Got a flat tyre today...

[hellokitty]

Sitting in the gutter with a flat tyre - thanks to all the bikers that ignored me :angry: I don't know - does it look normal to see a biker chick sitting in the gutter drinking a 2 litre bottle of milk with all her gear in a pile beside the bike?
(I had been to the supermarket and was eating/drinking my purchases - luckily I didn't need to use the toliet paper yet)

Thanks to the lawn mower guy that wanted to make me a coffee and thanks to the van load of maori boys that wanted to help.

I could understand the harley guys that wouldn't pee on a Jap bike if it was on fire, but all the other jap bikes going past?

I hope you all get herpes. :facepalm:

[Grasshopperus]

Were you signalling for help? Otherwise people might've thought you were just taking a break.

Next time try showing a little skin :innocent:

[hellokitty]

Were you signalling for help? Otherwise people might've thought you were just taking a break.

Next time try showing a little skin :innocent:

I should have taken my top off.....

[gazmascelle]

Were you signalling for help? Otherwise people might've thought you were just taking a break.

Next time try showing a little skin :innocent:

good call. yesterday on my way back from wellys i had to stop at least 4 times.. once to throw up in shannon lol

[sil3nt]

If you want people to stop then signal to them. If your sitting there having a drink or eating some food how the hell are they going to know you need some assistance!

[hellokitty]

good call. yesterday on my way back from wellys i had to stop at least 4 times.. once to throw up in shannon lol

I am hoping Shannon is a place not a person?

[nosebleed]

Les has a post on here somewhere with some old-skool distress call with helmet at 20 paces scenario.
If I see a bike parked roadside I normally slow down and give a thumbs up. If your in trouble a thumbs down would be the appropriate response.

I take it you've purchased a repair kit now?

[Grasshopperus]

I should have taken my top off.....

That may create a pile-up.

Wait, post a pic of yourself

[gazmascelle]

I am hoping Shannon is a place not a person?

lol.. yeah its got the "blink and you'll miss it" thing going on

[hellokitty]

Les has a post on here somewhere with some old-skool distress call with helmet at 20 paces scenario.
If I see a bike parked roadside I normally slow down and give a thumbs up. If your in trouble a thumbs down would be the appropriate response.

I take it you've purchased a repair kit now?

I got the AA to pick me up as I didn't know what to do = I was offered that stuff you fill the flat tyre with but I know once you do that the tyre is stuffed (right?)
I wasn't sure if I could get a tube put in or if I get a new tyre.
My husband was unreachable as he is racing today, so we took it home and dumped it in the driveway.

Yay for the AA - I could have called Cyclespot but I still had to get home.

[hellokitty]

That may create a pile-up.

Wait, post a pic of yourself

Lol! There is a topless pic of me in my profile........

[p.dath]

So you don't carry a puncture repair kit with you ... yet?

[MadDuck]

If I see a bike parked roadside I normally slow down and give a thumbs up.

Thats what I tend to do also.....

[hellokitty]

So you don't carry a puncture repair kit with you ... yet?

I will get one :facepalm: and then I will have to learn how to use it.
Dammit! I had runflat tyres on the ute and have no idea how to fix tyres :weep:

[junkmanjoe]

Lol! There is a topless pic of me in my profile........

i think i would be to scared to stop with all them tats........ but if you where top less on the side of the road i more than likey crash..........OH shit BOOBYS.....:woohoo:

to be serious......as the other chap said. i also slow down and do the you ok thumbs up signal........

JMJ

[jimichelle]

i went past a woman standing by her car door no bonnet up just standing there
it wasnt till my wife said stop so i turned around and saw a set of jumper cables in her hand
i saw her but didnt it register that she needed help
next time signal 99 % of people will stop

[Edbear]

I'll invariably stop for a biker on the side of the road, (topless or not..:innocent:), as it is rare that a biker will stop on the side of the road unless something is wrong.

Cars are a different matter, and I usually try to ascertain by looking whether they need immediate help or not.

[hellokitty]

i think i would be to scared to stop with all them tats........ but if you where top less on the side of the road i more than likey crash..........OH shit BOOBYS.....:woohoo:

to be serious......as the other chap said. i also slow down and do the you ok thumbs up signal........

JMJ

You can't see the tattoos when I have my bike gear on! Most people are shocked when they see them as apparently I don't look as if I would be tattooed :blink:
If you looked through the Kiwi Rider photos from the 2010 pink ribbon ride you would see what my face looks like - not scary at all! Kinda geeky in fact
Just ask Mom or Maha - they have seen me in real life and they didn't run away screaming!

Next time I will do the thumbs down......

