Suzuki GS500 vs Mt Barney Twisties, Mt Lindesay H'way, Riding The Pace

Shot from on board a Suzuki GS500 while riding along the My Lindesay Highway from Rathdowney to Woodenbong - while on a trip to Tooloom Falls. My riding buddies were on a Vstrom 650 and Yamaha XVS 1100. I was leading for three quarters of the twisties run, Riding The Pace which my riding buddies commented on as Smooth and noticing that I never used my brakes. I waved them through after the tight twisties which is why you suddenly see a bike in front.

On the return trip we rode through a torrential downpour. Same road, but bucketing down. We got drenched. But thoroughly enjoyed it!

I've put a Video Response to this. Same road heading in the other direction on a different day. See it below it go to this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IBa054AoY4

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Suzuki
• GS500
• K9
• Vstrom
• 650
• Yamaha
• XVS1100
• Mt
• Barney
• Rathdowney
• Woodenbong
• Tooloom
• Falls
• Urbenville
• Pace
• Riding
• Twisties

[gerzod]

Great vid, can i ask how you mounted your camera to t he bike. quality seems excellent for what seems to be a bike mounted camera.

[michaelrossonline]

@gerzod I mounted the GoPro using the suction mount and stuck on top of the tank. Strangely, if I look at the camera is appears to bounce around but the footage doesn't show it. I think partly due to GoPro's inbuilt image stabilizer and partly due to the wide angle lens which nullifies bumps and straightens out tight curves.

[ColtonKuhn1]

super relaxing id imagine

[michaelrossonline]

@ColtonKuhn1 It is certainly nothing like riding the fine line between making the corner and not cause you didn't start braking soon enough. So there is less "oh geeze" involved. But it does require you to concentrate to read the road better so you can make the correct gear changes - pace riding, that is.

This road in general. Yeah, you can hit it hard or pace ride it which still requires concentration but is, as you said, somewhat relaxing while still being challenging & enjoying the scenery,

[ColtonKuhn1]

@michaelrossonline well i find that riding fast is relaxing and the feeling of knowing that you are making that corner perfectly in itself is relaxing. i have never gone sport bike fast because i ride a honda rebel 450 but they are light bikes and still very good in corners. when i ride the local twisties for a relaxing ride i dont look at the scenery i look to ride at a brisk pace but not to fast but everybody relaxes there own way i guess.

[michaelrossonline]

@ColtonKuhn1 You can ride fast enough to have the Option of looking (glancing) at scenery - or - sport bike fast where you get tunnel vision and don't, or can't, notice anything other than the road in front otherwise you'll come undone.

Pace riding, even fast pace riding, is relaxing. Sport bike fast, like on my Honda 919, can be fatiguing. Enjoyable yes, but more fatiguing, mentally and physically. But when you know a road like the back of your hand, ah, then it's all sweet :)

[ColtonKuhn1]

@michaelrossonline indeed ive been going on joyriding trips with people these last few days and have put 200 miles on my bike and its 30 degrees here haha my buddy who has a sport bike led because he was showing me a windy road i kept up with him pretty well. we were not going to fast because there was frost in the shade . was a nice ride though

[snooter28]

@michaelrossonline Yeah. Occasionally I get my days where I scream through a few turns and get it out of my system, but it's always after riding through it a couple time and checking the road conditons, and it's always in well lit, dry, and corners i can see through.. Otherwise. I ride exactly like you..

[michaelrossonline]

@snooter28 Thank you. I get more enjoyment out of pace riding than screaming up to a corner, slamming on the breaks then diving in hard to make the bend. In this one I was in 4th gear most of the time, while riding this stretch on my GS500 Meetup video I was in 3rd for most of it. Some of the corners are just too sharp and slow for 5th or 6th gear. I find this style of riding makes you a better judge of the road as well. Love it!

[snooter28]

Great riding! This is exactly how i ride.. I get mine into 5th and 6th then cruise.. no brakes.. no hard acceleration. Just a nice smooth ride..