8 years ago I was on my way to work in the morning twilight cruising along on the freeway at about 70-75 MPH when, while in a long left hand sweeper, I managed to hit a chunk of road concrete from a pothole that was sitting in the middle of my lane. I hit it with both tires and popped the front one. Put a small ding in the wheel in the process. The wheel is serviceable, but that has been bugging me ever since.
Well, I ran across a deal on a wheel and tire with the brake rotors still on it for $250 shipped out of GA. To replace the rotors alone is $350 EACH.
The tire is a Dunlop, but for the price I can live with it.
I'll get pics once it arrives.
Ouch! - any deep, avoidable pothole at speed.
I always hope to "fly" over the dang things, but with heavier bikes it almost seem elusive. Maybe more speed the bike can gain some lift.
You have probably already thought of it, but remember to look at the date stamp on the tire and see how old it is. Sometimes age means more than tread depth or other factors. Good luck. Keep the shiny side up and the rubber on the road.
I purchased a complete rear wheel assembly, including tire and tube, on Ebay for my Honda RX650R for less than half the price of new. This wheel looked like it was brand new, and the tire had about 75% of the original tread life still on it. I contacted the seller to ask why he was selling it, and he said he purchased the bike cheap from a friend who decided soon after buying it new that he just didn't want it, and he just thought he could get more profit by parting the bike out on Ebay. To this day I wonder if the guy was parting out a stolen bike - I'll never know.
(11-06-2022, 10:26 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Ouch! - any deep, avoidable pothole at speed.
I always hope to "fly" over the dang things, but with heavier bikes it almost seem elusive. Maybe more speed the bike can gain some lift.
It wasn't a pothole, it was concrete out of a pothole. I didn't see it until it was too late because of the turn and the twilight.
(11-07-2022, 12:21 PM)Randy B_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-06-2022, 10:26 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Ouch! - any deep, avoidable pothole at speed.
I always hope to "fly" over the dang things, but with heavier bikes it almost seem elusive. Maybe more speed the bike can gain some lift.
It wasn't a pothole, it was concrete out of a pothole. I didn't see it until it was too late because of the turn and the twilight.
It wasn't a pothole, it was concrete out of a pothole. I didn't see it until it was too late because of the turn and the twilight.
Still sounds, ... yikes!
(11-07-2022, 12:30 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-07-2022, 12:21 PM)Randy B_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-06-2022, 10:26 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Ouch! - any deep, avoidable pothole at speed.
I always hope to "fly" over the dang things, but with heavier bikes it almost seem elusive. Maybe more speed the bike can gain some lift.
It wasn't a pothole, it was concrete out of a pothole. I didn't see it until it was too late because of the turn and the twilight.
It wasn't a pothole, it was concrete out of a pothole. I didn't see it until it was too late because of the turn and the twilight.
Still sounds, ... yikes!
It wasn't a pothole, it was concrete out of a pothole. I didn't see it until it was too late because of the turn and the twilight.
Still sounds, ... yikes!
Yeah, well... I rode 20 miles on a flat tire. The steering was a bit heavy, but the tire didn't look flat at 70 mph. I knew it was flat when I slowed down on the offramp.
(11-06-2022, 03:40 PM)Randy B_imp Wrote: [ -> ]8 years ago I was on my way to work in the morning twilight cruising along on the freeway at about 70-75 MPH when, while in a long left hand sweeper, I managed to hit a chunk of road concrete from a pothole that was sitting in the middle of my lane. I hit it with both tires and popped the front one. Put a small ding in the wheel in the process. The wheel is serviceable, but that has been bugging me ever since.
Well, I ran across a deal on a wheel and tire with the brake rotors still on it for $250 shipped out of GA. To replace the rotors alone is $350 EACH.
The tire is a Dunlop, but for the price I can live with it.
I'll get pics once it arrives.
Before you buy a new wheel, check into getting the bent wheel straightened. There are many specialists doing this.
(11-13-2022, 08:07 AM)emullick_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-06-2022, 03:40 PM)Randy B_imp Wrote: [ -> ]8 years ago I was on my way to work in the morning twilight cruising along on the freeway at about 70-75 MPH when, while in a long left hand sweeper, I managed to hit a chunk of road concrete from a pothole that was sitting in the middle of my lane. I hit it with both tires and popped the front one. Put a small ding in the wheel in the process. The wheel is serviceable, but that has been bugging me ever since.
Well, I ran across a deal on a wheel and tire with the brake rotors still on it for $250 shipped out of GA. To replace the rotors alone is $350 EACH.
The tire is a Dunlop, but for the price I can live with it.
I'll get pics once it arrives.
Before you buy a new wheel, check into getting the bent wheel straightened. There are many specialists doing this.
Before you buy a new wheel, check into getting the bent wheel straightened. There are many specialists doing this.
I did. I got this wheel used with both brake rotors and a tire for $267 shipped. I need to unbox it and inspect everything, I just haven't had the time to. I will in the next couple of days.