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    Jett129
    見習いボス
    @louisbosco
    Joined: 17 Aug 2011

    @louisbosco Another question I have for you is… Do you or have you ever used delayed apex cornering? Some people swear by it others, not so much. It sometimes came in handy on a Harley.

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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

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      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        Jett129
        見習いボス
        @goosehd
        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

        @goosehd The white/yellow lines on the road can become really slippery when wet. Did you happen to go over some of those?

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          louisbosco
          啓蒙家
          @Jett129
          Joined: 21 Feb 2013

          @Jett129 on a track, it really depends on the layout and corners. depending on how you want to set up yourself for the exit or the following corner.

          With Sepang track layout, some corners require late apex and with 1 corner, missing the first apex to set yourself up for the second.

          for this track, from rough knowledge:

          -turn 1 is double apex followed by late for 2.
          -turn 4 is late for me (currently) to set up for 5 as you have to position yourself to the right for 5's apex
          -turn 7 is a missed apex for 8
          -turn 9 is a late apex
          -turn 14 is a late apex to set up for the exit to straight, same as turn 15.

          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

          • Harvey Specter
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            goosehd
            Mod Squad
            @Jett129
            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

            @Jett129 I think it was oil from cars stopped at the stoplight. It had been dry for a long time and the first hard rain in a while. The combination of the two is what I think got me.

            I’ve had experience with the lines too and had a few what the hell
            moments. Kept the bike up and glad that in my riders course the warning about them. Slippery lil bastards…

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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              Jett129
              見習いボス
              @louisbosco
              Joined: 17 Aug 2011

              @louisbosco Very cool. Thank you!

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                FlavourFade
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                As suggested by @louisbosco this is my motorcycle. It's my first one to learn and get used to riding and even if it's small and slow I love it.

                Royal Enfield Classic 350

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                Insta: free_the_fades

                wtb:
                The Pale Rider XXL

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                  endo
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 29 May 2020

                  very nice @FlavourFade I rented one for two weeks when I was in India late 90s, drove all around Goa, wonderful memories

                  si tacuisses

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    @louisbosco You aren't trying until I see you doing this....

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                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      louisbosco
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                      @FlavourFade damn that's beautiful! I love that British racing green!!

                      @Giles 😂😂😂 I'll find a spot where I can lie on the track so the photographers can shoot this...

                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                        WhiskeySandwich
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                        the farthest my bike leans over is when its on its kickstand lol

                        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                        -Seneca

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                          WhiskeySandwich
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                          my brother does alright tho...
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                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                          -Seneca

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                            Jett129
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                            Many years ago I rode on a road called The Tail of the Dragon in Tennessee. It has 318 corners in 11 miles up an down 2 mountains. We were on cruisers barely getting out of second gear,and the kids behind us on sport bikes were getting antsy,reving their engines etc. First chance they got the tipped out and blew by us,and they were all dragging their knees in the corner when they passed us. I ran into one of them at the end of the road where there’s a rest area,and I said to him you guys are nuts. He looked at me with complete disdain and said. Dude I was doing 70 when I passed you.

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                              pechelman
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                              The tail of the dragon ends in NC pretty close to where I grew up. Fun, tight, twisty road that's super popular. There are a lot of people on this road that shouldn't be....on occasion 18 wheelers.

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                                goosehd
                                Mod Squad
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                @Jett129 I’ve been thinking about your buddies predicament with the trailing brake/pot hole quite a bit and logging it into my brain. Something that I hadn’t thought of, but definitely adding it to the list of things to watch out for.

                                I love these conversations as I’m always adding bits of information here and there.

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  Jett129
                                  見習いボス
                                  @goosehd
                                  Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                  @goosehd I wasn’t on that ride as that particular group rides pretty aggressively. They were going downhill on a twisty road on a sunny day,tree lined,and lots of shadows so the pothole was hard to see. If you see a pothole you would either point or kick your foot out to alert the person behind you. He sees the rider in front of him applying brakes and he figures if he’s doing that and he’s a really good rider,then I should be doing it as well. So he’s trail braking,hits the hole which on the way out sends his foot into the brake pedal,which startled him and he immediately gets off the pedal,restoring power to the rear wheel,causing him to high side. He was riding a Road Glide at the time. He wasn’t terribly hurt,the bike was repaired. Just a flukey,very quick, turn of events. I consider him to be one of the best riders I’ve ridden with. File under shit happens.

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                                    Jett129
                                    見習いボス
                                    @pechelman
                                    Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                    @pechelman said in Motorcycles:

                                    The tail of the dragon ends in NC pretty close to where I grew up. Fun, tight, twisty road that's super popular. There are a lot of people on this road that shouldn't be....on occasion 18 wheelers.
                                    It’s kind of like a motorcycling merit badge. I’ve seen pictures of 18 wheelers stuck on it. I was more concerned about some knucklehead blowing a corner,coming towards me. Heard squealing tires coming towards me and it’s a guy in a mustang convertible with one hand on the wheel and the other around his wife/girlfriend. Everyone was shaking their heads at that.

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                                      goosehd
                                      Mod Squad
                                      @Jett129
                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      @Jett129 That’s the thing about riding as when I first started, I was too dumb to know all of the hazards and the shit happens. The more I ride, the more I realize how much can go wrong and how quickly it does so.

                                      My brother in law was taking an off ramp that he/I have ridden a million times before and he hit a patch of sand/absorbent from a car accident earlier in the day. The sand was put down to soak up all of the fluids from the accident. He hit it and slid out from the corner/ramp, laying down the bike, and breaking a couple of ribs. Picked it up from adrenaline and rode home (about 5 miles) to discover the broken ribs…

                                      I love riding and don’t know when I’ll stop, but I don’t ride as aggressively as I used to.

                                      Throw in multiple drivers and cell phones and things have gotten a lot more interesting every time I go out.

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        Jett129
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                        An 18 wheeler on The Dragon.
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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          @Jett129
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          @Jett129 I don’t know…he looks like he just barely missed it…🤣

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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