PsychoCannon
06-02-05, 09:10 PM
I've just been stopped from going home by my mate becase:
as he pulled into his drive he almost hit my bike not knowing i had poped round to visit (its a regular thing when i'm here he bombs into the drive and has a OmfgCannonsVisitingTheresHisBikeBrake!!! moment).
He didn't hit it but given his close encounter he did notice a rather odd glint coming from my back tyre.
I have NO idea how this happened or how i didn't notice as i was checking my brake pads only a few days earlier and didn't see this and haven't had any hard braking in the days since.
In fact i've only had the bike about 2 weeks since it came back from being rebuilt after my last accident so i would of expected everything to be in top condition.
Fully the center of the tyre 3/4 of hte way round is practically bare wire :shock: albeit with shreds of rubber stuck to bits and places and some of the wire has started to shred.
Now i KNOW for a FACT the tyre seemed fine 3 days ago as i was cleaning the bike and the rims and checking the break pads and saw nothing untowards.
I know im meant to check before every ride for nails etc but i guess i got complacent.
I've also noted that the back break pad is missing AGAIN but this has been happening for months and the garage i goto is always replacing it and telling me nothigns wrong despite the fact that 3 days later its gone again with normal usage.
I think its time to find a new garage and not get back on this bike until its been thourougly gone over by somone with some common sense who can sort out the back end for me (suggestions for good mechanics in the Harrow area welcome)
I've got a mechanic mate here who suggests it should be fine to ride home on but i've decided that i'm gonna obey my own instincts on this one and stay here tonight and get the bike checked out tomorrow morning rather than risk getting pulled over or worse the tyre blowing on me half way down the M1.
I don't know how this happened, how i missed it, HOW it got this bad this fast (i've NEVER seen it this bad even after my last near off where i burnt out the rear wheel trying to break hard) or how close this thing was to killing me (or if its not as bad as it looks as has been suggested to me?? i really dont know)
I've even got a mad voice in the back of my head suspicous of the fact that only the 3/4 of the tyre not touching the floor is shredded the bit i was parked on is fine =/ but i don't know anyone up here who would do something like this =/, i dont know im just flabergasted as to how this happened......i think i'm lucky to be alive honestly....
I've been off shotting all weekend so i only got back to the bike a few hours ago and it was dark by then so had my mates brother not of noticed this i sure of hell wouldn't off and would of ridden off (with some very heavy kit on my back) down the M1 with this.
as he pulled into his drive he almost hit my bike not knowing i had poped round to visit (its a regular thing when i'm here he bombs into the drive and has a OmfgCannonsVisitingTheresHisBikeBrake!!! moment).
He didn't hit it but given his close encounter he did notice a rather odd glint coming from my back tyre.
I have NO idea how this happened or how i didn't notice as i was checking my brake pads only a few days earlier and didn't see this and haven't had any hard braking in the days since.
In fact i've only had the bike about 2 weeks since it came back from being rebuilt after my last accident so i would of expected everything to be in top condition.
Fully the center of the tyre 3/4 of hte way round is practically bare wire :shock: albeit with shreds of rubber stuck to bits and places and some of the wire has started to shred.
Now i KNOW for a FACT the tyre seemed fine 3 days ago as i was cleaning the bike and the rims and checking the break pads and saw nothing untowards.
I know im meant to check before every ride for nails etc but i guess i got complacent.
I've also noted that the back break pad is missing AGAIN but this has been happening for months and the garage i goto is always replacing it and telling me nothigns wrong despite the fact that 3 days later its gone again with normal usage.
I think its time to find a new garage and not get back on this bike until its been thourougly gone over by somone with some common sense who can sort out the back end for me (suggestions for good mechanics in the Harrow area welcome)
I've got a mechanic mate here who suggests it should be fine to ride home on but i've decided that i'm gonna obey my own instincts on this one and stay here tonight and get the bike checked out tomorrow morning rather than risk getting pulled over or worse the tyre blowing on me half way down the M1.
I don't know how this happened, how i missed it, HOW it got this bad this fast (i've NEVER seen it this bad even after my last near off where i burnt out the rear wheel trying to break hard) or how close this thing was to killing me (or if its not as bad as it looks as has been suggested to me?? i really dont know)
I've even got a mad voice in the back of my head suspicous of the fact that only the 3/4 of the tyre not touching the floor is shredded the bit i was parked on is fine =/ but i don't know anyone up here who would do something like this =/, i dont know im just flabergasted as to how this happened......i think i'm lucky to be alive honestly....
I've been off shotting all weekend so i only got back to the bike a few hours ago and it was dark by then so had my mates brother not of noticed this i sure of hell wouldn't off and would of ridden off (with some very heavy kit on my back) down the M1 with this.