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From: an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: rain grooves & steel deck bridges too
Message-ID: <319@hou2h.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 11:20:18 EST
Article-I.D.: hou2h.319
Posted: Tue Feb 28 11:20:18 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Feb-84 09:28:16 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I hate rain grooves and their distant cousins, steel deck bridges,
too! Fortunately I had a lot of practice. During my first year of
riding I was going to school, and my route took me over this steel
deck bridge everyday. I didn't feel very confident at first, but I
found that if I

	- hold a steady speed,
	- avoid sudden moves, and
	- ride straight across,

things were reasonable.  Stability on such surfaces seems to depend
a bit on the bike's steering geometry, too.  My Honda 360 wasn't
very happy going over that bridge.  My Kawasaki 550 still feels a
bit squirrelly