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.
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.