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HungusMaximist
18th February 2009, 19:53
Cruising in the city for a work interview I take left from Quay St and enter Beach Rd which intersects with Custom Street. Traffic was heavy so had to filter my way through the first set of lights on Anzac Ave and Custom Street. Get across the lights however the cars behind couldn't do much, as there were two big massive buses with their backs sticking out and piling out in both lanes.

Couldn't really filter as there weren't any gaps between the two buses so then come along a dude in a silver R6, scootered right next to me and looked at me and I yapped 'nah bro, the gaps too small aye'.

Lights turn green and the buses proceed and the gap emerges, we both jet off however couldn't catch up to lights before hitting red. So waiting again, at the lights by on Custom Street by Fort lane/Briomart Place. Had a bit of a yarn with him about how gay it is to be stuck in a car in the sort of traffic, he nods in acknowledgement and let us a 'fuck yeah'. Then I tell him I am gunna be selling off my big CBR and getting a dual-purpose to cruise around the city but he couldn't make out what I was saying, traffic noise aye, just as well.

Light goes green we both jet off and filter through the next set of lights passing through Gore Street, then he jets off passing showgirls while I stopped just before the lights turned red at Commerce St. Next thing I notice is the fella with the R6 going under, slid straight off him, on the leftest lane, fucken shocked, jump off my bike without even switching it off and left my indicator indicating left and ran to the fucker.

Fucken embarrassment for sure, first thing I hear is a nice moan from the dude, and mentioning something his fucken shoulder hurts. Good thing the pedestrian lights just turned green, everybody just watched apart from the short chubby dude who rushed there even before me to help him up. Got his bike up, ran back to my bike pushed it up the pavement as the interview was just place in the Citibank building on Commerce St, took my shit off and ask him 'wtf happened?". I knew he fucked somewhere and lost the rear, and he said he braked too hard when he went over the slippery (just started raining then) manhole. Well, just as well. Had squizz on his bike, and mainly just scratches on the right hand side as he fell, asked him if he was ok, he looked majorly gutted but everything was all good, after good pat on the back I told him I got a interview, so I had go and off I went.

Harvd
18th February 2009, 19:57
Faaarken manholes. And uuurrrghhh i no that feeling of deepest embarrasment as people rush to your aid.

Get the job?

jrandom
18th February 2009, 19:58
Heh. Heh. You said 'slippery manhole'.

ducatilover
18th February 2009, 20:02
poor bugger!

JimO
18th February 2009, 20:06
i think nowdays you have to call them "person holes"

=cJ=
18th February 2009, 21:38
Must... not... post... silly... comment...

ducatilover
18th February 2009, 21:49
hang on doesnt r6 =slippery manhole? because r6 + slippery manhole = easier entry:shit:

HungusMaximist
19th February 2009, 07:25
Heh. Heh. You said 'slippery manhole'.

Heh, knowing you..

Just a reminder out there, best not to brake too hard on the rear when you're riding over a wet manhole eh or keep a good eye out when you're riding over anything metal. I just couldn't believe that I saw yesterday, the bike slid off him like it was on ice or something, fuck!

TOTO
19th February 2009, 07:47
learning experience for sure. cherio.

HenryDorsetCase
19th February 2009, 08:52
who else giggled at the expression "slippery manhole" ??

come on, be honest.

JacksColdSweat
19th February 2009, 09:00
Heh. Heh. You said 'slippery manhole'.

Ha ha! I get it...

I think...

:confused:

icekiwi
19th February 2009, 09:03
So let me get this right....
He rode over a slippery "manhole" cover and his bike went "down on him"
Sounds like he was having a great day....
Lest he was ok

mister.koz
19th February 2009, 09:06
who else giggled at the expression "slippery manhole" ??

come on, be honest.

