Who rides motorcycles?

[CloverKnollFarms]

Starting to be anxious to take the old girl out... probably a month or so away now.

Next week we are in the 70s, so I can pull out the FZ09

 

[Rockbadchild]

Next week we are in the 70s, so I can pull out the FZ09

I wish, for use its getting milder but still below freezing and we have a other 8'' in the forecast for Wednesday but as soon as I get some nice days above 40*F with bare asphalt I am taking her out.

 

[LouNY]

I used to wait for a couple of rain showers to get most of the salt off the roads.

 

[not2old]

I used to wait for a couple of rain showers to get most of the salt off the roads.

I try to wait until they sweep all the sand (pebbles) off the road. Still have to be careful turning at corners as they do a poor job.

 

[LouNY]

I try to wait until they sweep all the sand (pebbles) off the road. Still have to be careful turning at corners as they do a poor job.

Around here on the Town roads and even many of the County roads that wouldn't be untill the snow plows were running again. Plus the farm traffic that brings mud and manure out on the roads at times.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Down south, what made corners greasy was when we had a cricket population explosion, at night they would be attracted to the street lights on the corners. Then they would get squished by cars. A little morning dew or a slight rain, and guys were wiping out in the corners.

Flat track started this past weekend. News

Supercross is kind of crazy with 3 of the top guys out hurt...they've had 3 different winners in 8 or 9 races. Right now Cooper Webb is leading the points.

 

[3930dave]

"Crickets"..... often what I say, when I ask a question (that desperately needs an answer/decision) @ Work... Not that I plan to ride down your way soon, but I will remember that one K !

Certain things stick.... re-post likely, but here goes..... I remember a guy listing the training he had, and how genuinely focused he was on riding-safe on two wheels.... then describing how he had the front of a big bike of his wash-out, on a dry but busy street-corner, while @ low-speed. It was a naked DVD, label-side down, that the front tire skated away on.

Grey-pavement, sun @ "right" angle ( or a bit of cloud cover), busy road, pedestrian suddenly darts across your path while you are turning.... no problem, I have space, just a bit of brake... Whoooooshhhhh......

Those crazy little details, that sometimes align.....

Rgds D.

 

[Rockbadchild]

We have the same situation with the caterpillars on their prime cycle when they cross the road and get squish it become slippery as ice… I have knobby tires so i am not sure how much it would affect me …Although i would still slow down

 

[deserteagle71]

We have the same situation with the caterpillars on their prime cycle when they cross the road and get squish it become slippery as ice… I have knobby tires so i am not sure how much it would affect me …Although i would still slow down

Mormon crickets cause plenty of accidents here, crossing the highways by the billions. It's best described as driving on thick grease. The State just puts up "Slick Road" signs and calls it good:

What it looks like when a swarm is crossing the road:

After they've pass on there will be two bands of reddish-brown grease where the tires crushed them:

The State's solution. These things will also devastate crops and gardens, leaving nothing behind but the Government says they are "part of the ecosystem" and we just have to put up with them.

These things grow to be nearly 3" long and here's what's left of a bush when they attack:

The stench of billions of rotting crickets is enough to make you throw up. They coat the bottom and wheel wells of vehicles so you take that smell and that mess home with you.

 

[blacktruck]

Wow, that is awful. I have never seen anything like that. I could imagine rounding a curve and seeing that on the road. Pretty sure the day would be made much worse even if you kept it upright.