Twisties

[Pandy]

Interstate to..

Well for us it's sometimes the slab enroute to the twisties. We tend to mix it up some. Whilst in Missouri last summer I let my brother in law lead on US 63 enroute from Moberly to Cowtown, now on the way back, quite a different story. Did I mention he rides an HD Ultra? Actually, it's usually a more efficient use of time to take the slab going up, two lanes and twisties on return. Works out that way for us going and coming to Tennessee for example. And for us, 13,700 virtually trouble free miles since March 1.

WOOT
Patrick

 

[ulflyer]

I'll take the Sweepers also

I agree with Dudley. A group of us meet once a week for breakfast and some go on a ride afterwards, often making a day of it, which is generally too much for me. We have a loose group so when one wants to peel off and head home or in another direction no one minds. Just a toot and wave.

Riding with the group from central NC up to the foothills near the Blue Ridge gets into some pretty tight twists and frankly it wears this ole coot out after a coule hours of it. The Blue Ridge is another matter; theres not many tight turns and stretches where one can even set the cruise at 45. The Skyline is even milder.

 

[Desert Spyder]

Saturday my wife said I drove like an old lady while on the Angeles Crest Highway. I love tackling any situation but to be too aggressive could turn a situation into a problem. If it means I drag behind the others, so be it. I will be alive when I come out the other side. Twisties are cool though. Figuring outnthe perfect line and driving with grace, like a seasoned ryder turns me on. On the other hand you can get pretty zoned out checking out the scenery on a deserted superslab. To everything, there is a season. Ryde your own ryde Dudley. Joy and I would like to join you and Jen sometime.

 

[cjackg]

"I'll be 70 next birthday, but I live for the twisties, and the tighter the better! I find the superslab a boring chore and seek out the winding backroads where ever I can. "

That includes me because I will also be 70 on my next birthday, and I avoid Interstates any time I can, and seek out the best of the twisties any time I ride. I am not a highly aggressive rider but I sure do enjoy things more on the twisties. I can leave my house in SE Tenn and end up a lot of places never leaving 2-lane roads so I feel very fortunate.
The Spyder is a great machine on either type of roads but battling the traffic, semis, and crazies on the Interstate is not my idea of fun!

 

[Blue Star]

Saturday my wife said I drove like an old lady while on the Angeles Crest Highway. I love tackling any situation but to be too aggressive could turn a situation into a problem. If it means I drag behind the others, so be it. I will be alive when I come out the other side. Twisties are cool though. Figuring outnthe perfect line and driving with grace, like a seasoned ryder turns me on. On the other hand you can get pretty zoned out checking out the scenery on a deserted superslab. To everything, there is a season. Ryde your own ryde Dudley. Joy and I would like to join you and Jen sometime.

"an old lady"? What does that make me, as I had a hard time keeping up to you? I know what you mean though about a situation turning into a problem. On a left curve I had a H-D tourer cross over the double yellow line right into me. Had I not been able to swerve to the right, or was hugging the line it would have been over for me.

 

[Dudley]

Have you had much trouble with yours over 13,200 miles

Nothing that I can complain about:
1. The rear air bag needed the kit to prevent excessive air leak.
2. The front finder brace on both the left and right fenders broke.
3. Both O2 sensors went out at once.
4. Both left and right ball joints had to be replaced.

All work was warranted, so all is good. The air bag kit and the O2 sensors were the only causes of extended down time. So I just took that as it was meant to be and all went well.

 

[Desert Spyder]

"an old lady"? What does that make me, as I had a hard time keeping up to you? I know what you mean though about a situation turning into a problem. On a left curve I had a H-D tourer cross over the double yellow line right into me. Had I not been able to swerve to the right, or was hugging the line it would have been over for me.

Ah come on Bob, are you gonna let a RT going two-up do ya in? I'm not as aggressive or experienced as Kathy. And the RS rules the twisties. I do my share of crossing over the line but only when it is safe to do so otherwise I slow down, like an old lady.

I tend to lean my body into the turn, a lot sometimes. Joy says other people don't do it. I bet they are and I bet the plus sized people do it more than the normys.

