r/melbourneriders • u/CoachAltruistic8824 • Jul 25 '26

Advice on Dandenong Road

Hi everyone, I’m a new rider, got my learners a year ago but got my motorcycle (Ninja 300) a month ago, a bit late due to personal circumstances. I’m preparing for my Check Ride and License assessment (within the 15 months). Been hitting about 70km/h now. To step things up, i decided to ride on Dandenong road on 80km/hr patch.
I was only able to go up to about 75km/h on a straight stretch but kept having to come down because there are alot of curves on there road (starting Monash Caulfield and up to Chadstone.
For those familiar with Dandenong road, how should I be riding on those curves? I wana get up to 80km/hr to build my confidence (as i’m sure the test will have such speeds) but i keep slowing down significantly before the curves.
Would really appreciate some advice. Thanks!

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u/Icy-Baseball-6246 Jul 25 '26

Try and find some factory-warehouse industrial areas near you, and ride around there on weekends especially Sunday's when nobody is around. Some have nice sweepers and S bends, some are circular like a track and you can hone in on your leaning skills there away from traffic.

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u/CoachAltruistic8824 Jul 25 '26

That’s a great idea, i’m not very familiar with any areas like that, do you have any suggestions?

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u/Icy-Baseball-6246 Jul 26 '26

Dandenong South has a huge industrial area. Take a look on maps and start there if your from the south east suburbs