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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: tris on January 01, 2019, 09:39:36 AM

Title: The easy way to get rid of chicken strips
Post by: tris on January 01, 2019, 09:39:36 AM

..... is to ride 2 miles with a deflating rear tire while you try and work out why the handling has gone tits up!


(https://i.ibb.co/ZJ6c10J/WP-20190101-11-17-04-Pro.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZJ6c10J)


Most peculiar when the bike wont counter steer and feels like its steering from the back!
I went through wheel bearings and collapsed swing arm bearings (thanks Pete R!) before I stopped where the cause was obvious immediately


(https://i.ibb.co/sqtv5xr/WP-20190101-11-15-01-Pro.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sqtv5xr)


Couldn't get it to seal, so we came home in a recovery van  :sad:

A shame though as it was a fantastic day for a ride

Title: Re: The easy way to get rid of chicken strips
Post by: LowRyter on January 01, 2019, 10:14:50 AM

Yeah,  I  get what you're saying.  I was cruising along about 80mph on the EV.  When I got to town, the handling went to heck.  It seemed like there was something wrong with the front end.  I pulled over and checked and found no problems.  The bike was fine in a straight line.

Got home and unloaded,  I tried to push the bike in garage, felt it drag, and finally saw the rear tire was totally flat.   :shocked:

I never suspected the rear tire was the problem.

I did plug the tire and ran it another year, until this happened.

(https://g1.img-dpreview.com/B1DE727C74AB45CEABA3DF42439B8BB4.jpg)

But the plug held.

Title: Re: The easy way to get rid of chicken strips
Post by: Ncdan on January 01, 2019, 10:20:16 AM

Now that's a disaster looking for a place start:(

Title: Re: The easy way to get rid of chicken strips
Post by: tazio on January 01, 2019, 12:03:54 PM

TPMS.
Real time temp and pressure with warning alarm.
About$65.
Squirmy feeling and you are not quite sure if it's tire pressures or road surface?
A quick glance can be comforting it's not tires.