Suzuki SV650 Rideout Route Instructions – Sunday 14th May 2000

•	Leave Motorcycle Museum and enter roundabout. Take the 5th exit, signposted COVENTRY A45.
•	Join the A45 from the slip road. After approx. ½ mile, leave the A45 signposted BROWNHILLS and LEAMINGTON.
•	At the roundabout go Right, 3rd exit, signposted LEAMINGTON A452 and WARWICK onto dual carriageway.
•	At roundabout go straight on, 3rd exit, signposted LEAMINGTON A452 and BALSALL COMMON 3 miles.
•	Continue on good dual carriageway and Enter Balsall Common, at roundabout turn Right, 2nd exit, signposted LEAMINGTON, KENILWORTH, WARWICK A452.
•	Go straight over at the next two roundabouts, 2nd exits.
•	Past the White Horse pub on the left and at cross roads with traffic lights, turn RIGHT signposted KNOWLE B4101. Approx. 6 miles from start. This is a nice twisty B road with plenty of technical bends.
•	Keep following signs to KNOWLE and on entry to village take a left fork signposted CHADWICK END and DORRIDGE.
•	At next junction, with main road, turn left and immediately right, signposted HOCKLEY HEATH B4101 3 miles.
•	At next roundabout, straight on, 2nd exit, still signposted B4101.
•	Through Dorridge village under railway bridge. Petrol station on right – 13 miles.
•	Railway pub on left just before a sharp right hand bend.
•	Follow B4101 to Hockley Heath at next right hand bend.
•	In Hockley Heath, turn LEFT onto A3400 signposted HENLEY and STRATFORD.
•	Petrol station on left after 14-15 miles.
•	Old Royal Oak pub on left.
•	At next double roundabout, straight on at both, 1st exit, signposted HENLEY IN ARDEN A3400.
•	Little Chef on left for anyone peckish, 16–17 miles, and then Bird in Hand pub.
•	Enter Henley in Arden village and continue straight through on A3400 out the other side through set of traffic lights on crossroads. Follow signs to STRATFORD A3400.
•	BP petrol station on left, 20-21 miles.
•	Pass junction to Mary Arden’s house on right (for any historical interest!)
•	Dun Cow pub on left, about 24 miles, and shortly after Elf petrol station.
•	At next roundabout, straight on, 2nd exit, signposted  STRATFORD A3400. You can go to Anne Hathaway’s cottage if you turn right!
•	Enter Stratford Upon Avon.
•	Tesco on left for petrol, 26 miles, and Burger King on small roundabout, straight on, 2nd exit, signposted THROUGH TRAFFIC.
•	Follow signs to Town Centre, A3400, straight on at the next junction.
•	You are now entering Stratford and at next small roundabout, go straight on to a junction with the one-way system. To go into the Town Centre, keep right. To continue on route, keep left.

To go into Town Centre for the bike meet (free parking on the road), and sit by the river for your sandwiches, keep to the right, and take the right hand lane on the one-way system and follow signs for ROYAL SHAKESPEAR THEATRE. You should be able to see from here.

•	To leave Stratford, take the A439 signposted WARWICK and COVENTRY.
•	This is a good A road out of Stratford. (Look out for the grass rabbits on the right hand side!)
•	Keep following signs to WARWICK A439, and at next roundabout, go right, 2nd exit, signposted WARWICK A46, also BANBURY and BIRMINGHAM. Good, fast dual carriageway. About 32 miles from start.
•	At the next roundabout, junction with the M40, take the 2nd exit, signposted COVENTRY A46 and M69. Services with Little Chef on this road and a BP petrol station at approx. 35 miles.
•	Just after the services, take the slip road left signposted WARWICK and SOLIHULL A4177, and at roundabout take 1st left, SOLIHULL A4177.
•	Shell petrol station on left at approx. 40 miles.
•	At next roundabout, straight on to SOLIHULL A4177, 1st exit.
•	Past the Waterman pub on left hand side which is a popular bikers meeting point on Wednesday evenings in the summer.
•	At next roundabout go Right, 3rd exit, signposted STONEBRIDGE A4177 also M42 & M6. A good A road.
•	Road bears to left, BROWNHILLS A452 also NEC BIRMINGHAM and BALSALL COMMON, with Q8 petrol station on bend.
•	Enter Balsall Common and you are back where the outgoing route turned to Knowle.
•	Keep going straight on the A452 following signs to NEC and BIRMINGHAM, straight over the next two roundabouts, 2nd exits.
•	At the next roundabout, turn left, 1st exit, signposted BIRMINGHAM A45, M42, M6, Fina petrol station on the left, approx. 45 miles.
•	On dual carriageway A452 and straight on at next roundabout, 2nd exit, signposted BROWNHILLS and MOTORWAY M6.
•	At next roundabout go Left, 1st exit, signposted BIRMINGHAM A45.
•	Join the A45 and follow signs to Motorcycle Museum and after approx. ½ mile take slip road off the A45 onto island where we started.
•	Motorcycle Museum entrance is 1st exit on roundabout.

Total route is about 50 miles, and I hope you enjoyed yourself.

Thank you.