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This car driver !!! asked my
friend a car mechanic to check his brakes as they had been making a grinding
sound for a little while.
MY GUESS IS ABOUT 12 MONTHS
My friend told him to get his
hearing checked as well |
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This is what can
happen if you Carry on riding when you have a puncture, thinking that the
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This is
the most unbelievable puncture I have ever seen. A piece of wall or floor
tile about 2" long 1" wide and 1/4" thick went in to this Metzeler Roadtec
Z6 rear tyre. The tyre had only done aprox 800 miles.
It's bad enough picking up nails & screws but
rocks that's too much to take. |
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BURNOUTS !!! They're not big and they're not clever, but they're a laugh. Though this is a little to close
for comfort. |
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Unbelievably the tube wasn't punctured
which was lucky! The rider only noticed it when he heard a
clicking noise on left hand corners. That's more than lucky! |
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Bridgestone BT010 taken past it's sell by
date. Just a matter of time before this was going to surprise
the rider. The bike was a Triumph Sprint ST. |
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It's probably best to check
if the hugger fits properly if a deep cut line appears in your tyre. Or,
just leave it until it 'blows out', as in this case!
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Unfortunately, this
is seen at least once a week. This time the rider managed to reach the shop
before too much damage to the carbon fibre hugger. |
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Damaged
ZX9R rim.
The joys of fitting your own tyres, just use a set of spoons or flat head
screwdrivers. We had to refinish the surface and the new tyres in question
were ruined. |
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Front ender.
This chap wanted to know whether the tyre would be OK!
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This pair of front
sprockets show what happens if the bike isn't checked regularly. For
lubrication and chain tension. |
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This customers excuse was
" I'm a despatch rider".
He also said, "if you
think that's bad you should see the chain". |
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Oh yes!
This customer was
complaining of a slipping clutch and the inability to change gear properly.
He also asked whether he could get away with just a new sprocket. |
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BANDIT 1200
The tyre's a Macadam 100x,
standard fitment on a 1200 Bandit. However, we don't think that's relevant
when you look at rim after an attempted wheelie.
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PILOT RACE.
This tyre just began to wear like this after a full day at the track. We
believe it's a suspension problem or progressive failure over time (possibly
rebound damping). |
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Bridgstone
BT45.
What we see every day. Get it sorted straight away if you can. Try and keep
the pressure up and speed down. If the tyre is completely flat the tyre
weld (foam) available in garages can be used to get you home and the tyre
still may be repairable. |
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Macadam 100X Blow
Out!!
This tyre blew
out at 100mph on the M20. The rider managed to stay on the bike and pull
over. We were impressed that the Michelin stayed on the rim, but dismayed
that it had happened at all.
However, the rider in question admitted having had a nail in the tyre
for the previous two weeks riding. (bike was a XJR1300)
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Winter 2000
A customer's hand
cut Michelin slick being run on a supermotard. Totally illegal (3 points
and £40), but uncompromising grip through the bad weather. Still,
we don't recommend it (well, not for a prolonged time anyway).
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SV 650 (April 2001)
This was noticed when we
recently replaced a rear tyre on an SV. The pads were completely worn
through to the metal and then the pots themselves. The customer complained
of hearing weird noises from the rear wheel. Impressive !!
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Pilot
Sport (Mar 2001)
This Michelin Pilot Sport came in recently on a '99 Fireblade. The customer
rides everyday to work and claimed to have not noticed the lack of tread
until recently washing it, when he noticed the braid showing through.
We thought it shows how good the compound must be to have continued riding
through all the bad weather without any tread pattern to disperse water.
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