LADIES: Do you live for twisties or struggle with them?

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Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:47 pm

Wow! that is curvy alright.

#22 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:13 pm

Just one of many twisty roads around here, This one goes from near sea level to 3,356 ft in a very short time. This is a road to one of our three local ski hills , all within 1/2 hour of the city. The yellow line roughly follows the road up Mt Seymour... Lots of room to "Stretch your legs between turns.

Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:16 pm

Cypress is good, too.

Kim · #24 Unread post by **Kim** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:04 am

Some of the curvy roads can still be challenging for me but I feel like I'm getting better with every ride.

Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:55 pm

I'm getting better at twisty roads, too, but one road I have ridden several times still presents a big challenge to me.
I haven't quite figred out why it cause me a problem.

VermilionX · Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:12 pm

blues2cruise wrote:I'm getting better at twisty roads, too, but one road I have ridden several times still presents a big challenge to me.
I haven't quite figred out why it cause me a problem.

what kind of turn is it?

off-camber? decreasing radius?

those 2 types are the harder ones.

and a corner could be even both off-camber and decreasing radius. plus you can add to that being blind and downhill, and it's one complicated turn right there.

Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:39 pm

It may be off camber but it also very steep downhill with a big drop at the side of it. I'm going to go ride it alone one day so that I can ride it a few times to figure it out.

Candy750 · #28 Unread post by **Candy750** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:41 am

Am I dreaming - or is this so??

You can lean through curves -

You can flatten curves -

I think I do both - but that Tennessee twister would be too much for me yet!!

My hubby complains I don't lean when I flaten. I can only flatten some of the wider ones. I do lean on the tight ones. I have ridden some pretty twisty mountain roads both up and downhill, and I have never touched the yellow line. Sight wise, I od pretty ok, I think I am still to scared to lean wayyy over.

I read a post about going out and scraping the footpegs to get that feeling. Gasp! I think I have, but barely, and only getting through a turn in an intersection befroe the light turns red... Who has scraped theirs??

I think the pic VeniceLady (SP) has ia the Aero 750 like mine...

#29 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:54 am

Candy750 wrote:I think the pic Vanislelady (as in, Vancouver Island lady) has ia the Aero 750 like mine...

Hmmm... is this your baby???

If so, here's a little something you can use as an avatar until you get one you like better....

Doug

Candy750 · #30 Unread post by **Candy750** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:43 am

WOW! I guess I never got back to the thread! YES! That's my baby!!!

Thank you!