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SkinnyHulk "Brokeback"
Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 575 Location: Breathing down your neck
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: Road heaven or road hell |
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ninjabob Nuggetmeister
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 3352 Location: 48.066895,12.862673
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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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. _________________ "Those who understand compound interest are destined to collect it.
Those who don't are doomed to pay it." |
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wivvy's dad Cabbage club member #3
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14655
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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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.
So, probably road hell for me |
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Sharky TT Racer
Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 1163 Location: At bloody work probably!
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:43 am Post subject: |
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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! _________________ Not man enough for an R1....... FZ1's are cooler anyway |
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:56 am Post subject: |
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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 Learner
Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Location: Hove
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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 _________________ Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window! |
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NAPA121 Mini Moto racer
Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 971 Location: Sidcup, Kent
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:45 am Post subject: |
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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 _________________ Teamwork makes the Dreamwork! |
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Mannakin Learner
Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Location: Hove
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Where is it btw? _________________ Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window! |
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wivvy's dad Cabbage club member #3
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14655
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Mannakin wrote: | Where is it btw? |
Looks suspiciously like Norway |
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: |
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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 Cabbage club member #3
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14655
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:33 am Post subject: |
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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 Cabbage club member #1
Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 7579
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:38 am Post subject: |
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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 Nuggetmeister
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 3352 Location: 48.066895,12.862673
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Italy maybe? _________________ "Those who understand compound interest are destined to collect it.
Those who don't are doomed to pay it." |
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wivvy's dad Cabbage club member #3
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14655
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:55 am Post subject: |
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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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HCMS Slack Alice/Gay Martian
Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 3794 Location: Scratching head at Tusky's hairpin racing line
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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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 _________________ It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. - Douglas Adams.
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Tiny MotoGP Racer
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 2519 Location: God's Right Hand
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like fun, but only uphill.... _________________ I'd rather have a full bottle infront of me, than a full frontal Lobotomy |
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SkinnyHulk "Brokeback"
Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 575 Location: Breathing down your neck
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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it is Tian Men Shan Road, Hunan Province in China _________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/]
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SkinnyHulk "Brokeback"
Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 575 Location: Breathing down your neck
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wivvy's dad Cabbage club member #3
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14655
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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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 illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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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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There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
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Tiny MotoGP Racer
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 2519 Location: God's Right Hand
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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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 _________________ I'd rather have a full bottle infront of me, than a full frontal Lobotomy |
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southernspeed MotoGP Racer
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 4132 Location: Froststead.
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:31 am Post subject: |
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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. _________________ It's not the speed of life that bothers me, it's the sudden stop at the end!
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