Oops! I have a puncture....... a car puncture!

Where are my stabilisers?

Thought it felt a bit wobbly!

Trying to avoid a flooded road, I took a short cut up a rather rough lane. I sometimes take my bike up this lane - never had a puncture with the bike here though

Guess my Racing Ralph is tougher than my Maxxis car tyre :shock:

Damn this weather! :evil:

Porgy

I had one up the Alpujarras once




and nobody wants that! :?

Surf-Matt

I had a front tyre blowout at 70ish - the handling was definitely a bit rubbish as I wobbled to the hard shoulder. Properly sh4t me up.

Got runflats now - no sudden punctures but lots of tramlining.

Where are my stabilisers?

Runflats sounds like a good idea!

Maybe I should stick to proper roads in future, or get a 4x4 - esp. if this weather continues

At least mine was a slow impact - wouldn't want it to happen at speed or anything, I'd cr*p myself!

Surf-Matt

It's pretty scary - done a lot of driver training but not been "taught" what to do. Just tried not to brake and steered as gently as possible. The tyre was wrecked.

Where are my stabilisers?

All you can do I suppose!

Hope I haven't dednted the wheel or anything :shock: My brother's gonna sort it out for me.... he can fix cars, I stick to tinkering with bikes (badly)!

tlw1

Had a blow out on the motorway years ago (in my XR3i)!

Hit a chain and took out both passenger side tyres & then straight into the barrier. Going backwards down the motorway at speed with cars coming towards you is exceptionally scary! It was rush hour on Friday the 13th!

Re: your tyre, if you have driven any distance it will be knackered. Better to be safe than save the cash - so go get a new tyre!

Joe_Pineapples

I had a rear tyre go on my motorbike once, but the weird thing is that it's not immediately noticeable on a sportsbike. I got to the next corner and tried to put the power down and the thing nearly tied itself in knots, bucking and weaving like a pleasure beach donkey on acid!

Single scariest moment of my adult life.