A bicycle, not my Majesty.
Early last year, my son borrowed my bike. I had a lock on it, gave him the key, and told him to lock it. Thinking it was safe in a friend's backyard, he didn't lock it: it was stolen.
I went through virtually all of '05 without a bike. I didn't need one really as I rode my Majesty everywhere anyway. But I always felt kind of guilty - because I wasn't getting exercise on the Majesty.
So this year I determined, somewhat, that before riding the Majesty, I would always try to get out for a bike ride first, if possible. And I waited for my son to replace the bike he borrowed and didn't lock, but it just didn't look like that was going to happen. So this past week, I picked up a new road bike.
We've had some lousy weather here in Minnesota, but today wasn't too bad. Left early in the morning for a quick loop through the Twin Cities for the bikes first real ride. About ten to fifteen miles from home, while riding just past the center of the UofM, my front tire went flat in a flash. Couldn't believe I actually lost control of the bike and went down. No real damage to either the bike or myself. We walked back to "dinkytown" at the UofM and found a bike shop. Replaced the tube and the tire in a jiff and we were back on the road.
The tube "burst" near a seam / reinforced area next to the valve and could not be repaired. And upon examination, the technician said that while the tire was okay for the day or short term, he highly recommended replacing it soon if not immediately because of wear around the edges.
To save a few bucks, I had purchased a new '05 model that was on closeout. I knew it had been test ridden a bit, but it never occurred to me that the tire might be that worn already. I contacted the dealer I bought the bike from because I needed to order a couple plastic tabs that broke off the brake / derailleur handles. When he heard what happened, he asked for the tire and tube to inspect them. I didn't ask him to cover anything, but it looks like he will if he sees there was a defect.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but here's the real issue: that tire going flat so fast and then losing control and falling on a bicycle, got me thinking just how would things be if you had a flat at various speeds on the Majesty. What can you expect with respect to maintaining control of the motorcycle and staying upright? What are the correct actions to take or the things to avoid doing should this happen to you. Anyone have experience with such an event? Thanks.
Early last year, my son borrowed my bike. I had a lock on it, gave him the key, and told him to lock it. Thinking it was safe in a friend's backyard, he didn't lock it: it was stolen.
I went through virtually all of '05 without a bike. I didn't need one really as I rode my Majesty everywhere anyway. But I always felt kind of guilty - because I wasn't getting exercise on the Majesty.
So this year I determined, somewhat, that before riding the Majesty, I would always try to get out for a bike ride first, if possible. And I waited for my son to replace the bike he borrowed and didn't lock, but it just didn't look like that was going to happen. So this past week, I picked up a new road bike.
We've had some lousy weather here in Minnesota, but today wasn't too bad. Left early in the morning for a quick loop through the Twin Cities for the bikes first real ride. About ten to fifteen miles from home, while riding just past the center of the UofM, my front tire went flat in a flash. Couldn't believe I actually lost control of the bike and went down. No real damage to either the bike or myself. We walked back to "dinkytown" at the UofM and found a bike shop. Replaced the tube and the tire in a jiff and we were back on the road.
The tube "burst" near a seam / reinforced area next to the valve and could not be repaired. And upon examination, the technician said that while the tire was okay for the day or short term, he highly recommended replacing it soon if not immediately because of wear around the edges.
To save a few bucks, I had purchased a new '05 model that was on closeout. I knew it had been test ridden a bit, but it never occurred to me that the tire might be that worn already. I contacted the dealer I bought the bike from because I needed to order a couple plastic tabs that broke off the brake / derailleur handles. When he heard what happened, he asked for the tire and tube to inspect them. I didn't ask him to cover anything, but it looks like he will if he sees there was a defect.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but here's the real issue: that tire going flat so fast and then losing control and falling on a bicycle, got me thinking just how would things be if you had a flat at various speeds on the Majesty. What can you expect with respect to maintaining control of the motorcycle and staying upright? What are the correct actions to take or the things to avoid doing should this happen to you. Anyone have experience with such an event? Thanks.