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    Chuck some stones on the grass

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badjelly View Post
    Chuck some stones on the grass
    agreed, the big square ones


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    Park the car on the grass! You cant fall it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squiggles View Post
    agreed, the big square ones
    Pavers... eg
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    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).
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    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.

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

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

    Quote Originally Posted by musicman View Post
    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?

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    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.
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    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by musicman View Post
    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.
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    Apart from putting knobbly tyres on....... nope

    Quote Originally Posted by musicman View Post
    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?

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    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

    get flatmates to help push you up the grass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wybmadiity View Post
    A strip of paving stones could help.
    Thats just too sensible
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    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
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