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[jude05]

Until you have experienced a blow out at 80 plus MPh you don't know dangerous / frightening it is. I have. New tyre every time on a bike.


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[J.D.]

I'd be looking at both a new tire and undershorts.

Was this caused by a tire patch, or something else?

[CVODON]

What caused the tire failure in the photo? Apparently you know so please share. Had that tire been repaired?

[jude05]

What caused the tire failure in the photo? Apparently you know so please share. Had that tire been repaired?

It happened on a trip to the USA in 2008 on the way to Sturgis, I was on the interstate from Cheyenne to South Dakota, no repair to the tyre but I assure the pressure ran low and the bead just opened up, bike veered hard right and I went off the intestate down an embankment on the grass full loaded with luggage, was riding on the rim and countersteered it to a stop which took about 150 m along a barbed wire fence. I was probably slack by not checking my pressures regularly as I was having a fat time riding and partying along the way.
After that incident I know what happens when you have a blow out. If it happened a day earlier I was in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado a mile high or a single lane road it would have taken me into the path of oncoming traffic. I was very very lucky. When it blows you go where the bike takes you.


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[J.D.]

Running low tire pressure at high speed in high ambient temperatures is a recipe for disaster.  Has little to do with a tire patch (assuming said patch is installed properly and does not leak).

[coloradotom]

It happened on a trip to the USA in 2008 on the way to Sturgis, I was on the interstate from Cheyenne to South Dakota, no repair to the tyre but I assure the pressure ran low and the bead just opened up, bike veered hard right and I went off the intestate down an embankment on the grass full loaded with luggage, was riding on the rim and countersteered it to a stop which took about 150 m along a barbed wire fence. I was probably slack by not checking my pressures regularly as I was having a fat time riding and partying along the way.
After that incident I know what happens when you have a blow out. If it happened a day earlier I was in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado a mile high or a single lane road it would have taken me into the path of oncoming traffic. I was very very lucky. When it blows you go where the bike takes you.


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This happens more often than it should with folks going from high country down into the plains. It's not supposed to, but it does. We always check our pressure when we get down to Denver and some guys are low & some guys aren't.

[Cat Eye]

Until you have experienced a blow out at 80 plus MPh you don't know dangerous / frightening it is. I have. New tyre every time on a bike.


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How old and how many miles on the tire?  From the photo, looks like the tire didn't have much tread.

[jude05]

How old and how many miles on the tire?  From the photo, looks like the tire didn't have much tread.

Photo not great but it had only about 2000 kms on it. It was an Avon tyre.
But 2 weeks of hard riding through very hot deserts of Cali, Nevada, Arizona Utah wouldn't have helped.


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[Para Bellum]

But 2 weeks of hard riding through very hot deserts of Cali, Nevada, Arizona Utah wouldn't have helped.

That will eat tires in a hurry, especially with baggage and very soft rubber.

[efrbc1]

Thanks to all for the replies.  Thought about a patch plug but couldn't fine anyone local who was comfortable doing it.  As this bike is usually fully dressed and often two up, it became clear that safety is clearly more important than saving a few bucks so a new rear tire is on order.

Chris

[jude05]

Thanks to all for the replies.  Thought about a patch plug but couldn't fine anyone local who was comfortable doing it.  As this bike is usually fully dressed and often two up, it became clear that safety is clearly more important than saving a few bucks so a new rear tire is on order.

Chris

Good choice mate.


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