Riding home in the rain last night, was really freaky!
#1
08-09-2015, 07:35 PM
Riding home in the rain last night, was really freaky!
All,
I just can't keep this experience to myself. Got caught about 20 miles away from home and waited out a storm in a gas station. Had taken off riding that morning and had a good day of it. After the storm subsided I waited an extra half hour for the roads to drain off some and for traffic to hopefully dry them up a bit.
So, it is starting to get dark and I pull out to head home. Would like to not be riding at night on wet roads, so being conservative.
About 10 miles down the road the bike starts getting just a little squirrelly, not that significant but just didn't feel normal. Wasn't sure and eased up on the speed from about 60mph down to 50mph. Was going to pull off at the next gas station, but when I got to it, thought things are going ok so just kept going.
About 5 miles past that station and about 7 miles from home, bike started really getting bad. I thought, I have ridden on plenty of wet roads but this takes the cake. Every time I stopped at a light or something, I kept checking my footing and the roads were really slick. I figured as hot as it had been there was a lot of oil on the roads.
Cutting to the chase, finally get home and bike felt like it was slidiing all over the road. Pull it up to open the gate and when I get off, my rear tire was FLAT!! First rear flat I have ever had, and had checked the tire pressures that morning before I left out. I was like, holy cow, that was totally freaky.
Moral of the story, if things just feel ever so slightly not right, stop and check your equipment. I should have stopped at that first gas station and might have discovered it then. Not sure yet what the cause, but I haven't seen a nail or anything on first inspection. Will get the tire off later on and figure it out. But sure lucky to get home.
I have always wondered what a flat rear tire felt like on a bike, now I know. I have had one of each, a front and rear now go on me. Been pretty lucky over the years. I have logged about 75k miles in my career on a bikes and only had two flats. Hope I never have another.
Hope you enjoyed the story. Ride Safe!
I just can't keep this experience to myself. Got caught about 20 miles away from home and waited out a storm in a gas station. Had taken off riding that morning and had a good day of it. After the storm subsided I waited an extra half hour for the roads to drain off some and for traffic to hopefully dry them up a bit.
So, it is starting to get dark and I pull out to head home. Would like to not be riding at night on wet roads, so being conservative.
About 10 miles down the road the bike starts getting just a little squirrelly, not that significant but just didn't feel normal. Wasn't sure and eased up on the speed from about 60mph down to 50mph. Was going to pull off at the next gas station, but when I got to it, thought things are going ok so just kept going.
About 5 miles past that station and about 7 miles from home, bike started really getting bad. I thought, I have ridden on plenty of wet roads but this takes the cake. Every time I stopped at a light or something, I kept checking my footing and the roads were really slick. I figured as hot as it had been there was a lot of oil on the roads.
Cutting to the chase, finally get home and bike felt like it was slidiing all over the road. Pull it up to open the gate and when I get off, my rear tire was FLAT!! First rear flat I have ever had, and had checked the tire pressures that morning before I left out. I was like, holy cow, that was totally freaky.
Moral of the story, if things just feel ever so slightly not right, stop and check your equipment. I should have stopped at that first gas station and might have discovered it then. Not sure yet what the cause, but I haven't seen a nail or anything on first inspection. Will get the tire off later on and figure it out. But sure lucky to get home.
I have always wondered what a flat rear tire felt like on a bike, now I know. I have had one of each, a front and rear now go on me. Been pretty lucky over the years. I have logged about 75k miles in my career on a bikes and only had two flats. Hope I never have another.
Hope you enjoyed the story. Ride Safe!
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Same here. Bike sat in the shop after being ran into a guardrail for about 6 months before rear tire started noticeably going flat. It was then I found a large screw in the tire. No telling how long that screw had been there and I do check my pressure regularly. With a bagger especially it is difficult to see much of the tire even on a lift.
#9
08-10-2015, 11:18 AM
Well I'm glad you got home atleast. Flat and rain sounds like it you could have easily had an accident.
