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Bells, whistles and blow outs...Oh My!

William H.

William H.

Cruisin' Guzzisti
GT Famiglia
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So I was cruising down I-75 heading for Daytona Bike Week when I ran over something ( heard it more then felt it ) and 30 seconds later the bike starts getting squirrely and during the few seconds that I was in denial of what was happening the speedo started flashing along with the warning light and then the throttle started to retard and I thought to myself ( as I was trying to stay upright and get to the side of the interstate ) "Damn I'm impressed", on how quick the bike responded to what just happened....I guess I really need to read the Owners manual and see all the neat thing this bike has to offer.
Now I have to decide if I want to replace it with another Metzeler or something else being I'm not sure if I should be disappointed on how this tire got so "easily?" punctured or how impressed I was the the tire stay beaded to the rim and made the bike quite manageable to get to the side of the road?
 

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just wondering being the tires are tubeless if you were in a place where you could not get a tow would a plug and go kit work?
 
whatthe said:
just wondering being the tires are tubeless if you were in a place where you could not get a tow would a plug and go kit work?
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Plugs work on round holes - not going to work on that slice.
 
My son and his buddy were trailering their bikes a few cars behind me so I had instant road service. We loaded the bike up and we spent the next 4 hrs of the trip making phone calls trying to find a replacement tire at shops/dealers along our route to no luck. We did drive by a Harbor Freight store where I picked up patches,spoons and for good luck a Bead breaker, we ended up patching the tire that night to which I ran around Daytona bch with it for 3 days with no problems. Bike is home now and I'm on the phone getting ready to order another tire. On a plus side I did run into another 1400 owner while I was cruising around Daytona. I also got about 1000, "What the hell bike is that" everytime I got off or on my bike, It was a great!!
 
Moto-Uno said:
Considered putting a tube in the old one to get some more mileage from it ? Peter
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No
Like Scott said unsafe
There was severed steel belting/cord protruding out of the slit so I don't trust the long term integrity of the casing. The patch bought me three days of Daytona ( city ) riding so I'm grateful for that. I'll probably hang the old one in the barn and write "Bike Week 2022" on it LOL
 
Raven said:
The last time I attended Daytona Bike Week was in 1984 and 1985. It was beyond fun.
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2001 for me. Haven't been back because once you've seen 5,000 flashing boobs, you've seen them all! :rofl:

Went as a dealer with BMW Motorcycles. Had a blast except they gave us all the dreaded (and doomed) R1200C motorcycles. That was not a good motorcycle at all. Hated the damn things. >:)
 
And boobs are beautiful too!
Some are better looking than others, but I've never seen a pair that's made me mad!😄
 
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