Anyone near Guymon OK ?

[oldbike54]

 We have a Guzzista stranded just West of Guymon OK . Anyone nearby ?

 Dusty

[Darren Williams]

Man, that is a long way from anything. About 5 hours away from me. Couldn't make it there and back for work tomorrow.

I assume traveling. What direction were they heading?

[oldbike54]

Man, that is a long way from anything. About 5 hours away from me. Couldn't make it there and back for work tomorrow.

I assume traveling. What direction were they heading?

 East . Not sure if he has internet access yet , but he is in a motel . Rear tire has failed , we may have to send him some tire spoons .

 Dusty

[twowings]

I really need someone with a trailer/toy hauler who would pick me and bike up and haul us to Tulsa for cash...much better than trying to ship tire here to Boise City and trying to find someone to mount it...no cycle shops here...I could try making it to Guymon if that would help...

[Guzzistajohn]

Sorry your having trouble dude. You might consider ordering a tire and some spoons 🥄 replacing a tire is a bitch but it ain't rocket surgery.

[twowings]

I think hauling it to tulsa would be much better all around time wise and money wise...if someone was willing, they could pick up my Jeep in Tulsa and rent a uhaul m/c trailer to haul me home and I would reward them handsomely with cash...

[Guzzistajohn]

I'd head west in the yota but there's this job thing in the morning. Hope it works out for you Chris. I hope you have booze

[twowings]

Plenty of booze and bedbugs here at the no-tell motel...

Thanks for the good wishes...

[PJPR01]

Chris...if available, rent a Uhaul truck and roll the bike up into it...hopefully there's a town nearby that has a Uhaul or Budget truck rental.

Sorry to hear you're having bike troubles!

[cj750]

I have no idea if they're in a position to help, but Google turns up this business in Guymon:

Motorcycle Flea Market
108 South Lelia St
Guymon, OK 73942
Phone: (580) 468-3387

Closest towns with real motorcycle stores are going to be Dalhart, TX or Liberal, KS.

Good luck!

[twowings]

I found a solution...Thanks everybody! Resume normal activities...




R.I.P., back tire...thanks for all the great rally memories!

[LowRyter]

Glad you found a solution.

BTDT x 3.   Had to get towed once (thanks Darren).

[groundhog105]

I've been in that position. It's no fun, had to rent a uhaul truck to get me and the bike home.

[ITSec]

I found a solution...Thanks everybody! Resume normal activities...




R.I.P., back tire...thanks for all the great rally memories!

At the end of the IronButt Rally in 2003, I had one that looked almost that bad. Naturally, there wasn't a tire to be had in Missoula (the competitors had bought them all!). I had to baby it as far as Calgary, where I could finally get a new tire on the beast!

[twowings]

Glad it waited to die until I finished riding some of Colorado's finest roads! Plenty of pucker factor there without a pesky tire failure!

[rocker59]

That tire hasn't failed, yet!!!   

[guzzisteve]

Tire is weird wear, only in the spot dead center.  Almost like a rubbing issue. Good you have it sorted.

[rocker59]

Tire is weird wear, only in the spot dead center.  Almost like a rubbing issue. 

Nah, just too many miles riding The Great Plains.

I used to get cords down the middle pretty regular, when I was riding a lot of miles.

[oldbike54]

Nah, just too many miles riding The Great Plains.

I used to get cords down the middle pretty regular, when I was riding a lot of miles.

 The wind must not have been very strong 

 Dusty

[twowings]

Well, the saga continues...UHaul dealer in Boise City closed for today...AAA doesn't have a motorcycle-capable wrecker available today for hauling bike to Guymon where the UHaul dealer is open but closes at 2:00...Do I take a chance riding to Guymon on bad tire or stay another night in  Boise City? Being possibly stranded out in the hot OK sun doesn't sound like fun to me...at least I'm  close to beer and a bed where I am...

[rocker59]

No way to tell from your photo how much into the cord it's worn.  There are several layers.

A friend had the same problem about ten years ago, in about the same place, and rode several hundred miles from Liberal to Tulsa on a Sunday when everything out there was closed.  Slowly, and alternating keeping the bike leaned left and right off-center.

I'm not telling you that you should do that, but it's only 62 miles from Boise City to Guymon.  45 mph would mean you're 1.5 hours from the "big city" of Guymon.  Or, you could enjoy beautiful Boise City for another day, until the U-Haul opens up there.

[twowings]

UHaul here in Boise City only has trailers...
Only motorcycle-capable wrecker doesn't yet know if he will be available for AAA duty tomorrow...No motorcycle-capable wreckers available in Guymon to come and get me...

Here's a pic of the worst spot:

[delrod]

Which ever way it works out take notes so we know your story is not being remembered different than it actually happened. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Doug

[PJPR01]

Chris...looks like you've got about 75-100 miles left on the tire...had a similar situation a few years ago coming back from the 3 Twisted Sisters...noticed this while in Lockhart, and made it home safely (slowly and twisty) to Houston....but I did about 45 mph most of the way back to keep the heat down on the tire.  You could try under inflating it a bit so it wears more on the beefy sides rather than in the center...

[twowings]

That could be, but IF I breakdown enroute, the AAA wrecker situation still exists, and that leaves me stranded by roadside all night with a now non-rolling bike to try and load into a truck or trailer...in the hot sun with no food OR beer...if the wrecker is not available again tomorrow, then I'll consider riding it to Guymon...

[PJPR01]

Well...you're right about that...I hadn't considered how serious the beer situation could be...best to stay put and near A/C and cold refreshments then!

How about a nearby Home Depot or ACE hardware?  Get several rolls of heavy duty Gorilla tape and start laying several strips longitudinally until you've got a couple of mm's of thickness, then tape them thru the rim...that should buy you a few more miles.  Watch out for traction...

:)

[rocker59]

How about a nearby Home Depot or ACE hardware?  Get several rolls of heavy duty Gorilla tape and start laying several strips longitudinally until you've got a couple of mm's of thickness, then tape them thru the rim...that should buy you a few more miles.  Watch out for traction...

:)

Those are nearby.  In Guymon.  LOL!   

[twowings]

Or maybe a half-dozen cans of Slime! Hmmm...WWDD?*

*what would Dusty do

[rodekyll]

My kid failed to check tire pressures on a trip and did several long days extremely underinflated and overloaded.  Just past Gillette, Wyoming, his cord started showing.  It was Sat. PM.  We slowed it down to 45 ands got to Souix Falls, SD, checking all the little towns along the way.  We finally found a Honda shop (iirc) and spent Sunday night in their haul trailer.  The next morning when the shop opened they sadly informed us that they didn't have a tire either.  But they called around and found one.  The store that had it didn't do mounting, so the Honda shop sent a truck over and bought the tire while we pulled the rear wheel from his /7.  They changed it on the spot.  The total bill was $10 over the sticker price on the tire.

So good things happen if you strike the right cord.

[oldbike54]

Or maybe a half-dozen cans of Slime! Hmmm...WWDD?*

*what would Dusty do

 Overnighted in a new Shinko . Chris , if you can't work this out we may have another option . Sorry , this happened at a bad time for me to make the trip , but we will get you home somehow if necessary. At least you aren't in Texas 

 Dusty