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May 6, 2009 | 09:48 AM

#11

BiggDogg

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From: Morristown, NJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by ktm_scott

I equate manhole cover riders with people who brake in corners. They have never been properly taught to ride. I avoid them.

Sometimes you have to break in a corner if you hit it too fast.

May 6, 2009 | 09:53 AM

#12

Shrug

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From: Republic of Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiggDogg

Sometimes you have to break in a corner if you hit it too fast.

Then straighten out and brake while traveling straight in the context of the corner. Braking while cornering creates a mixture of kinetic and static friction that is a recipe for disaster. If you hit the corner too hot to do that, then my previous point about not being properly trained to ride is even stronger.

May 6, 2009 | 09:54 AM

#13

xFreebirdx

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From: Landrum, SC , elevation 986'

There is a manhole cover on our street thats sideways in the hole no less than once a month. I avoid them all as much as possible.

May 6, 2009 | 10:01 AM

#14

Harley_Dude

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Suckers can be slick also if wet or frosted.

May 6, 2009 | 10:02 AM

#15

ictinike

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Originally Posted by ktm_scott

Some of us have plenty of skills to handle braking while leaned over. I've been doing it forever. Drag braking deep into a corner keeps the front settled and helps with the turn in as the geometry is steeper. 'Course this isn't for everyone, but I used to roadrace so I'm used to it.

May 6, 2009 | 10:02 AM

#16

killer scott

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From: Lincoln, Nebraska

Quote:

Originally Posted by xFreebirdx

There is a manhole cover on our street thats sideways in the hole no less than once a month. I avoid them all as much as possible.

That does seem a bit dangerous!

I do avoid em, when I see em coming... They seem to fallow me. I move to avoid one, then the next one is right where I moved to.

May 6, 2009 | 10:31 AM

#17

jason628

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From: Chattanooga, TN

Greetings,

I avoid them like the plague as well...Sometimes you can't help but to go over them, but fortunately that doesn't happen often!

May 6, 2009 | 10:37 AM

#18

cray49a

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From: Lake Arrowhead, ca

I live in the People's Republic of Californicators. I avoid covers as I do the pot holes they don't fix, the rocks they don't remove, the spoiled little brats that can't get the f'n phone out of their ears, the cops, and the illegals that can't drive but who we pay for!

Am I Angry? Yo ubet I am and I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!

Last edited by cray49a; May 6, 2009 at 10:38 AM. Reason: added

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May 6, 2009 | 10:44 AM

#19

Scooter_092196

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From: In my home

I do my best to avoid them as well. Some roads have so damn many you can play slalom with them. I've gotten quite used to seeing them and avoiding them without losing focus of the road ahead.