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martine wrote:Some of the roads are clearly single-track and some with high hedges and are very twisty & hilly - personally I think I handle these fairly well: 2nd gear (or even 1st up hill), really slow until the view opens and with a tight right-hander, even slower.

waremark wrote:Why slower for the tight right-hander? I am probably being stupid, but I think I go slower for tight left-handers (in the UK) because the view is shorter from the inside of the bend. And yes I do use the horn on tight left-handers.

martine wrote:

waremark wrote:Why slower for the tight right-hander? I am probably being stupid, but I think I go slower for tight left-handers (in the UK) because the view is shorter from the inside of the bend. And yes I do use the horn on tight left-handers.

Errr...with a tight right-hander, I'm up against the right-hand hedge (single track remember), I can't see much beyond the bonnet around the bend, with a tight left-hander I am looking across the bend and can see slightly further ahead - can't I?