[hellokitty]

I'll invariably stop for a biker on the side of the road, (topless or not..:innocent:), as it is rare that a biker will stop on the side of the road unless something is wrong.

Cars are a different matter, and I usually try to ascertain by looking whether they need immediate help or not.

I know you would stop! :innocent:

[baptist]

Think I better get a kit as well:facepalm:

[Edbear]

I know you would stop! :innocent:

Ha ha! But of course! :sunny: It's that biker's commaraderie I think. :msn-wink:

[hellokitty]

Ha ha! But of course! :sunny: It's that biker's commaraderie I think. :msn-wink:

Maybe.... I have my suspicions that you may be a gentleman :yes:

The sad thing is that we are taking my husbands kids home tomorrow and I was looking forward to going for a ride with him in the afternoon - one of the rare chances when we don't have his kids - can't do it now with a flat tyre.
We put air in it and we could hear it wooshing out from wherever the leak is

Of course, I can ride his bike and leave him at home lol!

[Edbear]

Maybe.... I have my suspicions that you may be a gentleman :yes:

The sad thing is that we are taking my husbands kids home tomorrow and I was looking forward to going for a ride with him in the afternoon - one of the rare chances when we don't have his kids - can't do it now with a flat tyre.
We put air in it and we could hear it wooshing out from wherever the leak is

Of course, I can ride his bike and leave him at home lol!

Yeah, I often find the air coming out where the leak is... :facepalm:

(Sorry, couldn't resist that one... :shutup:)

[hellokitty]

Yeah, I often find the air coming out where the leak is... :facepalm:

(Sorry, couldn't resist that one... :shutup:)

Smart arse - I didn't think it would be such a loud gush of air coming out - I couldn't see anything obvious, but it must big, especially as the tyre went flat so quickly.

[schrodingers cat]

Is it just me or do you get the feeling that most of the respondants thus far would ride past shouting advice?

Mechanical (or pneumatic) misadventure sucks

[hellokitty]

I find it interesting the kind of people that stop. When my ute (RIP) broke down, I had boy racers stopping to help me, and even just pulling over for a chat (weird)

I am glad it was only a flat tyre.

[junkmanjoe]

hi hellokitty.

i just had a look at all the photos on the 2010 pink ribbon ride.
im sorry i dont know who im looking for.. but great turn out in the number of bikes, would have been a buzz the be part of a mass ride like this, all going to a great cause...

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/10/dont-forget-wima-pink-ribbon-ride.html

P:S no miss intention meant about your art work..it looks really good to tell the truth.

maybe buy a panda pack just in case, only thing is, there quite messy.
i carry spare tubes and tire levers in my tool pack...its an arse of a job changing a tube on the side of the road, but its better than walking....

JMJ

[hellokitty]

hi hellokitty.

i just had a look at all the photos on the 2010 pink ribbon ride.
im sorry i dont know who im looking for.. but great turn out in the number of bikes, would have been a buzz the be part of a mass ride like this, all going to a great cause...

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/10/dont-forget-wima-pink-ribbon-ride.html

P:S no miss intention meant about your art work..it looks really good to tell the truth.

maybe buy a panda pack just in case, only thing is, there quite messy.
i carry spare tubes and tire levers in my tool pack...its an arse of a job changing a tube on the side of the road, but its better than walking....

JMJ

Yes there are about a million photos on there! I had another look but got bored....
I think I am near the end.

A guy offered me Panda for the tyre but I was told that with spoked wheels, I will have a tyre with a tube and therefore Panda is no good.

Anyway, that is why I am an AA member, so they can help me - failing that I am a member of the Honda Riders club and they have some sort of help available too.

[Edbear]

Yes there are about a million photos on there! I had another look but got bored....
I think I am near the end.

A guy offered me Panda for the tyre but I was told that with spoked wheels, I will have a tyre with a tube and therefore Panda is no good.

Anyway, that is why I am an AA member, so they can help me - failing that I am a member of the Honda Riders club and they have some sort of help available too.

That's the only thing I worry about with my bike, the spoked rims and tubes. So far so good, but I do wonder whether a set of alloys of the C50C might be a better bet. Trouble is the spoked wheels look so good...

[Quasi]

Hey Kitty - sorry to hear no one came to your aid. I had exactly the same thig happen to me this afternoon. Rolled into Greytown with a rapidly deflating tyre. I had two gorgeous knights in shining armor come to my aid. One now has Great Yella on the back of his ute and is going to drop her off at my mechanic in Masterton tomorrow. The other wonderful knight pillioned me home to Martinborough on the back of his 1098. A machine nearly as sexy as Great Yella (okay, perhaps just a tad more sexy) but bloody hell - not made for two up at all:sick:

Thanks Kelly and Pete for rescuing me. and like you - off to the tyre shop this week to get tyre panda, and co2 bottles and stuff. Plus learn how to us it:facepalm:

[hellokitty]

That's the only thing I worry about with my bike, the spoked rims and tubes. So far so good, but I do wonder whether a set of alloys of the C50C might be a better bet. Trouble is the spoked wheels look so good...

