Riding on sloped wet grass?

[musicman]

I park my bike behind my house, and to get there sometimes I have to ride up my slightly inclined lawn (car is normally parked in the driveway/carport). It had been fine previously but with the rain lately I've had a little bit of trouble keeping traction. The first time it happened the rear went sideways and nearly caused me to drop the bike. Last night I left a long muddy tyre track up the length of the lawn, I stayed straight and upright but it felt like the rear was just spinning and had no grip (and I'd like to keep my lawn grassy, not muddy, so I can't keep doing this).

So my question is, how do you ride on angled wet grass, slowly with clutch or keep the power on?

[Ixion]

Depends on whether you value the grass more than the bike. Wet grass is about the hardest surface to ride on that there is . M'self I value bikes, grass is just snail food, so I'd give it gas and keep the rear spinning all the way, reduces the risk of a front wheel wash out.

[nodrog]

spray your lawn with roundup, and replace with concrete.

[wybmadiity]

A strip of paving stones could help.

[robo555]

Can you stop the bike at the bottom of the lawn, put into neutral or first, then push it up?

[Mikkel]

Get knoblies...

[mstriumph]

that takes me back :sunny:

i had the same problem when i first lived in NZ although it was quite a steep incline with a drop of about a foot between the low brick retaining wall and the pavement ...............

usta hafta push the bike up the lawn under power ..sometimes with the help of whoever happened to be passing..

going the other way was much more fun --
obliquely down the bank, airborn over the wall/pavement and [most times] landing already moving in the right direction on [or nearly on] the far side of the road ....... :innocent: ahhhhhhhh sweet memories

thanks!

[but for you, i'd suggest moving your car :laugh:]

[ManDownUnder]

Change up a gear (or two) and slip the clutch. It'll put less torque through to the rear wheel. This'll help assuming you actually have any chance of making it at all.

Otherwise - tough call. A number of options already mentioned - none easy, cheap or non destructive.

[mstriumph]

.........

Otherwise - tough call. A number of options already mentioned - none easy, cheap or non destructive. :Oi: moving the car is ALL of those things??



.... since when do i make EXPENSIVE suggestions..... mutter mutter

[ManDownUnder]

.... since when do i make EXPENSIVE suggestions..... mutter mutter

LOL... if you're a typical female - every time you open your mouth...
:chase:

[mstriumph]

LOL... if you're a typical female - every time you open your mouth...
:chase: nothing typical about me fella ......... i'm a princess [or something:Oops:]

[moT]

accelerate until redline and drop the clutch and change up gears until you get to 6th

[newby]

Obviously no 4wd drivers here...lol

Low revs, slow moving wheel will get you there if its possible.... As soon as you get to much power on the wheel it will lose traction and spin and then you aint going no where....

[Mikkel]

The extreme hillclimbing drivers would disagree with you I think.

But yes, steady and smooth is the best and safest approach in almost every situation.

[musicman]

Maybe I should just sell the car and get a motard or a dual purpose bike. :D

[Badjelly]

Chuck some stones on the grass :done:

[Squiggles]

Chuck some stones on the grass :done:

agreed, the big square ones

[Choco]

Park the car on the grass! You cant fall it :bleh:

[wybmadiity]

agreed, the big square ones

Pavers... eg
101350

[musicman]

Well it's not actually my house, I'm renting, and we get someone to come and do the lawns, so I don't think my landlord and the lawnmowers will be too pleased to see stones, pebbles, pavers, dead grass (due to cars parked on it), or mud (also due to cars parked on it).

[Motu]

Momentum - hit it at the speed or faster than you need to go up,then you can maintain that speed without any power,even throttle off.Being on the gas causes wheelspin,so don't use the throttle on a grassy knoll.Having a 2 stroke helps too....they have an advantage in every situation.

[McDuck]

Just get a role of old carpet and unrole it down the hill be for going up and ride up the carpet.

[rottiguy]

You don't, if ya have to try putting a bit of old carpet down or park it on the drive


I park my bike behind my house, and to get there sometimes I have to ride up my slightly inclined lawn (car is normally parked in the driveway/carport). It had been fine previously but with the rain lately I've had a little bit of trouble keeping traction. The first time it happened the rear went sideways and nearly caused me to drop the bike. Last night I left a long muddy tyre track up the length of the lawn, I stayed straight and upright but it felt like the rear was just spinning and had no grip (and I'd like to keep my lawn grassy, not muddy, so I can't keep doing this).

So my question is, how do you ride on angled wet grass, slowly with clutch or keep the power on?

[FROSTY]

Im sorry to be a negative shit but dude I see next post by this man being. --"i dropped my bike on the grassy Knoll .....
Shift the friggin car -its a lot easier in the long run.

[musicman]

Yeah I've moved the car further up the driveway so now I ride up the driveway and "lanesplit" the gap between the car and the house. So I guess there isn't really any way to ride properly on wet grass?

[scumdog]

Yeah I've moved the car further up the driveway so now I ride up the driveway and "lanesplit" the gap between the car and the house. So I guess there isn't really any way to ride properly on wet grass?

Yep there is but it's not 100% reliable.

Mainly nothing do sudden-like, be it throttle, brakes, body movements... smooth and delicate is the word here.

[rottiguy]

Apart from putting knobbly tyres on....... nope


Yeah I've moved the car further up the driveway so now I ride up the driveway and "lanesplit" the gap between the car and the house. So I guess there isn't really any way to ride properly on wet grass?

[Kinje]

takes me back to leaving brass monkey this year...trail and adventure bikes had it sorted. Also very interesting trying to stop on wet grass :crazy:

get flatmates to help push you up the grass.

[Kornholio]

A strip of paving stones could help.

Thats just too sensible :p

[LilSel]

Pop down to the warehouse n grab a bag of decrotive stones?? lay them in a line n hey presto... sorted... then when the grass dries out again in summer it'll be easy to pick them out again, or leave them there.... not permanent like concreting :)