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SkinnyHulk
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 Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: Road heaven or road hell |
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On a good naked bike - say a Super Duke or a GS - road heaven
On a bike the size of mine - not road hell - but not the B500 
I confess to not being a fan of hairpin bends.
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wivvy's dad
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I'm with Bob on this one. Not a fan of hairpin bends - a quick blat on a straight (of sorts), then a sharp left or right....... where's the flow in that.
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Sharky
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TBH I'd like to give it a go and make my verdict at the other end.. I guess you never really know until you've done it. I think the guys above may be right... Lots of heavy braking wouldn't do your wrists any good on a sportsbike, and I expect your concentration would lapse after a while which could prove fatal. Still, it would be an experience worthy of pub chat!
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biggus
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Hairpins do get a little tedious after the first few IMO. The Stelvio Pass being one such example especially since down one side they all seem identical. As per wd's comment the flow just often isn't there.
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Mannakin
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:03 am Post subject: Like to that a go - uphill! |
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V-twin for engine braking and light bike - almost made for my SV650 
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NAPA121
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| djSharky wrote: | | TBH I'd like to give it a go and make my verdict at the other end.. I guess you never really know until you've done it. I think the guys above may be right... Lots of heavy braking wouldn't do your wrists any good on a sportsbike, and I expect your concentration would lapse after a while which could prove fatal. Still, it would be an experience worthy of pub chat! |
Yeah good call.....Would like to give it a whirl then make a decision. Looks bloody dangerous though if you were to get it wrong 
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Mannakin
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Where is it btw?
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wivvy's dad
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| Mannakin wrote: | | Where is it btw? |
Looks suspiciously like Norway |
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biggus
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| wivvy's dad wrote: | | Mannakin wrote: | | Where is it btw? |
Looks suspiciously like Norway |
I thought it might be the "Troll ladder". Not convinced though.
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wivvy's dad
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| biggus wrote: | | wivvy's dad wrote: | | Mannakin wrote: | | Where is it btw? |
Looks suspiciously like Norway |
I thought it might be the "Troll ladder". Not convinced though. |
Looking at it again - and comparing with pix I have of Norwegian bends - the vegetation looks a little too lush for Norway.
Anyway, I thought your staircase at home was known as the Troll Ladder.....  |
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BarryH
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Through my extensive knowledge, of topography and geography, I can tell you that its not Holland.....
I'd take one look at that and say "Feckit, I'm going home" I'd probably end up throwing my guts anyway riding that. I get queasy on a roundabout..... |
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ninjabob
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Italy maybe?
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wivvy's dad
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| ninjabob wrote: | | Italy maybe? |
Yeah............but you thought Waki (who lives in Woking) would be cycling home alongside the lockgates in my part of the world.............pppfffttt |
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Some fantastic views and brilliant road building, I would love to see that.
Don't let Tusky any where near all those right handers though
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Tiny
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Looks like fun, but only uphill....
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SkinnyHulk
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it is Tian Men Shan Road, Hunan Province in China
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SkinnyHulk
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wivvy's dad
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| Tiny wrote: | | Looks like fun, but only uphill.... |
Isn't that odd - I much prefer roads like that going downhill.......... |
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biggus
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| SkinnyHulk wrote: | | it is Tian Men Shan Road, Hunan Province in China |
Thought i recognised it from my commute. 
| wivvy's dad wrote: | | Tiny wrote: | | Looks like fun, but only uphill.... |
Isn't that odd - I much prefer roads like that going downhill.......... |
generally Prefer uphill myself (not gardening before any one add's that  )
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Tiny
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| wivvy's dad wrote: | | Tiny wrote: | | Looks like fun, but only uphill.... |
Isn't that odd - I much prefer roads like that going downhill.......... |
Weird!
| Biggus wrote: | | not gardening before any one add's that |
+1
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| biggus wrote: | | Hairpins do get a little tedious after the first few IMO. The Stelvio Pass being one such example especially since down one side they all seem identical. As per wd's comment the flow just often isn't there. |
Yep, some of the more flowing Swiss one's I've done are amazing but things like Stelvio rapidly become a chore.
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