careful on the slick stuff
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:53 am
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "roncriswell@..." wrote:
Ron, Jeff Saline and I have had this similar conversation/observation while riding in the Black Hills--that equally applies to any mountainous winter time riding; there is often ice on the roads/curves where the sun does to shine due to shadows. That will give you a thrill when you are thinking that the road has been clear for miles and you duck through a road cut and discover the road is frosted, snowed or iced over from snow-melt. A second problem, is that the paved prairie road/highway looks to be completely clear, but where there is a 'box' culvert, or steel culvert under the road, frost will remain on that portion well past 1000, even though the rest of the road is clear and dry. This applies to the gravel roads as well. A lot of the snow will be gone, or completely gone, but where there is a steel culvert, there will be a 2-3ft strip of frost. Most of my own advice, applied to myself, is irrelevant right now. There is a big snow drift across the 'cold-storage' unit where the motorcycles are now POW's, and they will be there for some time. There are just some times it is best to wait for a better day. revmaaatin.> > My wife and I took a drive Sunday to our northwest to look at the rare snow we get around here. The road was pretty clear but about 60 miles into the trip we passed under an overpass that was very icy and wiggled my truck around enough for a pucker moment. An hour later, a Harley guy went under the same overpass hitting the ice and loosing control. He died. Keep the scooters parked when frozen stuff is on the roads ..........and or wear a helmet at least. > > Criswell >
