Sharp downhill turn on appleby line

[mxs]

Similar stuff, maybe the Appleby is a bit bumpier .... take it easy the first time around and you will be fine

[Dinh250R]

Is this turn easier/harder than the double hair pin at Forks?

I think it's harder. The roads at the Forks are also cleaner and more open.

[STARSHIP]

This corner was a surprise to me on my first encounter. Just riding along one early fall Sunday morning on my former bike (FJ600)when suddenly it appeared. Due to the damp and cold condiions I was already in a higher gear and the sudden incline made my have to drop a gear or 2 to avoid stalling out and to drive it through the corner. Once you know it is there it is not too bad, just look out for on coming traffic and be in the correct gear for it.

[Maverickflyer]

Now I want to go try it!

[RetroGrouch]

Is this turn easier/harder than the double hair pin at Forks?

Harder, tighter, narrower and darker. And that's what she said.

[Barnhartp]

Oh wow, glad your alright, Taking that Hill with my work truck is sketchy as it is, couldnt imagine a bike.

[Brodie_laj]

That's just a brutal turn all around...once you learn how to ride it going up and down you have to always be aware of cages coming into your lane.

I had a car coming down the hill just as I was about to start the turn and he came straight down, crossed through my lane, and went off my side of the road....if i was .5seconds faster I would have been a hood ornament.

I agree, it is a very crazy turn, I was once mid way through the corner going up in my cage and then a guy on a cruiser started coming down the hill, i checked my mirrors and saw nobody behind me so i pulled as far off to the right as i could and stopped to give him room, it looked like the corner caught him off gaurd

[redlinerush]

oh man sorry to hear, but good to hear you're ok
appleby line by which street? i wonder if we can see it on google street

[Dinh250R]

oh man sorry to hear, but good to hear you're ok
appleby line by which street? i wonder if we can see it on google street

No, you can't see it on street view. It is on Appleby, north of Derry

[chimera]

Oh no!!!!
Very glad you are OK!
+1 for the gear!
I know I dread corner's like those.....

[anka]

Yikes...glad you're ok! I did the first part of that turn going up in third when I heard my bike chugging...I now keep it in first. Both ways.

Was it here, just north of Derry?
http://maps.google.com/maps/empw?url...%3Dembed&hl=en

[switchx]

@Anka: Yup, that's it. Google street view

Thank you everyone. @Chimera: Good to be prepared eh? Expect the unexpected.