laserpat
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Let the wind carry your troubles away!
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.jpg) BUMMER. The trailer started swaying like crazy in BFE. It was a rear tire on the bike flat. Only 70 miles to go after riding 1,800. Oh well at least I'm home |
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2010, 05:47:43 PM » |
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Glad it didn't turn out worse, you kept the shiny side up!!! Good job!
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2010, 05:57:12 PM » |
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From the picture..... it only looks flat on the bottom side.....  Glad y'all made it home safe!!!!!! |
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flamingobabe #44
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2010, 06:00:31 PM » |
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Glad y'all are safe and at home...bummer ...fb
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2010, 06:25:02 PM » |
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Glad you made it home safe there buddy.... Looks like the tire is almost in peices. Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2010, 08:42:10 PM » |
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Sure glad you made it safe.. Was great seeing you and Deb...
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2010, 03:38:09 AM » |
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I see a darkside sticker in your future ?
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2010, 04:46:46 AM » |
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Glad you're both safe!
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Black Dog
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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2010, 05:47:22 AM » |
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If yer gonna get a flat, on an 1800 mile trip, that was as good a place as you could be...
Glad yer safe.
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2010, 05:50:28 AM » |
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Glad to hear all made it home safe.
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2010, 05:54:20 AM » |
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Glad you and Deb are OK,what kind of tire was it? Bandit  |
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« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2010, 05:56:46 AM » |
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. . .....just wondering. ...was it an Avon ? .. ???
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laserpat
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« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2010, 06:21:37 AM » |
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. . .....just wondering. ...was it an Avon ? .. ???
the tire was an avon cobra I haven't inspected it yet. I think it was about 10 miles loosing air. I was trying to make it to Llano because there was no shoulder and the grass was 3 feet high. so I,m sure the tire is trashed. Wow just checked tire mileage over 9,000 should have checked before I left. I had no idea it had that many miles on it |
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« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2010, 08:23:21 AM » |
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Does Dave Dudley know your copping his lyrics?  Glad ya kept it upright. Key move for safe riding!  |
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Westernbiker
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2010, 09:08:57 AM » |
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Glad you're ok Pat, still got a few days to get a new one on before the ROT Rally, make sure to get your Az. bandana from my buddies at the rally.
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« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2010, 11:54:27 AM » |
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Glad you made it home okay. It was good seeing ya'll again.
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« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2010, 01:00:57 PM » |
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Hey Pat,
Glad you and Deb make it home safely. I have had to replace a tire on the road because I rode the usefulness right out of it (had cords showing). Not the most cost effective way to do things but at least I know I got every mile out of the tire I could.
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« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2010, 01:43:37 PM » |
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Yes Dave Dudley born in 1929 and a Semi-Professional Baseball Player was born David Darwin Pedruski. And as posted by Pat this is a fitting song for this thread.
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laserpat
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« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2010, 05:56:07 PM » |
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Thanks Big Al, the greatest trucking ever.  TX Deb informed me it was 7 days How ya doing? Get well soon. Inzane? |
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« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2010, 06:25:30 PM » |
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Glad you and Deb were Ok that sucks well at least you made it close to home hope to get out that way soon again !!! Yep Darkside |
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« Reply #20 on: June 03, 2010, 06:52:07 PM » |
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. . .....just wondering. ...was it an Avon ? .. ???
the tire was an avon cobra I haven't inspected it yet. I think it was about 10 miles loosing air. I was trying to make it to Llano because there was no shoulder and the grass was 3 feet high. so I,m sure the tire is trashed. Wow just checked tire mileage over 9,000 should have checked before I left. I had no idea it had that many miles on it Had a cobra that seperated on me. Went darkside and not looked back. |
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« Reply #21 on: June 03, 2010, 07:01:30 PM » |
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Wow! Had no idea you had such an adventure for the last 70mi of your trip. Got your email last night with no clue...glad you and Deb made it home safe and sound.  Just by coincidence I ordered a new rear tire this morning. My old has just over 12,000mi on it and would probably be fine for another 2,000 - 3,000mi, but I figure I'll be running at least 3,500 miles down to Inzane and back - plus whatever between now and then. Better safe than sorry... FYI, thought long and hard about going Dark Side and even had that very discussion with the guy I ordered my new tire from. He's actually considering crossong over on his long haul bike. I just figured that now is not a good time for me, but I'm not ruling it out for the future. |
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« Reply #22 on: June 03, 2010, 09:25:58 PM » |
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LASERPAT -was that a DS ?
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Enjoy the ride!
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« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2010, 12:06:50 AM » |
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the tire was an avon cobra I haven't inspected it yet. I think it was about 10 miles loosing air. I was trying to make it to Llano because there was no shoulder and the grass was 3 feet high. so I,m sure the tire is trashed. Wow just checked tire mileage over 9,000 should have checked before I left. I had no idea it had that many miles on it
Now that was strange. This past Tuesday, June 1, I had just gotten onto 71 out of Llano, just past the highschool and heading east when I lost a trailer tire. Threw the spare on but did not trust the other tire. Backtracked into Llano stopped by the local tire shop and they showed me that the folks I bought the the tire from put 13" tubes into a 14" tubeless tire. WTF? The beads were trashed even in the tire that did not blow out. So, two new tires later at my insistence, I made it to Marble Falls in short order. I will have a short long talk with the store that sold me the tires when I get back to Colorado next week. maybe a hex near Llano. I take it you missed out on the bike wash that rolled through here last night, June 2. I did ok until the raindrops started breaking when they hit the ground, or my forehead. Ended up holing up in one of those car port thingies that people put out for sale... |
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« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2010, 06:32:06 AM » |
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I feel your pain man. I ran over something that cut my rear tire like a cookie cutter. (something hollow).Happened on I-25N somewhere north of Las Vegas, NM. Glad it worked out. It was good to meet you. |
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« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2010, 09:17:49 AM » |
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Well Pat I guess you got your trailer hitch built or did you find one to buy. Glad you made it in safely.
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