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« on: August 15, 2009, 04:53:28 PM » |
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Well, I was out riding in my new tire today (love that new tire smell) and I decided to take old route 66 through waynesville, out toward rolla. Anyway, I was on my way back and I was sitting on an overpass by I-44 and decided to take an "outer rd" towards home to avoid a road I'd already ridden.
Anyhow, I took off romped on the throttle and imagine my surprise as I crested the hill at the speed limit (55mph) and realize that I'm now on gravel. I think this is what they refer to in the MSF course as an "Oh, crap" moment. Pucker factor MAXED OUT and all that jazz.
Anyway, I managed to stop without anything devastating happening. So, no test run of my brand new Hit-Air airbag jacket.
WHEEEEEW!
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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009, 06:22:21 PM » |
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Mo Lee
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2009, 02:57:37 AM » |
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That is one drawback about Missouri, we have a lot of dirt roads. When we first got stationed here my Daughter had become somewhat of a city girl and wanted to stay in Maryland. Anyway she had her friends back in Maryland convinced that all the roads on post were dirt roads and depending on how big your yard was determined if post housing issued you a goat or a cow for mowing your yard.
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2009, 03:44:27 AM » |
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happened to Goody and I when we left the Blue ridge Parkway.
We went the way my Gps said to go. We found the road had barking.chaseing dogs
and I saw a few people playing banjos on porches.
Shortleg[Dave]
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Doc Moose
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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2009, 04:54:26 AM » |
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I hate it when that happens, like it did yesterday. Thought I'd just keep going, after all, I'd be able to get back to blacktop soon.
Right? Right??
Nope.
Kept going, making left turns, figured I'd get back to real road sooner or later. It sure took a while!
Even had a forest rat jump out in front of me at one point. I was really in the rustic woods....
Life is an adventure.
Get the hose and bucket. Time to wash the bike.
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MAD6Gun
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« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2009, 05:25:17 AM » |
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That happens a lot i rural Indiana as well. Be riding along on pavement. Next thing you know. Gravel. Got to stay on your toes......
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F6Mark
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« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 04:01:31 PM » |
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My brother lives in Boston and rides a Suzuki Bandit 1100, I'm here in MD, we rode to New Mexico a few years back (almost no freeways up & back), and on the way back still in NM I think, we found ourselves heading down a dirt road, didn't know how long it would last, but it had rained the day before and it was slippery as owl s**t. I would start sliding in the front and then it would work its way to the rear and I dumped it twice before we turned around. A rancher who meandered by told us it was this way for 80 miles so I was happy to turn back, but I think my bro wanted to press on.
That taste of mud makes me try to avoid it, unlike most other (lighter) bikes I've owned...
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« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2009, 06:08:19 PM » |
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Oregon has it's share of gravel that the GPS fails to designate . . .  Ended up turning around at this spot, 4800 feet or so and a long way up to get over the top. Since I was by myself, I thought the better route was back down and around. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2009, 09:57:40 PM » |
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Did about 8 miles two-up on (FM337) it was under construction and gravel while riding the twisted sisters. And nobody told me about the cattle guards on 336 they were a real surprise at 65mph. When we were on the gravel road they had an escort truck and he wouldn't go fast enough to keep the valk stabil so I'ld have to back off and then get the speed up until I caught up to him. We took a different route back to Kerrville afterwards.
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