And the WORST part of riding..  By  novaraptor (Read 4,415 times)

For me, the worst part of scooter riding is the same as the worst part of driving a car. The bozos on the road that cut you off, pull out in front of you, sit through green lights and so on take the fun out of it. It's hard to relax and have fun with so many crazies on the road.

Riding/driving though an oil spill is another joy.

First one was on the interstate where a "Little Old Lady" cut off a semi tank truck hauling fuel oil who jackknifed and flipped avoiding her flooding the interstate with industrial heating oil. Going through that slick felt like it took and eternity with the car floating and drifting along with the passengers yelling for me to stop. Stopping a car with a hot muffler in a puddle (small pond) of fuel oil was not in my game plan so I played on through and down to the nearest robot car wash. Fire rescue was pulling up as I exited the puddle. When I called in to make a statement they said they had plenty of witnesses and wouldn't need it.

Second was leaving work where a delivery truck spilled a 55 gallon drum of fryer oil just past the stop sign where you exited the lot. Looked like a pool of water from a recent Florida sprinkle until I pulled out and then went nowhere with the wheels spinning unable to go forward or back while blocking approaching 55 mph traffic. Tires caught just in the nick of time. Another trip to the car wash where I called 911 and the security officer at the office. Oil destroyed the parking lot and roadway so that they had to be excavated and repaved.

Two moments of eternity thankfully on four wheels.

Yeah, just got into work a few minutes ago. I don't think we get fog more than once every 4-5 years, if that. Almost constant hand wiping of the face shield is about the only thing one can do. At least most of the oil has been washed off the road over the last two days... Shiny side up, looks like we get back to some sun today.

At least black ice usually does not have the tendency to ignite into a big fireball.

Fortunately a bee can only sting you once before it gives up the ghost and then you need to get the stinger with the venom sack out as it will continue to pump away and burrow deeper until it exhausts itself (the edge of a credit card can be used to flick a stinger out if you stop and get to it fast enough). Wasps and Hornets on the other hand can hit you multiple times and can have a real nasty disposition.

Open face helmets also can catch a lot of wind giving you a real bad case of neck strain at speeds over 40 mph along with drop your fuel economy. They can defeat a good rain suit also as they catch the rain and funnel it down the neckline of the suit.

Hard to look cool with bug splatter and red welts on your face from flying objects you took in the face while wearing an open face or half helmet.