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Re: [St] Full pucker moment



Kevin,

Wet roads and broken glass took me by surprise on top of a mountian in NC
a few years ago.  My sideways manuever warned the group behind me, so I
was the only one that had to be unpuckered from the seat at the next stop.
 :>)

Glad you made it through..

Dave Bardell
01 ST in Central PA.

> Riding to work on the Sprint at about 6:00 a.m., The roads were damp from
> heavy rain the night before but it was not raining at all during my
> commute. I had been riding for about 35 minutes and it was about 49-51
> degrees F. I entered an on ramp that I typically hit moderately hard
> during dry conditions but took very easy this time. The on ramp is an "S"
> turn but not very severe. As I hit the apex on the first left hander, I
> began rolling on throttle and leaning moderately. The rear tire slide out
> suddenly as if I had hit a patch of ice. The bike probably was now
> pointing at about 40 degrees left of the center of the ramp. I heard
> myself saying out loud in my helmet woah, woah, woooah! I had a fleeting
> vision of a shower of sparks and broken plastic and thought I might be
> going down. Fortunately, I didn't chop the throttle, but rolled off
> gradually and got the bike upright after a brief wobble. That was close!
> This really took me off guard. I didn't see any sign of oil or antifreeze
> or anything that would make the surface unusually slick. My rear tire is
> in need of replacing but did not expect to lose it so easily as the side
> treads are still in great ship.  (I have a new Diablo waiting in the
> garage).
> This is the first time I have slid the rear end out supermoto style on a
> street bike. From now on, I am going to be extra careful on wet roads! I
> am changing that rear tire NOW!
>
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