How much faster are you on roads you know vs unknown roads?

tached1000rr · 09-06-2009, 05:58 PM

Something I was thinking about during my ride today. How much faster are you on the roads you know versus those you don't? Do you leave yourself a large margin for error on roads you don't know and do you continue to push it?

Dave · 09-06-2009, 06:03 PM

quite a bit. though if i find a particularly nice looking stretch ill come back and hit it at a few more tenths after ive checked it for cops debris cops imperfections and cops

jalaan1 · 09-06-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

quite a bit. though if i find a particularly nice looking stretch ill come back and hit it at a few more tenths after ive checked it for cops debris cops imperfections and cops

same here.

and cops too.

racedoll · 09-06-2009, 06:45 PM

Cold molasses on an unknown road.
Room temperature molasses on a known road.

njchopper87 · 09-06-2009, 06:59 PM

Most of the roads around me suck.. they desperately need to be repaved. So even on roads I'm familiar with I tend to take it easy.

karl_1052 · 09-06-2009, 07:07 PM

I take it easy everywhere, unless I can see all the way through the corner.

Cutty72 · 09-06-2009, 08:12 PM

I definatly go easier on unknown roads. A little faster if someone that knows the road is leading so I can watch their line etc, but still not all out.

Amber Lamps · 09-06-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

I definatly go easier on unknown roads. A little faster if someone that knows the road is leading so I can watch their line etc, but still not all out.

Ha that's what I was thinking too! It also depends on how much I trust the person leading.

tached1000rr · 09-06-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

Ha that's what I was thinking too! It also depends on how much I trust the person leading.

Yep gotta be careful, when I follow my friend Travis I have to constantly remind myself not to allow him to suck me into a curve because he's so fast, I can't judge a curve based on his speed cause he is not "human" on two wheels, dude is a machine.

Dave · 09-06-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

I definatly go easier on unknown roads. A little faster if someone that knows the road is leading so I can watch their line etc, but still not all out.

def faster with a line/angle/body position to follow.

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tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	How much faster are you on roads you know vs unknown roads? Something I was thinking about during my ride today. How much faster are you on the roads you know versus those you don't? Do you leave yourself a large margin for error on roads you don't know and do you continue to push it?

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Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	quite a bit. though if i find a particularly nice looking stretch ill come back and hit it at a few more tenths after ive checked it for cops debris cops imperfections and cops __________________ TWF Post whore #6

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karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	I take it easy everywhere, unless I can see all the way through the corner. __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

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racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Cold molasses on an unknown road. Room temperature molasses on a known road.