You add how much to recommended corner speeds?

**betti** · 25th February 2005, 19:07

simple, learn the road, you'll soon know how fast you can take each corner.

**Biff** · 25th February 2005, 20:25

Depends on the corner. There's a corner at the end of my lane here posted as a 50. I'll defy anyone to get around it, and stay in their own lane going anywhere over 60 (I squeeze a 52 ish). I've ridden corners marked 25K faster than this one.

I vote vanishing point, or hookers

**Wolf** · 25th February 2005, 20:48

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

I vote vanishing point, or hookers

OK, I concede defeat, here.

I do not know either term. Thought I'd best look a bit of a dick asking for clarification rather than look a total dick pretending I know what you're talking about.

**R1** · 26th February 2005, 07:48

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

Depends on the corner. There's a corner at the end of my lane here posted as a 50. I'll defy anyone to get around it, and stay in their own lane going anywhere over 60 (I squeeze a 52 ish). I've ridden corners marked 25K faster than this one.

I vote vanishing point, or hookers

I'll have a go.....wouldnt be fair to do it on the R1 tho ....you better give me your bike to try

**Biff** · 26th February 2005, 10:16

Originally Posted by Wolf

OK, I concede defeat, here.

I do not know either term. Thought I'd best look a bit of a dick asking for clarification rather than look a total dick pretending I know what you're talking about.

A wise man once said, "Better look stupid for a minute and ask the question, than not as the question and look stupid for a lifetime".

Vanishing point, an attempt to describe it:
When you look at the road ahead and you see the point at which the edges of the road are coming together (or the road appears to have ended as you can no longer see any road ahead), you're going too fast slow down to take a corner. Slow down. If the edges of the road appear to be opening up (moving further apart) you are not at the optimum speed to take a corner. This doesn't mean you're going too slow though, enter common sense mode here. Chasing the vanishing point is where you're adjusting your speed to ensure the road ahead is neither opening up nor closing. This is what the pro's do.

I claim no responsibility for any damage/injuries caused by attempting this.

Anybody else want to try and explain this better?

Originally Posted by R1AaronKDX

I'll have a go.....wouldnt be fair to do it on the R1 tho ....you better give me your bike to try

As faster a rider as you are than me mate, you'd have far more chance of pulling this corner off at speed on your pocket rocket than my big Bird. But since you were too scared to take a ride on my Bird when I borrowed your R1 recently, I'd say you were too scared of the power of my beast.

**jrandom** · 26th February 2005, 10:19

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

A wise man once said, "Better look stupid for a minute and ask the question, or not as the question and look stupid for a lifetime".

Then again, there are those who look stupid for a minute, and then just carry on that way...

**gsxr750** · 26th February 2005, 10:37

Back to the road signs. I drive a truck and use them (if i don't know the road) as pointers only (like the numbered corners in rally games) and add about 20-40% depending on the load. On the bike I dobble it as a base when entering the corner, and then slow or speed depending on the conditions I'm meet with. once i know the corner I usully go quite a bit faster depending on if theres any thing that worrys me. ie if somone could pull out or if theres likly to be a 4*4 iin the area (always on the worng side in corners)
Nick

**scroter** · 26th February 2005, 10:49

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Yep, but some corners if i am tripiling may only be at 70-80% of my riding ability or at a push 90%... riding at 100% or even 90% is just asking for trouble...

MR and i generally ride together at 80% going hard through the twisties... But we know what we can do from riding on the track, hence our 80% may look like 110% to others...

im with two smoker on this one. everybodys limits are in different places. the trick is to not push them and dont try keeping up with someone if you cant. Also i dont have a problem with anyone trying things out on the road as long as you leave room for error, like seeing all the way round the corner , nothing coming the other way.

**Wolf** · 26th February 2005, 11:19

Originally Posted by jrandom

Then again, there are those who look stupid for a minute, and then just carry on that way...

I highly resemble that

**zooter** · 26th February 2005, 12:17

Hmmm, the road code tells us we should always be able to stop safely in the visible clear road ahead. Failing to adhere to this one is what causes "accidents". That cow in the middle of the road should theoretically be perfectly safe from motorists. Most of us are just plain lucky there aren't more cows on the loose.