Yup. :whistle: 12

MarkH
19th February 2009, 09:14
Commuting around Auckland I notice that there are those damn things everywhere - both the round ones and the big rectangular ones. They are not always in the best places either, I have seen plenty right on the cornering line. Of course I keep an eye on the road up ahead and avoid riding over the buggers whenever I am cornering, but on a dark and wet night there is always the danger of coming out of a corner and the bike just disappearing out from under you due to almost no traction on a piece of wet steel. Fuckin' dangerous things!

You have to be very aware when riding around the city, there is much to avoid especially in the wet. There are the painted lines at intersections -you need to avoid braking, cornering or accelerating too hard on those. There are the drops of oil on the road, especially at intersections in the middle of the lanes - when it rains that shit can be dangerous (broke a clutch lever in my younger days when the rear wheel fucked off as I tried to take off from an intersection - lovely little rainbow on the road, oil + rain = fun times). Then there are all the personnel access hatches which are as slippery as anything when wet.

Fuck I love riding around city roads!

klingon
19th February 2009, 09:34
i think nowdays you have to call them "person holes"


... personnel access hatches ...

:yes:

Ok, I admit it... I giggled too.

mister.koz
19th February 2009, 09:38
Yeah those man-holes are terrible.

In hamilton we have an abundance of roundabouts, for more effective drainage the road people use an inverted camber on the round abouts and for some hair brained reason they like to put manholes on them too.

One of the smaller roundabouts in hamilton has 3 manholes fairly close together a fairly scary prospect when you hit the roundabout a little hot and have to lean in to the camber the wrong way and then countersteer in mid flight around the shiny manholes that offer as much traction as glass.

Hehe people holes. :lol:

Blackshear
19th February 2009, 11:15
Yeah those man-holes are terrible.

In hamilton we have an abundance of roundabouts, for more effective drainage the road people use an inverted camber on the round abouts and for some hair brained reason they like to put manholes on them too.

One of the smaller roundabouts in hamilton has 3 manholes fairly close together a fairly scary prospect when you hit the roundabout a little hot and have to lean in to the camber the wrong way and then countersteer in mid flight around the shiny manholes that offer as much traction as glass.

Hehe people holes. :lol:

Yep, had a few wiggles on those bastards.

But the ones that get me... Slow bridge traffic in the rain with a badass crosswind... Going over those damn metal... Er. Connecty bit on the bridge. Trippin balls man.

mister.koz
19th February 2009, 11:49
Yep, had a few wiggles on those bastards.

But the ones that get me... Slow bridge traffic in the rain with a badass crosswind... Going over those damn metal... Er. Connecty bit on the bridge. Trippin balls man.

Yeah, shiny metal sux... need bubblegum tires.

Insanity_rules
19th February 2009, 12:37
Welly has some bastard amount of metal on the road! I was taking a corner in the wet in Newtown once (going a little faster than I should have been) and my front tracked across the cover OK but my back tried to let go badly. A couple of years of dirt bikes taught me a great trick or two for if the back gets a bit squirilly so I clenched it back in to line and pulled over to restart my heart!

It happens so quick!

roy.nz
19th February 2009, 13:10
Okay i also had a chuckle. But the best metal strips are on harbour bridge, on wet days they increase the fun factor between traffic. I usually give it a bit more gas get the rear wheel spinnd then hit the tar seal again and get launched. Crazy things between traffic :bleh:

Blackshear
19th February 2009, 14:16
Okay i also had a chuckle. But the best metal strips are on harbour bridge, on wet days they increase the fun factor between traffic. I usually give it a bit more gas get the rear wheel spinnd then hit the tar seal again and get launched. Crazy things between traffic :bleh:

I used to have a favourite spot on the way to work in the wet... Headed up the old georgie pie road towards the Sunset rd intersection... A twofiddy through all 6 gears baby :2thumbsup
but never in traffic, are you silly?!

peasea
19th February 2009, 14:48
who else giggled at the expression "slippery manhole" ??

come on, be honest.

Giggled?

Try:
Fell.
Urinated.
Doubled up.