if something goes wrong.’
‘It is intolerable that event organisers should face financial ruin because of factors that are not of their making. We feel that if organisers are eligible for compensation under such circumstances then pressure may be exerted on the police which could restore balance to a situation which appears to be getting out of control.’
The petition reads as follows:
Criminal compensation
Compensate fully the innocent organisers of public events where police have achieved cancellation based on undisclosed 'intelligence received' regarding the potential criminal actions of parties unrelated to the event organiser.
To sign the petition, go here:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Eventsatrisk/
MAG-UK
The petition follows a parliamentary question on the subject that MAG member Lembit Opik MP tabled in Parliament earlier this year.
MAG is concerned by the apparent enthusiasm displayed for closing events on the basis of information about criminal intent which police are not obliged to share with event organisers.
MAG President Ian Mutch said, ‘I suspect that the police are themselves victims of a health and safety culture which is leading them to pick the safe option of closing events to avoid becoming targets of criticism if something goes wrong.’
‘It is intolerable that event organisers should face financial ruin because of factors that are not of their making. We feel that if organisers are eligible for compensation under such circumstances then pressure may be exerted on the police which could restore balance to a situation which appears to be getting out of control.’
The petition reads as follows:
Criminal compensation
Compensate fully the innocent organisers of public events where police have achieved cancellation based on undisclosed 'intelligence received' regarding the potential criminal actions of parties unrelated to the event organiser.
To sign the petition, go here:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Eventsatrisk/
MAG-UK
Friday, 3 April 2009
MAG takes testing fiasco to Parliament
MAG is using its parliamentary connections to expose the lunacy of introducing the new testing regime before adequate test facilities are ready and there is now to be a thirty minute debate in the House of Commons on the introduction of the new test.
MAG rep for North Wales Rory Wilson has gained the support of his MP Mark Williams MP for Ceredigion who has tabled the 30 minute debate for April 22. The debate will be held at 4pm and will provide MR Williams with a full 15 minutes to lay out the case for suspending introduction of the new testing arrangements until adequate facilities are in place. The Roads minister will then have 15 minutes to respond to the points made.
MAG is concerned that riders in areas ill-served by test centres will have to travel as far as 140 miles, possibly in foul weather to take their tests. MAG is also concerned that many training schools which are not located within a convenient distance of a new testing centre may go out of business.
MAG President Ian Mutch said: ‘At a time when so much emphasis is rightly being put on the need for good training to prepare new riders for the road, it is ironic that we should be prematurely adopting a new regime that is going to make fresh problems rather than curing old ones.’
MAG UK
MAG rep for North Wales Rory Wilson has gained the support of his MP Mark Williams MP for Ceredigion who has tabled the 30 minute debate for April 22. The debate will be held at 4pm and will provide MR Williams with a full 15 minutes to lay out the case for suspending introduction of the new testing arrangements until adequate facilities are in place. The Roads minister will then have 15 minutes to respond to the points made.
MAG is concerned that riders in areas ill-served by test centres will have to travel as far as 140 miles, possibly in foul weather to take their tests. MAG is also concerned that many training schools which are not located within a convenient distance of a new testing centre may go out of business.
MAG President Ian Mutch said: ‘At a time when so much emphasis is rightly being put on the need for good training to prepare new riders for the road, it is ironic that we should be prematurely adopting a new regime that is going to make fresh problems rather than curing old ones.’
MAG UK
Monday, 30 March 2009
Blanket 50 MPH Limit on 'A 'Roads !?!?
The proposal to introduce a blanket 50mph limit on 'A' roads is yet
another knee jerk response that fails to recognise the nature of the
problem it seeks to address, says The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG).
Latest official figures show that staying within a speed limit, but
going too fast for the immediate conditions, leads to more than 5% of
all recorded collisions, which is more of a problem for society than
exceeding the speed limit, a factor in just 3% of collisions.
Like the other 40% of collisions involving an error of judgement or poor
reaction, there is more to be gained by addressing vehicle drivers’
attitudes and skills than dumbing down speed limits to the lowest level
the DfT thinks it can get away with.
When speed limits are reduced below levels which make sense to people,
they tend to ignore them and treat other limits with disrespect. MAG
President Ian Mutch said "For some people there is a seductive
attraction to the idea of ratcheting down speed limits on the assumption
that the slower everyone goes the safer they must be. This logic fails
to recognise reality or to find the best balance between reasonable
expectations for mobility and safety. For motorcyclists, the main causes
of death and injury lie with other vehicle drivers' and poor road
surfaces, the government must deal with these issues and not look for
smokescreens such as a 50mph blanket speed limit."
