having your favourite route spoiled!

[chris___]

Just been out for a ride along my favourite local twisties and had it spoiled by annoying cage drivers! Now I know that they have just as much right to be there as me but why do they insist on doing 35mph in a national speed limit area!? And being on a low powered bike ment I was unable to overtake, that and the fact that there are no overtaking opportunities. This kind of thing happen to any other people? This is my only day off aswell so I'm extremely annoyed! (rant over)
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[Suzuki]

Go out and do it again!

I no longer have those overtaking issues, although I can empathise from my time on my 400.

Better luck next time!
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[Ste]

They were probably only doing 35mph as there are lots of low powered bikes on the roads slowing everything down.

If you're not able to go faster (if you could go faster, you could overtake them given a small straight bit of road) then they are then surely there isn't any problem?

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[ProXimaCore]

There's a knack to overtaking. I can overtake cars doing 35mph in a 1.3 hyundai accent on the twisties. You've just got to give a good gap and know when there's a straight coming, and time it right. If you've got a gap you can start to get your speed up in advance before the chance occurs. If it is your favourite road, then you should know where all the good chances to overtake are.
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[zephyrgirl]

As a contribution to the topic of favourite routes being spoiled....

What really pisses me off is when the feckin local council have a panic and spend all their yearly budget on chucking down 50 tons of grit on the road and call it 'Resurfacing'

This invariably happens just as the weather is getting better, and nearly always on perfectly good roads with absolutely no poor surface issues.

They make a half hearted effort to roll the gravel into the road, but most of it just loiters on the surface acting as ball bearings. I've recently found one of my favourite roads subjected to this treatment, 'twil be a long time before I can ride it like I used to.






Shit.
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[JonB]

My favourite route the A30 from Yeovil to Chard has been ruined by unnecessary speed limits. There is a lovely twisty section on top of the hills but now that is limited to 50MPH, the tiny hamlets now get a 30 or 40MPH speed limit.

Never bothered me on my ped, but now I have the power and speed available to me it gets frustrating.
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[chris___]

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[silent]

wait till you have a perfectly good road ruined by the coucil putting stone chips down to make it last a bit longert...but doing the worse job ever...the road is now a death trap 60mph plus fun now 40mph tops worrying ride...

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Andy

[Kris]

My old favourite haunt now has 3 new gatsos recently put up.

Still, know what you mean regarding following slower vehicles on some nice twisties. The knack is to carry your speed as you approach the vehicle you wish to overtake, rather than slow behind it then try to overtake. As it's your favourite route then you really should know the places where overtaking is safest.


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