No I did not wreck, Thank the big guy that it was the rear tire.  All of a sudden the rear started to wobble bad. Got it stopped and checked the tire I acquired a triangular piece if tube about 1"  wide by 1" tall.

I was going to replace the tire anyway. Any recommendations on where to get a good inexpensive tire and tube?

Pirelli Route 66 at Dennis Kirk

Talking to some guy about tires, his Rotch Crocket had a Cheng Shin(?) or some such on it, like $60.00 & sticky & all that, cheap & great traction, according to him. I got me one O them, soon as the stock tire died. It was just like he said, great traction, low price & it even lasted almost 6,000 miles, so, being satisfied, I got another one.  Only thing is, this one didnt stick so good & it only lasted 3,000 miles, So, I put a Dunlop on & now its all tired & wore out.

Point is, those cheap tires may be great, OR may not be so great. Having a tire on that requires me to not cruise thru a long sweeping curve because its such a crappy tire isnt what I want to deal with when I ride. I suggest getting something you can slap on the bike & know you have a good tire back there.

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/28/09 at 06:50:46:

99.9% of motorcycle riders get the good tires.99.9% can't be wrong. You must like McDoanlds hamburgers.

My expirience has been that in a straight line, a flat on the rear is more likely to cause loss of control that a flat on the front.
I have never had it happen at 55, but I have had a flat on the rear at 45.
I have ridden 25 miles to town on a flat on the front tire at speeds up to 60mph with full control.  Just don't use the front brake if you do this.
If the rear goes flat, do not use the rear brake. Do not try to ride to town on a flat rear tire.

Phelonius

I had a flat on the rear as well, just a month ago, just replaced the tube, tire still looks pretty good, now has 5500 miles on the stock tire, I don't have many twisties or anything fun to go through, straight to work and back, 26 miles each way, I don't ride everyday but 2-3 times a week to work and back, then on the weekend it's my main transport. just got back from visiting my brother in law 68 miles doing 60+mph, no problem

There are endless articles advising people not to buy cheap Chinese tires because of safety concerns. Do an internet search and see for yourself.  Remember, you only have 2 tires and if one blows out, you can die.  Is your life worth saving $35.00?  Just because someone hasn't had a problem with a cheap brand, means nothing. Chinese tires have a reputation for being unsafe:


The reason Chinese tires are unsafe is because they cut safety corners
to compete in the market:

http://econrevival.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-support-of-chinese-tires-tarrif.html

250,000 Chinese tires recalled because they are unsafe:

http://consumer-alerts-product-recalls.suite101.com/article.cfm/chinese_tires...

China dumps millions of unsafe tires on the US:

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/01278/chinese-defective-tires.html

These are only a few links exposing this problem.

I'm running Shinkos on mine, had them put on at the beginning of the summer. About 3000 on them so far, and they still have plenty of tread. I'd buy them again.