Further information: Ian Mutch 020 8556 6495 theroad@mag-uk.org
Nich Brown: 01788 570066 nich.brown@mag-uk.org
The Motorcycle Action Group – Protecting motorcycling
another knee jerk response that fails to recognise the nature of the
problem it seeks to address, says The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG).
Latest official figures show that staying within a speed limit, but
going too fast for the immediate conditions, leads to more than 5% of
all recorded collisions, which is more of a problem for society than
exceeding the speed limit, a factor in just 3% of collisions.
Like the other 40% of collisions involving an error of judgement or poor
reaction, there is more to be gained by addressing vehicle drivers’
attitudes and skills than dumbing down speed limits to the lowest level
the DfT thinks it can get away with.
When speed limits are reduced below levels which make sense to people,
they tend to ignore them and treat other limits with disrespect. MAG
President Ian Mutch said "For some people there is a seductive
attraction to the idea of ratcheting down speed limits on the assumption
that the slower everyone goes the safer they must be. This logic fails
to recognise reality or to find the best balance between reasonable
expectations for mobility and safety. For motorcyclists, the main causes
of death and injury lie with other vehicle drivers' and poor road
surfaces, the government must deal with these issues and not look for
smokescreens such as a 50mph blanket speed limit."
Further information: Ian Mutch 020 8556 6495 theroad@mag-uk.org
Nich Brown: 01788 570066 nich.brown@mag-uk.org
The Motorcycle Action Group – Protecting motorcycling
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Pothholes - Update 1
Well I was amazed to find that the following reply landed in my Inbox within minutes of sending the message from FixMyStreet.com;
Thank you for your e-mail regarding potholes in the road.
I have forwarded this to our highways maintenance team.
Best regards
Paul
Derby Direct team
Another option is to go to the council direct...here
Let's see what happens next!
Thank you for your e-mail regarding potholes in the road.
I have forwarded this to our highways maintenance team.
Best regards
Paul
Derby Direct team
Another option is to go to the council direct...here
Let's see what happens next!
Friday, 27 March 2009
Potholes can kill...
So going into work today I saw a yoof on a scooter hit a new pothole and go into quite a spectacular "tank slapper".
Being on the house "ickle bike", the KLR250, I soaked the bumps up after hitting several new potholes, but it would have been very twitchy for Jules on the Speed Triple, and murderous in the wet.
So I have tried a website called FixMyStreet.com and reported the potholes with Derby Council so let's see what happens
Being on the house "ickle bike", the KLR250, I soaked the bumps up after hitting several new potholes, but it would have been very twitchy for Jules on the Speed Triple, and murderous in the wet.
So I have tried a website called FixMyStreet.com and reported the potholes with Derby Council so let's see what happens
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Highways Agency installs additional safety measures for A52 Borrowash Bypass at Spondon, Derby
New traffic signs, safety barrier and an optical guidance system will be installed by the Highways Agency at the A52 Borrowash Bypass in Derby from Wednesday 11 March.
The measures to improve safety along the A52 will be put in place from the A6005 roundabout for 1.2 miles to Borrowash Road. These include new traffic signs, a 50mph advisory speed limit in both directions and an optical guidance system which utilises special reflectors placed on the barriers at the side of the road.
In addition, the eastbound section of safety barrier will have 200 metres of Bike Guard attached to the underneath of the existing barrier. Bike Guard is an extra rail under the existing safety barrier which helps protect cyclists and motorcyclists if they fall from their bike and hit the barrier. The existing safety barrier beams will be painted with alternate black and white chevrons.
There will be some lane and carriageway closures needed to complete this work. To make full use of the closures we will also carry out a second scheme at the same time to replace electrical cabling and carry out routine maintenance and inspections, minimising inconvenience to road users.
From Wednesday 11 March there will be overnight lane closures on the eastbound and westbound carriageways. On Monday 16 until 30 March the on slip from the Spondon roundabout to the A52 will be closed and local signed diversion routes will be in place between 8pm and 6am.
The A52 will be closed eastbound between 8pm and 6am on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 March between the A6005 roundabout at Spondon and J25 of the M1 and westbound between 8pm and 6am on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 March. There will also be a closure of the westbound A52 exit slip road at Spondon.
During the A52 closures the following overnight restrictions (8pm to 6am) will also apply:
* Overnight closures of Borrowash Road at its junctions with the A52
* Overnight closures of Victoria Avenue at its junctions with the A52
* Overnight closures of Cole Lane at its junctions with the A52
* Overnight closures of Manor Farm Access road at its junctions with the A52
Highways Agency project manager Kam Khokar said:
“This scheme will add additional safety measures to the A52 at the Borrowash Bypass at Spondon including advisory speed limit signs and an optical guidance system to help road users. Bike users will also benefit from the installation of the extra safety protection barrier on the eastbound carriageway.”
