(coming back) From a flat tire at freeway speed. - Page 3

fullmetalscooter · 02-26-2013, 08:06 PM

All 5 flats I ve lucked out . 4 happen 3 or min after I stopped doing hwy speeds and end up in town doing 35 or so. Last time was close Patch gave out 4 seconds after I exited hwy was going 75 Mph hauling to get a fairy 20 seconds before that. Was doing 40 MPh and off throdel. Just road it off into the grass in the conner of the exit and pushed to the gas station 1 block away and fixed it. The first time I was run off the road in my first year of riding 25 years ago I had trouble for 3 days driving my bike. 1 st day was the worst came to tight coners and just froze up.

mr. matteeanne · 02-27-2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

I do not now have it, but I will. I think TPM is one of the best pieces of mind you can get on a bike. This is especially true when you are tired and not 100% on your game!

Jim

I am adding a tpm as soon as the boss lets me. I see one for $199? Any advice?

Badge320 · 02-27-2013, 02:49 PM

Last year I borrowed a friends Paul Smart Ducati and got a flat on the rear while on the highway. I was fortunate to get the bike stopped without throwing it down.

What spooked me was how fast I was riding it prior to the tire going flat.....

the Pheasant · 03-01-2013, 02:29 AM

I assume 'rode it out' means 'came to halt without falling off'...

Which I managed to do last time I had a riding flat. 80+mph in heavy traffic at dusk - poor visibility - on the M4 past Reading. I was in the outside lane on my tube-tyred Transalp when the rear tyre went down. First I knew of it was when the bike wouldn't steer crisply; seconds later, the back tyre began to swish and I had a real job to get the bike to steer across the inside two lanes to the safety of the hard shoulder, still at 70mph, while not getting squashed by a truck.

Fitted a new tube by the side of the road (sheltered by a Highways Agency vehicle that turned up after I started removing the wheel) and was on my way. I'll admit to a big sigh of relief on reaching the hard shoulder, but whilst trying to get there all my attention was focused on retaining control.

It did make me think about the wisdom of riding tubed tyres with a pillion but this was my only riding flat with a tubed tyre. I have had a couple with tubeless, which IMO gives a lot more warning of imminent deflation.

I have had innumerable flats while cycling and a high-speed flat when riding wired-on tyres can be very dangerous. Not only do you quickly lose directional control but, if the tyre comes off, it can wrap around and lock the wheel. And riding on the bare rim is not funny.

02-26-2013, 08:06 PM	#31
fullmetalscooter Let me take this duck off Joined: Apr 2009 Location: BC Oddometer: 2,025	All 5 flats I ve lucked out . 4 happen 3 or min after I stopped doing hwy speeds and end up in town doing 35 or so. Last time was close Patch gave out 4 seconds after I exited hwy was going 75 Mph hauling to get a fairy 20 seconds before that. Was doing 40 MPh and off throdel. Just road it off into the grass in the conner of the exit and pushed to the gas station 1 block away and fixed it. The first time I was run off the road in my first year of riding 25 years ago I had trouble for 3 days driving my bike. 1 st day was the worst came to tight coners and just froze up. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body,but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting WHAT A RUSH, WHAT A RIDE. Got to go places to be, people to kill and far to many woman.

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02-27-2013, 02:49 PM	#33
Badge320 Wild Hog No. 3 Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Oddometer: 2,584	Last year I borrowed a friends Paul Smart Ducati and got a flat on the rear while on the highway. I was fortunate to get the bike stopped without throwing it down. What spooked me was how fast I was riding it prior to the tire going flat.....

03-01-2013, 02:29 AM	#34
the Pheasant Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Old London Town Oddometer: 365	I assume 'rode it out' means 'came to halt without falling off'... Which I managed to do last time I had a riding flat. 80+mph in heavy traffic at dusk - poor visibility - on the M4 past Reading. I was in the outside lane on my tube-tyred Transalp when the rear tyre went down. First I knew of it was when the bike wouldn't steer crisply; seconds later, the back tyre began to swish and I had a real job to get the bike to steer across the inside two lanes to the safety of the hard shoulder, still at 70mph, while not getting squashed by a truck. Fitted a new tube by the side of the road (sheltered by a Highways Agency vehicle that turned up after I started removing the wheel) and was on my way. I'll admit to a big sigh of relief on reaching the hard shoulder, but whilst trying to get there all my attention was focused on retaining control. It did make me think about the wisdom of riding tubed tyres with a pillion but this was my only riding flat with a tubed tyre. I have had a couple with tubeless, which IMO gives a lot more warning of imminent deflation. I have had innumerable flats while cycling and a high-speed flat when riding wired-on tyres can be very dangerous. Not only do you quickly lose directional control but, if the tyre comes off, it can wrap around and lock the wheel. And riding on the bare rim is not funny.