roadworthy
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Reged: 08/29/07
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Loc: St Louis MO
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I'm a city rider, I have to avoid ladders and mattresses and furniture and cinder blocks and all the other things that idiots put on trailers or trucks or on top of a car and don't tie down properly. 
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I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
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drgnslyr
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Reged: 09/23/05
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Loc: Foothills of the Blueridge Mt...
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And let's not forget wet leaves this time of year.
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Just an old Hippie and I don"t know what to do.
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Keith
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Reged: 03/21/09
Posts: 11616
Loc: BC, Canada
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I'm a city rider, I have to avoid ladders and mattresses and furniture and cinder blocks and all the other things that idiots put on trailers or trucks or on top of a car and don't tie down properly.
WOW!! Remind me to avoid the city at all costs!
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erle
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Reged: 04/05/08
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Loc: 25-22-28-0***-****0
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I'm a city rider, I have to avoid ladders and mattresses and furniture and cinder blocks and all the other things that idiots put on trailers or trucks or on top of a car and don't tie down properly.
WOW!! Remind me to avoid the city at all costs!
It's NOT the city, and It's NOT the mountains, and it's NOT the country. IT'S THE ROAD!!! STAY OFF THE ROADS!!! 
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roadworthy
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Reged: 08/29/07
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Loc: St Louis MO
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It's the cans! He hates these cans! STAY AWAY FROM THE CANS!!!!!!
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Keith
Stickman Yogi
Reged: 03/21/09
Posts: 11616
Loc: BC, Canada
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Another road hazard I forgot, have you ever hit a CD as you were coming to a stop? NOT FUN AT ALL. I ran up on one on my XR about 3 years ago, as soon as the front wheel was completely on the disc it stopped turning even releasing the brake didn't seem to help, but then again it was over before I could really react. Nothing like falling over at an intersection to make you feel like a squid.
Any CD would most likely cause problems but in your case that CD seemed to really bung things up. Did you check to see what was on that CD? 'Cause I'm thinkin' it was probably a CD by the London based band, 'Slim Slip & The Sliders.' That's right... their material is very slippery ya know! Here's a link of them playing some pretty fantastic Rockabilly music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6f0Ls1bREs
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FrankW
I live in the sun downunder
Reged: 01/27/09
Posts: 1216
Loc: Queensland OZ
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Another one, well especially for us mountain dwellers.... fallen rock!! Yesterday I was running a supernatural stretch of twisties when... when suddenly around a curve (heavy lean/power on) the road was spattered across both lanes with broken rock from above!! Talk about yer obstacle avoidance!!! Luckily it was a road less traveled and I had both lanes for maneuvering. That was interesting!
Hey Keith,
The favourite sign in Australia in hilly regions is:
FALLING
ROCKS
DON'T
STOP
If they did you wouldn't need a road sign. 
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FrankW
Ex Speedmaster rider, now on the dark side. Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe 103 cu in. and loving it.
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cefox
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Reged: 03/03/10
Posts: 258
Loc: kentucky usa
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Yeah we have that issue here in the Bluegrass as well, but it's pretty minimal.
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Outside a dog a book is a mans best friend, inside a dog it's to dark to read.
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Hermit
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Reged: 01/28/07
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Loc: NE FL
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I'm a city rider, I have to avoid ladders and mattresses and furniture and cinder blocks and all the other things that idiots put on trailers or trucks or on top of a car and don't tie down properly.
Never follow pick-up trucks or utility trailers. NEVER!
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cefox
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Reged: 03/03/10
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Loc: kentucky usa
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It was label side up, if I remember correctly it was Hank Williams Jr.. yet another reason I don't like him, I'd have really been screwed if it had been a slim slip & the sliders disc. lol.
Another major issue in my area is people riding horses on public roads especially at night, and the beauty of it is if you are involved in an accident with one in Kentucky you are pretty much at fault unless the riders is drunk or the horse has gotten out and is riderless.
I just don't get it, I'm required to tag, insure and keep functioning lights, horn etc. everything I own that is road going. but horses require no license no insurance and lighting is SUGGESTED if you are going to be out after dark.
Makes me want to go out and tear through these peoples yards and pasture fields on my XR at warp 1.5 , it is after all an off road capable bike, seems fair to me. Of course I'd drop my insurance and take the tags off, I just haven't figured out what to leave a trail of every where I go, any suggestions for a reasonable facsimile of horse poo that would be easy to carry on a bike and easy to drop a pile of every 30 feet or so.
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Outside a dog a book is a mans best friend, inside a dog it's to dark to read.
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