Put a thick blanket on the ground and lay the bike down on its right side - then you’ll know. Good practice for picking it up if it does fall, too.
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Mike, Mike, Mike - weren’t you paying attention? That’s the exact same causeway in which I did exactly the same thing a couple of weeks ago! And I had the same self reflection afterwards. Mine just folded the other way, and I had Andy there to help me pick it up off the slimy surface.
I did report the condition of the causeway to the Muswellbrook Council suggesting they add warning signs, given I knew of three other riders who had come down on it. Maybe that was why the warning sign trailer was on the left as you approached - it wasn’t there when I slid through. Do you recall what it said?
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I did report the condition of the causeway to the Muswellbrook Council suggesting they add warning signs, given I knew of three other riders who had come down on it. Maybe that was why the warning sign trailer was on the left as you approached - it wasn’t there when I slid through. Do you recall what it said?
I learned afterwards from a KTM 1290 Adventure rider at the car wash in Cowes that the best technique is to approach with enough speed so you can pull the clutch and coast through so there’s less risk of the back wheel pushing the front. He’d successfully crossed this particular causeway on the same day and saw a damaged bike nearby. At a Denman cafe that morning we were told of another bike that had gone down the day prior and we also stopped for a Tiger 1200 that had a cracked radiator from falling there - he’d also seen a parked up faller.@Panzermann I didn't want to be left out; if you could do it, so can I. I got going and stopped a couple of Ks down, a GS ride pulled up alongside looking quite annoyed and said he just went over on the causeway.
The oncoming lane centre wheel track might have been a better option too as the algae seemed to be thicker on the uphill side.
I’m not sure how you both came to that conclusion - maybe it’s because we look so much alike, Mike, that in your minds you both concatenated our separate experiences on the water crossing.I think you are right @r0ckrat, the @Panzermann did say he fell twice at the same spot but coming in opposite directions.
I was distracted by my riding buddy on the other side emphatically waving me past. Of course I needed to be focussed on clearing the hazard before I could heed his direction, so the gesturing was actually worse than helpful. He did have the good grace to help me raise the Panzer to verticality though.As you say @Panzermann I wasn't paying attention
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