Ketchmi
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A friend flew into Elko, Nv. today and I was going to ride over & meet up for dinner. Checked my tire pressures before I left, looked good. I got 44 miles into the trip and the front end started to feel a little funny. I got a vibration-I have never had a front end vibration on this bike so I hit the offramp (had to get slowed down pretty quickly to make it) and coasted to a stop. A 1/8" hole in my front tire from a screw or something that punctured and came out right in the middle of the tread. Avon storms with about 5k miles on them. The slower I got, the worse it got. The tire was completely gone. I had been doing about 90ish just seconds before, it went that fast. Total distance traveled between first feeling the vibration and getting stopped...just over a quarter of a mile. No wheel damage and I just happen to have a set of 016's sitting here waiting.
A couple of hours alongside I80 waiting for a friend with a truck in the beautiful desert sunshine...about a mile from the Morton Salt Factory...had me really wanting a margarita to go along with the unique aroma of rotting brine shrimp wafting over the "Great Salt Lake". I did have a jug of Gatorade and my cell, kept entertained counting all the Walmart trucks headed for the Distrubution center driving right on by without bothering to see if I needed assistance. (27 of them!) There were 6 different folks that did stop and see if I needed anything, there are some good folks left out there! This was out in the west desert with no shade for a mile and that was the Mortons factory.
Had I ignored the vibration, which wasn't that bad when I first noticed it, could have led to a pretty nasty situation another mile down the road. Pay attention out there, you can maintain your bike perfectly and it may not be enough.
A couple of hours alongside I80 waiting for a friend with a truck in the beautiful desert sunshine...about a mile from the Morton Salt Factory...had me really wanting a margarita to go along with the unique aroma of rotting brine shrimp wafting over the "Great Salt Lake". I did have a jug of Gatorade and my cell, kept entertained counting all the Walmart trucks headed for the Distrubution center driving right on by without bothering to see if I needed assistance. (27 of them!) There were 6 different folks that did stop and see if I needed anything, there are some good folks left out there! This was out in the west desert with no shade for a mile and that was the Mortons factory.
Had I ignored the vibration, which wasn't that bad when I first noticed it, could have led to a pretty nasty situation another mile down the road. Pay attention out there, you can maintain your bike perfectly and it may not be enough.
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