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Anyone know any good kneedown roundabouts in cornwall? I had been trying it around the St Austell junction on the A30, but some ass has spilt sand all round it

who are you ?

My experience of that roundabout is that you'd be insane to use that as a "knee-down" location - one of the busiest roundabouts in the area, constant tourist/bus traffic 'cos of Eden, and a regular police presence




By the way, it's generally considered polite to go to the "Please introduce yourself" section first ...... viewforum.php?f=46

Hello chap,ignore the two miserys above

St austell is too busy to try it on any of the local roundabouts,I'm not 100% sure which one your trying it on as there's sand on most of them these days !!

Get on your bike and pop over towards st columb,that was always the favourite roundabout to try it on but be careful as it the surface has started to rip up this year which aint ideal. Plenty of nice roundabouts along that fraddon to winnards perch run to try just do it late of a evening when the traffics quiet

What ya riding,will keep a eye out for you ?

Save the money of the inevitable accident and go ona track day, it's easier, safer and cheaper.

Hi, sorry for not introducing myself my name's Kevin, i live in St Austell and i ride a black Hornet 600.

I go to uni in sheffield and theres some weeell nice roundabouts up there for scratching round, but havent done it since falling off a few months ago

thanks deej, il definatley have a look round st coloumb next time im out

yay!!! another hornet owner me and smiler both have hornets too!! im only in camelford so if you fancy meeting up let me know!

also if your not already get yourself on http://www.hondahornet.co.uk and join that forum! smiler will only bug you to join otherwise

Oo cool, I havent met anyone in cornwall with hornets yea itd be great to go out for a ride sometime. Whereabouts do you usually go to for a ride?

I think i made an account on hondahornet.co.uk but haven't been on it for like a year, I'll have to figure out my username and pass when ive got some free time.. im at work atm so im not reeeally supposed to be on here talking about bikes haha

tut tut!! only passed my test 4 months ago so just been sticking localish routes apart from when i done the friendly rode out on here and one of the womens only ones!

am up for venturing further down south cornwall but dont know the roads so well so dont famcy getting lost! well i think me and you are the only 2 on the nest i know a couple of guys who've got them but they dont seem to venture out on them much

Mini_Beth wrote:smiler will only bug you to join otherwise

Would I...?

Cooool, i only passed the bike test about a year and a half ago, so im supposed to still have my restrictors in ;) ..i have to ride up and down to sheffield for uni though so im kinda used to getting lost haha.

Have you been to any tackdays on your hornet yet? I went to one at oulton, but got told i need to have the full license for it soo another 6 months for me.

try any circuit thats not motorsportvision owned and you'll be fine, donington,pembrey,silverstone etc dont check especially if you dont tell them

ooo thanks deej, thats good to know! i was absolutley gutted when i got there and then got turned away.. it was a bit of a mission to get my money back too

Any recommendations for a first trackday? Ive heard Oulton's not so good new riders

someone simple to learn like mallory park or pembrey, even the new silverstone stowe circuit

if you can wait long enough theres a swb day at llandow next june aimed solely at the novice

Mini_Beth wrote:tut tut!! only passed my test 4 months ago so just been sticking localish routes apart from when i done the friendly rode out on here and one of the womens only ones!

am up for venturing further down south cornwall but dont know the roads so well so dont famcy getting lost! well i think me and you are the only 2 on the nest i know a couple of guys who've got them but they dont seem to venture out on them much

Beth
when i was your age going out and gettiung lost was the way to get too know the area
get out and ride destination unknown, I went out too post a parcel at the post office 6 miles away last year ended up in minehead then on a tour of exmoor