Not a pretty sight in the morning so had to cage the R3

ozrider said:

Had an overnighter with Mrs Ozrider last night, direct ride was 170 Ks from home and looking forward to a leisurely 250K ride home through the hills to avoid the long weekend traffic, BUT.. woke up to seeing all the air at the top of the tyre.....
Close inspection it had a sharp stone in it and had cut the cord right in the centre, my repair kit I have carried for donkeys years was about as useful as tits on a bull
So went two up on Helens bike home. got a trailer and another return trip,so much for avoiding the long weekend traffic.
Before I loaded it on the trailer, just for sh-its & giggles I thought I would try and make it easier to push so emptied my 3 Co2 canisters into it to see how far it would inflate, I can tell you its not much !!!!
Looks like I will be trying to find a small compressor and a plug kit with a cord about the thickness of the small finger

Been there not much friggin fun that's for sure . Glad you got it soughted pretty promptly .i can assure its a lot worse when your on top of the beast in the middle of the night out the back of whoop whoop travelling at least 100kph when the rear tyre decides to expell it's air ,riding alone .thank god for mobile phones

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Ogremeister said:

Just out of curiosity, was it a Metzler?

I assume the stone worked into the depths of a tread?

I think Bridgestones' treads are prone to that but can happen to any tire, thanks to Mr. Murphy.

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TRIIICK said:

Thats my worst nightmeer when it comes to riding long distances. I've been cross coutry 4 time and have had two flats both in the middle of no-mans land. I had to stay the weekend in a hotel in SD till Monday moring when the dealers open. The second time roadside assistance picked me up at 9:00 in the AM and i was back on the road at 5:00 PM -$500+. It always plays out in the back of my mind. One thing about owning a Harley in the USA there's a dealer around every corner. Everytime i go long distance with the Rocket i always scope out Triumph dealers on my route and try to stay within rescue distance of them. The closest dealer to me that knows what their doing is almost 90 miles away.

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