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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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A Bagger brace will not fix issues with the road surface. Trammeling over uneven parallel joints in the road will make any bike feel like it will make uncommanded lane changes.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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What air pressure are you guys running? I run 36/40 and I don't consider this to be a significant problem. Maybe the roads in the west are better but I doubt it for Texas lately.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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I do seem to notice the tar snakes on my Ultra more than I did on my yamaha road star. Then again, cross winds and semi's don't seem to affect my ultra nearly as much as it did the star. I figure it's just a trait of Harley's and I can live with it. Just have to keep prepared and I think other than the eerie feeling, it shouldn't be a real danger.

At least I hope not.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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The Snakes are bad in eastern NC...I just pucker up and ride through them....When tires slip on wet tar i don't think a brace would eliinate this...maybe improve the recovery a bit but???
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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The Snakes are bad in eastern NC...I just pucker up and ride through them....When tires slip on wet tar i don't think a brace would eliinate this...maybe improve the recovery a bit but???
Snow hill! You're not to far from me. You're right, lots of tar snakes here in eastern NC
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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Just don't tense up and ride through them, as long as you're on the gas the bike will go throught them. We've got em' all over New Mexico.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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Yeh, first time I experienced a good run of tar snakes, I had to stop to separate my butt cheeks.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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I had my first experience with these things today man that was scary. made me pay attention real quick like whew
LMAO...On a scale of 1 to 10 what was your pucker factor. We have them all over up here in illinois. They're really bad when it's around 85 to 90 outside.
 
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I keep a clean pair of underwear in the saddlebag in case of a tar snake encounter.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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LMAO...On a scale of 1 to 10 what was your pucker factor. We have them all over up here in illinois. They're really bad when it's around 85 to 90 outside.
Man i was tighter than a tic's AZZ
 
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