Pot holes!
Tourer
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From: Denver, Colorado
RE: Pot holes!
Me and a friend went riding last year, we took I think South Platt River Road. We where about 30 miles in, and we see a sign, "Rough Road Next 30 Miles." Thats fine, then here it comes, the road is filled with mud, and a pot hole that looks dry. It was too late, that pot of was 3 feet in diameter and about 3/4 of a foot deep. That one jared me loose, and busted an exhaust clamp. Draggin my front flame tip, I immediately pull over to make the repair. Never take that road!
Cruiser
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RE: Pot holes!
Never ran ran into potholes that ugly...some smaller ones on city streets.... however these morons that work for VDOT here in virigina insist on creating speed bumps on the freeway and call it joint repair.
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From: Rochester, NY
RE: Pot holes!
The pot holes in Rochester NY are horrible... its pretty much swiss cheese and they havn't started patching them yet. Some you could loose a touring bike in. Key is to just stay way back from cars so you have more time to spot em
Road Master
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From: Lake Arrowhead, ca
RE: Pot holes!
California is loaded with potholes (215 South to 91 West). But the best I ever heard of was my brother's bud. He and wife on a fully "trip loaded" Ultra at night. HIT A RAIL ROAD TIE. Taco'd the front wheel. They made it though they don't know how.
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RE: Pot holes!
ORIGINAL: mnvikingsfan
Never hit a big one on the bike but a few years ago, brand new Lexus, hit one at 50 mph. Bent my rim and blew my tire. I was fvckin pissed I called the city and told this where exactly this happenedat and chewed them a new *******. 1200 bucks later my tire and rim replaced....2 days later, I went down the same road and believe it or not the pothole was fixed!!!!![:@] Living up north most of my life before moving to Arizona I can remember some giant potholes that I narrowly missed on my rockets...
Never hit a big one on the bike but a few years ago, brand new Lexus, hit one at 50 mph. Bent my rim and blew my tire. I was fvckin pissed I called the city and told this where exactly this happenedat and chewed them a new *******. 1200 bucks later my tire and rim replaced....2 days later, I went down the same road and believe it or not the pothole was fixed!!!!![:@] Living up north most of my life before moving to Arizona I can remember some giant potholes that I narrowly missed on my rockets...
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From: North Carolina
RE: Pot holes!
I hit one in Detroit last year that was about3' in diameterandabout a footdeep. It came up on me so fast I did not have time to get around it.I hit it so hardthat I bottomed out both my front and back end and barely missed hitting my frame. Immediately pulled over to check for flats - none noted but boy was I pissed. I immediately went to the dealer to have the bike looked over only to find out that I was the second person that day from the dealership to have hit that hole. Fix the roads......what do I pay taxes for. Makes me so mad because the same roads get fixed over and over again because they are never done right the first time. Argh...
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From: Salt Lake City, Utah
RE: Pot holes!
Utah is horrible for pot holes. Snowplows tear up the road all winter long. Spring is a nightmare. Once the attempted fixing of the holes is complete, it's a sure thing they will be there againby fall. I keep a map in the back of my mind where all of them are throughout the year.
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