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flat tire again
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 4:40 pm
by Dale Johnson
On my way to work today.. Guess what happend? Yes I got my 3rd flat
in 1 month, 1st flat I walked 4 miles to buy a tube and tire irons
and fixed it myself on the side of the freeway, 2nd flat was my front
tire blowout where i did a pavement slide @ 30mph. now on the way to
work this morning i am just zippin along and went to change lanes,
hey that doesn't feel right, rear tire was all loose feeling, so i
got off the freeway and sure enuff i was slowly going flat.. so i
drove as far as i could on a low tire then walked a mile or 2 to a
place i could air up drove 3 miles aired up and then made it to a
bike shop.. paid the guy 40 bux to fix my flat,ohh that was with the
discount the guy SAID he would give me for working at Honda (2 bux
cheap fu#$),damn rip off. But i had to get to work, couldn't spend
the time doing it myself and come to work all dirty..
Anyone with gripsters get a lot of flats? I don't remember getting
this many with my kenda's..
btw the service guy said "how old is that bike? thats a lot of miles
(31000) I told him it was a Y2k and he was amazed..
Dale
screwd by the dealer
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 4:49 pm
by Kurt Simpson
> Anyone with gripsters get a lot of flats? I don't remember getting
> this many with my kenda's..
>
> btw the service guy said "how old is that bike? thats a lot of miles
> (31000) I told him it was a Y2k and he was amazed..
>
> Dale
> screwd by the dealer
Have you checked carefully inside the tire carcass for something causing
the flats? Same thing with the rim? Tried heavy duty tubes? I had a
pinch flat on my Quota this past weekend. It wasn't fun but I was
pleased to discover I had all the tools and spare tube to get underway.
I was way off-road. Had it back up and running in 35 minutes. Thank you
centerstand!
Kurt
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 5:00 pm
by monahanwb@yahoo.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:
> On my way to work today.. Guess what happend? Yes I got my 3rd flat
> in 1 month, 1st flat I walked 4 miles to buy a tube and tire
irons
> and fixed it myself on the side of the freeway, 2nd flat was my
front
> tire blowout where i did a pavement slide @ 30mph. now on the way
to
> work this morning i am just zippin along and went to change lanes,
> hey that doesn't feel right, rear tire was all loose feeling, so i
> got off the freeway and sure enuff i was slowly going flat
Dale, carry a bike pump with you. At least it may get you a mile or
two down the road before you need to pump it up again. A nice
Blackburn pump is maybe $25 at a bike shop; you can velcro it to the
handlebars if you lack luggage space. A pump is more reliable than
CO2 cartridges, by the way.
Bill
Aureola, CA
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 5:05 pm
by Dale Johnson
inside the tire carcass for something causing
> the flats? Same thing with the rim? Tried heavy duty tubes? I had a
> pinch flat on my Quota this past weekend. It wasn't fun but I was
> pleased to discover I had all the tools and spare tube to get
underway.
> I was way off-road. Had it back up and running in 35 minutes. Thank
you
> centerstand!
>
> Kurt
Checked the tire and rim for "Stuff" nothing there.. Just bad juju i
guess
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 5:20 pm
by Devon Jarvis
Yes, and a dead flat motorcycle tire takes 3-4 of the cartridges to
inflate it. You need to carry a lot of them. I am in the process of
rigging up one of theose little 12v tire inflators, until then I carry
CO2 and a pump.
Devon
monahanwb@... wrote:
> snip
A pump is more reliable than
> CO2 cartridges, by the way.
>
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 5:29 pm
by Kurt Simpson
> Yes, and a dead flat motorcycle tire takes 3-4 of the
> cartridges to inflate it. You need to carry a lot of them. I
> am in the process of rigging up one of theose little 12v tire
> inflators, until then I carry CO2 and a pump.
I was surprised that my front only took two to bring it to 26 lbs. The
rear, of course, would be more...
Kurt
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 7:55 pm
by Tengai650
At 9:40 PM +0000 8/3/01, Dale Johnson wrote:
>On my way to work today.. Guess what happend? Yes I got my 3rd flat
>in 1 month, 1st flat I walked 4 miles to buy a tube and tire irons
>and fixed it myself on the side of the freeway, 2nd flat was my front
>tire blowout where i did a pavement slide @ 30mph. now on the way to
>work this morning i am just zippin along and went to change lanes,
>hey that doesn't feel right, rear tire was all loose feeling, so i
>got off the freeway and sure enuff i was slowly going flat.. so i
>drove as far as i could on a low tire then walked a mile or 2 to a
>place i could air up drove 3 miles aired up and then made it to a
>bike shop.. paid the guy 40 bux to fix my flat,ohh that was with the
>discount the guy SAID he would give me for working at Honda (2 bux
>cheap fu#$),damn rip off. But i had to get to work, couldn't spend
>the time doing it myself and come to work all dirty..
Some people never learn.... SLIME!!!!!! It works!
Mark
B2
A2
A3
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 7:58 pm
by RichardM
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:
> On my way to work today.. Guess what happend? Yes I got my 3rd flat
> in 1 month,
1. Heavy MX tubes
2. Slime
3. More air pressure
RM
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 8:10 pm
by Tengai650
At 8:55 PM -0500 8/3/01, Tengai650 wrote:
>At 9:40 PM +0000 8/3/01, Dale Johnson wrote:
>>On my way to work today.. Guess what happend?
By the way, I just wanna say "Thanks" to all who emailed me their
kind thoughts on and off list pertaining to my high-speed, front tire
puncture induced crash 2 weeks ago. I started physical therapy
yesterday and hope to be walking with a cane in less than a week.
Mark
B2
A2
A3
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 8:17 pm
by Tengai650
At 9:08 PM -0400 8/3/01, Devon Jarvis wrote:
>The slime bottle clearly states the tires are not to be used over 75mph
>after being Slimed. Is this just laywer talk, or is there a genuine
>safety issue? Has anyone had trouble with slime and fast highway speeds?
I did 100mph indicated non-stop from Jacksonville to Daytona with
Slime in Gripsters on my Tengai. No problems.
Mark
B2
A2
A3