I Got Put To The Test Today !
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08-01-2009, 06:52 PM
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I Got Put To The Test Today !
No doubt, I got my riding skills tested today. I wasn't able to make a ride that I had planned on going on so I decided to take a ride over into Illinois out of west central Indiana.
Anyway, on the return trip, on what I thought was going to be a piece of cake 2 lane U S Highway back home, I got into some road construction. It wasn't just a little road construction, it was 14 miles of road construction.
It was where they were taking up 3 or 4 inches of asphalt pavement with that machine that gobbles it up and grinds it into fine matter. It was 14 miles of deep, squiggly, groves cut into the road bed ! !
I never knew the front of the bike and the back of the bike could track in different directions at the same time ! It was an experience.
Thankfully, no mishaps and I made it home safely. All in all a great ride.
Ride Safe !
Fred
Anyway, on the return trip, on what I thought was going to be a piece of cake 2 lane U S Highway back home, I got into some road construction. It wasn't just a little road construction, it was 14 miles of road construction.
It was where they were taking up 3 or 4 inches of asphalt pavement with that machine that gobbles it up and grinds it into fine matter. It was 14 miles of deep, squiggly, groves cut into the road bed ! !
I never knew the front of the bike and the back of the bike could track in different directions at the same time ! It was an experience.
Thankfully, no mishaps and I made it home safely. All in all a great ride.
Ride Safe !
Fred
....... Now you know you can do it again.
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08-01-2009, 07:18 PM
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Road Grooves
My 1st good groove didn't look too deep. It still took me towards the concrete divider @ 90 mph. I'm watching for them now. Something new on ea. ride. I gotta get out of town tomorrow... going to a cycle swapmeet ect. About 300 miles and I won't have insomnia tomorrow night! Glad you had a good ride and hope you did'nt get any of that "Black Stuff" on your ride! Steve's 05.
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08-01-2009, 08:03 PM
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No doubt, I got my riding skills tested today. I wasn't able to make a ride that I had planned on going on so I decided to take a ride over into Illinois out of west central Indiana.
Anyway, on the return trip, on what I thought was going to be a piece of cake 2 lane U S Highway back home, I got into some road construction. It wasn't just a little road construction, it was 14 miles of road construction.
It was where they were taking up 3 or 4 inches of asphalt pavement with that machine that gobbles it up and grinds it into fine matter. It was 14 miles of deep, squiggly, groves cut into the road bed ! !
I never knew the front of the bike and the back of the bike could track in different directions at the same time ! It was an experience.
Thankfully, no mishaps and I made it home safely. All in all a great ride.
Ride Safe !
Fred
Anyway, on the return trip, on what I thought was going to be a piece of cake 2 lane U S Highway back home, I got into some road construction. It wasn't just a little road construction, it was 14 miles of road construction.
It was where they were taking up 3 or 4 inches of asphalt pavement with that machine that gobbles it up and grinds it into fine matter. It was 14 miles of deep, squiggly, groves cut into the road bed ! !
I never knew the front of the bike and the back of the bike could track in different directions at the same time ! It was an experience.
Thankfully, no mishaps and I made it home safely. All in all a great ride.
Ride Safe !
Fred
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08-01-2009, 08:48 PM
I rode on that crap for about 2 miles ,I know what your saying . Was the bike cover in that dust. After 14 miles
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08-01-2009, 09:08 PM
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It's tempting to go back and ride the road freshly paved. O'Bama's got the $$$ flowing in Illinois on many interstate highways & state numbered roads, so it may not take as long as one may think.
Glad you got the advanced degree in radically focused riding, without a mishap. Did you ever feel you were getting the hang of it?
The one road I did was freshly oiled before getting paved..... What a mess, used a quart of paint thinner to get that crap off.
Glad you got the advanced degree in radically focused riding, without a mishap. Did you ever feel you were getting the hang of it?
The one road I did was freshly oiled before getting paved..... What a mess, used a quart of paint thinner to get that crap off.
