[SoftailBilly]

1) After a rain the painted stripes on the road can be slick.

Rain? What's that? Concerned American Citizen in Kalifornia.

 

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I would think you riders in commiefornica would also have slick streets to watch out for in the sanctuary cities with feces all over the place.

They keep the brown stuff on sidewalks in San Fransicko

 

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Put wheel lock on rear wheel. Harder to tamper with back there. Not as embarrassing as leaving front wheel lock on and flopping over.

 

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Checking mirrors at a stop light watch for vehicles coming up from behind. Work your brake lever, flashes your brake lights gets their attention.

 

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Great thread, very cool not much straying from the subject……. oh oops

 

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Beware of tar snakes in hot weather. Slicker than snail snot.

 

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To go along this line, when riding solo in a lane, before moving around in that lane, make sure another bike isn't coming past you in the same lane (happened to me...more than a few times).

Suicidal Squids on crotch rockets are famous for that. Close in high speed pass, never see them coming in traffic. Check your six and blind spots. Keep head on a swivel.

 

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Last fall, I was on a two lane farm road doing about 55-60 and thinking about passing the vehicle in front of me.
Seemed like out of nowhere a crotch rocket cam up behind me on my right. Screaming loud. I didn't see him until he was flying past me. Must have been doing 100 plus. Mind ya--this was a narrow road with zero shoulder--only a farm ditch.
Dude was insane.

Tempting fate. Coming off freeway to our monthly Bike Night at local HD. Myself and sweet Marie where on exit ramp curve at about 20, very tight. Squid come out of no where on my left in same lane. Passed us with less than foot in same lane. Caught him at dealers lot wearing his crotch rocket jacket. It wasn't pretty verbiage on my part. Later in evening Marie said look at that. Guy had changed out to a HD leather jacket ?? Another move they do is peg throttle wide open till engine bangs continuously off the rev limiter. WTF is that all about?

 

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Keep a spare $10 or $20 bill tucked away on the bike. I have taken an impromptu ride and left my wallet home. Eighty miles away we stopped for gas and I realized my plight. Lucky for me, I was riding with a friend, so he covered my fill up. I keep my $20 with my registration & insurance card in a saddlebag. Don't forget to remove the emergency $$$ if a cop wants reg. & ins., he will be pissed at such a small amount of bribery. :wink

Keep some cash stashed in your cage, same reason.

 

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When traveling to Alaska I had a full face helmet and full riding suit. The mud, the dust and bugs were bad.
When you get off the bike in the middle of nowhere the big ass flies will attack you and they sting.
They swarmed me every time but I kept my full face on, and my riding suit on. The bugs were super bad. I never used the toxic spray they suggested, I just kept all my clothes on.

So why would you stop in middle of nowhere for that kind of reception waiting?

 

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^^^ Brave man stick his pecker out for them skeeters....LOL

 

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I keep $30 in the console of my truck because when I'm towing my 5th wheel if I use the EZPass it's $30 to get across the bridge and out of NJ. If I pay cash it's $12.50, because apparently toll takers here don't do math well.

:eek-surprise Holy crap I have been gone a long time. Remember it being a quarter, you talking the George Washington?

 

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Roads. We are getting more and more fires out in this part of the country. Aside from the usual cautions about fire, pay attention the roads. That reddish color on the two-lane blacktop road? Yeah, that's fire retardant. A plane dropped a load near the road and some of it got on your route. Slow down. That stuff is slick.

Unless they have changed the formula. It will eat clear coat on your paint and corrosive. Wash thoroughly. We had to water rinse entire tail sections of our 130's after each run, while reloading the retardant tanks.

 

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^^^^ Meteorite...……..

 

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Never leave a beer can lay around half full. May have a cigarette butt in it, don't ask.

 

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Deer always have the right away...especially when they fly straight over your gas tank....don’t reach out and touch them as they soar over your bike. Consider yourself lucky you and the deer didn’t become one, deehuman is not good.

Was this you Windy ?

 

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Yep, it happened just like that.?

Windy, hit the "QUOTE" button when responding to others comments. Otherwise I assumed your referring to video about the deer hopping over rider :wink

 

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Windy
Name of this part of the forum is "General Motorcycle Related" On same line to left note the box " New Thread Starter" Click it, your on your way.


I sometimes operate a computer like some women care for their car. Start car, put gas in it sometimes. Im sure you can do much better. LOL

 

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And walla...I see it. Thanks a bunch.
I’m hoping to get a diploma tonight...
Seriously thanks for the help.

Diplomas are rare here. But $100 would make my day:thumb:devil

 

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Cruising down 3 lane freeway. Try to stay in express lane. Riding on left side of that lane. You can see what's coming from behind. Plus the on ramp bandits who feel need to fly across all lanes to get in express lane coming at you from the right.