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chris_sw
weeksy59 wrote:
In fact, most things are slippery when wet Smile

Slippery when wet - Someone had to do it... Razz One of the more safe for work photos that I found on google image search!

Not had an encounter with wet leaves yet this year, although I'm sure it'll happen soon enough.

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colintrav
KonaKurt wrote:
This may sound like a stupidly obvious thing to say, but I will anyway because it's happened to me four times this week, once nearly sending me into the side of an overtaking HGV!


At this time of year, take great care when riding on wet leaves! They can be VERY slippery when against hard tarmac surfaces, or even large piles of them in woodland etc etc.


They are especially slippery when they have decomposed a little into that slushy mush. Add fresh rainfall and hard braking, and you could spin like a Jamacian bobsleigh.

KK.


Well this is something you learn at a young age when out hammering round street croners and tree's over hang and there leaves build up and in the rain they become like a ice rink ..

Still there is a danger to the inexperienced , But it's all about hittin the corner at the right speed ,

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bigchazrocks
colintrav wrote:
Still there is a danger to the inexperienced , But it's all about hittin the corner at the right speed.

Yeah, VERY slowly...

I found that one out on my motorbike too... 130hp, BRAND NEW Speed Triple... Back slid out, then the front... Shocked Was only going at about 15mph, but still too fast! Bugger...

Either way, I used my super-awesome moto-cross skills to save dropping my bike Cool

Was super stoked that my bike handling skills / reactions were that sharp!

But yeah, I always knew wet leaves were slippery.. But not THAT slippery..!!! Laughing

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geordiefreerider
supersonic wrote:
Yeah, the railways have special leave clearing trains in operation at this time of the year!

Infact wet wood (insert joke) is so slippery that old ships used it as a bearings on the prop shafts.


As I discovered twice at dalby on wednesday ! Embarassed

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yeehaamcgee
I had wet wood last night. It was pretty slippery. Shocked Laughing

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bigchazrocks
yeehaamcgee wrote:
I had wet wood last night. It was pretty slippery. Shocked Laughing

On Friday for me Wink

Bonfires in this country ay.... Wink Wink Wink

Laughing

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bonfires? What are you on about?

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