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What is the location of the majority of your street riding motorcycle flats? (No Dirt Bike Flats)

I have never gotten a flat tire on a street bike
22 (31.4%)
I tend to Get flats equal in the front and rear tires
3 (4.3%)
I tend to Get more flats in the front tire
1 (1.4%)
I tend to Get more flats in the rear tire
23 (32.9%)
Most flats caused by hitting large debris in the road (Rocks, bottles, truck tires)
0 (0%)
Most flats caused by a leaky or failing valve stem or core
1 (1.4%)
Most flats caused by rider error (hitting a curb...)
0 (0%)
Most flats caused by nails or screws or staples
20 (28.6%)
Most flats caused by defective tire or tire installation or rim leak
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 49

Voting closed: July 16, 2011, 02:31:43 PM

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Offline Outback_Jon

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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2011, 03:55:20 PM »
Quote from: Tom J. on July 06, 2011, 03:27:17 PM
Nah, wife will have nothing to do with it-   ;)

Does she find the strap-on uncomfortable?    :rotflmao:
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Offline Tom J.

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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2011, 04:03:14 PM »
Not even!  It's just plain old, "No Man's Land"....    :-\
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Offline mikeboileau

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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #22 on: July 07, 2011, 04:04:46 PM »
Quote from: Outback_Jon on July 07, 2011, 03:55:20 PM
Does she find the strap-on uncomfortable?    :rotflmao:

WOW!!!

ouch
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2011, 05:55:44 PM »
Quote from: Outback_Jon on July 07, 2011, 03:55:20 PM
Does she find the strap-on uncomfortable?    :rotflmao:

 :rotflmao:
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2011, 06:41:18 PM »
With this title I'm not shocked at all where this thread keeps going...  :thumbs:
 

 
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2011, 08:29:00 AM »
Quote from: Outback_Jon on July 07, 2011, 03:55:20 PM
Does she find the strap-on uncomfortable?    :rotflmao:
Your as sick as me ;D

Like a double barrel shotgun- when 1 barrel is outa commission you have a back up, so to say. ;D
The #2 barrel has a tighter choke. :thumbs:
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #26 on: July 08, 2011, 05:30:39 PM »
Quote from: Boomer on July 07, 2011, 07:43:04 AM
I had a front tyre blowout at about 80Mph on a German Autobahn riding a Honda CX650Turbo....

Wow!  I've only seen one of them in a dealer/museum and you rode one.  My friend had a CX500Turbo and I got to ride that.  Those are rare beasties indeed.  :thumbs:
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #27 on: July 08, 2011, 10:56:35 PM »
  I'm confused!! Is this about motorcycles? If it is I'm not interested!! :popcorn:
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2011, 04:53:34 PM »
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2011, 09:22:14 AM »
SUMMARY

23 of the 25 (92%) people who have had flat tires on a street bike had rear tire flats.

And

5 of the 25 (20%) people who have had equal front and rear flats or more front tire flats.

SO 4 to 1 Ratio is a good rule of thumb

And carry a tire repair unless you are the lucky ~ 50% who have never had a motorcycle street bike flat tire  :)
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Re: Do you get it more often in the rear?
« Reply #30 on: July 17, 2011, 01:14:24 PM »
Of those that had front tire flats, you should have asked if they were in a group, or following another bike.  I'll bet if you are always in the lead, you wont get a front flat from a puncture (nail, screw, staple, etc.).  Another excuse to pass everyone, or ride alone?

BTW, I've had 2 rear tires get punctured, one with a nail, the other with a 3/8" bolt (left a big hole!).  They say that 90% of flat tires happen in the last 10% of the tires usable life.  Not sure if that applies to motorcycles though.
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