What Gear Should I Be In for These Corners

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Rider

Please..... You better than that. Posted corner speeds are very conservative.

He didn't say they were posted 15...he said they are 15. Big difference...and he probly knows since he rides them often.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by marko138

He didn't say they were posted 15...he said they are 15. Big difference...and he probly knows since he rides them often.

Cant argue with that.

[pickle.of.doom]

Yeah there needs to be more accuracy with the old speed recommendation signs for corners... some will say 30 and you can take them at 60 easily, some say 30 and you will eat shit at 35...

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by pickle.of.doom

Yeah there needs to be more accuracy with the old speed recommendation signs for corners... some will say 30 and you can take them at 60 easily, some say 30 and you will eat shit at 35...

I rode some turns yesterday that were marked 40 and the cagers were doing 35. I was going 70 of course... Concrete kneewall on one side and UPS truck on the other. Bit hairy.

There are some nasty ones nearby though, that would be OK if they were flat. The roll/camber and several elevation drops mid turn make them extremely challenging. They're marked 20-30, and I'm lucky to hit 35-40. Very blind turns- even if there were no trees hanging over the road, you couldn't see the lower part of the turn for the drop with the hill in between.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by pickle.of.doom

Yeah there needs to be more accuracy with the old speed recommendation signs for corners... some will say 30 and you can take them at 60 easily, some say 30 and you will eat shit at 35...

you also have to understand those numbers are for cars, which take up the entire lane, and have a tighter turn than us bikers whom and go from outside-inside-outside and make a generally sharp turn for a car a no brainer on a bike.