Almost went down!
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Almost went down!
I was out riding yesterday in the 90 degree weather. I was in the middle of a hard right turn when my front tire went over one of those tar strips that ODOT put dowm over cracks in the pavement. The tar was so hot that my tire slid thru the tar and moved the tire about 6" before regaining traction. I thought for sure I was going down, but somehow I kept it up. Much to close for me.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Oregon
RE: Almost went down!
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Glad you're OK - never trust the surface in the twisties.
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Nice UC you have there. BTW, if you'll change the upper case [IMG] and [/IMG] tags to lower case [img] and [/img] in your sig, your sig \\;pic will show up.
Glad you're OK - never trust the surface in the twisties.
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Nice UC you have there. BTW, if you'll change the upper case [IMG] and [/IMG] tags to lower case [img] and [/img] in your sig, your sig \\;pic will show up.
Road Master
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From: Albuquerque, NM
RE: Almost went down!
Good ta hear ya kept the scoot UP!
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Yeah, it's that time of year when the "Tar Snakes" become a big concern again. I slipped a lil' on some last weekend.
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We have a LOT of them around NM...
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Yeah, it's that time of year when the "Tar Snakes" become a big concern again. I slipped a lil' on some last weekend.
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We have a LOT of them around NM...
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From: NC
RE: Almost went down!
I had the same thing happen a coupla times today here in NC. I did'nt come anywhere near close to going down but it definitely will wake you up.
They get a lil slick in the rain too.
It's a conspiracy I tell ya...
They get a lil slick in the rain too.
It's a conspiracy I tell ya...
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
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From: eastern NC
RE: Almost went down!
ORIGINAL: BobStreetBob
I had the same thing happen a coupla times today here in NC. I did'nt come anywhere near close to going down but it definitely will wake you up.
They get a lil slick in the rain too.
It's a conspiracy I tell ya...
I had the same thing happen a coupla times today here in NC. I did'nt come anywhere near close to going down but it definitely will wake you up.
They get a lil slick in the rain too.
It's a conspiracy I tell ya...
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Hey bobstreetbob, were are you located? Im in Maysville but work in New Bern, get this, for the NCDOT.
But I dont put those tar snakes down, I PLANT GRASS!!!! \\; \\; No, not that kind LOL
I seed the shoulders of the road and do enviromental work.
I almost went down Friday leaving work.
The entrance to \\; the dot yard gets a lot of sand and dirt build up and leaving in the afternoon I have to take my oppertunity and pull out because there is a ton of traffic from Hatteras yachts, yes the yacht builder is just down the road.
I went to pull out and my front tire on my eg classic slid, I kept it up but it really pissed me off that we are the DOT and mangement wont keep the damn driveway clear!
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From: NC
RE: Almost went down!
I'm up just east of Raleigh in Zebulon. You need to get your guys on that entryway...damn D.O.T.
 \\;Be careful out there. ~Bob
 \\;Be careful out there. ~Bob
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