RIDING ON GROOVED PAVEMENT
#31
09-08-2007, 09:16 PM
RE: RIDING ON GROOVED PAVEMENT
We have lots of grooved roads in Michigan. There is one long section I take almost daily that is on a curve. I just hold loose on the handlebars and let the bike do its thing. That said, I long since ditched the dunlop tires and went to Metzeler ME880s on the front and rear. They seem to grip the curves better than the stock dunlop tires.
#32
09-09-2007, 09:10 PM
RE: RIDING ON GROOVED PAVEMENT
All good points, And i tried them all, Stood the bike back up twice with my legs and the third time i tried ,the bike violenty went to the left and snaped my left leg just beloiw the nee. and to look far enough ahead to see it coming could not be done cause the stones were ground up roadbed.......the exact color of the road and level with the road surface invisible to the eye............I guess all i'm saying is we all can think were experenced enough to handle "anything" that comes our way. No one can handle everything. I've been riding since 74 and loged over200,000 miles. Thought i'de been through every situation till that day. Ride Safe
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In response to HD7585: Drop your legs on both sides of the bike to stabilize the drift and, slow down without hitting the brakes too much( if at all). You need to get off that kind of stuff. Your feet will help to keep the bike upright (hopefully) long enough to regain control. It's not a shamefull act to use your feet and legs to act as outriggers. The key to anything like that is still, to be looking far enough ahead to know that its coming. Then, not to panic and, over- react. Not a good experience, to be sure. The use of the throttle can also be of benefit in this if the gap with the gravel is not too far apart. Hitting the throttle a bit will lesson the weight on the front wheel so it won't dig into the gravel as much. Depends on the situation.
In response to HD7585: Drop your legs on both sides of the bike to stabilize the drift and, slow down without hitting the brakes too much( if at all). You need to get off that kind of stuff. Your feet will help to keep the bike upright (hopefully) long enough to regain control. It's not a shamefull act to use your feet and legs to act as outriggers. The key to anything like that is still, to be looking far enough ahead to know that its coming. Then, not to panic and, over- react. Not a good experience, to be sure. The use of the throttle can also be of benefit in this if the gap with the gravel is not too far apart. Hitting the throttle a bit will lesson the weight on the front wheel so it won't dig into the gravel as much. Depends on the situation.
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09-11-2007, 06:16 AM
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HD7585: Sounds like your situation couldn't have been helped or avoided. Sorry to hear this. Was your leg broken? When did all this happen? A bad experience to be sure.Riding on 2 wheels has its dangers. I hope that I or, anyone else is not faced with this in their future.
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RE: RIDING ON GROOVED PAVEMENT
I'm a huge advocate of initial and recurrent training - but there needs to be more concentration on these kinds of situations during training. Sure, I guess the best training could be considered practice but practicing on real grooved pavement on high-speed interstates is too risky for me. I'm picking my routes carefully now this time of the year, and this means the bike has been in the garage more than on the road. Sucks, because the season is approaching the end pretty soon here in New England...
#35
09-11-2007, 08:33 PM
RE: RIDING ON GROOVED PAVEMENT
Here's the end result on my leg.........This happened in June 05.......I walk a little funny but am ok now
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HD7585: Sounds like your situation couldn't have been helped or avoided. Sorry to hear this. Was your leg broken? When did all this happen? A bad experience to be sure.Riding on 2 wheels has its dangers. I hope that I or, anyone else is not faced with this in their future.
HD7585: Sounds like your situation couldn't have been helped or avoided. Sorry to hear this. Was your leg broken? When did all this happen? A bad experience to be sure.Riding on 2 wheels has its dangers. I hope that I or, anyone else is not faced with this in their future.
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