Regular weekend rides

**BoristheBiter** · 19th September 2010, 17:42

Nope, that is one birthday to forget.
Flat tyre, followed by tyre going down, got very wet getting new tyres, then ............................... Boris goes down.

My baby is scratched so is the leathers but not as bad as my ego.

**yachtie10** · 19th September 2010, 18:14

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Nope, that is one birthday to forget.
Flat tyre, followed by tyre going down, got very wet getting new tyres, then ............................... Boris goes down.

My baby is scratched so is the leathers but not as bad as my ego.

new tyre in the wet? Your Ok though?
Bad luck
didnt think you were wearing leathers?
Hope the rest of the day is better

We didnt go far but the only dry road we saw was coming back into Auckland

**OutForADuck** · 19th September 2010, 18:15

Probably a good choice Zeal, we got a little wet and ended up warming ourselves up at Puhoi

Wind wasn't that bad though... just got caught by the rain.

Good fun all the same guys... good to see you hardy lot out there.

**OutForADuck** · 19th September 2010, 18:29

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Nope, that is one birthday to forget.
Flat tyre, followed by tyre going down, got very wet getting new tyres, then ............................... Boris goes down.

My baby is scratched so is the leathers but not as bad as my ego.

Bugger!!! Bike just scratched? all still working including yourself!!!

Dude, bummer, but I guess new tyre in the wet is a bit of a recipe. Don't worry about the leathers... they are supposed to be scratched up it's called street cred dude... street cred

sorry to hear that... Guess that was after you rang us.

**zealchick** · 19th September 2010, 21:13

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Nope, that is one birthday to forget.
Flat tyre, followed by tyre going down, got very wet getting new tyres, then ............................... Boris goes down.

My baby is scratched so is the leathers but not as bad as my ego.

Bugger

thats no good

**DidJit** · 20th September 2010, 07:23

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Nope, that is one birthday to forget.
Flat tyre, followed by tyre going down, got very wet getting new tyres, then ............................... Boris goes down.

My baby is scratched so is the leathers but not as bad as my ego.

Man, that's a right bugger! Sorry to hear that, but glad you're still in one piece. Don't worry — plastics can be fixed, leathers and wets can be patched and, like any bruising, the ego will be alright again in time.

**p.dath** · 20th September 2010, 07:56

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Nope, that is one birthday to forget.
Flat tyre, followed by tyre going down, got very wet getting new tyres, then ............................... Boris goes down.

My baby is scratched so is the leathers but not as bad as my ego.

Sorry to hear that BTB. Hope you had one of the puncture repair kits on ya ...

Think of it this way. You'll have great war stories to tell later on.

**BoristheBiter** · 20th September 2010, 08:23

Thanks all. just really pissed off and a bit of a sore hand.

Still i think the ear bashing i got from M was worse as she was right behind me.
wish i had the camera on as it did look impressive, the bike sliding away from me with sparks flying.

the oggie knobs were worn down by 1/4 and there was not a scatch on the rest of the bike. should get a discount for having them on.

O well thats whats insurance is for.

**BoristheBiter** · 20th September 2010, 08:26

Originally Posted by OutForADuck

Bugger!!! Bike just scratched? all still working including yourself!!!

Dude, bummer, but I guess new tyre in the wet is a bit of a recipe. Don't worry about the leathers... they are supposed to be scratched up it's called street cred dude... street cred

sorry to hear that... Guess that was after you rang us.

ended up getting both tyres done as the front was a bit bald and as a result it was the front i lost.

**BoristheBiter** · 20th September 2010, 08:28

Originally Posted by yachtie10

new tyre in the wet? Your Ok though?
Bad luck
didnt think you were wearing leathers?
Hope the rest of the day is better

We didnt go far but the only dry road we saw was coming back into Auckland

we only got to the end of the motorway before we got hit by that rain storm so we went home to dry off, thats when i put my leathers on and i am so glad i did as my textile does not have such good shoulder protection.
I'm just pissed off as i just got my new gloves on sat.

**OutForADuck** · 20th September 2010, 18:53

Think of it as product testing Boris... now when you replace them you know they work

Hmmm maybe more thumb protection ?

**BoristheBiter** · 21st September 2010, 07:43

Originally Posted by OutForADuck

Think of it as product testing Boris... now when you replace them you know they work

Hmmm maybe more thumb protection ?

I would have rather not known if they worked or not.

But i was thinking it was a noob mistake then i realized it is only my second set of tires and M run most of the the set in.

Can you scrub them any other way? like with a bit of sand paper?

**OutForADuck** · 21st September 2010, 07:57

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

I would have rather not known if they worked or not.

But i was thinking it was a noob mistake then i realized it is only my second set of tires and M run most of the the set in.

Can you scrub them any other way? like with a bit of sand paper?

Not really it is more to do with heat cycles than roughing them up. which is why you can crank them over even when you haven't done that lean before and not slide down the road because even that part of the tyre has gone through a few heat cycles, even though may not have been scrubbed on the road yet.

Somewhere I have a tyre manufactorer description of what happens when you "scrub"in tyres... If i can find it I'll send it through... very interesting but has to do with sweating out oils and slight changes in rubber because of the heat.