Krazy Horse late nites

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Sorry to hear that, good luck getting home.

[Skub]

Supposed to be at St Neots Suzuki at 8am tomorrow so looks like I'm missing my first service so might have to not ride for a couple of weeks till they can fit me in.

Bollocks

I don't think that 600 mile thing is set in stone. I was about 100 odd over that when I took mine for it's first oil dump.

Maybe the puncture is god's way of telling you to bin the stock rubber and buy some nice fresh stuff.

Hope you get sorted man. Punctures suck.

[Supermofo]

Got home at 11.30, bloody frozen.

At 9.30 an AA van turned up but it wasn't my AA van. This bloke should have finished at 7.30 and was on his way home when he heard about me. The van booked for me had neither a puncture repair kit or trailer. This guy couldn't trailer me home cos of his driving limit but he said he'd try and plug it. And it worked I gave him a drink as he was a bloody life saver, if he'd have not done it I'd have waited for another hour to then confirm I needed another patrol!

He said the plug was only rated to 50mph and he pumped the tyre to 50psi in case it lost some. I stuck to 50s till a fair way home when I was too damn cold and I had faith in the plug. I had to stop for petrol and the tyre didn't seem to be leaking and when I got home it's still at 50psi. Took for bloody ever as didn't fancy the quicker A14/A11 route at 50mph so went via Haverhill and Duxford to the A10. Never ridden so slow! Good job I took my textile with liner as I was gonna wear my unlined leather jacket, then I would have frozen.

Gonna check the pressure at 7am and if still good will go to St Neots for the service and then book some tyres. Gonna go PR5 again I think.

Stupid thing was tonight was the first night the OE tyres felt alright I was in a good mood, it was warm and I was flowing nicely and when I got to Krazy Horse I thought 'hmmm they feel OK today'

[Supermofo]

Supposed to be at St Neots Suzuki at 8am tomorrow so looks like I'm missing my first service so might have to not ride for a couple of weeks till they can fit me in.

Bollocks

I don't think that 600 mile thing is set in stone. I was about 100 odd over that when I took mine for it's first oil dump.

Maybe the puncture is god's way of telling you to bin the stock rubber and buy some nice fresh stuff.

Hope you get sorted man. Punctures suck.

Yeah they said a bit over was fine (7-750)and I'm at 712 at the min. It'll be 750 come the service if I make it (fingers crossed) but if I don't it'll be no riding for a bit.

[ogri]

Keep a 'bung kit' under your seat,easy to use and saved my arse a few times.

[Count Steer]

Keep a 'bung kit' under your seat,easy to use and saved my arse a few times.

My old (now defunct) local bike dealer used to run customer nights and on one of them they got a tyre chap in to demonstrate how to use one of the kits with a reamer, rubber 'string' and adhesive (they came in the toolkit with BMWs at one time but other, possibly better, kits were available - I bought one in France). Customers got to have a go and it was really useful to do that...in the light and the dry...before doing it for real.

[DefTrap]

I've had punctures, nervously fitted a string plug, then totally forgotten about them and they've lasted as long as the tyre.

[Supermofo]

I've had punctures, nervously fitted a string plug, then totally forgotten about them and they've lasted as long as the tyre.

I've had plugs before and ridden on them for the life of the tyre, but the AA man said it was a temp plug. Not sure if that means it's just arse covering or only temp. I think I'll go the new tyre route just in case

[Supermofo]

Made the service Don't think I've followed lorries on the A1 since my KH100 days slow as fudge.

Tyre had 46psi in this morning so seems to be holding for now.

[weeksy]

Made the service Don't think I've followed lorries on the A1 since my KH100 days slow as fudge.

Tyre had 46psi in this morning so seems to be holding for now.

I'm assuming they're fitting a new one in the service ?

[Supermofo]

Made the service Don't think I've followed lorries on the A1 since my KH100 days slow as fudge.

Tyre had 46psi in this morning so seems to be holding for now.

I'm assuming they're fitting a new one in the service ?

They said you'll need a new tyre soon but didn't offer to do it now so will ride home and get the tyre guy out I've used before, he fits them at my house

[Ditchfinder]

The mushroom plug on my Griso has been in for a year now and no pressure drops experienced. If it's a worm plug get them to swap it for a mushroom and you'll be golden

[slowsider]

Keep a 'bung kit' under your seat,easy to use and saved my arse a few times.

I just googled 'arse-saving bung kit'.