rjinaz86323
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Right front, Vredstein Quatrac tires, 175/55R-15 with less than 5k miles on them.
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Snoking1127
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That must have been a heck of a pop hole hit!
Can I ask what pressure you were running in this tire when it blew??
And did it actually 'blow' instantly, or did the pothole hit just split the sidewall a bit &/or damage it enough to start it leaking air &/or fail later??
Nokesy
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Been riding for 62 years now, the last 12 on spyders. I used to ride with a vented exterior gear which was completely mesh so wind would go through in all areas. This was great for driving through 100 degree temperatures in Texas and when it rained I got wet, but I dried when the rain stopped. In the 10 degree weather in Canada I just put a liner inside and if colder, a heated vest. One thing I did ensure was that the bike had the equipment that gave me the best protection for rain while driving. A proper sized windscreen, deflectors for hands and feet. I could drive in the rain and not get any part of me wet until I had to stop. I did carry a shell that was rain proof, but I hardly used it.
Now I wear a shell that is rain proof, but I can vent it, not the full venting that I was used to, but as you get older it is important to stay as dry as you can. I do carry rain pants and an extra pair of waterproof footwear.
Now I wear a shell that is rain proof, but I can vent it, not the full venting that I was used to, but as you get older it is important to stay as dry as you can. I do carry rain pants and an extra pair of waterproof footwear.
rjinaz86323
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It was. It was in a construction area where they were widening the road. I was running right at 60mph. Luckily they had reduce the speed limit in that area or I would have been going about 80.
I run 18 in the fronts and 22 in the rear. Tire lost air immediately and completely. Looking at the tire you couldn't see any damage until it was off the rim. Then you could see the sidewall was damaged.Can I ask what pressure you were running in this tire when it blew??
And did it actually 'blow' instantly, or did the pothole hit just split the sidewall a bit &/or damage it enough to start it leaking air &/or fail later??
mecsw500
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Did it tweak the suspension at all? Are you going to get an alignment done?
That's a lot of force to split a car tire sidewall on such a light vehicle.
Snoking1127
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I think they call that a pinch failure. I hit a pot hole coming down off Mount Lemon in Tucson Az with right front tire so hard the magic mirror on that side popped off, the Vredestein was fine. Only doing about 30 MPH. Now I hit the German Shepherd in speed it only did 5525 dollars damage. Price went up because they could not get Champaign colored tupperware, and it had to be sent out to a tire shop.