New Seat - Page 2

mrlmd1 · 05-13-2010, 04:10 PM

Just trying to keep you safe, and clean, and legal. But it does look good.

Easy Rider · 05-13-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kraznos

Point taken Easy.

A LOT of years ago, I had a bicycle with no fenders. I lived in the country, on a tar and chip road......only back then, it was more tar than chips. Ruined pants, shirt, shoes and my HAIR !! That hot tar didn't feel very good either. My "cool" bike didn't look so cool anymore either. :shocked:

kraznos · 05-14-2010, 01:40 AM

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alantf · 05-14-2010, 05:52 AM

In England, fresh tar & chips used to mean smashed windshields on cars, especially if you were going slow, while the guy coming towards you was going hell for leather!

music man · 05-14-2010, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kraznos

Thanks for the kind words Doc. As far as what Easy is saying about tar and chip, I may be too young, but I have no idea what that means.

On some roads, (mainly back highways nowadays) they will lay down hot tar and spread pea gravel on top of it, instead of your smooth black asphalt, pressed with a steam roller road you see for the most part now.

Which would suck like hell if you ran into some that was freshly laid, on a bike with no front fender, or a car with a nice paint job.

But I Think Easy is referring to a different type of substance all together, it seems as if I remember seeing roads where they spread chipped up asphalt or chipped up grey rock, but I could be wrong.

Those pea gravel highways and roads are actually usually pretty smooth riding, only problem is they get slick as hell when they are wet.

Easy Rider · 05-14-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by music man

But I Think Easy is referring to a different type of substance all together,

No, that's exactly what I meant. I think the name comes from using rock "chips" that are more flat than round.....so that they tend to lay flat and stick better. All kinds of different things are actually used though, including sand.

It doesn't surprise me that a "city boy" wouldn't know about such things. :biggrin:
Us country folk call it road "oil".

kraznos · 05-15-2010, 08:32 AM

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alantf · 05-15-2010, 10:11 AM

I HATE cooked cheese! :puke:

kraznos · 05-16-2010, 07:32 PM

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alantf · 05-17-2010, 06:12 AM

ALL of the above!

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