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Question about bad roads with lots of twisties

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I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the new riders section but I'll ask anyway.

I just started riding this spring and I live in Bolton/caledon. As I'm sure you know, there are more than plenty of fun roads to ride around here. The only problem is that after this terrible winter a lot of them are in need of repair.

I was riding down Humber station road, just south of castleserg sideroad and all of a sudden in the middle of a lean I hit an area with more cold patch than asphalt. Bumpy as hell! My reaction was to let off the throttle, straighten out through those patches, and lean again when the road seemed "safe" again. Immediately after, all I could think was "I'm pretty sure I did that wrong". I would have taken the turn slower if I had known how bad it was before entering the curve.

My question is: what is the best way to approach these situations? As I'm sure I'll come across more in the near future.
 
If you're planning to take a twisty section fast, take a caution trip through the section first to look for hazards.

If you're already committed into the turn, read the "braking" sticky here to learn about how you can brake your way out of situations like that.

...unless you're like a lot of us that hit a patch of sand/gravel. Usually the bike will dip down then back up (hold a steady throttle) when you lose traction. In the case of sand/gravel, it'll dip down, hit the floor, and not come back up =(
 
There's some amazing roads near me (Kingston) that are in **** shape. Just means going that little bit slower that's all. Unless people want to club together and hire a street sweeper thing.
 
flood the mayor's office with emails stating the road and exact spots that are a liability and this is their written notice making them aware of the danger they are responsible for removing.
 
-D- said:
flood the mayor's office with emails stating the road and exact spots that are a liability and this is their written notice making them aware of the danger they are responsible for removing.
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I did that, pothole is still in front of my local hospital since last summer :)
 
Hope this makes sense. Take a late apex. That allows you to see around the corner as well as diving to the inside if there's a car or some other kind of jackwagon obstructing free flow. If there's a surface issue, standing the bike up won't put you into the oncoming traffic using the late apex.
 
Has it occured to you to slow down lol.. unless you know the road really really well. You'll get burned eventually, especially gravel!
 
油井緋色;2191013 said:
If you're planning to take a twisty section fast, take a caution trip through the section first to look for hazards.
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Best way right here. I could do hockley road sleeping and I still go across it one way making sure all is good before I come back a little quicker. Same with river road to the north and that's mostly because of corners covered in cap after any rainfall
 
jcbarnar said:
Has it occured to you to slow down lol.. unless you know the road really really well. You'll get burned eventually, especially gravel!
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It did occur why no one mentioned before, speed is fun on a car but a complete differant ball of wax with 2 wheels....
 
Thanks for the input. I don't take turns very fast at all, still building confidence. You all have some very good points, especially taking a late apex. I'm going to try to start doing that.

I just wasn't sure if straightening out a bit to slow down during a curve is "proper". It's not necessarily just bad roads that I was asking about, just any general surprise (even down branches or carcasses).
 
Going south on Humber Station, if I remember correctly, that really 'good' curve is a slightly decreasing radius with a negative bank. As others have said, take it easy until you know the road better, and can predict the hazards better. And get more familiar with how your bike handles so you will 'know' what it will do in those situations when things start to go south. I usually prefer that road, going north bound. Taking that curve as a left hander gives you more visibility up along the road, to see if any of the locals happen to be on the wrong side of the road going into the turn.
 
Definitely take your time.

Also, you will be surprised as what your bike can manage over different surfaces. Most times you just need to keep your cool and not over react.




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-D- said:
flood the mayor's office with emails stating the road and exact spots that are a liability and this is their written notice making them aware of the danger they are responsible for removing.
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yeah, like that works. Realty is we had the coldest winter ever, and all the roads are in rough shape, they simply don't have the labor to do it all.

Most of the GTA golf courses lost all the grass -never happened in >100 years.
 
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