stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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One of my rear wheels needs balanced, so at 'outside lane motorway speeds' its shakes the car.
I had to drive up to Glasgow last night to pick up a mate, and on the way down, i noticed the juddering got slightly worse, so I pulled over onto the hard shoulder, and was accompanied by a load of smoke, and greeted with this....
The tyre was so hot that i couldnt touch it!
It was very hard to tell i had a flat due to the profile of the tyre!!
Lucky escape!!
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mattfiesta
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Lucky escape.
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Originally posted by stan_the_man
It was very hard to tell i had a flat due to the profile of the tyre!!
Bet it didn't help that you were ignoring the juddering which usually indicates a flat tyre
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AlexSXI
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 blimey, good job you stopped! what was it rubbing on to cause that or was it just flat?
[Edited on 04-04-2009 by AlexSXI]
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by mattfiesta
Bet it didn't help that you were ignoring the juddering which usually indicates a flat tyre
As said, it judders anyway due to needing balanced. It only got slightly worse when flat
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by AlexSXI
blimey, good job you stopped! what was it rubbing on to cause that or was it just flat?
[Edited on 04-04-2009 by AlexSXI]
I dont think it was rubbing at all. Must have just got a puncture. Id guess and say i had been driving on it for a good few miles as it was REALLY hot.
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adz_gsi
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i always check tyres before going anywhere just basic maintenance
and i suggest some tyre valve pressure things lets you know when tyres are going down /underinflated
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VegasPhil
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What car was that?
Vectra VXR Wheels?
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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richc
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@ stan the man.
Dumfries? Know of a shop called MOTORCYCLE LINK?
had any dealings with them? Im hugely pissed off. Waited over a week for them to send a chain and sprocket set for my bike (which the had in stock) for then to open the package this morning and find only a rear sprocket has been sent! GRRRRRRRRR
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
i always check tyres before going anywhere just basic maintenance
and i suggest some tyre valve pressure things lets you know when tyres are going down /underinflated
I checked and ajdusted the pressures all round no less than 5 hours before hand.
Check them regularly with the recent weather rollercoaster.
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
What car was that?
Vectra VXR Wheels?
Nah its a Cavalier with 18' Kahns on.
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
@ stan the man.
Dumfries? Know of a shop called MOTORCYCLE LINK?
had any dealings with them? Im hugely pissed off. Waited over a week for them to send a chain and sprocket set for my bike (which the had in stock) for then to open the package this morning and find only a rear sprocket has been sent! GRRRRRRRRR
Never heard of them mate? Hmmmm
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