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By *lex46 OP TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
Rode the 230 miles to Blackpool for the weekend on Friday, parked the XJR and had a wonderful sexy weekend.
Returned to the bike on Sunday and the back tyre is completely flat. Managed to ride it 1/2 mile back to the hotel and started looking for a way to pump it up.
A very d*unk Scottish guy said he had a portable compressor in his car. Excellent, unfortunately he couldn't remember where he parked his car, eventually found it after half an hour looking and I had to drive his car to the hotel.
His boot was full of rubbish but there was no compressor there! I ended up riding to Sainsburys garage a mile away and managed to get some air in the tyre.
Eventually I started to make my way home. I stopped 4 times to put some air in. I would pump it up to 60Psi which would last an hour and go down to 20Psi.
The last stop was 40 miles away by the time I was 3 miles from home and the bike started moving all over the place, I just carried on. Arrived home, bike in the garage and I couldn't get a reading on the pressure gauge 
Anyway, I removed the tyre today, checked the inside and the tyre is fine. Ordered a Tubeless puncture repair kit and I'll plug it and see how it goes. I'll also make sure I put it under the seat in future  |
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By * and BCouple
over a year ago
Durham |
I always carry a tubeless repair kit on the bike just in case. Few weeks ago a fellow biker at a bike meet needed a pump up. I am your man I declared. Took out the repair kit and small potable compressor with a big smile, as I am your man, and proud to help. Only to find I had mixed up the connectors for my pump with the optimate connectors so apparently I wasn't the man. On a plus, when I got home I made sure all the correct connectors are now in my repair pack. Phew so glad it wasn't me who had the puncture in the middle of no where. All prepared now though thanks to a fellow biker who needed help, I wasn't the man on that occasion  |
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By *lex46 OP TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
"I'm amazed if that tyre is any good, I'd be replacing it, are you not in the AA or anything, they plugged mine at the roadside and it got me home"
I'm in the AA but prefer to get home under my own steam if I can.
I went to plug the tyre yesterday only to discover there was another hole coming out of the side of the original hole and through into where the tread is cut.
I'll be ordering a new tyre tomorrow, only had this one on for a year  |
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By *lex46 OP TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
"If you have rode that far on a deflating tyre the sidewalls will be knackered not worth the risk as it's your life "
The sidewalls were fine, there was no sign of disintegration, cracks or dust inside the tyre.
If it wasn't for the other hole I would have happily and confidently used the tyre. |
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By * and BCouple
over a year ago
Durham |
"Sounds like a good idea to carry at kit but you can not put a fag paper under the seat of the zzr so have to make sure im in the aa"
We are in RAC also (about £80 for both of us) worth every penny as you just never know when you can't do a repair or break down on a motorway.
Take a look at kriega bags they do a small tail pack that looks OK on the back seat just big enough to put a repair kit in  |
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"Sounds like a good idea to carry at kit but you can not put a fag paper under the seat of the zzr so have to make sure im in the aa
We are in RAC also (about £80 for both of us) worth every penny as you just never know when you can't do a repair or break down on a motorway.
Take a look at kriega bags they do a small tail pack that looks OK on the back seat just big enough to put a repair kit in "
Not to bad if out touring as have the bags on but if me and the miss out for a ride don't won't to lode the bike up |
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