View Full Version : dont get a puncture in france
Quiff Wichard
14-10-10, 04:28 PM
oh dear.
when me n MattSV and the girls were away I got a puncture in a good rear tyre. .. cant plug it in France. so new one..
me bein me had new front and rear to match.. (as good front could be brought home in in laws car) .. .
only had 2CT's
so no choice.
£285 .!
:(:(:(:(
Haha! Sorry mate to hear this. Just go to France. Simples
Dicky Ticker
14-10-10, 04:44 PM
Leave the hairdryer at home and replace it with a puncture outfit------;)
Actually considering how much tyres have gone up and as you were probably ride in ride out is it such a bad price.
yorkie_chris
14-10-10, 05:04 PM
Actually considering how much tyres have gone up and as you were probably ride in ride out is it such a bad price.
F*ck YES it's a bad price! Seems about £100 over the top to me...
fizzwheel
14-10-10, 05:06 PM
F*ck YES it's a bad price! Seems about £100 over the top to me...
It is, but then I noticed when we were away with Quiff in August, how much more expensive everything is in France at the moment.
dizzyblonde
14-10-10, 05:07 PM
F*ck YES it's a bad price! Seems about £100 over the top to me...
Its France. Rubber is seriously overpriced over there. I knows this;)
davepreston
14-10-10, 05:17 PM
Its France. Rubber is seriously overpriced over there. I knows this;)
so how can they afford to burn a load every stike they have,
ohhhh its the perfectly good ones your not allowed to plug
yorkie_chris
14-10-10, 05:57 PM
Why pay any attention to some frogs about plugging tyres? If in the very unlikely event anything gets said then you obviously plugged it back in civilisation?!
We did plug it at first, however Quiff didn't want to take a chance on riding it 2up with luggage.
After a lot of buggering about we initially found a local place that would do a proper patch on the inside. When we went to pick the bike up, they advised that the sidewalls were knackered on the inside - the puncture had happened when we were caning it back to the house from the south of France at night, doing about 150kph.
When we eventually found a place that could supply a new tyre 5 days later, we had a look at the inside of the old storm when they took it off - the sidewalls did indeed look a bit shagged, so it was probably a good chance that we didn't just take a chance with the plug.
Its France. Rubber is seriously overpriced over there. I knows this;)
So what other method did you use then:confused:
yorkie_chris
14-10-10, 06:21 PM
So what other method did you use then:confused:
Obviously not a reet good one
Speedy Claire
14-10-10, 06:25 PM
Ouch... a very expensive holiday cost you could do without!!!
Obviously not a reet good one
:lol: :lol:
Sounds about right for a set of Pilot Road 2's, RRP for a rear is about £160 + vat if i remember correctly
maviczap
14-10-10, 06:56 PM
Euro's not in our favour at the mo
Plus they knew he was from Roast Biefland, so an extra 25% on top
Remember Agincourt
http://www.sterlingtimes.org/delors.jpg
Dicky Ticker
14-10-10, 06:58 PM
Pilot Road 2ct is an expensive tyre Mich rrp £255 Demontweaks £235 so plus the ridein ride out charge only about the same or slightly more than you would pay here if going to the nearest tyre shop without shopping about first.
BernardBikerchick
14-10-10, 07:01 PM
oh nooooooooooooo qquuiif come for cuddles !!
dizzyblonde
14-10-10, 07:16 PM
So what other method did you use then:confused:
Obviously not a reet good one
Whats this pick on the new mother day:smt019
BernardBikerchick
14-10-10, 07:18 PM
love the avatar hun !!
punyXpress
14-10-10, 10:24 PM
Bet there's a Gauloises smoking frog tooling around on that tyre as we speak.
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