- Joined
- Nov 20, 2005
- Messages
- 9,512
- Location
- Cedar City, Utah
- Bike
- 12/04 ST 1300s
- 2024 Miles
- 000148
- STOC #
- 5901
UGH! Leaving work last night, I took the bike of the centerstand and knew I had a problem! The rear tire (YES, the one I replaced a month ago) was FLAT! Back on the centerstand and rotating the tire reveals a nail or something!
I called AAA and had to wait a little over an hour. While waiting, I removed the tipover wing covers so he could use them for tie down points. We had to put some air in the tire so we can get the bike up on the tow truck. His bed had not been cleaned since his last pickup, so the bed was very oily! I rode the bike up on the bed, and stayed with it while he pulled the bed back up. Then moved the bike around until we got it centered. Boy was that bed slippery!
As we were about to leave I suggested we go the direction he didn't want to go, but right after I told him the way he wanted to go (SR56) had a crane tipped over and would be blocking the traffic. As soon as I told him that, he got word of it. So up Mira Mesa Blvd we went...lots of stopNgo!
Once we got to the I15 freeway, traffic was moving, so the trip home wasn't too bad, so we made good time to Murrieta. Once at my house the driver was trying to figure out how to get the bike back off. With all of that oil, you just couldn't move it much. After a few minutes of him not coming up with a good plan, I turned the bike 180 degrees using the centerstand and had the front of the bike pointing to the back. He stood there in amazement that I could do that!
I then moved the bike (after putting more air in the rear tire - yeah, it was leaking that fast.) towards the back of the bed. I used the bike's power to move it while I used my legs as out riggers. Did I say that oil was slippery! No, I didn't drop the bike! So we tied some straps to the rear rack ( I took the saddlebags and topcase off) and tied the straps to his winch. As he raised the bed to lower it, I kept the bike upright and guided it down as the bed touched the ground and he was releasing the winch.
Once off the truck, I swapped parking places with the 2012 so I could set the 2012 up in the morning. allowing me to use it today for my commute.
I'll have to go get the tire machine this weekend to pull the tire off and plug/patch it!
On top of it all, my dear wife informed me that the ER doctor that admitted my FIL to the Hospital was wrong, my FIL does have pneumonia, a bad case at that! So, now we are waiting to hear what their (the hospital) next move will be.
When it rains it pours!
I called AAA and had to wait a little over an hour. While waiting, I removed the tipover wing covers so he could use them for tie down points. We had to put some air in the tire so we can get the bike up on the tow truck. His bed had not been cleaned since his last pickup, so the bed was very oily! I rode the bike up on the bed, and stayed with it while he pulled the bed back up. Then moved the bike around until we got it centered. Boy was that bed slippery!
As we were about to leave I suggested we go the direction he didn't want to go, but right after I told him the way he wanted to go (SR56) had a crane tipped over and would be blocking the traffic. As soon as I told him that, he got word of it. So up Mira Mesa Blvd we went...lots of stopNgo!
Once we got to the I15 freeway, traffic was moving, so the trip home wasn't too bad, so we made good time to Murrieta. Once at my house the driver was trying to figure out how to get the bike back off. With all of that oil, you just couldn't move it much. After a few minutes of him not coming up with a good plan, I turned the bike 180 degrees using the centerstand and had the front of the bike pointing to the back. He stood there in amazement that I could do that!
I then moved the bike (after putting more air in the rear tire - yeah, it was leaking that fast.) towards the back of the bed. I used the bike's power to move it while I used my legs as out riggers. Did I say that oil was slippery! No, I didn't drop the bike!
So we tied some straps to the rear rack ( I took the saddlebags and topcase off) and tied the straps to his winch. As he raised the bed to lower it, I kept the bike upright and guided it down as the bed touched the ground and he was releasing the winch. Once off the truck, I swapped parking places with the 2012 so I could set the 2012 up in the morning. allowing me to use it today for my commute.
I'll have to go get the tire machine this weekend to pull the tire off and plug/patch it!
On top of it all, my dear wife informed me that the ER doctor that admitted my FIL to the Hospital was wrong, my FIL does have pneumonia, a bad case at that! So, now we are waiting to hear what their (the hospital) next move will be.
When it rains it pours!
On my first Longer Distance ride my two buddies had plug kits but not me. Guess who got the flat. Note to Self: Get plug kit and needle-nose pliers.
