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slofox
16th September 2008, 10:46
Best piece of advice I have read on KB??
"Look where you want to go, not at the hazard you want to avoid!"
Works a treat, specially in one of my local roundabouts (Hamilton is known as "roundabout city") which has a metal manhole (personhole?) cover right in the middle of it. Very slippery when wet and you always hit it when well canted over.....I have found that if I look at it, it jumps out to get me every time. But if I look at the route inside of it, then that's where I go.......sage advice indeed.
Hitcher
16th September 2008, 10:50
Manhole = personnel access hatch.
Blossom
16th September 2008, 10:55
best piece of advice I have got off KB is
Look at the exit of the corner rather than the corner itself.
Excellent advice. Just wish it was as easy to do as it is to say...:lol:
slofox
16th September 2008, 11:19
Manhole = personnel access hatch.
Ahhhhhh - I knew there would be a proper term for that.......
slofox
16th September 2008, 11:20
best piece of advice I have got off KB is
Look at the exit of the corner rather than the corner itself.
Excellent advice. Just wish it was as easy to do as it is to say...:lol:
What Blossom said - same difference in fact......
maybe
18th September 2008, 22:11
Best advice I ever got was from my Father, dont ride past your skill level seemed to work cause im still around.
Big Dave
18th September 2008, 22:14
Manhole = dangerous, slippery, ****s of things.
Hitcher
19th September 2008, 09:24
Manhole = dangerous, slippery, ****s of things.
Been watching Brokeback Mountain, have we?
idb
19th September 2008, 09:31
Manhole = personnel access hatch.
I assume a corresponding 'personnel egress hatch' always required?
AndyOnTheFlyingBrick
19th September 2008, 09:52
I was looking at the church wall when doing a U turn on my first day riding.....ended up riding into it lol!
Winston001
19th September 2008, 10:46
best piece of advice I have got off KB is
Look at the exit of the corner rather than the corner itself.
Excellent advice. Just wish it was as easy to do as it is to say...:lol:
Yep me too, made a real difference to my confidence.
I read somewhere recently that this is also referred to as "riding to the vanishing point". In other words, you look ahead at where the road disappears and the bike will follow. Not quite sure how that avoids crossing the centre-line but oh well.... :D
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