AlienZed wrote:Ha ha, bet you can do that road blindfold now, good stuff, we had a run round the yorshire moors today, as the forcast was sunny int east,
Helmsley , to stokesley , great ayton, down to hutton le hole, rosedale abbey an back home int dark down A1 ,
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Love it - absolutely love it
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We could have come and done the Helmsley TT
buzyg wrote:![Thumbs Up :thumbsup:](./images/smilies/smilie_thumbsup.gif)
All way a joy to see some one has been enjoying their Zed.
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Do like to post up what we've been up to - definitely enjoy it
John002 wrote:4th pic down, I'm never confident blasting around that bend.
Do you think you are fast now in the car or quicker on the bike back in the day?
I'm thinking car feels faster???
(....safe fast of course)
Safe fast definitely
That's a tight bend that appears to tighten and having no sight line, difficult to assess - doesn't matter how many times you take it, it takes nerve to hold a steady throttle. Got to keep in mind bikes when coming the other way, as they can run a little wide on this (and other) bends, so never 100%.
Interesting question about which is faster - I've followed bikes down this section and been held up by them braking for all the bends much earlier than you can in the Zed - and been left for dead by bikes on the way up. I used to love this road on the bike as well but much preferred attacking it uphill than downhill. (I was always amazed at some of the speeds the bikers hit heading down - bigger kahoonas than me!). Nothing comes close to a big bike for acceleration but I love the Zed on this road.
mr wilks wrote:
Always enjoy catching up on your roadtrips Paul but this part had me chuckling
Not sure winter tyres were ever designed so folks could still hoon 12 months a year
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they are more so you can get from A - B in all condition's but not necessarily at 75mph into wet bends
As you say , if you don't need to use the Z in adverse weather then probably better on decent new summers
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You're right, thought they might be more useful in lower temperatures but you live and learn
Porthoz4 wrote:As Paul has already said great run out today, I new I was on a winner with my suggestion of Hartside . He wanted to go down and back up a third time an absolute glutton for punishment
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Roll on next week !
Great run out indeed - you've definitely got to grips with your new Zed Dave
Toe-side wrote:And here was I twiddling my thumbs looking for a run out! Dang!
Damn - though we were only out for 3 hours . . .
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