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Favorite Corners

My thoughts turned a different direction with this title, "Favorite Corners"
My time on bicycles, wandering out into Suisun Valley, to Rockville Corners, on a bit further, Mankas Corners,
then motos hit, faster, and more & more corners,
Thompsons Corners, waisted days & waisted nites, so much my drinkin' history there.
Moskowite Corners aka, (Posers)
All the way out to Four Corners, bigger scale, not blocks, but states, , ,
 
SFMCjohn said:
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my fav turn when I was a club racer was Turn 8 at Willow Springs, cuz on my 30 hp race bike, I could hold it wfo when I was doing it right, which I only sometimes had the guts to do. :facepalm
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Turn 8 is no joke for sure. Takes a while to feel the juice to really cut it loose. Doing it in the dark.. way crazy fun..! Fun?? :laughing
 
Dr_SLO said:
I ride several roads very frequently. Over time I've developed a fondness for certain corners. There are some that I absolutely adore. I get a little disappointed when I can't go through a particular corner if there's traffic impeding my flow. Anyone have a favorite corner(s)?
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The Panoramic Hwy has some really instructive corners. I may have ridden it from the Alpine Club to Stinson 1000s of times since 1967, and it continues to teach me.

Stage Road is another example of a Teaching Road, even it's notorious blind spots will keep you honest.
 
bikeama said:
All of Monitor Pass, East to West. Tight turns going up. Smooth sweepers after the top. Finish with fun downhill medium sweepers to Hwy 4.

Hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass. The uphill hair pins leading to the jump.
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Ebbetts will punish the arrogant. Love it.
 
ctwo said:
Usually when someone is in front like this, I'll drop back several miles earlier so I can hit this with a grin.

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I do the same thing; slow wayyy down for awhile to free up some elbow room for the fun bit:ride
 
It's impossible to get more than about 1-2 minutes of clear road, even then..... :(
 
Holeshot said:
It's impossible to get more than about 1-2 minutes of clear road, even then..... :(
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Would you believe, yesterday on Skaggs, coming from Stewart's Point, 1 car..
The entire way going East.
And not until the end and turning left to go to the lookout.

Paradise.

Mark
 
All the replies are very interesting. I was going for just specific corners. For me, a favorite corner is a mixture of things: unpredictable, rewarding, exciting. For me, those attributes embody motorcycling. You need to read the road ahead to understand its limitations and the corner needs complexity to get it 'right'. Combined, that provides a level of excitement that others corners don't give. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of exciting roads with all the corners but I have a few corners I always look forward to.
 
The snek on Mulholland is kinda famous for weeding out dumb.
Just NW of the Rock Store. Made a point of tagging this location last I was down there.

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Dr_SLO said:
I was going for just specific corners.
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The sign I posted, and there may be enough clues to figure out where it is, a marvelous stretch of twists probably less than a mile long, with steep banking transitions that give a true roller coaster ride feel. It's a tough set of curves to go fast on, especially on the down side.
 
i'll always remember the time i was at the rock store when a pagani went by. i was riding my ninja 250. i also have a pic from the rock store with me on my sv650 :ride
 
The flippy-flops after the giant rock on 35 just north of 9.

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Okay, despite my reticence to pick a favorite child, I'll play. A couple of conditions. First, because of the way I ride, I tend to favor combinations of corners rather than individual corners because my favorite part is the transitions from corner to corner, where line selection and pace are critical for getting it right. I love that stuff. I picked this one because it's frequently on my mind.

It's this segment of Hwy 128 between Cloverdale and Yorkville. Not all of it, the part on the hill. And if you've ridden with me before you won't be surprised to learn that I favor it going east to west, meaning downhill. Oh, it's great uphill too, but I love the buzz of dealing with the complexity of multiple corners on a downhill run. It's not always easy to get a clean run without traffic, and it takes a motor with some snap to pull off an overtake between corners, but when you get a clear run it's just sublime.

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