Your nemesis corner?

**Sully60** · 31st July 2008, 09:05

Alright we probably all have that one corner that we just don't like.

You might have crashed on this corner or had a scary moment. You might have never felt like you've got it right or worse still you've been carved up by an old geezer on a GN250 with a Pro helmet and yellow PVC wet weather gear

Where ever it may be (road, track, dirt) tell us of your nemesis corner and tell us why you don't like it, you never know someone might have had the same experience and may be able to help you out.

Mine doesn't exsist anymore, the old hairpin at Centennial Park Taupo

I think I got this corner right twice on the whole three seasons I raced there and I definately crashed there three times, all for the same reason. It was just so enticing to get on the gas, hard, early to beat the racer next to you to the right hander. This always ended in scuffed leathers and a bent gear lever and on one occasion a stalled YZ426F that didn't start for the remainder of the race

So share your experience and tell us all what is you nemesis corner!

**nodrog:Me** · 31st July 2008, 09:14

the corner of the garage wall at DMNTD's old house in whangarei is my nemithingy. somehow it managed to bend the rules of physics and gravity and cause me to jump his street magic onto the back of his 1 week old ZX10, fortunatly it managed to bend the laws of the inevitable and i avoided a smack in the head.

**Gubb** · 31st July 2008, 09:18

My driveway.

It's claimed 4 bikes so far.

**FROSTY:Me** · 31st July 2008, 09:19

Not so much nemisis but over the years some corners have just sat there screaming at me. "YOU CAN'T BEAT ME"
Jennian at Pukie was the first.-a right hand corner that you can't see around Knowing full well that others go in there flat out with no problems Yet Im at half throttle filling my pants wondering how the heck they can do it.
But when I FINALLY got it right it felt really realy good

**MSTRS:Me** · 31st July 2008, 09:22

Only corner that saw me off was on the back road Paraparaumu towards McKays crossing. Shit brakes and a pillion = ooops.
These days I haven't found a corner that scares me (I'm old and slow...) but I definitely don't like any corner that rolls off-camber from the apex on. There is one like this on HW50 heading north, the first lefthander after the brow of the hill where the scenery opens out to the whole Bay area.

**Number One** · 31st July 2008, 09:25

Rimutaka Hill road. Last passing lane on the Southside going up to the top. Right hand corner up a kink and rise.

Spun the car out on it and had my first and only bin on a bike on it too.

It's a great corner and it feels cool to do BUT I'm useless at it!

**DarkLord** · 31st July 2008, 09:27

There's one out on SH 22 for me.... not sure where exactly but when you are heading south it's a 35 right hand corner except the road also dips down, so I find myself trying to go round a tight corner which often has gravel on the road while going downhill as well....most of the other corners on SH 22 are fine for me but this one always catches me, I usually end up nana-ing it around it at 20 k's in second gear just to make sure I get round the blasted thing.....

**Dakara** · 31st July 2008, 09:28

The first righthander on the series of downhill twisties heading into Kawakawa bay... Downhill off-camber and tightening mid corner. Haven't binned, it just seems to always catch me slightly too fast.

My Bin however, on the the Coro, was my first time there so can't really call it a "Nemesis"

**Sully60** · 31st July 2008, 09:36

Originally Posted by nodrog

the corner of the garage wall at DMNTD's old house in whangarei

Hmmmm, do those sorts of corners count?

**nodrog:Me** · 31st July 2008, 09:39

Originally Posted by Sully60

Hmmmm, do those sorts of corners count?

LOL, i was straight as a die officer, the 50cc of raw power got away on me.

**skelstar** · 31st July 2008, 09:40

Rimutakas, last left-hander before the top, Feathers-side (aiee)... crashed on it. Reason: no idea.

Rimutakas, left-hander approaching the 2nd to last passing lane, Feathers-side, uphill and downhill. Crashed on it. Reason: wind is a bitch there, comes up inside you and stands the bike up, forcing you to run straight.

**Number One** · 31st July 2008, 09:44

Farken wind!!!!

**ManDownUnder** · 31st July 2008, 09:51

Yeah - right here. A nice easy uphill right hander, brilliant fun - shocks preloaded, more than enough traction to really fang it around the corner...

... till I saw the concrete truck angle parked, pouring a new footpath... and right in my path.

ummm...

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**boomer** · 31st July 2008, 09:55

Originally Posted by nodrog

the corner of the garage wall at DMNTD's old house in whangarei is my nemithingy. somehow it managed to bend the rules of physics and gravity and cause me to jump his street magic onto the back of his 1 week old ZX10, fortunatly it managed to bend the laws of the inevitable and i avoided a smack in the head.

bwahahhahahaahahahah don't ya hate Biology Au !!