Friday night I was riding my 85 Spree daily rider to the downtown cruise night they have every month. I was going with a few scooter heads here in town to represent the scooter amongst all of the V-twin blapper cycles out there.
I had a blow out about two blocks from the square. I had to get myself and the bike hauled back to the house. I knew it was coming - I was riding on the original tires and they had more cracks in them than the Great Wall of China. Still, I got over 600 miles out of those dogs.
Did you almost crash or where you going slow enough to just stop? I have blown a rear at like 50mph and i thought for sure i was going to crash. It was pure luck i didn't.
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And a Bunch of other bikes.
Did you almost crash or where you going slow enough to just stop? I have blown a rear at like 50mph and i thought for sure i was going to crash. It was pure luck i didn't.
I have been told that on bigger bikes it gets dangerous when you are going under 55, going in the 70s you barely notice it on a big full size MC. Or so I have been told.
I am not a mechanic, nor do I play one on TV. Actually my advice is probably worth slightly less than what you pay to view it.
Centrifugal force will keep a large tire "inflated" (or at least it doesn't lose it's shape) unless you have an extreme blowout and the tire rips itself to shreds.
Only blowouts I've ever seen are people burning rubber
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when i worked at the tire shop the day my new tire and tube were coming in, my rear tire blew on the way to work. i rode 5 blocks on a flat rear, sliding all over the place. if you thought a spree was underpowered, try a spree w/ a flat. very exiting ride irony at it's best.
Ol' Red
1987 Spree, 42mph on 49cc (gps)
Broken...
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Spreetard wrote:when i worked at the tire shop the day my new tire and tube were coming in, my rear tire blew on the way to work. i rode 5 blocks on a flat rear, sliding all over the place. if you thought a spree was underpowered, try a spree w/ a flat. very exiting ride irony at it's best.
haahaahh that just happened to me 2 weeks ago on my friends dio
about 3 miles from home, 35mph, POP..
I was *... Drove home hitting top speed of 15mph, rear end was walking all over the road lol
I had to get myself and the bike hauled back to the house. I knew it was coming - I was riding on the original tires and they had more cracks in them than the Great Wall of China. Still, I got over 600 miles out of those dogs.
irony at it's best.
