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BorderHooner
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PostPosted: 00:52 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: nearly binned it. Reply with quote
country b Road - great road surface but lots of tight bends tho camber is all over the place.

Found a car in front, doing about 60 - staying back - preparing for a right hander - car slamms breaks on 'in' the corner, an I mean slams breaks on - WTF i think and grab the brake - by the time i'm on the apex i'm all geared wrong and cant pick up, knock down a few and try to pull out - the back wheel starts going the wrong way, grab break again and veer towards the hedge, managed to rescue it as i start to bite the gravel just before the verge. bit shaken and nowt hurt but my pride. exit the corner and take the car. enjoy the rest of the bends. only 2cm of rear tyre left to scrub off. big lesson learned - stay even further back from cars on bends - 2 seconds is not enough.
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PostPosted: 00:55 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
A wise lesson indeed. I usually let cars go ahead on the straights so i can go whatever speed i want going into the corner knowing i would have to grab the brake mid corner because the arsehole in front misjudged it.
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PostPosted: 00:58 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
this after you left me ? what road mate, bee hive ?
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PostPosted: 01:03 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
give it a few months and you will learn how to ride safetly rather than be in the wrong gear for corners and sat up the arse of the car in front.
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PostPosted: 01:06 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
My instructor said to me on the first day of riding on my CBT "They're all out to kill you, they're all idiots and will kill you without warning"

kept me upright all this time.
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PostPosted: 06:33 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Miraclefish wrote:
My instructor said to me on the first day of riding on my CBT "They're all out to kill you, they're all idiots and will kill you without warning"

kept me upright all this time.


Got told a very similar thing, its always a good thing to keep in mind.
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PostPosted: 14:29 - 07 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
tony532 wrote:
give it a few months and you will learn how to ride safetly rather than be in the wrong gear for corners and sat up the arse of the car in front.


right gear for the corner thanks. far enough away from car in front thanks. almost an emergency stop whilst 'in' the corner with my knee not far from the floor. ta. riding safely, didnt bin it, many others may have - cheers.

firefox wrote:
this after you left me ? what road mate, bee hive ?
dunno the road name mate - went right out of the lighthouse, turned left at the roundabout. Twas that road there. Then headed up to the A19, A1, A69... fun.
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PostPosted: 01:17 - 08 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
read your original post again

and then think to yourself how many errors you made and how you could have done it all safetly.


we all make mistakes though and i'm guilty as charged.


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PostPosted: 01:39 - 08 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
carlosfandango wrote:
tony532 wrote:
give it a few months and you will learn how to ride safetly rather than be in the wrong gear for corners and sat up the arse of the car in front.


right gear for the corner thanks. far enough away from car in front thanks. almost an emergency stop whilst 'in' the corner with my knee not far from the floor. ta. riding safely, didnt bin it, many others may have - cheers.

firefox wrote:
this after you left me ? what road mate, bee hive ?
dunno the road name mate - went right out of the lighthouse, turned left at the roundabout. Twas that road there. Then headed up to the A19, A1, A69... fun.



bee hive many people crash there usally cagers showing off doing 110 mph, they forget that some areas have 60 ft drops,
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