England's Worst Road? I Ride Riber Road From Riber Castle To Starkholmes Overlooking Matlock Bath🏍️😬 

Been to Harlech a few times as it's a regular checkpoint, normally used to be the leisure centre that stands beneath the castle. One year I kept meeting a bloke called John Gardner all over Wales, riding his Triumph, anyway he followed me into Harlech and as we gave our details I joked with the time keepers that I'd thought of changing my name for the event to V. Rossi as I was number 46, John pipes up from behind me and says he'd tried to time his entry to get that number but he just missed it as he was number 45! Think I've got a video of the time on here somewhere. Will have to look up that steep hill, of course I might only look up it and not ride it! Thank you for that Shaun. Take care fella.

@@cloudmakerThe steep hill in Harlech, you know it, nice one take care mate

@@shaun30-3-mg9zs No not been on it yet I don't think I'll have to investigate.

Hey Dan, did you know only a small percentage ever read the descriptions! Anyway as I was saying, in the description, 😉🤔👍🤣🤣🤣it is from Riber Castle near Matlock and the video ends with Matlock Bath a few hundred feet below to the right at the side of the A6. The road is Riber Road and it comes out on Starkholmes Road. Not one to take the van up just in case you were in the area Dan. All the best mate.

@@cloudmaker I do go to Matlock and I always think of the sex pistols haha. I hope there are “unsuitable for HGV’s” signs.

@@Dan23_7 Many signs even one restricting length too. As you drive through Matlock heading East if you look up the hill you can see Riber Castle standing over everything really high up. Last visited when it was a Zoo.

Crikey Martin it was bad enough going down, might need a bit more power to go back up it! All the best.

That must have been a glorious drive out as if you headed west you must have come back an interesting way as well. Unless you didn't come back yet!

Hello there, yes up there you are even higher than the cable cars on the other side of the valley. This was obviously a horse track at one time and it's never been improved since. Wonder how you'd get on in one of those big American cars of the 50's-70's. It also made me wonder that if you travel by car to visit one of those houses, where on earth do you park? 🤔👍😁

@@cloudmaker Completely insane!! No where to park!!!

@@xo2quilt I've just had a brain wave, when you visit Little Eaton hire a car and drive this road, it's only 30 minutes away! Well it is if you drive fast enough and you'll will be able to, after all it's a hire car! 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@cloudmaker Crikey!!! You know I drive on the right side of the road...only tried the left side in Australia with friends directing me so I didn't get to deal with any roundabouts!! That would be a real tricky drive!!!

Bloody hell Robert, VW vans back then had very little go about them it must have been a struggle, especially if you met something. Bad enough meeting a car when on the bike. Thank you for the comment. All the best Robert.

Thank you for commenting Tuga have a good safe week fella, need to catch up with those super cars on your channel soon. Take care.

Glad you liked that, good job not all roads were built this way eh?

@@cloudmaker Yea, But this is what makes this fun!

Hello Don I've been on some of those Welsh roads where you can't pass a car even on a bike! Heading to the Welsh National on the 11th of May to have yet another go, whilst I'm still able. Although these days I think I'll stick to the northern half of the country, it seemed a heck of a long day to ride from here tour through and around south Wales then get to the then finish point of Welshpool, about 400 miles, then get to our digs. Will be riding from here then back at night as have done since it came back after covid. Have you a bike? Are you entering? If not why not! All the best Don and thank you for commenting.

@@cloudmaker When I was unable to find suitable helmets for dogs, I'm sad to say that I stopped motorcycling and got an estate car 😕 As the old 'joke' went: I got a puppy for my wife. Good swap!

@@donmacdon That's a good joke that one. I did stop riding for a time when the mortgage was big and the kids were little, while I seemed to be working all the time. Never sold my bike though and now have 8, of course only five are in one piece, well almost with only one as a everyday rider, I do keep four on my insurance in case I get the urge to get another one in proper running order. Maybe it's time you thought about throwing that leg over a little project, just a thought. Take care Don. P.S. One of my favourite bikes came from Wales but it's a very rare beast and it was only sold in Japan, never exported, so no idea how it got to Wales. Honda CT250SR. Honda Silk Road. There's a picture of it in here, these are all my bikes but it's the second one in red and silver. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-05hdqJN6v2o.html

@@cloudmaker I once had a 400cc Honda 4/4: great if you like gear shifting! Your silk road looks like a sensible practical bike. That's why I now have only an e-bike. Keep safe, remember that there is no point in being right if you are the one in hospital.

Thank you so much for that, it was very much appreciated. As for being a better driver I usually say it's more luck than judgement if it's anything to do with my skill! All the best Jeremy.

I'm assuming you've either got a mode of transport that copes with that easily, or don't drive in which case it's an excellent footpath or your house is up there! Thank you for commenting Joseph. Is that the Angel of the North in the thumbnail? If so are you Gateshead area? All the best fella.

Definitely no Lycra especially on the motorbike! Leather and other full gear on as per normal for me! All the best David.

@@cloudmaker That would be a sight! You in Lycra... on a motorbike! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@KevinD_33x150 A terrifying vision that one.