Diesel on the roads - fecking loads of it

[seeyalater]

Ive driven cars for 27 years and bikes briefly 27 years ago and passed das last year. Now diesel is a slip risk I seem to notice more than ever.
Im shocked how much is on the roads, i see patched of it every few meters on alot of roads. Yes avoid it but I cant help wonder how you can enjoy most rides when so much attention needs to be paid to the road surface, with so many other risk factors on roads for bikers we can do without diesel being everywhere.

I get to the point where I give in wanting to practice corners a bit quicker or just enjoy the ride as this crap seems to be on nearly every road.. how do you long term riders feel about it?

[MarJay]

[linuxyeti]

You get used to it, it gets easier to avoid, for the most part it's not a problem, but in these damp, rather than wet conditions, the slip risk is exacerbated
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[stinkwheel]

Best thing for riding on poor road surfaces is doing it in the dark. What you can't see, you don't worry about and it doesn't seem to cause a problem.

I've merrily honked up single track roads in the dark that when I came back down them in the daylight the next day were nightmare confections of loose gravel, potholes and mud with grass up the middle. Easily did double the speed when I was unaware of it.

I'm confident there is also just as much diesel on the roads during the hours of darkness. The only difference is you can't see it.

Which goes to show the main problem is rider perception.
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[seeyalater]

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[MarJay]

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[Nobby the Bastard]

You know that theres enough diesel on the road to make bikes slide because there will be a pile of cars in the hedge as a result.

I've never slid on diesel in 30 years of driving yet half the people on here seem to fall off their bikes in the rain because of it.....
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[Nobby the Bastard]

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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

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[Kyle.]

The splashes you’re seeing are likely small drips from moving vehicles. When it rains the diesel floats to the top of the water and the rain seperates (dilutes) it and carries it away to the drains. Most people who think they’ve slid because of diesel have slid on the standing water the diesel is sitting in.

Buying a bike and avoiding riding in the rain or avoiding riding on roads where HGV’s go seems nuts to me and most people I’m sure.

I agree with Nobby if you go through an actual spill and not some watered down drips you’ll know about it.

Treat the “splashes” like drainers and try not to brake on them but safe to pass through as it’ll kick off your tyre with the water. Don’t do what most folk do and hug the centre line to avoid it.
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[seeyalater]

[Nobby the Bastard]

I've fallen off on water (shit Avon's , locked the front wheel in the fast lane of the m5) ice (180 pivot, facing the opposite direction, dropped the bike cause I couldn't get a purchase when i stopped), cow shit (tank slapper, fell 12 feet onto the road) and aquaplaned (car, both me and my wife shat ourselves, kids in the back didn't notice).

I've also had the back wheel spin up many times (same shite avons, needed a crowbar to get the seat out of my arse where I puckered up)

I've never slid on 'diesel'
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[stinkwheel]

I once slid on hydraulic oil on the road where a mobile crane had shit itself. I'd carefully stopped the bike, put it on the side stand and got off by that point. It was me that slipped and fell on my arse, not the bike. It was actually nearly impossible to stand up on.

The other place I've had both me and the bike slide on diesel (but not actually go down) is in and exiting garage forecourts. The unattended Asda one at the North end of Carlisle is particualrly bad for this. Ice-riding mode with feet dangling 'till you're back onto the road if you stop there.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Mudshark]

Looks bad at this time of year, but if you can enter and leave garage forecourtswithout falling of then you are doing ok on diesel.
Seems worse here on a Monday morning, lots of roundabouts, an white van man an other workies will fill up to the brim on Sunday night Monday morning, then for their first ten roundabouts they lay down a lovely rainbow sheen at every place you’ll be leant over. 😳😳😳
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[seeyalater]

all makes sense, thanks guys

[P.addy]

[Fisty]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Pussies.
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