Flat rear

[boomer]

Managed to get 2 new tryes fitted last week, ran it from the shore home and to amps for its service; then today the weather broke and i hooked along with Gixser et al for a ride south; started of wet and a little drizzle but come lunch time the roads were dry, so time to scrub in the tyres... yeah right!

ran over a bloody large..humungus staple ..

Meh! :angry:

on a brighter note, cheers all for a good day out and good to meet a few new faces ;)

[dawnrazor]

what a let down

[Karma]

ooohh... one of those inch long wood staples or something?

Pain in the ass... they put up a new towerblock behind work a while back, right on my route to the carpark, ended up putting a three inch nail through a new rear tyre, stopped going that way since mind.

Is the tyre repairable?

[mynameis]

Bummer! Patch fixit or what's the story now new tyre?

mynameis

[dawnrazor]

That would have been funny, had you spelled it correctly.

yeah, bugger.....attention is divided at the moment......working

[boomer]

'twas a metal staple about 1/2 inch long and the two ends were sharp on opposite ends.. PERFECT for putting in a tyre.... grrrrrrrr I just started to push the tyres as i had about 3 mils of chicken strip to get rid of when the bike started movin, my first thought was shit, i've been ravin about these tyres and they squirm worse than teh pilot powers.. then she started wobblin on the straights....Doh! thanks again to all that stopped and i had a good day :D albeit expensive

yeah Glen, i put 2 dog turds in it and 3 bottles of gas :crybaby: that reminds me, i need to trim the ends of and remove all the glue i 'liberally' smeared EVERYWHERE !! :gob:

We'll see if it holds, when i got to green lane i checked teh pressures and teh rear was on 18psi and boy were they hot..

Fingers crossed... bastard... shit.. bastard..........arggggghhhhhhh!!!


and thanks for the pun dawnrazor, may a camel shit in your mouth ;)

[R6_kid]

and thanks for the pun dawnrazor, may a camel shit in your mouth ;)

that would be interesting.

Gutted for ya bro, im having all sorts of troubles with my bitch atm - carbs, radiator and clutch all got problems.

[boomer]

that would be interesting.

Gutted for ya bro, im having all sorts of troubles with my bitch atm - carbs, radiator and clutch all got problems.


lifes like that huh... a box of chocolates apparantly. if it doesn't rain it pours... i feel for ya man.

[Grub]

Ok ... stoopid queschun time

Haven't had a puncture (yet) so am interested in what to do
- "dog turd"?
- Can you not put a tube in a punctured tyre?
- Is it more about the integrity of the casing after a puncture?

Brett

[Gremlin]

dog turd is a strip that you insert into the hole, normally very sticky, and the aim is to plug the hole, depending on size etc.

Yeh dunc, know the feeling... found out my rear had a puncture as I tipped it into a rough corner over 100... and all hell broke loose.

Running a dog turd in my rear at the mo, as it had plenty of meat on it, etc. Was talking to Bungy, he reckons its fine, and I did a bit of sporty 2up on it as well, no dramas...

The real bastard is resetting your head, and you keep swearing to yourself something is wrong, yet there doesn't seem to be a problem... really confusing :angry:

[boomer]

i dunno about inner tubes??

the turd is piece/strip of very soft rubber you insert, covered in glue, in the hole(s) and they're meant as a temporary fix. it's part of a kit(puncture repair kit bought from bike shops, comes with gas, sand paper, glue, turds and hole maker, turd inserter) I'll go into treads on monday and see if i can get it repaired otherwise i'll run it as is and see what happens... the bloody thing has only got about 150k's on it :crybaby:

[Sensei]

Punctured my New Pilot on a group ride last thursday , just called up mate & pick the RSVR up then took wheel down to shop removed the tyre took it round to Trye shop & got professional repair plug with rubber foot on the bottom fitted this is the only totaly safe way to fix a Bike tyre as long as it is a hole . Then rebalance of course .

[dawnrazor]

and thanks for the pun dawnrazor, may a camel shit in your mouth ;)

no doubt...knowing my luck

[McJim]

Gorgeous weather and then a puncture - you must feel really deflated.

The Boom must have been reduced to a light rap.

[boomer]

Yeah, they will tell you to get them put a proper repair in place... not a bad idea for peace of mind. Then you can ride up to Wellsford to see me for a test, I will have the billy on.

sweet, i was looking to go for a spin tomorrow, i'll txt ya's

[classic zed]

We put two new tyres on Jasons TL100R the other day, he rode outside and managed to pick up a screw, he didnt even make it to the road!!:gob:

We had to take the wheel off repair it properly (no dog turd) and rebalance it. So I know exactly how you feel.

If your in the area and need a puncture repaired just call in and we can do it for you.:done:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Shit boomer i thought you where talking about something else i was going to say it didn't look that flat to me.:laugh:
Pete and i went for a nice ride down to port waikato yesterday shit hot weather. Pete went fishing he caught 3 crabs and one fish but i think it was a white bait because he caught that one with his hands :clap:

[Nicksta]

good to see you made it home safe Boomer.... i guess liberally wasnt actually liberally.... but was a bit of entertainment for us... especially those funny old men driving by..... was a pitty... you were working pretty good on thise chicken strips!