A clearly signed diversion route will be in place as follows:
* From J25 of the M1, A52 westbound traffic will be diverted onto Bostocks Lane, turn left and continue on the B5010 and A6005 Derby/Nottingham Road to rejoin the A52 Borrowash bypass via the A6005 roundabout at Spondon.
* A52 eastbound traffic will be diverted off the A52 immediately before the A5111 Raynesway to join the A6005 Derby Road. Traffic will continue along the A6005 and B M5010 Derby/Nottingham Road, turn right onto Bostocks Lane to rejoin the A52 at J25 of the M1.
* A5111 traffic travelling eastbound will be diverted over the A52 and right at the A6005 roundabout to join the main eastbound diversion.
Local diversions will also be clearly signed:
* Eastbound traffic for Lodge Lane North will be diverted onto the A6005 and exit on Willowcroft Road and onto Sitwell Street.
* Eastbound traffic on Stoney Lane will be diverted to the A6096 Moor Street/Dale Road/Moor Lane/Green Lane/Bare Lane and turn right onto Flood Street/Victoria Avenue to the A52.
* Westbound traffic on Borrowash Road, Victoria Avenue and Carr Lane will be diverted to join the main diversion route.
Original Post here http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2009/03/09/highways-agency-installs-additional-safety-measures-for-a52-borrowash-bypass-at-spondon-derby/
The measures to improve safety along the A52 will be put in place from the A6005 roundabout for 1.2 miles to Borrowash Road. These include new traffic signs, a 50mph advisory speed limit in both directions and an optical guidance system which utilises special reflectors placed on the barriers at the side of the road.
In addition, the eastbound section of safety barrier will have 200 metres of Bike Guard attached to the underneath of the existing barrier. Bike Guard is an extra rail under the existing safety barrier which helps protect cyclists and motorcyclists if they fall from their bike and hit the barrier. The existing safety barrier beams will be painted with alternate black and white chevrons.
There will be some lane and carriageway closures needed to complete this work. To make full use of the closures we will also carry out a second scheme at the same time to replace electrical cabling and carry out routine maintenance and inspections, minimising inconvenience to road users.
From Wednesday 11 March there will be overnight lane closures on the eastbound and westbound carriageways. On Monday 16 until 30 March the on slip from the Spondon roundabout to the A52 will be closed and local signed diversion routes will be in place between 8pm and 6am.
The A52 will be closed eastbound between 8pm and 6am on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 March between the A6005 roundabout at Spondon and J25 of the M1 and westbound between 8pm and 6am on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 March. There will also be a closure of the westbound A52 exit slip road at Spondon.
During the A52 closures the following overnight restrictions (8pm to 6am) will also apply:
* Overnight closures of Borrowash Road at its junctions with the A52
* Overnight closures of Victoria Avenue at its junctions with the A52
* Overnight closures of Cole Lane at its junctions with the A52
* Overnight closures of Manor Farm Access road at its junctions with the A52
Highways Agency project manager Kam Khokar said:
“This scheme will add additional safety measures to the A52 at the Borrowash Bypass at Spondon including advisory speed limit signs and an optical guidance system to help road users. Bike users will also benefit from the installation of the extra safety protection barrier on the eastbound carriageway.”
A clearly signed diversion route will be in place as follows:
* From J25 of the M1, A52 westbound traffic will be diverted onto Bostocks Lane, turn left and continue on the B5010 and A6005 Derby/Nottingham Road to rejoin the A52 Borrowash bypass via the A6005 roundabout at Spondon.
* A52 eastbound traffic will be diverted off the A52 immediately before the A5111 Raynesway to join the A6005 Derby Road. Traffic will continue along the A6005 and B M5010 Derby/Nottingham Road, turn right onto Bostocks Lane to rejoin the A52 at J25 of the M1.
* A5111 traffic travelling eastbound will be diverted over the A52 and right at the A6005 roundabout to join the main eastbound diversion.
Local diversions will also be clearly signed:
* Eastbound traffic for Lodge Lane North will be diverted onto the A6005 and exit on Willowcroft Road and onto Sitwell Street.
* Eastbound traffic on Stoney Lane will be diverted to the A6096 Moor Street/Dale Road/Moor Lane/Green Lane/Bare Lane and turn right onto Flood Street/Victoria Avenue to the A52.
* Westbound traffic on Borrowash Road, Victoria Avenue and Carr Lane will be diverted to join the main diversion route.
Original Post here http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2009/03/09/highways-agency-installs-additional-safety-measures-for-a52-borrowash-bypass-at-spondon-derby/
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