Burnout contests
- ran429
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My fairly new 600 mile rear tire has a nail in it now somehow. and i cant stomach not destroying it the rest of the way.
I wont ride the bike with a plug in a tire ever (atleast comfortably) so i want to join it in a burnoff competition atleast and get some joy out of the new tire.
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I think you've watched "Biker Boyz" one to many times. :laugh:
Pull the nail and just put a tube in it.
I tried finding a shop to put a plug into the 300~400 mile new tire from my 650 that picked up a roofing nail, but nobody would touch that job (liability issue).
Back in '88 I ran with a plug in the rear tire of my GPz550 until the tire literally wore out (ie: cheater slick) without a prob, so I figured I'd buy a plug kit and do it myself.
The plug went in just fine, but upon airing the tire up it was leaking past the OEM beadlock(?) stems. :huh:
It turns out it already had a tube installed by the last place I bought the tire from.
I ended up taking the wheel in just yesterday to one of the only shops near me that work on our older bikes, and $32 later I have a new tube and re-balanced wheel that actually holds air so I can ride my KZ again! :ohmy: :woohoo: :laugh:
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- ran429
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I will look into getting a tube in it, but it will be awhile, i have the more comfortable cop bike now and dont really want to throw any more cash into the 750.
Might even sell it.
Maybe a tube would be good for selling it, but i will disclaim it in the sale that the tire had a nail in it at one time. i just dont trust holed tires too easily after reading all the negatives online.
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Since i am not cleaning it, bring on the video.
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83 GPZ 550 Stock with 3600 miles_83s.
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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Yeah, wife still laughs at the thought (memory) of me bouncing the mossbeater off the back of the house and into the fence when the tire hooked up on the patio.i use to love smoking my rear tire to the cords running it through the gears at stoplights.ya gotta watch out with some of those stickier tires though ,they take it personally and want to hook up when they get hot!:laugh:
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sounds like you are asking for permission from us.
flog it, post it and give us a link.
i would not trust that tire anymore and i work for goodyear.
once you plug/patch a tire, it is no longer speed rated so it is more or less junk.
go have some fun but don't blow the motor doing it.
someday i will be able to afford my kz habit.
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Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
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