I'm starting to dislike West Michigan roads. Let me start by saying that up until this year, when I moved to W. MI, I had never had a nail or anything in my tire in my 8 or so years of driving. Within the last 3 or 4 months I had a nail in my truck tire (I plugged it), a staple in my GS tire (small enough that it didn't puncture), and now some kind of metal dowel in my GS tire today. I don't even drive that much since I haven't had a job the whole time I've been here. (I start my new job monday though :icon_mrgreen:)
Here's the thing I got in my tire
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/manofthefield/nailintire.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/manofthefield/nail.jpg)
The short end was in the tire, about an inch or inch and a half. When I pulled it out, there was no leaking. Now that I look back at the picture, it looks like there's a bulge along the surface of the tire where the pin was. I think I'm just going to keep riding on it and check the air pressure more often. I'm probably due for new tires over this winter anyway... the front BT-45 (14000+ miles) is cupping, which I think is causing vibration in the bars, and the rear AM-52 has about 8000 miles on it and a crappy square profile
Yeah, your tire is about used up. It's time to change it anyway. Why not do it now and be a bit safer?
Cause my truck needs tires first and I'll still be broke until after a few paychecks :laugh:
Time to take that avon rear to the twisties to use the rest of that rubber!! :thumb:
I don't even think that I could get it that far over... the profile is kinda ridiculous, squarish in the center, then a very steep side. Not a very gentle transition either. The tire came has always been like this. Of course this is just my rationalization for those ginormous chicken strips :laugh:
I've got the same tire and mine has NO chicken strips! :thumb:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I guess I know for sure that I suck then. It'd be nice to get on a track some day so i can get more cornering confidence.