I know that this is a famous biking road but I did it for the first time last week on my R1150GS (Helga the Panzer) and it was a right laugh, the whole circuit was built just for this bike. Come off the M5 at 23, if you need a cuppa you can go back up the A38 towards Highbridge for a mile or so & a good greasy spoon.
Take the A39 out of Bridgwater and stay on, its single lane A road with no GATSOs and the odd copper in a landrover as far as I could see. Watch out for traffic queues behind tractors, great fun wasting them, but beware also muck spreaders during the appropriate season - one pulled out on me and the shite was flying everywhere. Then its fantastic sea views all the way, the 1 in 4 climb up Porlock Hill is a second-& third gear howl. At Blackmoor Gate take the A399 for Ilfracombe for a good pit stop, then retrace your steps until you reach the turning for Simonsbath B3358/B3223/B3224 to Wheddon Cross. This takes you right trough Exmoor Forest and across Exmoor, the GS loves it all the way. Very light traffic when I did it (December) but must be caravan hell when the sun shines ...
Take the northbound A396 thru Dunster - so picturesque you won't believe it - then its back onto the A39 to Bridgwater. Riders is worth a visit if you rate Ducatis and Harleys, but to be honest the salemen took one look at my GS and realised they were wasting their time with this bloke ...
Take the A39 out of Bridgwater and stay on, its single lane A road with no GATSOs and the odd copper in a landrover as far as I could see. Watch out for traffic queues behind tractors, great fun wasting them, but beware also muck spreaders during the appropriate season - one pulled out on me and the shite was flying everywhere. Then its fantastic sea views all the way, the 1 in 4 climb up Porlock Hill is a second-& third gear howl. At Blackmoor Gate take the A399 for Ilfracombe for a good pit stop, then retrace your steps until you reach the turning for Simonsbath B3358/B3223/B3224 to Wheddon Cross. This takes you right trough Exmoor Forest and across Exmoor, the GS loves it all the way. Very light traffic when I did it (December) but must be caravan hell when the sun shines ...
Take the northbound A396 thru Dunster - so picturesque you won't believe it - then its back onto the A39 to Bridgwater. Riders is worth a visit if you rate Ducatis and Harleys, but to be honest the salemen took one look at my GS and realised they were wasting their time with this bloke ...