We recently had a few dumps of snow in the mountains nearby and I took the chance to head up in the 150 GX. I'm comfortable in most situations but for some reason felt overly cautious up the on the muddy icy wet slush as it's just unfamiliar. Surface was hard (well used) clay fire trail with sections where the snow had melted leaving up to half an inch of muddy slush over the hard slippery red clay. I saw lots of blokes just gunning it around, mainly just with A/Ts like me, but i found myself slowing right down into corners, especially with any kind of camber away from the direction of the corner for fear of lateral sliding, an unusual paranoia but at least a few times i felt it shifting before easing off the juice.
I know it's a bit of a gumby question but am i just being overly paranoid? I was quite happy plodding along, but then having my rear vision mirror filled with impatient buggers in rigs not dissimilar to my own whizzing past i reckon either I'm just not confident enough or there's something else I need to be doing. Tyre pressure is an obvious one but I didn't see anyone else stopping to pressure up or down on the edge of the bitumen. Higher gears in low range made me more comfortable but seemed overkill.
Tips appreciated.
I know it's a bit of a gumby question but am i just being overly paranoid? I was quite happy plodding along, but then having my rear vision mirror filled with impatient buggers in rigs not dissimilar to my own whizzing past i reckon either I'm just not confident enough or there's something else I need to be doing. Tyre pressure is an obvious one but I didn't see anyone else stopping to pressure up or down on the edge of the bitumen. Higher gears in low range made me more comfortable but seemed overkill.
Tips appreciated.
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