Oddly enough. I never experienced it in 40 years of riding. But most of that was short runs not long distance like a lot of riders experience in here.
I think the rule of, no sudden control inputs, would be a reasonable approach it when/if it occurs.

 

curious myself, on this... only been riding for a few years, but no one i know has had
a flat.

 

"Flats" are not much of a problem...you can feel the change in handling... and pull over to see what is wrong...flats are usually caused by small road hazards like a nail.

"Blowouts" are a problem...90% of the time they are caused by riding at highway speeds...with an under inflated tire...checking tire pressure every time you ride will help a lot...

If you are really paranoid buy a tire monitoring system.

Blowouts on the back suck...but you can usually make it to the side of the road...to change your shorts.

Blowouts on the front really really suck...and will depend on your riding skill, and some luck on if you stay upright.

Do everything possible not to have a blowout.

 

Getting a flat is a lot different than having a blow out.

As infrequent as flats are, blow outs are even more rare.

 

 

Lucky SOB. I mean that nicely. I've had 2 in the last 2 years, both rear tire. One was in a parking lot, no biggie. The most recent was on the interstate at 80mph. Back end started feeling 'squishy', then it let loose and was like a snake wobbling all over the place.

Best thing to do is just keep your cool. Gently pump the brakes, and guide the bike to a safe stopping place. Don't try to force the bike to go straight, it won't, you have have to kind of let it do it's thing while guiding it to where you want to stop.

I've had plenty of flat tires front and rear on dirt bikes, and they behave kind of sort of similar to a street bike. Generally though, you don't have the added hazard of all the idiots on the road around you.

 

I cant say ive had that happen, what did happen though was when i was 18 i tied my hoodie around my waist and took off on my honda 750. Going about 50 mph it came untied and went straight into the rear wheel. The rear tire fully locked up and i was fish tailing it wildly from one side to the other until i came to a complete stop barely keeping it upright the whole time. Since then i have been completely paranoid about loose things or strings or anything loose on the bike getting stuck in the rear wheel and am over cautious about it.