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Take the Car tire challenge, are you up for this ?

Started by gregk, Sun 15, Jun 2014, 13:45:48

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gregk

Have a bud help. take the valve stem core out of the rear ar tire so the tire goes all the way down. see if the bike will want to fall over. turn the front wheel to the right, center, & left. then report back to us here. U you are hearby given a  given a Atta Boy for your service.   

Daniel Meyer

Nope. Unless you have shorter shocks or have modified the kick stand to stand the bike up straighter.

Had lots of flat ones....I need to quit doing that...

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

gregk

Hi Dan, so what your saying if all appears normal height and the car tire is down all the way it should not roll over ?  Mine should be pretty well stock height  and tire down all the way did Quite a balacing act so after she was down the 2nd time and we found it out i had to bungee the bike to a bench and park my tool bag on the bench for weight.

Paxton

I love the CT but she's tricky.
Under certain normal conditions, the CT will motivate the gurl to literally stand up straight for a couple of seconds.  :o
Then she goes on to lean on her right side ever so slowly. She looks beautiful doing that! :tickedoff: :2funny:
J. Paxton Gomez

1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider

So Cal... 91205

"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."

Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008

Mine fell over in the garage after the car tire went flat. I have shock shocks on it at the time. I also park in a chock now bolted to the floor.

Grandpot

What happens if a MC rear tire goes flat?  Does the Lady fall over also?  If she doesn't, what makes the difference?
:crazy2: Experience is recognizing the same mistake every time you make it.:crazy2:

Chrisj CMA

I have had a total flat on a M/C tire due to the valve stem failure.  It did not even get close to being unstable.  In fact I could still ride it with zero air pressure.  I think that is the difference.  My E-3 had enough sidewall strength to not even look flat at zero air pressure.  It happened at 70mph and all the bike did was a slow CONTROLLABLE fishtail until I got her slowed below 40mph or so with the front brakes.  If car tires collapse when vacant of all air pressure Im not interested in having one even more than I wasn't interested before.

Daniel Meyer

Mine won't fall over even with both tires flat. Yes, I know this. No, I don't want to talk about it... :/
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

John Schmidt

I once had a girlfriend in highschool that was flat, she never tipped over.

Oh, sorry, you were talking about tires. Carry on!!

R J

I can have all 3 of mine without cores and it will not fall over.

Oh, it won't fall over anyway, kickstand or not.

It is a 3 wheeler.

Sorry, that wasn't your question was it.

Seriously:

Before the conversion I was like Dan, I had both tires flat from vandalism and it didn't have a desire to fall over.

Suspension was all stock.

Also had a rear CT go flat on the road at a Motel and it staid upright, even during a nice storm that blew some tree branches down.
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Paxton

I don't remember when was the last time I had a flat tire. I know it musta've been on a cage 15+ years ago. Never had a flat on a M/C. :cooldude:
J. Paxton Gomez

1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider

So Cal... 91205

"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."

doubletee

Quote from: Paxton on Tue 17, Jun 2014, 15:52:33
I don't remember when was the last time I had a flat tire. I know it musta've been on a cage 15+ years ago. Never had a flat on a M/C. :cooldude:
You'd better knock on wood. You probably just jinxed yourself.  :D