Now that's a puncture.

Post by **Skub** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:42 pm

Taken from the Kawasaki club board.

"One of my IAM buddies has just posted this, the mother of all punctures caused by a vaping tube on one of his pupils bike".

The biggest foreign body I have ever seen followed by the biggest emergency repair attempt.

Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:27 pm

It looks like someone's been at it with a 25mm holesaw... How the F*** did that get in there? Are vaping tubes really that tough and chunky?

DefTrap · Post by **DefTrap** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:24 am

Did that repair hold?

Post by **Trinity765** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:48 am

Burluddyhell

How far did he get with the repair?

Post by **Supermofo** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:41 am

In the spirit of old comics "Ye gods"

Post by **Horse** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:56 am

Good job on the repair. Although it does look like they used an entire catering pack of Twix bars.

Post by **Horse** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:59 am

mangocrazy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:27 pm How the F*** did that get in there? Are vaping tubes really that tough and chunky?

Traditionally, the front wheel 'stands up' the object reasy for the rear to arrive on scene.

My 'best' was a 2" steel pin.

And well done to the trainee for staying on!

Post by **Skub** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:40 am

Apparently he had the bike recovered,but the tyre still had pressure when he got home.

I daresay it wouldn't have lasted long if ridden.

Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:52 am

Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:40 am Apparently he had the bike recovered,but the tyre still had pressure when he got home.

I daresay it wouldn't have lasted long if ridden.

It would also have been seriously out of balance...

Post by **Horse** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:22 am

Great innovation as an alternative to chicken strips.

Yorick · Post by **Yorick** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:10 am

This was mine on the mighty Duster

: 20200118_162825.jpg (1.1 MiB) Viewed 147 times

Post by **Taipan** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:41 am

Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:10 am This was mine on the mighty Duster

20200118_162825.jpg

Should have just bunged a tube in it!

Yorick · Post by **Yorick** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:43 am

Taipan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:41 am
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:10 am This was mine on the mighty Duster

20200118_162825.jpg
Should have just bunged a tube in it!

Got a puncture in sidewall driving over lava. Couldn't get wheel off so had to drive about 2 miles to get a phone signal.
Was front tyre so put it in 4wd to spread the load.

Post by **The Spin Doctor** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:01 pm

Skub wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:42 pm Taken from the Kawasaki club board.

"One of my IAM buddies has just posted this, the mother of all punctures caused by a vaping tube on one of his pupils bike".

By coincidence, yesterday's training session was brought to a halt by a puncture. It was a gash around 3cm long so I'm guessing a piece of metal.

We didn't bother attempting to fix it, just called the recovery truck.

By an even greater coincidence, guess what my article on Ko-Fi was all about this morning? Pre-written too!!

https://ko-fi.com/post/ToT-July-12-Five ... -U7U2DRRAZ

Post by **The Spin Doctor** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:08 pm

mangocrazy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:52 am It would also have been seriously out of balance...

I think that would have been the least of the rider's worries!

Post by **The Spin Doctor** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:11 pm

Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:43 am Got a puncture in sidewall driving over lava. Couldn't get wheel off so had to drive about 2 miles to get a phone signal.
Was front tyre so put it in 4wd to spread the load.

And I suppose you're going to tell me you had Linda Hamilton sitting in the passenger seat next to you whilst you were going through this Pierce Brosnan fantasy.

Post by **KungFooBob** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:14 pm

The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:11 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:43 am Got a puncture in sidewall driving over lava. Couldn't get wheel off so had to drive about 2 miles to get a phone signal.
Was front tyre so put it in 4wd to spread the load.
And I suppose you're going to tell me you had Linda Hamilton sitting in the passenger seat next to you whilst you were going through this Pierce Brosnan fantasy.

Yozza's Peak?

Yorick · Post by **Yorick** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:17 pm

The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:11 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:43 am Got a puncture in sidewall driving over lava. Couldn't get wheel off so had to drive about 2 miles to get a phone signal.
Was front tyre so put it in 4wd to spread the load.
And I suppose you're going to tell me you had Linda Hamilton sitting in the passenger seat next to you whilst you were going through this Pierce Brosnan fantasy.

Eh? What?

Post by **KungFooBob** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:21 pm

Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:17 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:11 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:43 am Got a puncture in sidewall driving over lava. Couldn't get wheel off so had to drive about 2 miles to get a phone signal.
Was front tyre so put it in 4wd to spread the load.
And I suppose you're going to tell me you had Linda Hamilton sitting in the passenger seat next to you whilst you were going through this Pierce Brosnan fantasy.
Eh? What?

Yorick · Post by **Yorick** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:26 pm

KungFooBob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:21 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:17 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:11 pm

And I suppose you're going to tell me you had Linda Hamilton sitting in the passenger seat next to you whilst you were going through this Pierce Brosnan fantasy.
Eh? What?

Never seen that. The lava here has cooled since 1736

revtothelimit - motorbike forum

revtothelimit - motorbike forum

Now that's a puncture.

Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.

Re: Now that's a puncture.