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Aug 20, 2009 | 03:55 PM

#21

streeter

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I always thought it was a no brainer running across these as well.........when its dry. Rain is a different story. Got my attention real quick!!!! Caution in the rain that's all.

Aug 20, 2009 | 04:21 PM

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I have never seen them before. Are they flush with the road or on top of it?

Most that I've seen are slightly below the road surface.

Aug 20, 2009 | 04:38 PM

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Cross, stop, get off, look for rattlesnakes in the pit of the guard. Kill them and take their rattles...hang rattle somewhere on bike. Ride off...

Aug 20, 2009 | 05:03 PM

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5 Speed Suicide

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WTF? I live in Iowa. Seen a million cattle but never a cattle guard!

Aug 20, 2009 | 05:51 PM

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WTF? I live in Iowa. Seen a million cattle but never a cattle guard!

All the cattle in Iowa are corn fed and too fat to walk.

Around here they have to walk to the next county to find any grass.

Aug 20, 2009 | 06:07 PM

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No problem just a little bump.

Aug 20, 2009 | 06:14 PM

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jag1886

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You sound like my wife worrying about every dip and bump in the road, just ride over it, what happens when you come upon an unexpected pot hole?

Aug 20, 2009 | 06:55 PM

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AUSTEX RKC

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Agreed not normally a problem but...

...I was over in the Davis Mountains a couple weeks ago. I ran up to the top of the McDonald Observatory to watch the sun set with the old lady. After dark coming back to the State Park where we were camping they had a cattle guard across the entrance. The entrance was a right hand turn off the highway. It had rained earlier and the metal pipe was still wet and slick. My backend slid pretty damn easy. I caught it no problem but next time in I made sure to swing real wide and hit them head on.

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