RSVDon Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Okay, so I felt like I was gonna go down again the other day. Ever since I got the new tire put on (Sportmax Q2) it's an absolute bear to deal with steering whenever I go over a tar snake. And in Michigan there's a lot of those! At 70+ mph, if I'm changing lanes, I get headshake when I hit the tar strip, same for accelerating. Yesterday, I was on an on-ramp covered in the damn things and when I crossed over one (doing 30 on a 25 mph ramp, aka not fast) parallel to my travel the bike slipped and tipped in very quickly.What gives?! My old Qualifiers never did this, and the new Q2 is completely stable on dry, wet, bumpy, smooth, pretty much any condition I can throw at it. But if I cross a tar snake it's game over. WTF... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 it may be something that got tweaked aftrer you last accident.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I always remember this story about a group of experienced riders on a ride through Arizona. They went through this pass that was just wall to wall tar snakes and everyone was all puckered up and hated it but after about an hour on them they all got used to it. Point of the whole thing was that they don't cause any trouble, they're just a pain to get used to. I think I'll just always hate them. I just picture the perfect one that follows my rear tire right off the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 i spend much of the summer putting these "tar snakes" down. It depends on the compound they put down. Theres two major ones. One is called mc3000 and the other I don't remember. But one is rubber and the other is tar. When it gets hot out one of them softens up and becomes slippery to a motorcycle tire. The plus side to the one that softens up ( to the road crew) is that when it gets hot, it "bleeds" and will repaire itself from snow plow blade marks, and anything else that may have scraped it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 it may be something that got tweaked aftrer you last accident..I rode it after the accident with the old front Qualifier. No problems whatsoever. As soon as I got the new tire on and got the bike to Michigan is when I noticed it. Like I said, it's fine any other time no matter the road surface, just not on tar snakes.I guess it's just the budget tar they use up here to cover the roads in. Michigan is very fond of not patching or fixing roads until they have the ability to pop car tires.Eff this state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 them damn tar snakes are scary! i hit some going around a curve the other night and it made my butt pucker! LOL i never really saw them as a threat until that night.. not sure about my tires though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 them damn tar snakes are scary! i hit some going around a curve the other night and it made my butt pucker! LOL i never really saw them as a threat until that night.. not sure about my tires though...Reading this made me giggle a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZIXXER9R Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) same thing happened to me when I put my contiforce on changed lanes up in garfield over some snakes and head shake like WHOA!!! scared the piss out of me thought I broke something Edited June 3, 2010 by ZIXXER9R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Run Michelins and you won't even notice they are there other than seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZIXXER9R Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I will take that into consideration next time i change both out which will prolly be july or august at the rate I am riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I've ran Dunlops and Bridgestones before the Michelins. Both would get a little movement going over them. Been running Michelins for about 5 years now. New set every year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 don't ride gingerman lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I've always heard them called snail trails (not that kind of snail trail). How funny. I need another example of regional dialect for my linguistics class. I just got it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ummm.. it's fracking 90º outside?Not up here. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Yeah, I hate tar snakes. They get super soft in the summer.You know what I hate DON. I hate coming home on 35 from Xenia area and the merging area where it seperates with trees has been torn apart and nothing but ridged vertical rumble lines which make your bike feel like your going to tip over at speed. When the hell do they plan to pave that area already!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony07R6 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ummm.. it's fracking 90º outside?I think Pauly haz a sad for the hot temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 You know what I hate DON. I hate coming home on 35 from Xenia area and the merging area where it seperates with trees has been torn apart and nothing but ridged vertical rumble lines which make your bike feel like your going to tip over at speed. When the hell do they plan to pave that area already!?Dude! No shit!!!! I was coming back from Skydive Green County when I came home to get the bike. Didn't even know they had torn it up, wasn't paying attention and went in at 65 like I always do. BAD IDEA!!! I coasted down to 40 and it was still all over the place. Of course, the cagers behind me were kind enough to literally almost run over my ass by the end of that grated stretch. I'm avoiding that from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I hate the dam things. Every one you cross can be different. Its happend on all my bikes with all tires. It mainly seems to mess with my fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ummm.. it's fracking 90º outside?it was at night when i slid on them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBWalker Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 if I cross a tar snake it's game over. WTF...why dont the AMA do something about that? those idiots dont even know tar snakes are a hazard to motorcycllist. likewise, the steel cable lane dividers, which kinda remind me of the band saw in a butcher's shop. the AMA is such a farce.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 why dont the AMA do something about that? those idiots dont even know tar snakes are a hazard to motorcycllist. likewise, the steel cable lane dividers, which kinda remind me of the band saw in a butcher's shop. the AMA is such a farce..huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 it was at night when i slid on them...must have been done within the day or two. When its first put down, its sticky to step on, but slippery to everything else, or it was hot as balls that day and as it was cooling down they had condensation on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBWalker Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 huh?youre such a moron. thanks for reminding me why i have you on my ignore list. never change. i like you just the way you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 youre such a moron. thanks for reminding me why i have you on my ignore list. never change. i like you just the way you are. WTF? Um....thanks and fuck you too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 huh?Well, that was uncalled for.Troublemaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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