Here's a question: I find it's "harder" to drive a twisty downhill rather than uphill. But I'll be doing the same speed both ways. Anybody else share this? And I tend to favor the left hand turn over the right even though I'm right handed. Why is that?

 

[SpyderDon]

The group I ryde with goes out of our way to stay off interstate highways. We agree that any back road is better than any interstate, of course we're all "middle aged", whatever that is, start early enouth that we don't need to rush to get anywhere and stop often enough that any ryde is comfortable. We don't try to break any land speed records but we're usually just a tad over the posted speed.

When I'm alone I really like the twisties more than straight roads, it amazes me how much faster I'm able to take curves now than a year ago when the RT was new.

Bottom line, ryde your ryde, do your thing. That's the beauty of different....

 

[rnet]

This is all West of Kingston by about 45 minutes... IF... you took Route 28 West from Kingston to Margaretville, you could head South on 30... Take 206 to Downsville, Walton and then over to Route 8 which would then put you on 88 heading toward Albany... :thumbup:
Oh Shoot! From Syracuse... look for where you could pick up 8 South... Take it South to Rte 206... East to Walton, Downsville, then pick up 30 out to 28 and you're in Kingston!pps: Sorry... I was think Albany to Kingston!

I was on 28-30-23 last saturday to check out the flood damage. The town of Prattsville was about wiped off the map, just incredible damage and I though it was bad by me.

 

[Bob Denman]

They're all hurting pretty bad up through there... nojoke

 

[Blue Star]

Ah come on Bob, are you gonna let a RT going two-up do ya in? I'm not as aggressive or experienced as Kathy. And the RS rules the twisties. I do my share of crossing over the line but only when it is safe to do so otherwise I slow down, like an old lady.

I tend to lean my body into the turn, a lot sometimes. Joy says other people don't do it. I bet they are and I bet the plus sized people do it more than the normys.

Here's a question: I find it's "harder" to drive a twisty downhill rather than uphill. But I'll be doing the same speed both ways. Anybody else share this? And I tend to favor the left hand turn over the right even though I'm right handed. Why is that?

No my RS will beat your RT, but you have been ryding longer than I have. Thus you will do better on the twisties. :agree: I am like you, I like the left turns better, and do seem to do better uphill. Still waiting for you to accept that race (level ground) you keep talking about

 

[arntufun]

Bob,

If I'm taking the thru-way from Syracuse to Kingston, is there an exit that would get me to where you mentioned?

Wyliec, it just so happens that I live 30 seconds from both the thruway and Rt 30 (exit 27). :thumbup: When are you coming through ???

 

[DocRags]

I too will take the sweepers over the twisties.

:agree::agree: (although the twisties are ​fun for a change of pace). Those of us that live in flat Florida like occasional twisties to liven things up.

 

[wyliec]

Wyliec, it just so happens that I live 30 seconds from both the thruway and Rt 30 (exit 27). :thumbup: When are you coming through ???

The trip tomorrow will be in a car. I'm visiting my daughter in Kingston.

 

[Desert Spyder]

No my RS will beat your RT, but you have been ryding longer than I have. Thus you will do better on the twisties. :agree: I am like you, I like the left turns better, and do seem to do better uphill. Still waiting for you to accept that race (level ground) you keep talking about

You're on sucka, lol

 

[Campverdefela]

I'll be 70 next birthday, but I live for the twisties, and the tighter the better! I find the superslab a boring chore and seek out the winding backroads where ever I can. That's why I have only a one inch riser on my ryde and I use a stock seat, the better to butt shift with. I feel the best mods done to my ryde were the stiffer swaybar, springs and shocks. BTW, I'm happy to ryde all day with this configuration and you won't hear me snivel about "comfort" because I won't give up the friskiness of my old GS to get it. I feel the misplaced bikers who yearn to "lean" haven't learned to appreciate pushing a properly set up Spyder hard thru the corners. I'ts a unique sensation, in my view.

:bowdown:

 

[dancogan]

I view sweepers as great fun, and twisties as a challenge. In twisties I enjoy trying to be as smooth as possible, entering each turn at the right speed that lets me accelerate as I come through the turn. But there's not much chance to enjoy the view in twisties.