[boomer]

We put two new tyres on Jasons TL100R the other day, he rode outside and managed to pick up a screw, he didnt even make it to the road!!:gob:

We had to take the wheel off repair it properly (no dog turd) and rebalance it. So I know exactly how you feel.

If your in the area and need a puncture repaired just call in and we can do it for you.:done:

where are you guys? Cheers for the offer and yeah i feel for ya mate


Shit boomer i thought you where talking about something else i was going to say it didn't look that flat to me.:laugh:
Pete and i went for a nice ride down to port waikato yesterday shit hot weather. Pete went fishing he caught 3 crabs and one fish but i think it was a white bait because he caught that one with his hands :clap:

ahha cheeky.. on both accounts ! ;)


good to see you made it home safe Boomer.... i guess liberally wasnt actually liberally.... but was a bit of entertainment for us... especially those funny old men driving by..... was a pitty... you were working pretty good on thise chicken strips!

i was advised today that i had applied said dog turds incorrectly; the correct method is to have both ends sticking out of the tyre, after liberally applying goo! you live and learn huh!

Still, $35 for a repair, well 2 repairs for the price of one really. And cos they're so close, the punctures that is, they'll repair it again for free it it doesn't hold.


It was VERY embarrassing going in the shop with 1cm chicken strips, almost as embaressing has having that blade pass me on the corner :shutup:

cheers again for the moral support :first:

[Nicksta]

i was advised today that i had applied said dog turds incorrectly; the correct method is to have both ends sticking out of the tyre, after liberally applying goo! you live and learn huh!

It was VERY embarrassing going in the shop with 1cm chicken strips, almost as embaressing has having that blade pass me on the corner :shutup:

cheers again for the moral support :first:

ROFL.... and no worries.. was happy for the rest stop anyways....

[GIXser]

yeah bummer bro, good thing was dude, didnt happen whilst ya were going into a corner doing 170 + and a car coming the other way.....

get it plugged, use it for track ....

[Keystone19]

And there I was thinking I was actually catching you up on the hill...

Seems the only way I can beat you these days is when you get a puncture...:cry:

[boomer]

And there I was thinking I was actually catching you up on the hill...

Seems the only way I can beat you these days is when you get a puncture...:cry:

you and i both know the roads not the place for it :innocent: however i'm gonna hunt you down on the track next month at Taupo :msn-wink:


yeah bummer bro, good thing was dude, didnt happen whilst ya were going into a corner doing 170 + and a car coming the other way.....

get it plugged, use it for track ....

True Eddie, although i'm sure we don't do those speeds on the open roads huh! :o Cycletreads have fixed it and i'm gonna give it a whirl..hopefully it will hold up. It's not like i'm aggressive on the roads, is it:scooter:

[boomer]

hahahha, nah. no bugger wants it! you wanna loan it? i'll bring the lot up in the week for ya :D

i sold the LCD tho.. should pay some bills. You comin to Taupo bro on the 3rd?? * thinks its the 3rd

ps.. are you "whereisglenn'?

[Keystone19]

Sweet, I'll put the kettle on in the morning then, getting sick of this police scanner. Dunno about Taupo, but a mate phoned yesterday and has hired puke for himself in early feb to test his new Aston Martin DB9 (yes a car), and stretch the legs on his MV Augusta-flash something or other that cost a squllion dollars. Asked if I wanted come along for the day and keep him company.. said I could bring a couple of mates but I havnt got any.

I'm your mate...:yes:

[V Twin Raver]

It was VERY embarrassing going in the shop with 1cm chicken strips, almost as embaressing has having that blade pass me on the corner :shutup:



You shouldn't feel bad about the later, it was just another one of my accidental 'which ones brake, which ones throttle moments' that I have occasionally - however on this occasion I hit the throttle :innocent: ............so who's keen to ride with me in close formation again?? I find it very stimulating for my hand/eye co-ordination practice.

[Keystone19]

Hmm, sounds dangerous riding with you...although I didn't notice you having those problems when you were riding past me...

I remember Loose Bruce used to get a tad confused about left hand and right hand as well - now which one was the throttle again?

'bout time you changed yer name on this site isn't it - mebbe Inline Four Raver? Hmm, mebbe not...

[Toaster]

[QUOTE=Speedie;896758]
I used the dog turd method a few times and really worked well, QUOTE]

Dog turd method? Do tell. I have a rear tyre the size of a small town, so any tips on dealing with punctures would be appreciated.

On that note, does anyone know of a good type of air compressor to buy for bike/cage tyre inflation - I am living rural, which means the tyres are always hot by the time I get to check the pressures at anywhere that has an accurate pressure gauge, so thought of being able to inflate them at home.

Cheers,
Toaster.

[Kornholio]

Flat rear Dunc?... thats because you a skinny lil bugger :D