Re: Tar Snakes and a R1200RT

Nearly lost it in my office park this morning.  Right hand turn in an
intersection at speed (35ish) I encounter a whole mess of tar snakes
zig-zagging across Conference Center Drive in Chantilly.  I am
accustomed to the whole bike sliding a bit on them, especially while in
a lean but this time the front tire jerked sideways as it lost traction,
then slammed my shoulder back up as the tire caught pavement.  Had the
road been wet, I am sure a face plant would have occurred.  I'm not sure
why these new snakes are so slippery compared to the ones I have seen on
the road for years.  Very uncomfortable to ride on.

[Dave]  I wonder if all the rain is contributing to these not curing correctly?  

Other than that, a beautiful ride in.

Separate topic, I am considering selling my '97 VFR with 53k miles and
purchasing a new BMW R1200RT.  The VFR runs great and looks pretty good,
but it is now 12 years old with 10 of those in my garage.

[Dave]  I'll give you tree-fiddy for it ;-)

 The only holdback n the BMW right now is that the dealerships are incredibly far away for service, which will make night drops a real PITA.

[Dave]  Brand B... say no more.

  AFAIK my choices are Mortons in Fredericksburg, Bobs in Jessup or Battley in
Gaithersburg.  None of them are near Manassas.  What are other locals
doing for service?

[Dave] I have a friend with an r1150 who does most of his own work except the super intricate brand b proprietary stuff that likes to break at the least opportune time.  Do you have the service manual?  

The only brake failure I've ever had on a bike was on brand b - abs modulator quit.  

Dave



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