Have you ever hit one
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From: Fort Worth, TX
Have you ever hit one
Has anyone ever hit a piece of tire tread?
I was cruising down the interstate just as the sun was setting. You know, the time of day where your headlight doesn't do a heck of a lot of good. Anyway, I was changing lanes and glanced over my shoulder to check my blind spot as I started the lane change. When I looked back in front of me, there was a coiled up piece of truck tire tread on the stripe that I was about to cross. The asphault was dark black, making it hard to see the tire tread in the road. I quickly adjusted and missed it by 1-2 feet. It was a pretty big piece of tread and was coiled up like a stretched out spring. I don't know if it would have wrecked me, but it sure got my attention.
What have you run over? How bad did it upset the bike?
I was cruising down the interstate just as the sun was setting. You know, the time of day where your headlight doesn't do a heck of a lot of good. Anyway, I was changing lanes and glanced over my shoulder to check my blind spot as I started the lane change. When I looked back in front of me, there was a coiled up piece of truck tire tread on the stripe that I was about to cross. The asphault was dark black, making it hard to see the tire tread in the road. I quickly adjusted and missed it by 1-2 feet. It was a pretty big piece of tread and was coiled up like a stretched out spring. I don't know if it would have wrecked me, but it sure got my attention.
What have you run over? How bad did it upset the bike?
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I have not hit one but it pisses me off just the sight of them. Looks like hell with the crap all over the place and is a MAJOR issue for motorcyclists. Don't get me started of 18 wheelers.
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From: Southern NM
They call them "gators" and they will take you down in a heart beat. I have seen them take out a fender and running gear on a car.
On a road trip one time out west an 18 wheeler passed us, I could see the right rear tire was going bad,,I backed way off and sure enough about 5 miles down the road the right rear tire casing came off, sure glad I was not near it.
On a road trip one time out west an 18 wheeler passed us, I could see the right rear tire was going bad,,I backed way off and sure enough about 5 miles down the road the right rear tire casing came off, sure glad I was not near it.
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A Sister I ride with hit one head-on and it kicked back and tore-up her bag on a Street Glide. Could of been alot worst. Cracked the side of the plastic bag pretty bad and bruised part of her leg.
Same type of situation it was dusk and didn't see it until it was to late. Luckliy she stayed up and saved it, Could of been ugly in free-way traffic @ 60 plus.
Same type of situation it was dusk and didn't see it until it was to late. Luckliy she stayed up and saved it, Could of been ugly in free-way traffic @ 60 plus.
Last edited by Chicago Ken; Nov 14, 2011 at 02:05 PM.