Let's see your CB1100 out on the road!

[Gone in 60]

That's grooved concrete to dissipate the rain. Our freeways are either this type of concrete or blacktop. On this particular freeway, it changes back and forth repeatedly. It rides more smooth than it looks, but some tires, like the Avon RoadRiders on my Bonneville tend to track the grooves quite a bit. Plus, you're seeing the view after I swerved over to the shoulder, and the grooves haven't been pounded down as much as they are in the normal traffic lanes.