LA riders

Arrabbiata1 said:

This is Mulholland right?

I've driven it many times, but never ridden a bike up there. There's a section with really poor adhesion that features in many crash videos - and twice in this, the first guy (on the R1) comes very close to highsiding despite the liberal application of throttle imo. Is this corner renowned? Love the clip at 0:21 with the bike squirming out of the corner. What's the grip in general like on these canyon roads? It's always struck me a fairly dubious with an abundance of deceptive decreasing radius turns - but as I said, I've never attacked them on two wheels.



EDIT: I believe this is known as "The Snake"?

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Motokitty said:

I've seen some riders get stupid after noticing a photographer on South Grade Rd up in Palomar mountain. (He sells those pics on his website.) Ego is such a killer.

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Gaz said:

There are a few roads in Australia with a similar reputation and in most cases it is caused by the ego of a rider who sees a crowd of people and soon finds that their 'ambition outweighed their talent' as they collect themselves from the dust.

There used to be one very specific corner on the old pacific highway where, as helmet cameras became more prevalent and people realised you could make money selling photos back to riders, you would see a bbq setup together with a drinks van, and often 3 - 5 falls on the day.

Have seen same results with photographers at trackdays, National Park, MAcquarie Pass, Jamberoo, you name it where there is a photographer there is a lemming willing to over step the marks and 99 times from 100 it has nothing to do with anything other than the masturbation hand.

Now, the photographers are all over but do not advertise where or when, but they still make money out of the lemmings who want to look good

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Gaz said:

There are a few roads in Australia with a similar reputation and in most cases it is caused by the ego of a rider who sees a crowd of people and soon finds that their 'ambition outweighed their talent' as they collect themselves from the dust.

There used to be one very specific corner on the old pacific highway where, as helmet cameras became more prevalent and people realised you could make money selling photos back to riders, you would see a bbq setup together with a drinks van, and often 3 - 5 falls on the day.

Have seen same results with photographers at trackdays, National Park, MAcquarie Pass, Jamberoo, you name it where there is a photographer there is a lemming willing to over step the marks and 99 times from 100 it has nothing to do with anything other than the masturbation hand.

Now, the photographers are all over but do not advertise where or when, but they still make money out of the lemmings who want to look good

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BarryMachine said:

Bit further up from that OPH road is an aptly named corner ...


Doesnt look bad the day of that vid. But given that its in eucalypt country and ut gets mist the coefficient if friction of the road surface changes humungously and its a lottery as to what speed it is safe.

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Gaz said:

Ah the road to Wollombi

Used to ride that every weekend, well before that corner got it's reputation thanks to the right had masturbation brigade.

The OPH around Mooney Creek was bad for on road leaf litter as well, had a few slides there but if you expect it, you can react better

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Gaz said:

Ah the road to Wollombi

Used to ride that every weekend, well before that corner got it's reputation thanks to the right had masturbation brigade.

The OPH around Mooney Creek was bad for on road leaf litter as well, had a few slides there but if you expect it, you can react better

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BarryMachine said:

Bad vid but its a bad bit of road ....

The "good" bit of Wollombi rd.

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Gaz said:

Have ridden to St Albans that way a few times on both road bikes (many years back on a Yamaha RX125, also done on an SRX250 and started once on a GS500 but turned back due to accident further down) and more recently a few times on vstroms.

Actually last time I rode it (around 7 years back now) heading from the Kulnura end we lost on of the guys off the edge on the early tight left, he just got in to hot but wiped enough speed off and finished a few yards down so we just dragged it all back up, restarted and off we went to the pub.

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Gaz said:

... 99 times from 100 it has nothing to do with anything other than the masturbation hand.

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MadMax said:

They pull the clutch in?

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BarryMachine said:

Tis a fun road ...... have done it on a road bike a few times, but its like steering a dinghy backwards in a fast shifting current

And the fairing all loosem up.

Most fun .... Husaberg 570

My place is right where it first begins to open up as paddocks at the valley floor.

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