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Toona
| Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 09:30 pm: |
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So I'm riding to breakfast the other day. Coming in to a stop sign and start thinking about something else-rather than watching the road for debris. I hear a "pop" as I come to a stop. It kinda sounded like I rode over an open water main cap. I finish the ride to Tom and Joes, maybe another 1/2 mile, but didn't really notice anything different-maybe a little slower in the turns, but nothing drastically noticeable. I finish breakfast and come out to this.
![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/496363/300623.jpg) Of course, my father just left on his HD, so I've got to wait for him to get home before calling him to "bring the truck". I get it back to the shop, I don't think I should plug this one...
![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/496363/300624.jpg) I've run over stuff in my truck, but I've never ever picked up a bolt this long in any of my tires.
![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/496363/300625.jpg) Fortunately, I scored a new Conti Road Attack this past spring from a fellow BadWeB'r. I had around 7k on this tire, so it was due to be replaced anyway. I just wanted to finish it off with a big smoky burnout ![: (](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/sad.gif) |
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Diablobrian
| Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 09:43 pm: |
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Yikes! That's a huge freakin' bolt! Just be thankful you didn't already have the new tires mounted. |
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Toona
| Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 10:05 pm: |
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My thoughts exactly, I almost mounted it the week before... So to all you procrastinators out there +1. I'd join the United Procrastinators of America, but I just haven't found the time... |
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Gjwinaus
| Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 11:53 pm: |
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You know what they say, "If life gives you lemons, then make lemonade" In this case, screw in some more and go ice racing |
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Bake
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 09:35 am: |
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You could probably plug it good enough for the finishing off burnout.......no? |
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Xb9er
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 10:03 am: |
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I'd join the United Procrastinators of America, but I just haven't found the time... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA HHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/biggrin3d.gif) |
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Teeps
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 10:09 am: |
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7K miles on that skin? There's still tread left in the middle! I only got 5600mi out of the stock rear tire. |
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Xl1200r
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:00 pm: |
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Nice catch! I worked at a garage for many years and found all kinds of things stuffed through tires. The most notable have been a house key (fat end went in first!) and a chunk of asphalt (still not sure how that once happened). |
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Jerseyguy
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:22 pm: |
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I pulled a frigin' spark plug out of my Jeep's tire last week! |
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Wile_ecoyote
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:50 pm: |
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Holy ........batman!!! |
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Swampy
| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 01:07 pm: |
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I found a hypodermic needle in a car tire once. |
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Froggy
| Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 11:00 am: |
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I pulled a telescopic car antenna out of a tire once, its funny pulling 3 feet of metal out of a tire and still going. If i were you, and it didn't loose air too fast, i would of just left it in and done a nice burnout to give the tire a proper funeral ![: )](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/happy.gif) |
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Djkaplan
| Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 11:26 am: |
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I pulled the broken end of a rattail file out of a car tire, once. |
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Greenlantern
| Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 11:58 am: |
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Had a Umbrella spline go through bottom of tire and exit side wall (car-76 nova). Didn't leak till i pulled it out! Sucked though because I had "borrowed" car from mom (16 years old, learner permit), Busted! and I mean in both the figurative and literal sense. (Ass whompins were still acceptable back then!) |
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