At what speed would you do this

[gmc38609]

Your on a dual carriageway its a sunny day with not that much traffic.
Your approaching a roundabout that has no traffic on it.

How fast would you go straight on?
How fast would you turn right?

Got my full licence recently I have a Honda Hornet and have about a 1000 miles on it.

I know I am slow at corners still, but trying to gauge how far off the mark I am of being a regular rider

My answers is 40 mph and 30 mph turning is that still slow it feels it lol

[-Matt-]

I really wouldnt aim too much to 'increase your speed' as such, speed will come with riding practice naturally, if you aim purely for increasing the speed you're likely to miss something or take attention off something else and come a cropper

As a rule of thumb i'd say never expect to run onto a roundabout - always be expecting to slow and stop, if it remains clear at each progressive stage of approach, still continue reducing speed but when almost entering roundabout make a last second left and right evaluation of the 2 nearest a-joining roads before running-on in case somethings shot out unexpectedly.

Again - speed is entirely dependant on roundabout size and road quality so can't really say in my opinion.

Also being fast in corners doesn't nescessarily mean you will come out of them equally as fast if speed was to be a goal - often slowing and positioning well into a corner will allow a much more fluent acceleration out of it and onwards.

[sabian92]

If you mis-look and plow onto a roundabout with somebody on it already, you're getting creamed my friend.

Avoid if possible.

That and you'll make the poor fuck who kills you sweat like Jill Dando trying to get her key in the door.

[james1988]

Quick enough to be able to stop in the distance seen to be clear.

I'll get my slippers.

James
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power up to the the roundabout, hold in clutch drop down 2 gears release clutch and roll on the power at the same time, if you dont fuck it up you will back your bike in ready for the corner this will make your rear wheel step out and let the drift commence.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

At a speed that allows me enough time to *react to.... whatever. Condition of road surface...view of the other approach roads..that kind of thing.

Size of roundabout has a bearing on speed.


In short.
You're recently licenced.... No need to rush.
*May included coming to a stop.
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[G]

The answer is "if you have to ask, then slower" .

Without specifying a precise roundabout, the question is irrelevant.

Some roundabouts you can go straight on at 190mph because you can straight line them, others you'll need to slow to 20mph to stay on the bike.

It's worth having a look at some 'advanced riding' stuff, which goes in to how to read the road ahead and set a safe speed.

[Rogerborg]

Why do you need to shave that extra ½ second off of your trip? Do you need to catch your girlfriend being DP'd by your best mate and the postman?

Relax, enjoy the ride. If you're grinning, you're winning.
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[stinkwheel]

I'd suggest that if you want to make roundabouts quicker, you need to learn at what point you need to make the final decision to stop, either because there is traffic you have to give way to or because you can't see if there is.

That will involve becoming familiar with how your bike behaves under braking at different speeds and on different surfaces.
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[-Matt-]

I'd say as well the last thing you want to be doing on many roundabouts themselves is increasing speed really, especially if theyre raised or centrally blocked the last thing you want is to be coming around for the 3rd exit at speed with a car you couldnt see the far side of the roundabout coming out of the opposite exit to the one you joined from, recipe for a bump As rogerborg said - 2 seconds shaved off a journey, really not worth the risks involved

A corner yes, over time and experience you may find ways to go faster and steadier, but a corner doesn't have multiple parallel corners with other things cornering and attempting to get off a side road via you're corner which is the essence of a roundabout. Recipe for disaster at speed really.

[Benson_JV]

[-Matt-]

Typo, my bad

[Enduro Numpty]

Roundabouts are the top locations for trucks to dump diesel. Worth bearing this in mind

[gmc38609]

I did not really put that question right.
I am a new rider but I am also safe and cautious I have my name down for BikeSafe and will be doing a ERS when I get back from my holiday.
I practise when out riding on being smooth not fast however for some reason though when a safe opportunity arises I feel myself wanting to take a bend like Valentino Rossi
I never do and feel maybe I am being to careful, but reading your replies I am riding at what feels safe with my experience and will stay that way.
I am the same with filtering I feel at times my mentality is I am still driving a car when I am waiting in traffic and other bikes speed past me between it.
I now look up the line of cars and make a decision whether to filter or not If I stay put and a bike passes me I feel like I am being to careful again and push myself to do it. but now I am gonna stick with my gut instinct and so be it. After all its still early days for me

[james1988]

[MC]

[-Matt-]

I would say the main thing to try get out of your thinking is

[G]

As well as the advanced riding, a trackday might be in order - get to explore your limits in a safe environment.

Me; at one point I went faster and faster around a roundabout until I fell off. Good lesson in how many signs a bike actually gives you, which with hindsight were really obvious, but I ignored.

[sabian92]

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[Ichy]

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[-Matt-]

[mysterious_rider]

Totally depends on the roundabout! I know one near me that can be taken at 110mph. And another that can only be done at about 50.
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[Old Git Racing]

Usually fast enough to get knee down on left going out and knee down on right when turning right, with the added bonus of a left kd if its a bit of a tight exit.

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[stevo as b4]

All situation dependant, but in my experience generally the larger and bigger with more lanes roundabouts can be taken more quickly if you are talking about a perfectly symmetrical design with 4exits 90degrees apart.

The smaller roundabouts and ones that have off set exits or 2 exits very close together almost like a fork, generally cannot be taken too quickly.

The most important thing I would say is that small roundabouts, and mini roundabouts in busy built up areas and in 30mph in residential estates etc, must normally be taken very cautiously as you often see people not really knowing what they are doing, or giving way to the right or needlessly hesitating on small tighter roundabouts. Anything in town along these lines I would take slowly and try to make sure you are seen and heard, as there are so many roundabout incidents in town centres all the time.

Be wary of queuing traffic on the approach to roundabouts, we have on occasion almost all gone steaming into the back of another vehicle that we expected to move or was looking a car ahead and missed the person in front remaining stationary when their path was clear etc.