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45 is the new 70 (a Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone's day out)
By: nick949 Date: November 9, 2014, 7:08 am
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Posted before on Wildguzzi and ADV - a ride report from June
2014
Today I took the mighty Nuovo Falcone on it's longest jaunt so
far. Here's the tale of the tape:
Total distance: 339 kilometres (210 miles)
Total time: 7.5 hours (including rest/gas stops, and photo
stops)
Highest speed (wait for it...) 105kph (65mph)
Moving average: 66.8kph (41.5mph)
Smiles per kilometre: 38
Here's the route:
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The bike hummed along uncomplainingly. It's happy to sit
between 80-90kph (50-55mph) all day, but anything above that
starts to feel a bit cruel. Hills knock the wind out of its
sails really fast and changing down (assuming you can find a
gear) doesn't make much difference: just more noise with no
noticeable increase in speed. I find it best just to let the
revs drop - as if I could do much about it - then let the bike
chug up the hill at its chosen speed. Opening the throttle just
adds more noise and no extra go. Hills are usually mastered in
the 65-75kph(40-46mph) range. Its more like driving an
overloaded dump truck than a 'regular' motorbike.
But here's the thing (to use a Brysonism) - it's really fun!
Maintaining speed becomes a challenge, helped by the NF's
awesome handling. Corner coming? No need to slow down. Keep
your nerve, keep your throttle hand steady, ignore the squirming
from the side treads, lean right in, around you go.
Hill coming? Hammer down (a relative term, of course) then try
to carry the speed up the slope, just as if you were driving a
big rig. It won't work, but it's fun trying, as long as you can
ignore the jerk in the jacked up pick-up breathing down your
neck. He can bloody-well wait!
This part of Ontario was settled by Scots in the early 19th
century - hence:
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Control Dam - Calabogie Lake
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Lunch - that's Pizza Bread, not chicken fat!
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Dam - Madawaska River
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Along Black Donald Lake Road
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Traffic, Hazard, Delay
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Palmerston Lake
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Bedford Mills (spot the illegal fisherman
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In the past I've tried to argue that there's more to eastern
Ontario than Rocks, Trees and Water.....- I lied!
Nick
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Re: 45 is the new 70 (a Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone's day out)
By: banquo Date: November 9, 2014, 8:37 am
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Much like Scotland, but bigger... ;D
Keep 'em coming Nick.
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