Spoked wheels are harder to keep clean!

[Edbear]

Spoked wheels are harder to keep clean!

True, but there are washes that work well on grime these days. I found the S100 spray-on-hose-off to be pretty good.

[Corse1]

Yeah good to hear you got sorted Kitty. I would be the first to admit that I am not, nor never have been prepared for a flat.

I Always slow down when approaching a bike stopped that is not an obvious breather or break stop.. If no thumbs up I will always stop. Like the earlier posters, you gotta make it a little obvious for some people.

Recent ride to Te Kaha though the last rider got a flatty 50k's out. She was there for a while before we returned :facepalm:

Although we arrived just in time to see the tow truck.........not a proud day.....

[hellokitty]

Hey Kitty - sorry to hear no one came to your aid. I had exactly the same thig happen to me this afternoon. Rolled into Greytown with a rapidly deflating tyre. I had two gorgeous knights in shining armor come to my aid. One now has Great Yella on the back of his ute and is going to drop her off at my mechanic in Masterton tomorrow. The other wonderful knight pillioned me home to Martinborough on the back of his 1098. A machine nearly as sexy as Great Yella (okay, perhaps just a tad more sexy) but bloody hell - not made for two up at all:sick:

Thanks Kelly and Pete for rescuing me. and like you - off to the tyre shop this week to get tyre panda, and co2 bottles and stuff. Plus learn how to us it:facepalm:

That was lucky that you were rescued! I would have been too nervous to jump on the back of someone's bike - I don't make a good pillion!
Normally I would have had plenty of people to call on for help but today everyone was away racing.

[hellokitty]

Yeah good to hear you got sorted Kitty. I would be the first to admit that I am not, nor never have been prepared for a flat.

I Always slow down when approaching a bike stopped that is not an obvious breather or break stop.. If no thumbs up I will always stop. Like the earlier posters, you gotta make it a little obvious for some people.

Recent ride to Te Kaha though the last rider got a flatty 50k's out. She was there for a while before we returned :facepalm:

Although we arrived just in time to see the tow truck.........not a proud day.....

How can you be prepared? How do you fix a tube? I have seen tyres changed plenty of times at racing but I wouldn't know what to do at the side of the road. I would assume taking a back wheel off is not that simple. Someone also said that a shaft driven bike is more difficult?

(runs away screaming)

[Maha]

Surely it was only flat on the bottom?

[Corse1]

I would never get the rear wheel off with tools I carry. The old gas charger puncture repair method is the best insurance. Or maybe cheaper to get a tow to the closest mate. Or maybe pay the minimum add on to your insurance:shutup:

Yeah I know what you mean.....see ya later tyre and they are not cheap.

Some people just keep riding with the repair:facepalm:

I would always suck it and pay for new tyre when home. Some people don't mind having to pay close to $200 for a speeding fine so hey as long as you don't get both in the same ride.

[Edbear]

Surely it was only flat on the bottom?

Yeah, but unfortunately that's the important bit. Doesn't matter if it's flat on the top... :shutup:

[FJRider]

I would assume taking a back wheel off is not that simple. Someone also said that a shaft driven bike is more difficult?

(runs away screaming)

It is simple ... if you have the knowledge ... and the tools ... :yes:

You were told WRONG ... :angry:

[hellokitty]

It is simple ... if you have the knowledge ... and the tools ... :yes:

You were told WRONG ... :angry:

I have neither!

[Oakie]

I got the AA to pick me up as I didn't know what to do = I was offered that stuff you fill the flat tyre with but I know once you do that the tyre is stuffed (right?) .

Good old AA. They've saved my bike-bacon a couple of times.
I don't think that flat tyre stuff ruins your tyre. I used it a few times years ago. You do need to tell the bike shop it's in there though when you take the tyre in to get fixed.

[FJRider]

I have neither!

Do as I do ... carry a cell phone ...:yes:

[hellokitty]

Do as I do ... carry a cell phone ...:yes:

Yes the cell phone..... after I called the AA and text friends to pass the time, I went on facebook and kiwibiker while I had my "picnic". Gotta love technology.
Gotta love the AA too :niceone:

[Maha]

I wouldn't stop for a biker who is stopped on the side of the road (a flat tyre is different and yes, then I would) but otherwise no. I dont do it while in the car, why is it different when on the bike may I ask?
If the bike was lying down or had an obvious problem then yeah sure.
I stop for a break every hour an half or so when riding.

