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Originally Posted by buster  ... Well as I said I know the ROAD really well but I have no idea what is round the bend on my side of the road, it could be nothing, or it could be the farmer pulling his Silage bowser out of a field. And I know for a fact (farmer) John has been hit three times in the last year alone, he now views it as an occupational hazard and a tractor update programme.
So... out on the road no matter how well you know the road you don't know the traffic! |
This is an excellent point. I'm not a big corner screamer because my bikes and I are usually too big. but I have to agree that you NEVER know a corner.
For me the big kicker was during the summer when some old clunker had a radiator boil-over and dumped a load of anti-freeze on the road.
During the summer there were almost always puddles in the road because of the daily rains. You did your best to avoid them but riding through 'em once in a while was inevitable. You never knew what was in the puddle (though the antifreeze sometimes left a greenish tint on the tarmac). My point is, hit antifreeze in a high speed turn and you're airborne.
I guess I just don't have the cajones to risk it.
B-Rex