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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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Turn once in a while. It makes the tires last longer.
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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I have had a similar situation with a different outcome. Take it from me.. Replace it NOW! Better to find that in your garage than on the road. Trust me on that.
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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You need to ride more twisties... lottsa chicken strips left on there!
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Don't take this personally but kinda of a dumbazz to let a tire go down to that... awww go ahead and take it personally...

I am thinkin your poll is outta sarcasim or sarcastic humor but still... just had a guy killed here ridin on one just like that!
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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Time to replace that doughnut...
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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awww go ahead and take it personally... don't think I will, ya gotta matter for me to take it personal.
"You need to ride more twisties... lottsa chicken strips left on there!"
I am thinkin your comment is outta sarcasim or sarcastic humor but still...
" just had a guy killed here ridin on one just like that!".. while I feel bad for any biker that goes down, if you got any seat time at all, you would have to know that every time you throw a leg over the saddle, your takin' a risk. It dosen't have to be a bald tire, maybe a faulty valve stem, a cager talkin' on a cell phone (you got a cell phone?), an unseen pot hole or patch of gravel, maybe a retread coming loose from that 18 wheeler you are ridin' next to. As for me being a dumbass, been riding for 40+ years, not always been smooth but I have learned and I am still here.
The post and poll was in sarcasm, my next ride will be to get that tire replaced, and by the way "I do moo at cows when I ride past"...
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by crasha51pan
The post and poll was in sarcasm, my next ride will be to get that tire replaced, and by the way "I do moo at cows when I ride past"...

Some of these guys seem to have left their sense of humor behind when they bought their Harley. The old school guys got it.
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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If you stay under 25 mph, just go in circles and don't ride in the rain you should be fine for ___ miles.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by crasha51pan
awww go ahead and take it personally... don't think I will, ya gotta matter for me to take it personal.
"You need to ride more twisties... lottsa chicken strips left on there!"
I am thinkin your comment is outta sarcasim or sarcastic humor but still...
" just had a guy killed here ridin on one just like that!".. while I feel bad for any biker that goes down, if you got any seat time at all, you would have to know that every time you throw a leg over the saddle, your takin' a risk. It dosen't have to be a bald tire, maybe a faulty valve stem, a cager talkin' on a cell phone (you got a cell phone?), an unseen pot hole or patch of gravel, maybe a retread coming loose from that 18 wheeler you are ridin' next to. As for me being a dumbass, been riding for 40+ years, not always been smooth but I have learned and I am still here.
The post and poll was in sarcasm, my next ride will be to get that tire replaced, and by the way "I do moo at cows when I ride past"...
Funny thing about the net... I knew you were being sarcastic... I was being sarcastic except for the guy gettin killed part, his tire looked like that.. I been ridin since 1968 myself... ride on...
 
Old Oct 9, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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