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    Degree of difficulty?

    Rate this corner from 1-10 from a personal point of veiw.
    1 being not at all and 10 being very difficult.

    20kph Climbing left hand that almost returns back on itself.

    I would rate it 8/10

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    how much damage did you do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    how much damage did you do?
    If that were the case I would rate it at 11/10...
    You will know the corner anyway...just south of Langs on the coast road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    If that were the case I would rate it at 11/10...
    You will know the corner anyway...just south of Langs on the coast road.
    oh, yep I know the one, I rate it 2/10. I think you will find your problem is you are going 40kph too slow

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    what corner you talkin bout willis
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bikemad View Post
    what corner you talkin bout willis
    The corner I am using as an example is between Mangawhai and Langs beach.
    The question in post one is straight forward.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    The question in post one is straight forward.
    no its not, its a left hand corner

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    no its not, its a left hand corner
    ........but right hand downhill arse corner if you are heading south.
    There are a couple in that little group but one can be an arse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    20kph Climbing left hand that almost returns back on itself.
    Difficult rating is a personal thing. What I find difficult on the tractor others will find easy.

    My understanding is that these types of corners should be ridden at three times the sign posted limit. I know this to be true as I have seen it on KB.

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    Well I would say its an arse of a corner and for a learner rider would possibly be very intidimidating.

    Going down there is one of the right hand corners that has a rut on that side of the road and its quite easy to get pushed over to the very edge of the road because of it.

    Going up it not so bad as long as you make sure you have selected the right gear to have the power to get around it and continue going up.

    Intimidation factor 8-9/10

    Actual dificulty factor 5-6/10 (unless your not looking around the corner then i dare say you will end up in the ditch going up or down) finding a big arse logging truck coming up while your going down and its on the wrong side of the road coming around one of the corners 10/10 for both with a wet afteraffect.

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    I'm trying furiously to think of a truly difficult corner between Mangawhai and Langs.....there are a couple that you don't fuck with, but difficult..........
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadDuck View Post
    Difficult rating is a personal thing. What I find difficult on the tractor others will find easy.

    My understanding is that these types of corners should be ridden at three times the sign posted limit. I know this to be true as I have seen it on KB.
    Which is why I added...'Rate this corner from 1-10 from a personal point of veiw'.

    Quote Originally Posted by Grant` View Post
    Well I would say its an arse of a corner and for a learner rider would possibly be very intidimidating.

    Going down there is one of the right hand corners that has a rut on that side of the road and its quite easy to get pushed over to the very edge of the road because of it.

    Going up it not so bad as long as you make sure you have selected the right gear to have the power to get around it and continue going up.

    Intimidation factor 8-9/10

    Actual dificulty factor 5-6/10 (unless your not looking around the corner then i dare say you will end up in the ditch going up or down) finding a big arse logging truck coming up while your going down and its on the wrong side of the road coming around one of the corners 10/10 for both with a wet afteraffect.
    ......you forgot to add that its also rutted....

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    I'm trying furiously to think of a truly difficult corner between Mangawhai and Langs.....there are a couple that you don't fuck with, but difficult..........
    “- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by SPman View Post
    I'm trying furiously to think of a truly difficult corner between Mangawhai and Langs.....there are a couple that you don't fuck with, but difficult..........
    ....or leave your bike in neutral on a slight downhill because that could make changing gears tough once you pick it up eh John?....those damn Mangawhai roads...

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