Square tyres

[Hornblower]

I thought I'd better post this before Fat Bert and Chunky Monkey start taking the piss. They both saw my tyre before and after and seemed surprised that it worked.
When I did the rideout on the welsh weekend for some strange reason my rear tyre went Square. We were all riding at a fairly brisk pace admittedly nothing heroic but still not hanging around, I couldnt understand it. Also being rather skint at the moment I couldnt afford to put a new one on when this still has at least 1/2 K left on it. The main problem is that the bike is handling like a dog. Last night I got to thinking how I could rescue the thing so I tried spinning the rear wheel in second with a sheet of coarse sand paper against it. That did nothing so next I tried a very coarse carborundum wheel , still no joy . So I tried a Surform (a sort of file thet works like a potato peeler) and it worked a treat. It took about 10 mins and I now have a tyre that is the right shape and goes round corners like a good un and should be good for another 2K.
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[SILVERONE]

"This is a send up" RIGHT :blush: :blush: :blush:

 

[R2B2]

'ang on a minute...... 1/2 k on it before. Post Surform approved modification....... 2 k on it :dunno: :dunno:

 

[ianrobbo1]

so you didnt go for the "I rode through molten rubber and got more tread on the tyre" one then Andy!! :}

 

[Smoothandquick]

Not sure what FB

was lookign at but he did spend some time studying Andy's rear end....??:dunno:

 

[Wolfie]

have in my past filed said square tire back to round, no probs.

 

[Punchy]

Its one way of getting rid of chicken strips.

To be honest HB you want your head testing...
messing about with wheels or chains whilst the engine is running in gear is the surest way of losing fingers, hands or arms..

Your a complete idiot

 

[Fat Bert]

LOL

what HB failed to mention was that this "operation" was performed on an Avon 46 Tractor tyre with more rubber on the treads that John Deere could manage

Wouldn't recommend it on an 020

Jury's still out on this side

Next time HB try more bends rather than just the Brummie straights!!

 

[derek kelly]

Actually this method dates back to the wild west, the Wheelwrights used to use it on the wheels of the covered wagons after they had been knocked out of shape going over rough terrain.....








































But they were made of wood.

 

[stan the man]

my old man tried to re-cut the line that goes down the centre of the tyre with a stanley knife,just to make it last a while longer..back in the 1970's(was an avon,but can't remember which DOH )until it went........bang!!!!!!!!!!! i would have laughed,but the tyre was on my yam U.S.custom,so it didn't really last another mile did it :B :B

 

[Fat Bert]

Question~~~?

my old man tried to re-cut the line that goes down the centre of the tyre with a stanley knife,just to .......

Is that why they call you Stan then?

Cutting edge of humour?

 

[derek kelly]

Oooh bert you are sharp today.

 

[ianrobbo1]

this way Bert!! please!!

 

[stan the man]

Is that why they call you Stan then?

Cutting edge of humour?

just look at my avatar bert....i've got you measured mate man8um :}

 

[Punchy]

just look at my avatar bert....i've got you measured mate man8um :}

Hey Stan is that one of those self retracting ones ????

Just like Berts wallet then !!!!!



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[stan the man]

what wallet roy :dunno: I ain't ever seen it.......does it exist...or is it fable

 

[Punchy]

what wallet roy :dunno: I ain't ever seen it.......does it exist...or is it fable

Ive heard rumours Stan that the last time FB opened his wallet Ethelred the Unready was seen blinking at the light on the banknotes therein....


Just a rumour you understand



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[stan the man]

may have to wait 'till next year's sheep fest to find out roy

 

[Hornblower]

Its one way of getting rid of chicken strips.

To be honest HB you want your head testing...
messing about with wheels or chains whilst the engine is running in gear is the surest way of losing fingers, hands or arms..

Your a complete idiot

Thanks for the kind words punchy it does just so happen that seing as I am a musician I need my hands probbably more than most so I am carefull. I think that there are some on here who are arn't safe with tools at any time but what I did was thought out with care and it worked and I got no closer to the chain or tyre than your foot is all the time you are riding.

Silverone no it isnt a wind up during the welsh run my rear tyre just went square it was fine before, so the only thing I can think of is there must have a section of soft compound going round the tyre and it just went in a couple of hundred miles It also sloped to the nearside as if I had been riding on a steep negative camber.

 

[Fat Bert]

HB~~~

...........It also sloped to the nearside as if I had been riding on a steep negative camber.

or just riding like a wuss!!