Coming up on an unfamiliar turn

[steveindenmark]

We're not talking about speeding. Most turns have big yellow advisory signs giving you a suggested speed for the corner. This speed has to apply to all vehicles and is usually the speed a large truck should take. I can go around a turn on an FZ6 a lot faster and safer than someone in a giant SUV.

If the speed limit is 55 I will go 55, but if the caution sign advises 30mph and I go 40 I am adding about 30% to the advised speed without breaking any laws.

Ah!! That makes more sense.

We don`t have those on this side of the pond.

My rule of stil riding at a speed where you can stop safely still applies though.

Steve

 

[reiobard]

i agree with sportrider in that i will vary my aggressiveness with the visibility of the turn, if i can see al the way through it i will make my own limit, but if i can't then i usually take i at the posted suggestion or a little over until i am familiar with the turn.

I also have to take into account the weather lately, a 30 degree road acts a lot different than an 80 degree (Temperature) road.