Warning to newbies and others.

[madbikeboy]

Rode Ginga's racetrack to Wellsford yesterday. Was as slippery as a newly elected MP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuISQ...eature=related

[beyond]

Kerosene is your friend, Stickchick. It melts/disolves tar

In the absence of Kerosene, standard old butter on a rag works well too

[flyingcr250]

also for people in hamilton, be careful on terapa strait on rounabouts on a saturday, because on friday night the boyracers pour diesel all around it so they can slide ect, its a cunt to get diesel out of ur tyre makes it slipery as hell, and hitting dieseled rounabouts with the gas on ur bike and you will be fucked, this has hapend a few times already to some people!

i hit one of those diesel roundabouts (the one outside porter hire) in my ute the other week, and went sideways, my mx bike almost came off the back.
after a frw blue face swear words i carried on, but the diesel was still on my tires for a few k's. bad enough in a ute never mind on a bike. scary shit.

[Elysium]

i hit one of those diesel roundabouts (the one outside porter hire) in my ute the other week, and went sideways, my mx bike almost came off the back.
after a frw blue face swear words i carried on, but the diesel was still on my tires for a few k's. bad enough in a ute never mind on a bike. scary shit.

Seriously some of you guys should lie in wait and ambush these boy rice racer idiots when they go to pour diesel there.

[flyingcr250]

Seriously some of you guys should lie in wait and ambush these boy rice racer idiots when they go to pour diesel there.

its a shame the police will see it as you assaulting them, and not as you potentially saving the life of an innocent biker. or other road user for that matter

[Usarka]

its a shame the police will see it as you assaulting them, and not as you potentially saving the life of an innocent biker. or other road user for that matter

Who said anything about smashing their kneecaps with crowbars and torching their cars?

[flyingcr250]

Who said anything about smashing their kneecaps with crowbars and torching their cars?

aaahhhh, me? somehow i dont think catching them on camera is good enough.

[slofox]

Who said anything about smashing their kneecaps with crowbars and torching their cars?

Now THAT'S a good idea...why didn't I think of that?

Back on the topic of tar snakes, highway 39, especially Ngaruawahia to Whatawhata, is covered in the damn things just now...
Since I ride earlyish, they seem not too bad. I have yet to find condensation on them, but having re-read this whole thread, perhaps I will be even more careful than usual...

[jrandom]

Back on the topic of tar snakes, highway 39, especially Ngaruawahia to Whatawhata, is covered in the damn things just now...

That's always been a bad road for the tar snakes.

Try riding it in the rain on an R1 wearing Supercorsas.

[lankyman]

also for people in hamilton, be careful on terapa strait on rounabouts on a saturday, because on friday night the boyracers pour diesel all around it so they can slide ect, its a cunt to get diesel out of ur tyre makes it slipery as hell, and hitting dieseled rounabouts with the gas on ur bike and you will be fucked, this has hapend a few times already to some people!

Little faggots should drive real cars that don't need diesel to get a wheel going

[slofox]

That's always been a bad road for the tar snakes.

I reckon the buggers breed in the river valley myself........

[twistemotion]

...One day (maybe) we will be able, or more correctly willing, to build roads that don't melt in 20 degs of ambient temperature...until then, go gently people.

Good thread. The tar consistency overseas is much better and definitely don't melt at 20, not even 30 degrees ambient. In NZ they insist on using tar that melts at too low a temperature, making at really dangerous. I think it *may* be because it's easier to work with in the cold months when doing road work. But hey, we don't need to look at road surfaces, we all know it's speed that kills - easy target with lots of revenue. I bet the Transport Minister doesn't even know what tar snakes or tar bleed is.

We have to ride carefully in winter because on top of all the other hazards, there's ice, now in summer it's tar snakes (dry and wet).
Maybe some roading guys on this forum can comment on the tar quality.

[slofox]

Another hazard encountered recently - a winter problem making itself known in summer...
Ride round Kawhia Harbour and then over the hill to Waitomo Caves. The hill road has lots of signs that say "ICE - GRIT"...
I suppose the road freezes in winter. And they spread little stones all over it to help with grip on the ice. And they leave all those stones on the road all year round...so in summer its like riding on little ball bearings...thanks boys, that realllly helps...

[Drogen Omen]

So not only do you want to avoid those black spots when its hot but also when its freezing cold...

That means there is not much chance for riding with New Zealands Weather...

I wonder why the quality of Tar in New Zealand is so shit... there are other countries in the world that get hotter and they dont seem to have this meltin tar crap... seems ours have a very low melting point...

One other thing is our roads are so uneven... for most of our paved roads you almost need a dirt bike or 4x4 to ride/drive down them... Jackson street in petone is a good example... my shocks get a real good work out riding down that street and its only at 50km's can you imagin if it was a 100KM's area... you would need a kidney belt from all the jaring... hahahah

[twistemotion]

Here's an Ultra High Pressure (UHP) water cutter that Fulton Hogan developed to remove "Bitumen Flushing" which seems to be the official term for tar bleed. Looks really well thought out, and sounds like it works relatively quickly too. Not much use to us, but to the Regional Councils and other Roading Authorities.