Shipping out of boston!

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Wakey, wakey! Woke up w a hangover! So many firsts yesterday! First catfish dinner, first beef jerky, first moonshine, and first time watching cornholing! Quite a day!

its pretty cool to hang w a bunch of guys that are exceedingly polite and friendly. And its pretty cool to see all the st’s! Will b leaving for the wv stoc tomorrow and hope to see less moonshine!
Rode a curvy loop yesterday and cant say wenough about how nice the roads here in ark are. Beyond nice!
this campsite is wonderful too! Immaculate and so well cared for. A keeper!

 

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And im off! Ark stok was great! Met some good guys and had a ball. Got thru ark, missury and into kentucky, riding slow and enjoying the day. The roads here are gonna b missed by me when i get back to the city.
im in a nice campin gilbertsville ky, and they didnt hide their tree prunings well enough! Had a huge fire!

 

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So goes a plugless tire! Glad i caught it at a gas station. Thankful i corrected my tire pump and usb situation!

 

[Sunday Rider]

Wow glad you caught that before getting back on the road. Wishing you a safe ride.

 

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Wow glad you caught that before getting back on the road. Wishing you a safe ride.

During my first tour, i was stopping in safety lanes for pics. I ended up w 5 plugs in my rear before i caught a chunk of razor blade and blew the sidewall.
im now waiting for a bit before i check the preasure again.

 

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And now the shampoo trick! No bubbles, preassure at 44. Bingo!!!!!

 

[paulcb]

And now the shampoo trick! No bubbles, preassure at 44. Bingo!!!!!

Good deal, but pull over and check it again in 10-20 miles... classic example the need for a TPMS.

 

[ToddC]

Hope it holds for you. That tire is shot..!!! Not much for that plug to hold onto. Sorry to say...but.....You will not make it home on that tire.
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Hope it holds for you. That tire is shot..!!! Not much for that plug to hold onto. Sorry to say...but.....You will not make it home on that tire.
T

Where is the optomism?

 

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Good deal, but pull over and check it again in 10-20 miles... classic example the need for a TPMS.

U bet!

 

[tjhiggin]

Hope it holds for you. That tire is shot..!!! Not much for that plug to hold onto. Sorry to say...but.....You will not make it home on that tire.
T

Where is the optomism?

I'm positive you won't make it home on that tire.

 

[ToddC]

When you do change it.....do yourself a favor and cut it open with a box cutter and see how thin that rubber is right now.
No much insurance against a flat when loaded that heavy. Found out the hard way my self.....once upon a time.
I am not being a buzz kill, just don't want to see an unfortunate post about a flat in the middle of no where and a gummy worm won't work.......and it is raining.....at night.....in the middle of no where........and cold........ Did I say middle of no where..??? Oh ya, and when you do find a tire...it is the wrong size.....twice the price.
My school of hard knocks taught me a lesson.....once upon a time.
Sorry, my optimism is low today. Hope it works out OK for ya.
Your posts are awesome by the way....

 

[Sunday Rider]

Good job on the plug. I am not seeing any wear bars from the pics are you?

 

[paulcb]

Based upon just that pic, I don't think that tire is down to it's last days, at all. I lot of dual compound/touring tires don't have much, if any "tread" in the very middle, like what you see in Michael's tire. In fact, there is still some tread just off center, thus my thinking that there's still some life left. That being said, I'm sure Michael knows how many miles are on the tire and he should certainly keep an eye on it.

 

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When you do change it.....do yourself a favor and cut it open with a box cutter and see how thin that rubber is right now.
No much insurance against a flat when loaded that heavy. Found out the hard way my self.....once upon a time.
I am not being a buzz kill, just don't want to see an unfortunate post about a flat in the middle of no where and a gummy worm won't work.......and it is raining.....at night.....in the middle of no where........and cold........ Did I say middle of no where..??? Oh ya, and when you do find a tire...it is the wrong size.....twice the price.
My school of hard knocks taught me a lesson.....once upon a time.
Sorry, my optimism is low today. Hope it works out OK for ya.
Your posts are awesome by the way....

You forgot drunk! Im appreciative of your advice.

 

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Based upon just that pic, I don't think that tire is down to it's last days, at all. I lot of dual compound/touring tires don't have much, if any "tread" in the very middle, like what you see in Michael's tire. In fact, there is still some tread just off center, thus my thinking that there's still some life left. That being said, I'm sure Michael knows how many miles are on the tire and he should certainly keep an eye on it.

Yea, im a bit unhappy. I keep these properly inflated, dont race and stick mostly to pavement, except when camping. I have 10,000 on them and they look like *****. I have about 1000 to get home and wonder if these are gonna get me there. I do have some wear bar and tons of side tread. Looks like interstate at the speed limit.
i think my next set are going to be avons.
Lucky for me, i dont have to b home until oct,8, so i can take my sweet time
Just rechecked the preassure and all is well! Why do they put lube in a plug kit when contact cement works better?

 

[Uncle Phil]

What you will notice is that the less the tread, the easier it is to get a puncture.

 

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What you will notice is that the less the tread, the easier it is to get a puncture.

Also, the less money!

 

[Uncle Phil]

Also, the less money!

I was talking about as the tire wears out ...

 

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I was talking about as the tire wears out ...

I know,,, thanks! Hope you are healing and doing well!