Greasy roads

[ChristoT]

I believe they ask regardless of policy if you've had accidents or claims with in x yrs  and if the council were to consider your claim I imagi.e they would direct it thru insurance. Just a thought, I'm no expert

That's assuming I get anywhere with them...

[midden]

Absolutely .....    No harm enquiring.  Sounds like it needs reporting anyway

[Frosties]

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Felt really greasy out there tonight,  be careful folks

I found that out half an hour ago going slowly round a roundabout!  :'( End result - gouged fairings, the right subframe is twisted (mirrors don't fold on ZXs), and the screen is cracked. Anyone know how to go about getting the council to pay for the dammage? Especially as where my bike slipped is a known area to locals (as I find out afterwards.  :wall )
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Sorry to hear about this Christo, glad you're ok fella.

NOW will you have a look at that MP3 Tricycle I mentioned before. :lol

[Punkstig]

Any payout would be considered a claim and go down on the insurance!

[Dave48]

Sorry to hear about your "mishap"-at least you are unhurt!
November temperatures, less than perfect tyres, road grit(nowadays mixed with urea which makes it more "sticky-supposedly to help rock salt stay on road surface longer-but disastrous for us motorcyclists as the slightest moisture in the air turns it greasy, poorly maintained surface, adverse camber, the possibilities are endless but motorcyclists are a minority &  rate less attention than pedal cyclists in the pecking order :'( . Didn't notice/smell any spilt diesel by any chance?- poorly fitting lorry fuel caps coupled with fuel surge on roundabouts! :eek

[Grahamm]

Yesterday I was going to Nooj's in Newbury to get my bike cleaned and ACF 50 treated and, as it was nice weather, decided to go up some nice twisty roads to the A32, then take the A272 and B3046 before getting on to the A339.

Unfortunately it seems they'd been putting down the new "improved" style of grit which was slippery as foc at times and I decided to skip the B3046 section because it just did not feel at all safe, so I stuck to the main routes

By the time I got to Nooj's, the definitely needed a clean because of the amount of crap that had been thrown up from the roads.