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Grass clippings... problem or not?

Started by Nice Goat, June 01, 2019, 06:52:18 AM

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Nice Goat

#15
June 03, 2019, 09:34:15 AM
Quote from: springer on June 03, 2019, 08:45:44 AM
Grass clippings can be a pain....
GLASS clippings will cut your tires in a New York minute...
Somebody typed the wrong word or was just seeing who can read.  :D :D :D


Oops!  It was just a typo, and nobody caught it except you!

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odell2115

#16
June 04, 2019, 05:39:45 AM



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Nice Goat

#17
June 04, 2019, 01:47:46 PM
As much as I would like to see growth in the riding population, we have a serious headwind with declining skill and common sense.
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#18
June 04, 2019, 07:46:36 PM
Fresh grass clippings in a curve is more than rider skill. Weight of bike, bike weight high or low of center, tire thread, tire compound, speed of approach, and angle of lean all come into play with rider skill when you try to comment to a question like this. No two people and no two bikes will handle the scenario the same.  8)
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polarissalesman

#19
June 04, 2019, 08:01:41 PM
only problem I have is if a bike is in front of me I get a face full of grass debris. It's not as slick as ice. Wet leaves and straw is slick.... but not grass.... IMO
"keep the rubber side down"

odell2115

#20
June 05, 2019, 12:26:27 AM

bblass

#21
June 05, 2019, 07:54:29 AM
I'll never be old enough to ride a sportbike responsibly...

klaviator

#22
June 05, 2019, 11:04:36 AM
I have been riding for 39 years.  I haven't crashed on grass in the road yet.  That's all I have to say about that.

bblass

#23
June 09, 2019, 09:52:57 AM


Apologies for the risqué meme, but it was too perfect not to share in this discussion

I'll never be old enough to ride a sportbike responsibly...

springer

#24
June 10, 2019, 08:08:05 AM
Quote from: Nice Goat on June 04, 2019, 01:47:46 PM
As much as I would like to see growth in the riding population, we have a serious headwind with declining skill and common sense.

What is need is some Kone Killing. Nothing breeds confidence more than killing some evil kones. 
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maydaymike

#25
June 13, 2019, 01:00:12 PM
Quote from: springer on June 10, 2019, 08:08:05 AM
What is need is some Kone Killing. Nothing breeds confidence more than killing some evil kones.
Can we set up a course with grass clippings?

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#26
June 13, 2019, 02:43:48 PM
Quote from: maydaymike on June 13, 2019, 01:00:12 PM
Can we set up a course with grass clippings?

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Sure! We can even set it up on grass!! Anyone know of a good victim with a big yard? :D
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Chitza

#27
June 13, 2019, 06:13:16 PM
Quote from: springer on June 13, 2019, 02:43:48 PM
Sure! We can even set it up on grass!! Anyone know of a good victim with a big yard? :D

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Hammerdown77

#28
June 17, 2019, 09:01:23 AM
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/354928/grass-clipping-deadly-motorcycle-crash/?fbclid=IwAR2IObRm56q3Ak5roLckXHvxKp2OkvxvF5aeFdkVF6XRS3qLfQKzGs4DIJ0

I'm going to go out on a limb and say grass clippings in the road wasn't the root cause of this fatality....
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klaviator

#29
June 17, 2019, 02:04:03 PM
Quote from: Hammerdown77 on June 17, 2019, 09:01:23 AM
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/354928/grass-clipping-deadly-motorcycle-crash/?fbclid=IwAR2IObRm56q3Ak5roLckXHvxKp2OkvxvF5aeFdkVF6XRS3qLfQKzGs4DIJ0

I'm going to go out on a limb and say grass clippings in the road wasn't the root cause of this fatality....

I agree.  Grass in the road is a Hazard but the cause of the crash was the riders inability to deal with that hazard. 
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