Painted Surface on Streets Motorcycle Safety Discuss Painted Surface on Streets in the Other Topics forums; "Step on a crack and Break your Moms Back!" Remember that game? I kinda play that game when it comes to surface paint. I stay away when ever possible. The ...

[JCourneyaP]

"Step on a crack and Break your Moms Back!" Remember that game?

I kinda play that game when it comes to surface paint. I stay away when ever possible. The other morning it was in the 20's. Sun was coming out and I was having the time of my life. I took a corner and my back tire did a little Loop De Loo on the painted cross walk square. That was followed by the Bad Boy Boogie when my tire found traction at an angle. Dang Frost!

Stupid. I usally go in between. Straight line. Slow fade. Less brake and throttle on the paint. Memory was slightly jarred

[EZE RIDER]

Man I hate those things! They are finally getting smart after 30 years or so and they are just starting to use some sort of higher traction version around these parts.
Glad you made it thru.

JC
I know where your coming from, not a lot of fun. I just got back home on Tuesday, fired up the sporty, it was stored in the garage. Went for a ride and had to be especially careful, every curve and intersection is covered with sand. After riding in Florida for several weeks, and riding with a half helmet and no windshield it was a bit cool. I hope the snow is over, the large lakes are still covered with ice.

[shovelmike]

Originally Posted by EZE RIDER

Man I hate those things! They are finally getting smart after 30 years or so and they are just starting to use some sort of higher traction version around these parts.
Glad you made it thru.

Some of those around here are done with that high traction stuff these days. I'm still dodging patches of sand here and there but it is great being out there in the wind!

[GOMO]

Another item to consider with painted areas and the roads in general; if you head out in the morning and notice dew on the grass, you need to realize that the same moisture is on the roadway. A lot of us don't really consider this as a hazard, but you sure will once you find out that little bit of AM dampness could cause stopping or riding issue's - especially if there has been no rain in awhile to wash away those crappy oil residues laying there just for you to find.

[evoKENevo]

"HA"..talk about moisture,dew,etc., creating slippery conditions..which also brings oils etc.to the surface..think WORMS guys !!! Years ago a friend of mine who'd been working the "grave yard shift" was on his way home the next "dewey-morning"..or,"rainy-night",one.. and hit a patch of "night-crawlers"(funny in hindsight,now) that left him with NO control..fortunately not going very fast at the time,for HIS sake..but costing $$$$ in cosmetic repair to the bike.

Oh,yeah...and, don't forget about those manhole-covers in the street either.

[Whopper]

I take a winding two lane to work and yesterday morning it was as it has been every other sunny morning. However, yesterday evening, they were replacing a septic tank for a house on one of the curves. A usually dry and clean corner was covered with dirt and gravel. I managed to tiptoe through it but ended up on the other side of the double yellow line. Fortunately no oncoming traffic.

[GOMO]

Rollong along with the slippery items, here's one from a past ride. There is a stretch of road about 3-4 miles long that looks like a tunneled road make with evergreens. It's one where many of us head to during the dog days of summer because of the cooler temps through there. A small spring feed stream also runs along the route that helps the cooling factor. During one ride a wascal wabbit decided to hop across the rider in front of me. In an effort to not shorten the cute little mammals life, the guy decided a swerving action would work best. What he didn't think about, nor did the rest of us, was that the road had a slight algee/mold growth from all the moist air and lack of sunlight. So in an effort to save Bugs, he almost altered his.

Next time we'll have rabbit stew and consider those shady areas as a possible risk area for traction.

[evoKENevo]

"Siwwey-wider..outta have aimed for wabbit..that pwobabwey woodwent have been in same spwot anwehow" !!!

Oh,and,by the way..if anyone thinks that running over a sleeping possum in the road,at night, sucks..try an armadillo sometime..they don't "give" so much.!

[AdamWilliams]

If I'm not mistaken, the paint used for road lining has something in it that makes it extremely slick once it has set. I know most every time I've caught some striping, one or both wheels have done a bit of slip-slidin'-away. Best to stay off the paint.