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Marks Windy Road
For those of us on the Loomies outing with Mark on his route, here is 'that' windy road
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Is that the Steep road where I can't quite make that big left at 150?...... sorry I meant 35!
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no, this is the one with the wooded section, where Scott came out with us. Apparantly 2pm is a better time to try ;)
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Yeah that's the badger, uphill through some almost hairpins, hang a left, lots of swooping stuff down to the junction, turn round and repeat:D
Awesome bit of road but on the way back there is one bend I'm sure I could take flat out but I can't get the entry right, I've only been down there 3 or 4 times and every time I nearly bin it on that corner!:smt009 |
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Yes Nathan it's the b2141, between the 2146 and a286... And back again. :D
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you know you're meant to accelerate out of a corner, not into it?! surely knowing you nearly bin it every time should tell you something, either get some new tyres &/or slow down ;)
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No worries Spank, only jsut downloaded my sat nav maps tonight
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I know, but that corner is sooooo tempting, I'm sure I could get round it at full throttle but need to try it a few more times to get it right!:smt041
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shall we wait at the side of the road and watch you race up and down all day till you get it right?
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No, we shall Follow him and chuckle.
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You lot blocking the road so I could use all the tarmac would make it easier, but alas that plan may not be too popular with the rozzers!:(
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If someone's got an estate car I have a reasonable amount of roadworks signs.
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This could work, early on a weekend morning place a couple of signs
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Only ones I don't have are road closed.
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what about diversion?
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Same difference, you have to get permission to close roads these days so we'd need to pinch those signs.
Might get away with just roadworks and a line of cones though. |
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I smell a plan forming, although dates and timing would be better organised by mobile phone!;)
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dates and plans for what . . . . . . . . . . . ;)
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That road is good, it forms part of my "Basingstoke-Beach-Basingstoke" route.
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well we do have a BH weekend coming up!
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Pretty sure this route is in this weeks MCN i just read...in the 'top ten british routes to explore this summer'section haha
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part of it is but not our road, and lets hope it stays that way.
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Taking the tight twisty bit, under the trees, down hill, when it's moist, at night, and with a tinted visor, and bad brakes, on a new bike, was probably one of the scariest things I've done for a while. Was so glad to be slowed down by that car in front.
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Oi you lot. We'll have all sort of idiots blocking up my secret good roads. If you are going to shout about them all I'll not take you on the really good ones!
First rule of GM ride out routes ... nobody talks about GM ride out routes! |
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Quick DJ remove that map dads had a big day and he's not happy!;)
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It's good because it's not too popular. If it get too popular too many people do stupid things next there's a blanket 50 and speed camera on every good bit. Bit like good surf beaches, need to keep it quietish to keep it good.
Can share you a really good bit of road towards Taunton from the West if you want some excitement to/from Bodmin. But only if you've not given up by then and decided to blat it down the A38 |
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Not sure but I think the plan is to blat the first half as quick as possible, but any info on interesting/wiggly/nadgery bits from Devon Weswards would be much appreciated!:D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWH_Q...eature=related Hope to see you cornering a touch faster now........on the throttle from entry to exit!;) |
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yeah seen that before. I'm not saying that you don't go into a corner on a positive throttle, just not on FULL throttle ;)
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Throttle is binary.
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The Ace only has two gears, Full tilt and parked!:smt040
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it only has 2 gears now because the brakes work :lol:
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My bike only has 2 gears too, but that's because Nathan broke the rest of my gear box 'helping' me take off the front sprocket.
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why didn't you wrap the chain back around the sprockets, tie it back together (cable tie, wire something) and then try to undo the sprocket?
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The chain was around the sprocket. Didn't need to tie it back together. So long as it's hooked over the top of each sprocket, it creates a solid link. Still had to wedge a metal bar between the wheel and swingarm as the rear brake wasn't enough, then both of us had to jump on the wrench to get it undone.
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