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kawazacky YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 23	Yesterday's crash (on the other bike) 09/04/17 at 03:03:51 Pinched a tube on my DR350 while woods riding ... here's the result, minutes later on the street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0JkF2kq8zA&lc=z22xctybwpauyvmxw04t1aokgamppa...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Yesterday's crash (on the other bike) Reply #1 - 09/04/17 at 03:55:05 When it goes, it sure is quick.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5103 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Yesterday's crash (on the other bike) Reply #2 - 09/04/17 at 13:03:12 OUCH ! You ok ? Rule of thumb , air it up , let it sit overnight , recheck pressure , then install it ! Go ahead and ask me why I do it that way. Been there done that !
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Reply #3 - 09/05/17 at 04:59:19

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 09/04/17 at 03:55:05:

When it goes, it sure is quick.

That is one of the big issues with tubes in tires - they can leak the air out in a big hurry.

I have a friend that had a front tire blowout on his bike - it went down hard and fast and he broke 3 fingers as they got trapped between the clutch lever and handlebar when it hit the ground. It was a "big deal" for him, as his other hobby is playing an upright bass in a band and he needs to be able to use that hand - it took a few years for him to recover, and the hand still bothers him.

I have another friend that just converted his spoked rims to tubeless....I will let you know how it works out.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Yesterday's crash (on the other bike) Reply #4 - 09/05/17 at 05:42:19 I had a valve stem separate from the tube this summer. Lost all air in a second. Luckily it was the rear tire and the bike only got a little squirmy under me. I've had lots of flats in 40+ years of riding, but not a front tire on the street. That is a nightmare situation.
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kawazacky YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 23	Re: Yesterday's crash (on the other bike) Reply #5 - 09/05/17 at 16:38:45 Ruttly wrote on 09/04/17 at 13:03:12: OUCH ! You ok ? Rule of thumb , air it up , let it sit overnight , recheck pressure , then install it ! Go ahead and ask me why I do it that way. Been there done that ! The problem was that I was running lower pressures offroad, and pinched a tube.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Yesterday's crash (on the other bike) Reply #6 - 09/05/17 at 18:15:05 I had a rear tire go flat about 2 years ago. It took about 5 minutes to go completely flat. I did manage to ride it like that for a few miles until it went all the way down and I reached "civilization".
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