Almost bitten by a Tar Snake
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Almost bitten by a Tar Snake
I have been riding on the streets for over 32 years and this is the first time a tar snake has almost got me. I was going thru a county park, speed limit 20mph and that's what I was doing, making a left curve when I hit it and if my reflexes weren't as fast as they are I would of been down for the count. I got my left foot down just in time to kick myself back upright before the bike made ground contact. Not sure why it took 32+years for it to happen but I sure hope it's the last time. I'll be putting a heat wrap on my knee and sitting in front of the tv for the rest of the day.
Road Captain
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From: NJ
Thank God you didn't go down. Thanx for the reminder of yet another thing to watch out for. Most times I worry about cagers, deer, bear, leftover gravel from winter and whatever else is out there trying to kill us...but I haven't thought much about tar snakes recently.
Road Warrior
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From: Jackson, Michigan
I was riding today with the OL and I was driving through some country road twisties and the road was full of tar fillers parallel to direction of travel. It was a cool 70 degrees so I was not too concerned, but I'm wondering at which temp these things get greasy. Or, are they unpredictable?
Nice looking scoot - I am glad you are OK. Thanks for posting.
Nice looking scoot - I am glad you are OK. Thanks for posting.
Last edited by street_glider; May 25, 2009 at 06:28 PM.
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Hope the knee feels better and nice lookin scoot!!!!
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