the sh16 speed bump

[jonbuoy]

Nah I don't have an axe to grind as such. Its a subject that does get my back up after a spill I took a while ago. Its very nice?? of the authorites to spend some of the massive amounts of tax we pay on making roads??

Roads wear out and shit happens but some things are just plain careless bordering on negligent.

[Ixion]

My axe was literal not figurative. I don't need it any more

[Bonez]

Prolly why they bleat so much about the condition of the roads ?

Now now

[Zed]

Not sure of the bump you're referring to on SH16, but I clocked up over 800kms this weekend and rode over several bumpy patches that caught me unawares because i didn't know the particular road, thankfully none of them catapulted me in the air or gave me a bad tankslapper. I find that the more familiar I am with a road the more enjoyable it becomes, and less dangerous too cos you remember where the trouble spots are and can prepare for them in advance.

Look at it this way, next time you go down SH16 you'll know to slow down before that specific bump!

[Ixion]

.. I find that the more familiar I am with a road the more enjoyable it becomes, and less dangerous too cos you remember where the trouble spots are and can prepare for them in advance.

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I find the opposite. The more familiar the road, the less enjoyable. Once you know the road it becomes boring, I seek out new roads and trying to avoid riding the same ones too frequently.

[Zed]

I find the opposite. The more familiar the road, the less enjoyable. Once you know the road it becomes boring, I seek out new roads and trying to avoid riding the same ones too frequently.

Lol, but being a self-professing cloud shagging nana, you are the exception to the general rule!

The reason a good road like SH16, SH22, and Coro Loop becomes more enjoyable as you get to know it better is because you can ride it FASTER...so yeah, i understand why you find the opposite Ixion.

[Two Smoker]

I find the opposite. The more familiar the road, the less enjoyable. Once you know the road it becomes boring, I seek out new roads and trying to avoid riding the same ones too frequently.

Ride the track alot... and you find all roads boring....

[Motu]

I have a little rule - everytime I ride,I ride at least one road I've never been down before.Lucky I don't get out much eh?

[Ixion]

Lol, but being a self-professing cloud shagging nana, you are the exception to the general rule!

The reason a good road like SH16, SH22, and Coro Loop becomes more enjoyable as you get to know it better is because you can ride it FASTER...so yeah, i understand why you find the opposite Ixion.

Very probably. I am the exception to all rules, including this one. And I suspect that boredom is part , at least, of the reason that sprotsbikers are obsessed with speed.

Whereas I treat each ride as an adventure - a passage through one of those "magic casements that open upon the seas of faery lands forlorn."

Why on earth would I want to ride a road faster? If it is a good road it will have much that is to savoured. Sights, sounds, vistas. Beasts of field and hedge, the gentle play of light and shade upon the road, the sound and flight of birds , the movement of trees , the burble of shallow water, the bass unulation of deep water, the fulsome grace of the bike upon the road. All lost if your only objective is to bolt down the road as fast as possible. The faster you ride the less you experience.

[Motu]

Whereas I treat each ride as an adventure - a passage through one of those "magic casements that open upon the seas of faery lands forlorn."

Why on earth would I want to ride a road faster? If it is a good road it will have much that is to savoured. Sights, sounds, vistas. Beasts of field and hedge, the gentle play of light and shade upon the road, the sound and flight of birds , the movement of trees , the burble of shallow water, the bass unulation of deep water, the fulsome grace of the bike upon the road. All lost if your only objective is to bolt down the road as fast as possible. The faster you ride the less you experience.

Thank you - that is the ride I ride.

[dawnrazor]

Well good to know its not just me then, cheers.

For the record I wasn't moaning about the road conditions, only wanting to know if it gave other folks the same treatment.

The best way to find out these things is by asking after all.

But thanks to all the people who decided to take something completely different out of it, your input is as always much appreciated.

[cowboyz]

Its more of a small ramp than a bump, I'm surprised that they don't have an uneven surface sign up.

And yup I for one will be complaining about road surfaces till farmers stop spraying shit on them, roadworkers stop leaving loose seal or even worse that powdery sandy shit they put on top of sticky tar that you can't see. Why should we just deal with it - its fucking dangerous and not in an exciting way when the front slides on you. I've said this before buts its not just speed, drink driving and poor judgments that cause crashes. Slack road surfacing is in there somewhere. How many bikers have been injured through poor seal repairs?

judging by your avatar you dont use the road surface do you?

nice BTW.

[Edbear]

But thanks to all the people who decided to take something completely different out of it, your input is as always much appreciated.

That's normal for this forum isn't it? It never ceases to amuse and entertain, how many different interpretations and responses you can get! It's what makes this such a fun forum!
Ixion, I didn't know you were such a poet?

[Lou Girardin]

That'll teach you to use cage roads. Next time go up Old North Rd - it's got corners, lot's of 'em.
Or you could buy a Harley.

[jonbuoy]

judging by your avatar you dont use the road surface do you?

nice BTW.

Ha I wish I could ride like that - just a cool pic I thought. If I had half that guys talent I would be a happy man.

Yup each to their own style of riding, some cruise some don't. Were all on the same team in my book.