After reading about this route I was keen to give it a go. Anyone who has read any amount of the UK motorcycle press will be familiar with a lot of the sites round this route since it is one of the most popular routes for magazine tests and bike photography. Route info
I got a good start off in the morning and headed from Long Wharton to Melton Mowbray. I planned to start the day off with one of the famous pork pies and then get riding on the route. The plan was to enter Melton and then do the route anti-clockwise. It was a crisp morning and no rain was forecast. Not long into my ride I noticed something strange about my left foot. Looking down I noticed something odd about the sole of my boot. My trusty paratrooper boots had decided to fail and shed the sole.
There was no way I could continue riding with my boot in this state so I started frantically Googling to find a motorcycle store with stock that wasn’t too far away. I ended up heading to J&S in Nottingham where I managed to find a pair of boots in the correct size.
Suitably booted, I decided to head back to Mowbray and attempt to finish my planned ride. By this time I was getting fairly hungry so I decided to find one of the famous pies and get tucked in. Unfortunately disaster number two struck – I was too early.
Time was marching on so I decided I would try for a pie later and get on with the route. I headed back into the town and started off to the South. The route to Market Harborough began with plenty of average speed cameras. After that it was a combination of lovely roads and quaint villages. Very typically English and a wonderful showcase of the midlands. There were plenty of other bikes around but the traffic wasn’t too bad.
Time was marching on and I had arranged to see Meghan in the late afternoon so I didn’t stop to take many pictures. After a couple of hours of enjoyable riding I ended up back where I started. By now I was cold and hungry so it was time to try again for that pie.
With food obtained it was time to head to Kegworth and to meet up with Meghan. The Rutland TT is well worth an afternoon of anyone’s time.