Hers a thought, be proactive when in a spot of bother, if you are need of some help, make a gesture to someone. Dont wait for those who pass to stop and ask.
How is hitch-hicker ment to get a ride if he dont stick his thumb out?

[Genie]

I'll invariably stop for a biker on the side of the road, (topless or not..:innocent:), as it is rare that a biker will stop on the side of the road unless something is wrong.

Cars are a different matter, and I usually try to ascertain by looking whether they need immediate help or not.

How gentlemanly of you....I'd stopped to take a pic the other day and a lovely biker stopped to see if I was ok. Middle of nowhere, I found his gesture rather comforting. I'd hope never to have a breakdown anywhere, but should it happen I have many plans in my head and a cellphone. If worst came to worst I'd lock my bike up, hitch home, crab the car and a trailer (with some planks of wood and rope) and go get me my bike. Buggar paying some person to get my bike home when I can do it myself.

[far queue]

... - failing that I am a member of the Honda Riders club and they have some sort of help available too.Yep, they'll come and give you a quick one up the arse :buggerd:

[Edbear]

How gentlemanly of you....I'd stopped to take a pic the other day and a lovely biker stopped to see if I was ok. Middle of nowhere, I found his gesture rather comforting. I'd hope never to have a breakdown anywhere, but should it happen I have many plans in my head and a cellphone. If worst came to worst I'd lock my bike up, hitch home, crab the car and a trailer (with some planks of wood and rope) and go get me my bike. Buggar paying some person to get my bike home when I can do it myself.

Yep, it's no biggie and you get to meet another biker. That's what my wife liked about going on the bike, the commaraderie. You don't get that in the car unless we're in the MX5 and stop beside another sports car.

Plus I'm an old school Gentleman... :innocent:

[Grubber]

How gentlemanly of you....I'd stopped to take a pic the other day and a lovely biker stopped to see if I was ok. Middle of nowhere, I found his gesture rather comforting. I'd hope never to have a breakdown anywhere, but should it happen I have many plans in my head and a cellphone. If worst came to worst I'd lock my bike up, hitch home, crab the car and a trailer (with some planks of wood and rope) and go get me my bike. Buggar paying some person to get my bike home when I can do it myself.

Well done chook! Exactly what i would have done. Phone call to a mate will get a trailer and ties to the rescue and take the thing home yourself. Done the same for other mates myself.(the perils of owning a large trailer and having your mates know about it)Would be happy to help anyone who needs a trailer if they get stuck.
I usually do the thumbs up as a go slowly past to make sure all is well. Sometimes just stop anyway for a bit of a chat. Why not i say!:2thumbsup

[hellokitty]

How gentlemanly of you....I'd stopped to take a pic the other day and a lovely biker stopped to see if I was ok. Middle of nowhere, I found his gesture rather comforting. I'd hope never to have a breakdown anywhere, but should it happen I have many plans in my head and a cellphone. If worst came to worst I'd lock my bike up, hitch home, crab the car and a trailer (with some planks of wood and rope) and go get me my bike. Buggar paying some person to get my bike home when I can do it myself.

Normally I could do it myself, but yesterday my car and trailer were in Kihikihi along with the tie downs. I don't think $60 a year is much money to pay for help whenever I need it

[BAD DAD]

I seem to remember a thread somewhere on here with photos from the era when AA bombed about on motorcycles (in the UK). Wonder if there will ever be enough bikes on the road to support a niche market in roadside motorcycle repair/rescue? Seeing bikes on the back of a tow trucks would make me cringe.

[hellokitty]

I seem to remember a thread somewhere on here with photos from the era when AA bombed about on motorcycles (in the UK). Wonder if there will ever be enough bikes on the road to support a niche market in roadside motorcycle repair/rescue? Seeing bikes on the back of a tow trucks would make me cringe.

There is a guy that does a pick up service for motorbikes - he was at the Pink Ribbon Ride giving out cards. Nice guy, has a very low trailer and all the gear.
He gave me some info but it is in the saddlebags on my bike and I am too lazy to go to the garage to get his details

[Maha]

There is a guy that does a pick up service for motorbikes - he was at the Pink Ribbon Ride giving out cards. Nice guy, has a very low trailer and all the gear.
He gave me some info but it is in the saddlebags on my bike and I am too lazy to go to the garage to get his details

Kevin Lewis.....Motorcycle Recovery Specialists ...Ph 021 156 9448.

[hellokitty]

Kevin Lewis.....Motorcycle Recovery Specialists ...Ph 021 156 9448.

Thats the fella - bloody nice guy - I wasn't feeling too flash that day and he said just pull over and we can load your bike up if you feel unwell.