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    • louisboscoL
      louisbosco
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      @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."

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      • goosehdG
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        @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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        • J
          Jett129
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          @louisbosco Very cool. Thank you!

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          • FlavourFadeF
            FlavourFade
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            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

            PXL_20240311_160824714.PORTRAIT.jpg

            Insta: free_the_fades

            wtb:
            The Pale Rider XXL

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            • endoE
              endo
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              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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              • GilesG
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                @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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                • louisboscoL
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                  @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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                  • WhiskeySandwichW
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                    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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                    • WhiskeySandwichW
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                      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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                      • J
                        Jett129
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                        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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                        • pechelmanP
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                          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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                          • goosehdG
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                            @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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                            • J
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                              @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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                              • J
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                                @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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                                • goosehdG
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                                  @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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                                  • J
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                                    An 18 wheeler on The Dragon.
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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      @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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                                      • FlavourFadeF
                                        FlavourFade
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                                        @endo @louisbosco thanks guys! It's very raw and I like that a lot. Offcourse I'm dreaming of bigger bikes but for now it's perfect

                                        Insta: free_the_fades

                                        wtb:
                                        The Pale Rider XXL

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                                        • louisboscoL
                                          louisbosco
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                                          @WhiskeySandwich THAT'S THE DREAM 😍

                                          "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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                                          • louisboscoL
                                            louisbosco
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                                            @goosehd I thought that was the apex. 🤣

                                            "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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