15 Side Road Offically Dead

[REDD77]

Just did it tonight and between 25 and guelph line its a gravel road now. It sucks the big one.

[outtacontrol]

That sucks, that's the best strech.

[Dilligaf0220]

Didn't they just repave all the corners, they had just gotten clean?!?!?

[BusaBob]

which road is this?

[Lightcycle]

I didn't believe you.

It is gravel, and it sucks large...

[chs]

if they dumped gravel on a paved road, its probably chip and tar surface..
it gets pounded down into something like asphalt..

[Kwak10R666]

Those bastards. Hope they get their ***** in gear, and fix it up pronto.

[weldingglover]

DAMN THAT SUCKS , i just road that road thursday hopfully they repave it

[Green Meenie]

I was there today & that stretch is scray Take it easy just west of the first set of tigh corners west of Hwy. #25. It's like riding on ball-bearings. Only lasts for about 3 km's though. Beyond there it's fine.

[ATTS]

Crap this would have been a good thread to read before today. Just used 20 and 17 between hwy25 and guelph line instead. not as good but at least there are a few turns left on 15....for now at least.

[Wilko]

They had that section buggered up last year too along with the second 'S' east of 25 as well. Make work road for the Halton guys. I ride it to and from work. Might as well take the cage for a few weeks! Bill.

[nrvswreck]

Yeah, I was there yesterday 2-up riding... and I was like, WTF, is the road gravel? Or is the road just beat? I couldn't tell at the moment because I entered the gravel at 80km/h, it was only until I switched lane positions to find my bike do the shakey shakey that I saw it was gravel... That sucked, It seemed I was on that gravel forever, just thinking when is that gas station gonna show up lol!

[Triple675]

I wish I read this thread before getting on this road. Brand new demo bike (Speed Triple 1050) riding at nice 100km/h pace and all of a sudden the back end started moving around. Moving at that speed it was hard to tell that it was loose gravel. It was a pucker-up moment needless to say. Slowly backed off the throttle with little breaking and dropped the speed to 50km/h. I've never ridden on grave/off-road before but now I know how dirt biking must feel. Even though I was relieved when paved road show up again but it was still a learning experience. Don't need to be too scared when it comes to riding off-road...need to be extra smooth. That doesn't mean I'm going back just to experience that again.

[Dilligaf0220]

I wish I read this thread before getting on this road. Brand new demo bike (Speed Triple 1050).......

Heh, you're not talking about the green Triple from Sturgess are you? If so I wouldn't call it "brand new".....fun bike though

FYI -- It's not just 15thSDRD, it's ALL of the sideroads around Guelph Ln-Walker's Ln.!!!!
3rdSDRD, 20thSDRD, 25thSDRD, a chunk of Brittannia, and gravel is getting dumped at intersections too. Watch out on the backside of Appleby/Rattlesnake hill, there's a pile of gravel on the downhill side of the RR tracks getting puked on by 3rdSDRD.

[RZ500grl]

I wish I knew too......I was on 15 this morning, they could of at least put a sign....Gravel road ahead! Then we went to make a turn down another road and it was gravel too. I think Halton's trying to get rid of us.

[Triple675]

Heh, you're not talking about the green Triple from Sturgess are you? If so I wouldn't call it "brand new".....fun bike though

FYI -- It's not just 15thSDRD, it's ALL of the sideroads around Guelph Ln-Walker's Ln.!!!!
3rdSDRD, 20thSDRD, 25thSDRD, a chunk of Brittannia, and gravel is getting dumped at intersections too. Watch out on the backside of Appleby/Rattlesnake hill, there's a pile of gravel on the downhill side of the RR tracks getting puked on by 3rdSDRD.

No it's the 2008 Blazing orange with the full arrow exhaust. The first time I demoed, it only had about 500 kms. The green one your talking about is not a demo bike...it's in the showroom and the tires aren't scrubbed. Also, it's an 2007 model with Arrow slip-ons + extras.

Speed Triple is a fun bike but I miss my Daytona 675...can't wait to get it back.

[dropgear]

Probably for the best .. I ride way too fast on that little stretch.

[Dilligaf0220]

Yup, knew somebody was going to get hurt up there on the weekend. The mention in the Rider Down section was a little light on details, hope it wasn't a group from here.

A 38-year-old Guelph man is dead after a motorcycle crash Saturday morning. The man was riding with three other bikes through an S-bend on No. 20 Side Road around 10:45 a.m. when the crash occurred.

http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/398528

[sportbiker_kev]

I discovered that on Saturday. It's not gravel, just tar and chip. In a month or so it'll be rideable again, but you'll still want to take it easier than usual.

However, the 20th/22nd sideroad parallel to the 15 is still sweet! There's a tiny stretch of gravel connecting the 20 and the 22, but it's definately worth taking.
Give it a try. It's awesome, especially at the East end, by Limehouse.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en...,0.412674&z=11

[DaveP]

I rode 15 this evening, it's really not bad at all. There is a small section and only one corner with pebbles. Easy to ride at the speed limit in that corner. The local traffic has done a good job of packing down the road already.