So any of you guys ever come across that crack patch they use on roads? Thank god I was starting off from a stop. I went to take a left turn after a stop sign hit a bunch of that in the road and my front tire slid right out. I was lucky enough to plant my foot and it kicked the bike back up. It felt like I hit a sheet of ice. I will now be much more aware of that crap out on the road.
Quote from: Tex on April 13, 2014, 06:55:41 PM
So any of you guys ever come across that crack patch they use on roads? Thank god I was starting off from a stop. I went to take a left turn after a stop sign hit a bunch of that in the road and my front tire slid right out. I was lucky enough to plant my foot and it kicked the bike back up. It felt like I hit a sheet of ice. I will now be much more aware of that crap out on the road.
Tar snakes.... Yes they do get your attention. Glad you caught it :).. Speaking of interesting things over in Oregon there is at least one long bridge across the Columbia that the deck is a grate. Your bike will just an wallow across it... weird as hell but you just keep it going forward. Not the best when wet or icy......
George
Sounds like the Tar Snakes that litter the SoCal avenues. Makes the ride a bit more challenging.
(https://heednotsteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/tarsnake.jpg)
That's them. :good2: can't get over how slippery they are.
Quote from: Tex on April 13, 2014, 08:44:49 PM
That's them. :good2: can't get over how slippery they are.
Only for a short moment, worst when your front hits the the rear... Pucker moment.. Then all is good till the next one...
The roads up here are full of them ... weird felling but usually just ride em out... try to avoid em but its not always possible... that picture is nothing compared to some of the county roads here...
There were a few of us that had unexpected pucker moments during the Snowy Rally ride after hitting snakes whilst wet. Arnie had a bit of fun with them if I remember correctly. :wacko3: Pete.
P.S. I also happen to be one of those.
Quote from: oldktmdude on April 14, 2014, 01:59:32 AM
There were a few of us that had unexpected pucker moments during the Snowy Rally ride after hitting snakes whilst wet. Arnie had a bit of fun with them if I remember correctly. :wacko3: Pete.
P.S. I also happen to be one of those.
More like Anaconda's than snakes. Had me puckering. :wacko2:
Tar snakes truly suck, no doubt.
And around here, roads are sometimes resurfaced with "chip seal" which must be a way for someone to make a lot of money, as it does not seem to do much for the road, and it is hell to ride on....
It's like a giant tar snake, the width of the road, covered in loose ground up rock chips.
Quote from: oldktmdude on April 14, 2014, 01:59:32 AM
There were a few of us that had unexpected pucker moments during the Snowy Rally
Yeah, funny thing was I thought being tar based they would be a bit grippy. But as soon as the from wheel went sideways I knew better, :rofl2:
Quote from: motohorseman on April 14, 2014, 06:31:05 AM
Tar snakes truly suck, no doubt.
And around here, roads are sometimes resurfaced with "chip seal" which must be a way for someone to make a lot of money, as it does not seem to do much for the road, and it is hell to ride on....
It's like a giant tar snake, the width of the road, covered in loose ground up rock chips.
The Crest (CA2) was chip sealed last year, really crappy right after it was done. Now its not so bad, all the loose stuff is gone. But it is hell on the wheels, I normally get about 6K on a rear tire, at 3K I have already ordered a new one since I am almost on the wear bars. Brutal on tread life, but the tar snakes are gone....
Quote from: X-Ray on April 14, 2014, 07:49:07 AM
Quote from: oldktmdude on April 14, 2014, 01:59:32 AM
There were a few of us that had unexpected pucker moments during the Snowy Rally
Yeah, funny thing was I thought being tar based they would be a bit grippy. But as soon as the from wheel went sideways I knew better, :rofl2:
They're not only slippery, they get soft on hot days. Step on one and it will leave a boot imprint.
Quote from: oldktmdude on April 14, 2014, 01:59:32 AM
There were a few of us that had unexpected pucker moments during the Snowy Rally ride after hitting snakes whilst wet. Arnie had a bit of fun with them if I remember correctly. :wacko3: Pete.
Yeah, I looked kinda like Marquez on the last corner at COTA :-)
---- except old, slow, upright etc. I stayed upright, but it wasn't pretty. :-)
Quote from: X-Ray on April 14, 2014, 07:49:07 AM
Yeah, funny thing was I thought being tar based they would be a bit grippy. But as soon as the from wheel went sideways I knew better, :rofl2:
Old chipseal rocks for that. Easy to do a 100 yard burnout through third gear, and something about the surface means it's relatively easy on the tire. Following a friend home from purchasing a VMax, we came onto a road that we both knew was this type of surface, and with all of 50 miles experience on his new toy... blew the tire away for a long, long time, leaving a stripe down the pavement.
Sticky to walk on, slippery to drive on. But absolutely terrifying in the wet, you think it's slick when they're dry and soft/slick from heat, try them when they're wet.
My dad couldn't come up with the name for this surface one day (tip of the tongue moment), and ended up calling it "chips and dip with tar" which mutated into calling it "tar and feathered", which is what i've called it since then. :)
Quote from: andyb on April 14, 2014, 06:08:11 PM
Old chipseal rocks for that.
"tar and feathered", which is what i've called it since then. :)
Funny, that's exactly what I call it...
Dan
Or when you park your car tire on one on a hot day and a big chunk of it sticks to the tire when you drive off and makes a horrible racket and you have to stop and peel it off and put it back like a divot on a golf course and your hands get all tarry and sticky.
I hate that.