what would you do?
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what would you do?
Today I got my bike back and I was pulling it into my shop. I noticed I ran over a small screw and when I removed it no air leaked out. It didnt penatrate real deap but enough to cuase wonder. Would you worry about it and ride or would ya replace it right away?
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Re: what would you do? (DsCivicEx)
Ride it for a couple of days locally and see what happens. You should be ok, you'll probably always have little cuts and stuff especially in your front tire . . .
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Re: what would you do? (DsCivicEx)
If you replace your tires every time you get a small piece of glass or metal in them your just throwing your money away IMO. But that doesn't mean you can run over a box or screws and expect everything to just fine either.
Like the other guy said just ride around on it for a while and see how it does. I usually ride around locally and get it pretty warm then go home and put some water with some soap in it on the hole. Then I proceed to pull at it and try and open it as much as I can to see if any air comes out . If it passes that test then it's guaranteed by Darwin for 150 mph+
Like the other guy said just ride around on it for a while and see how it does. I usually ride around locally and get it pretty warm then go home and put some water with some soap in it on the hole. Then I proceed to pull at it and try and open it as much as I can to see if any air comes out . If it passes that test then it's guaranteed by Darwin for 150 mph+
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Re: what would you do? (ReBornGSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ReBornGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Like the other guy said just ride around on it for a while and see how it does. I usually ride around locally and get it pretty warm then go home and put some water with some soap in it on the hole. Then I proceed to pull at it and try and open it as much as I can to see if any air comes out . If it passes that test then it's guaranteed by Darwin for 150 mph+ </TD></TR></TABLE>
That's some pretty bad information...
</TD></TR></TABLE>That's some pretty bad information...
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Re: what would you do? (tonydatyga)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tonydatyga »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
That's some pretty bad information...</TD></TR></TABLE>
It was a joke tony, didn't you notice the darwin refrence and the at the end?
That's some pretty bad information...</TD></TR></TABLE>
It was a joke tony, didn't you notice the darwin refrence and the
at the end?
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Re: what would you do? (ReBornGSR)
Check the tire pressure, let it sit for a while then check it again. Then ride it for a half hour or so and check it again. If it's still holding it's probably fine. I'd check it often though.
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