70 MPH blowout....

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Toyuzu · #11 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:22 pm

My passenger was so thankful for being alive that he bought me a new tire.

ronboskz650sr · Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:43 pm

Now, that was unexpected! Hey, Matt. Was the tire old or anything? Do you know if the sport touring tires have a higher weight capacity? Just curious.

#13 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:29 pm

I'm pretty sure he said that the increased weight brought his back fairing down into contact with his tire... which ate through the plastic and dislodged a crescent wrench, which in turn ate through the rubber.

ronboskz650sr · Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:40 pm

Hah! That's what I get for speed reading on one day and replying on a different one. So it was suspension bottoming , not tire capacity. Thanks.

Toyuzu · #15 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:11 pm

The kicker was that the blown tire was brand new. I only had 200 miles on it. Had it mounted two days before leaving for Laguna Seca.

At least now I know how many miles I'll have until I need another one, since the new one is a Bridgestone BT 45 - the same as the one prior to the blown Kenda. I only got 3100 miles on it, but it was pretty sticky.

honda599 · #16 Unread post by **honda599** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:26 pm

I'm glad you both made it through safely.

Newrider42 · Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:35 am

Good to hear you are both OK.