"fresh oil" sign 10' before oil
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From: McHenry, IL
"fresh oil" sign 10' before oil
Title pretty much summs it up. Most of you have been there. Even better yet, it was a divided hwy. I had to bear it about 1/8 mile before I could pull a uey. I went as slow as possible but did not dodge the bullet completely.
I have a fine mist of tar, from the car in front of me, coating the front of my glide. Any suggestions on how to clean the chrome? The painted surface?
Would it absolutely kill the road crew to put the sign down the road a little bit.
I am not posting in the detailing section because, lets face it, who reads it.
I have a fine mist of tar, from the car in front of me, coating the front of my glide. Any suggestions on how to clean the chrome? The painted surface?
Would it absolutely kill the road crew to put the sign down the road a little bit.
I am not posting in the detailing section because, lets face it, who reads it.
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From: Enterprise, AL
I hate to chuckle at someone else's expense, but did so b/c it reminded me of a similar situation.
Last fall, I decided to take home a windy little two lane highway/rd that I often do. A little way into my ride, I see a road "paving" (or similar) sign right about the same time I feel the bike mush into several inches of freshly laid gravel. The sign was positioned almost exactly at the point they had stopped/started laying gravel, talk about a short notice.
Anyhow, I went ahead and forced my a$$ to unpucker as I slowed down to about 15 mph and kept on going down the road, figuring they were just resurfacing another short stretch of the road (which had a fairly degraded surface in spots) as they do from time to time. Well turns out they were doing the entire road that day (~12 miles worth) and if riding 7 or 8 miles of curving, hilly road in deep gravel wasn't enough, I got to enjoy the last few miles of a sticky gravel/oil/tar mix. (after I eventually passed the resurfacing machine headed in the direction I came from).
Last fall, I decided to take home a windy little two lane highway/rd that I often do. A little way into my ride, I see a road "paving" (or similar) sign right about the same time I feel the bike mush into several inches of freshly laid gravel. The sign was positioned almost exactly at the point they had stopped/started laying gravel, talk about a short notice.
Anyhow, I went ahead and forced my a$$ to unpucker as I slowed down to about 15 mph and kept on going down the road, figuring they were just resurfacing another short stretch of the road (which had a fairly degraded surface in spots) as they do from time to time. Well turns out they were doing the entire road that day (~12 miles worth) and if riding 7 or 8 miles of curving, hilly road in deep gravel wasn't enough, I got to enjoy the last few miles of a sticky gravel/oil/tar mix. (after I eventually passed the resurfacing machine headed in the direction I came from).
If you'd had a camera, you'd have had a legal stance. I worked for the highway dept. many many years ago, and one of the things we were always told to do to avoid lawsuits was to put warning signs at specified intervals ahead of the actual worksites. But it sounds like you just lost an afternoon to oiling your bike down.
As for the 12 mile thing, I'd have had a very special hand sign for the road crew when I found them. Going faster, you could have been killed.
As for the 12 mile thing, I'd have had a very special hand sign for the road crew when I found them. Going faster, you could have been killed.
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If you'd had a camera, you'd have had a legal stance. I worked for the highway dept. many many years ago, and one of the things we were always told to do to avoid lawsuits was to put warning signs at specified intervals ahead of the actual worksites. But it sounds like you just lost an afternoon to oiling your bike down.
As for the 12 mile thing, I'd have had a very special hand sign for the road crew when I found them. Going faster, you could have been killed.
As for the 12 mile thing, I'd have had a very special hand sign for the road crew when I found them. Going faster, you could have been killed.
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