Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Motorcycles

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Actually, Andrew, that's *exactly* what I wanted to know.  When I was in
Arizona, both of the woman I worked with were Harley riders, as were their
husbands.  One of the husbands was retired, and he took a ride every day,
for a few hours.  Now, in southeast Arizona, as Willi knows, you can be out
in the middle of nowhere in 15 minutes, let alone a few hours.  So, I guess
I just got around to answring the question.  I guess I could have Googled,
it but I wanted it from the "horse's mouth" so to speak.
Thanks to everyone else who answered, as well.
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Ingram" <adingram [at] clara.co.uk>
To: "'Tom Reynolds'" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:20 AM
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] NFC: Motorcycles


> > Some thing I've always wondered about:
> > What do motorcycle riders do if they get a flat?  I mean,
> > there's no spare tire.  Do they carry some of those
> > inflataflat CO2 things, or do they Slime their tires in order
> > to help prevent flats, or ?  Clyde?
>
> <lurk mode off>
>
> There are a few things that can be done:
> 1) call a breakdown service
> 2) pre-fill the tyre with "goo" which seals any punctures when they
happen.
> I don't like this method as it leaves the wheels very messy and it's
> generally a good idea to know you've got a puncture; the goo can mask it
> completely.
> 3) ride on. If it's a rear puncture, you can generally get away with it
> (unless it's deflating at an alarming rate). With a front puncture, you're
> not going to go far though unless air loss is minimal.
>
> What I've found with the numerous punctures I've had is that whatever
gives
> you the puncture tends to stay in the tyre and the air loss is very
small -
> enough for me to get home. Overnight, the tyre deflates and in the morning
> I'll use a foot pump to inflate it enough so that I can ride to my nearest
> bike dealer.
>
> Anyway, probably far more detail than you ever wanted :)
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
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