For those talking about the Ride On, I don't know much about it, just did a quick Google search, but does it pose any problems when getting tires changed? I remember having a tire with fix-a-flat on my car changed and the mechanic was pissed off he had to mess with it.
For those talking about the Ride On, I don't know much about it, just did a quick Google search, but does it pose any problems when getting tires changed? I remember having a tire with fix-a-flat on my car changed and the mechanic was pissed off he had to mess with it.
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08-10-2015, 01:16 PM
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All,
I just can't keep this experience to myself. Got caught about 20 miles away from home and waited out a storm in a gas station. Had taken off riding that morning and had a good day of it. After the storm subsided I waited an extra half hour for the roads to drain off some and for traffic to hopefully dry them up a bit.
So, it is starting to get dark and I pull out to head home. Would like to not be riding at night on wet roads, so being conservative.
About 10 miles down the road the bike starts getting just a little squirrelly, not that significant but just didn't feel normal. Wasn't sure and eased up on the speed from about 60mph down to 50mph. Was going to pull off at the next gas station, but when I got to it, thought things are going ok so just kept going.
About 5 miles past that station and about 7 miles from home, bike started really getting bad. I thought, I have ridden on plenty of wet roads but this takes the cake. Every time I stopped at a light or something, I kept checking my footing and the roads were really slick. I figured as hot as it had been there was a lot of oil on the roads.
Cutting to the chase, finally get home and bike felt like it was slidiing all over the road. Pull it up to open the gate and when I get off, my rear tire was FLAT!! First rear flat I have ever had, and had checked the tire pressures that morning before I left out. I was like, holy cow, that was totally freaky.
Moral of the story, if things just feel ever so slightly not right, stop and check your equipment. I should have stopped at that first gas station and might have discovered it then. Not sure yet what the cause, but I haven't seen a nail or anything on first inspection. Will get the tire off later on and figure it out. But sure lucky to get home.
I have always wondered what a flat rear tire felt like on a bike, now I know. I have had one of each, a front and rear now go on me. Been pretty lucky over the years. I have logged about 75k miles in my career on a bikes and only had two flats. Hope I never have another.
Hope you enjoyed the story. Ride Safe!
I just can't keep this experience to myself. Got caught about 20 miles away from home and waited out a storm in a gas station. Had taken off riding that morning and had a good day of it. After the storm subsided I waited an extra half hour for the roads to drain off some and for traffic to hopefully dry them up a bit.
So, it is starting to get dark and I pull out to head home. Would like to not be riding at night on wet roads, so being conservative.
About 10 miles down the road the bike starts getting just a little squirrelly, not that significant but just didn't feel normal. Wasn't sure and eased up on the speed from about 60mph down to 50mph. Was going to pull off at the next gas station, but when I got to it, thought things are going ok so just kept going.
About 5 miles past that station and about 7 miles from home, bike started really getting bad. I thought, I have ridden on plenty of wet roads but this takes the cake. Every time I stopped at a light or something, I kept checking my footing and the roads were really slick. I figured as hot as it had been there was a lot of oil on the roads.
Cutting to the chase, finally get home and bike felt like it was slidiing all over the road. Pull it up to open the gate and when I get off, my rear tire was FLAT!! First rear flat I have ever had, and had checked the tire pressures that morning before I left out. I was like, holy cow, that was totally freaky.
Moral of the story, if things just feel ever so slightly not right, stop and check your equipment. I should have stopped at that first gas station and might have discovered it then. Not sure yet what the cause, but I haven't seen a nail or anything on first inspection. Will get the tire off later on and figure it out. But sure lucky to get home.
I have always wondered what a flat rear tire felt like on a bike, now I know. I have had one of each, a front and rear now go on me. Been pretty lucky over the years. I have logged about 75k miles in my career on a bikes and only had two flats. Hope I never have another.
Hope you enjoyed the story. Ride Safe!
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