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From: rsellens@watdcsu.UUCP (Rick Sellens - Mech. Eng.)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Tires and intimate relations with pavement
Message-ID: <1376@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-May-85 16:13:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1376
Posted: Tue May 14 16:13:50 1985
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Reply-To: rsellens@watdcsu.UUCP (Rick Sellens - Mech. Eng.)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

In article <192@greipa.UUCP> jordan@greipa.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
>Uh, all this talk of tires and flats ect. has re-awakened an old
>fear of mine. Namely, what happens when one of your tires blows
>at 55+ MPH?

Several years ago the rear tire (stock Bridgestone) on my CB400T picked
up a nail in some construction. The result was an instant deflation on
a rain grooved curved ramp at approximately 65 mph. (the tire did not blow,
but the tube had a 4 inch gash in it)

My first clue was the back end coming out due to loss of traction. 
I eased off the throttle, steered into the skid and managed to come
to a stop upright (with a pulse rate pushing 200!). I guess my point
is that flats at speed don't have to spell disaster. If you keep your 
cool, *and* are lucky you can ride it down.


Rick Sellens
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