Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
Amen! Been there, done that! On a mountain curve in W. Va.. Gravel thrown onto road by vehicals hugging inside shoulder of curve. Results not good.
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
Gravel or wet leaves in a turn and painted lines/signs on the road all scare the crap outta me.
Almost as much as a soccer momyakking on a cellphone while drivingan SUV full of rowdy kids.
Almost as much as a soccer momyakking on a cellphone while drivingan SUV full of rowdy kids.
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
yeah, gravel does get my attention, also I hate those yoyo's who like to blow mower clippings onto the roadway in the middle of a turn, they can be slick as hell.
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
I was coming up a nice twisty mountain road about 55 mph one day, when all of the sudden, I came into a turn where the highway dept had cleaned out the ditch with a grader. They raked lots of loose gravel out in the middle of a curve. This is what I got out of the deal..........
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
Been lucky with the gravel so far (knock on wood), but have had some interesting wakeupswith the "tar snakes" as UltraBob called them. Some of that crap they use for sealing cracks is slick, and some of it isn't . Don't like seeing those snakes midway thrugh a turn...
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
I have a mile or so of gravel road I ride twice a day.
So gravel doesn't bother me too much.
But I ALWAYS watch for it at intersections and curves.
slow down and ride it as straight up as possible.
So gravel doesn't bother me too much.
But I ALWAYS watch for it at intersections and curves.
slow down and ride it as straight up as possible.
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RE: Does loose gravel mid turn scare the you?
ORIGINAL: BG Weasel
You hit my answer on the head. Scare me? No. Receive my undivided attention? Yes.
You hit my answer on the head. Scare me? No. Receive my undivided attention? Yes.
What actually scares me more are those grocery bag floating out on the highway. Had one of those wrap around my little Ninja and cost me about $500 damage to the engine as it wrapped around the engine sprocket and caused a big old leak.
Gravel doesn't generally move from it's place plastic bags are at the whim of the wind.
