Missed my heated grips today
Dec 4, 2018 20:25:24 GMT
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Post by ian on Dec 4, 2018 20:25:24 GMT
A cold one today, so went to get the winter bikes with their heated grips for the Tesco run, only to find my CB500 rear tyre was flat 
. Nothing for it but cold hands & the 250 then 
Meanwhile, the 500 tyre had a staple stuck in it. How stuff like this, which you'd expect to lay flat on the road, manages to penetrate the thick rubber of a tyre, is a mystery to me
The tyre is well worn & not worth repairing, so before I get it replaced I had a go with one of those 'get you home' plug kits. I've got one under the seat for away trips on the 500, but I've never used one, so it was useful to practice.
I did it a couple of hours ago & it's stayed up, so I guess that's a success. Now I need to sort something out for tubed tyres for the SD meet trips
. Nothing for it but cold hands & the 250 then 
Meanwhile, the 500 tyre had a staple stuck in it. How stuff like this, which you'd expect to lay flat on the road, manages to penetrate the thick rubber of a tyre, is a mystery to me
The tyre is well worn & not worth repairing, so before I get it replaced I had a go with one of those 'get you home' plug kits. I've got one under the seat for away trips on the 500, but I've never used one, so it was useful to practice.
I did it a couple of hours ago & it's stayed up, so I guess that's a success. Now I need to sort something out for tubed tyres for the SD meet trips
