2026-07-11
Stiperstones to St David's Road — Summer Loop
A loop out of Plealey · 600.2 km · 10h 59m
The Shorts
Brockton on the B4499, keeping up the 44. Stiperstones junction, B4386, holding the line. Pontesbury village, Minsterley Road, steady hands. Minsterley on Leigh Road, 37 mph in a 50 stretch, leaning 25 degrees.
Brockton on the B4499, keeping up the 44.
Llandyssil morning, B4386 rolling wide and open. Slip past someone on the Newtown Bypass. Hit the junction at Newtown, checking mirrors before the turn. Newtown scenery on the bypass, just enjoying the ride.
Llangurig on the A470 with the Hornet CB1000SP, steady as she goes. Now we are on the A44, leaving Llangurig behind. 48 mph, a gentle bit slower than the usual 50. 47 mph on the A44, typical pace for today.
Ponterwyd on the A44, holding 46, a hair faster than the usual 45. Goginan on the A44, scenery washing over the Honda Hornet CB1000SP. Back to Ponterwyd on the A44, 49 mph at 21 degrees, typical for the usual 45.
Rolling through Llanfarian on the A485, and the Hornet CB1000SP is keeping a steady 44 mph. Slipping onto the B4576, leaning 14 degrees as I creep along at 27 mph. Nudging past a car in Llanilar, hugging the tarmac at 23 mph. …another day in the life of the Scripting Paddy. Mind how you go.
Aberaeron on the North Road, leaning ten degrees in this gentle 23 mph crawl. Cleared into Ffos-y-ffin now, the Hornet CB1000SP humming on the A487. Overtake at 41 mph, a beat slower than the usual 50 out here in Ceredigion. ...another day in the life of the Scripting Paddy. Mind how you go.
Overtaking at Tresaith on the A487, Honda Hornet CB1000SP doing its thing. Another overtake at Nanhyfer, the Ceredigion roads are calling our names. Scenery at Aberporth, just taking in the view for a change. ...another day in the life of the Scripting Paddy. Mind how you go.
Trickling down the Main Street in Fishguard and Goodwick at a gentle 16. Hornet CB1000SP swings wide to overtake on the High Street in Goodwick. Coasting into Newport on the West Street for the village crawl.
Pembrokeshire air, Welsh hills, and the Honda Hornet CB1000SP humming beneath me. Croes-goch junction on Llanrhian Road, easing down to 29 mph for a gentler beat. Back to the 45 mph rhythm at Croes-goch, the Hornet finding its happy place. …another day in the life of the Scripting Paddy. Mind how you go.
Right, Letterston, St. David's Road, let's see what the Honda Hornet CB1000SP wants to do. Wolf's Castle, 38 mph, a bit slower than usual, keeping it smooth. Puncheston, B4329, nice little stretch in Pembrokeshire. Puncheston, 42 mph, 15 degrees lean, and that's another day in the life of the Scripting Paddy. Mind how you go.
Rolling through Aberteifi on the A487 with the Honda Hornet CB1000SP. Settling into the rhythm at Eglwyswrw on the B4329. Winding through Eglwyswrw, loving the flow of the B4329.
Llangrannog on the A487. Tresaith, A487, Ceredigion, just breathing it in. Another lean in Tresaith, fourteen degrees, keeping time.
Pennant, A487, Honda Hornet CB1000SP, and we lean in at sixteen degrees. Past Llanon on the A487, scenery blurs at thirty-one degrees. Llanrhystud, A487, a gentler nine mph slip past the usual forty-five. Llanrhystud, B4337, forty-eight mph, keeping pace with the usual fifty.