I have an 03 gsx-r and I just went outside to look at it and noticed some of the chords in the tire are showing through!
I have two spares at my house and I think one of them is fairly unused.
Is it ok to ride my bike home? (15 mi.)
Can I put the extra tire on myself or do I need to take it in?
2007-11-13 02:55:34 · 9 answers · asked by Nate 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Taking a chance on a tire that is showing cords is strictly up to you. Of course you know that there is a high risk of anything causing a puncture since you have only the plies showing.
After you decide to change the tire, consider the age of the spare you have. Age makes a huge difference in the traction characteristics of a tire. If it was stored outside in the elements you might as well toss it rather than take a chance.
2007-11-14 10:31:58 · answer #1 · answered by Steven F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to tell you my experience with a flat on the freeway going 60 miles per hour. It was the back tire, thank God. I was riding and these ladies in an old pick up truck were on the left of me and they were looking at me odd but not pointing or saying anything lol.
I noticed the rear of my bike start to sway side to side like when a big gust of wind hits you and I thought it was wind but then realized with the ladies looking at me weird and the swaying, it was my tire.
As I pulled over to the side I saw a HUGE bolt in the back tire. Fortunately I had the stop & go tire plugger. Its a kit where you can air up your tire with c02 and even plug it.
Now if that happens to your front tire you most likely will crash and that ruins the bike and possible you.
I don't gamble with front tires even if they are cracked I replace them. The back tire is important but I can let that go for a while but the front tire is very very very crucial that its good.
You must get the stop and go tire plugger and get the kit with co2. Only get that one it works great.
Also if you would have said its the front tire I would say not to ride it home but rear tire if you have to I would myself...but not front.
Don't mess with the front tire. Don't let it get bald or cracks. The rear tire however can even be patched and rideable if it has good tread.
2007-11-13 08:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dude, you'll be fine getting home, just make sure you go and get that tire replaced right away.
You can do it yourself, if you have a set of tire irons, and are very strong. Otherwise, it's best to take it in.
Up here in NYC, we have flat fix guys on the corners in some of the more, ahem, diverse neighborhoods. With a little cajoling, I can usually get them to change my tires for $5.
I don't know where you live, but if there aren't any flat fix guys, call around to tire/mechanics shops. If you get lucky, you'll find one that will do the job for a reasonable price. Most places that specialize in cars will flat out refuse saying it's a special machine. This is complete BS, it is the exact same machine, and changing a motorcyce tire is exactly the same as a car tire. They're just diicks.
Why don't I like to get my tires changed at the motorcyce shop? because they rip you off, that's why. At the beginning of the season, I was at the Suzuki dealer, and I asked them out of curiosity how much they would charge to change the tires. $60 a wheel, tires not included. $40 if I took the wheels off myself. I took my tires and business down to Pedro the flat fix guy.
If you're planning on riding at high speeds (and with a Gixxer, that's a rhetorical question), you should get the wheel balanced. The balancing machine for motorcycle wheels is different then the one used for car wheels, and you will have to take this in to a motorcycle shop. Lucky for me, there's a shop right around the block from Pedro's. $7 a wheel for balancing.
If you have a car, it would probably be easier to take the wheel off the bike, go get the tire changed at where ever's cheapest (it's monkey work, it would be hard for a retard to eff it up), and then take it down to the motorcycle shop.
BTW: If you go to a Harley shop, don't say anything about how you got the tire changed cheap if you want them to balance it, or if you ever want to go back there again. They charge $80 a wheel just to change the tires. I told the dudes in the waiting room about Pedro's, and the Harley dude kicked me out. ******.
2007-11-13 06:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by supafly_fresh 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you ride it home, just take it very very slow and easy! Having a flat/blowout on a bike is no fun! It seriously can kill! I wouldn't do it myself. It needs to be balanced after it's mounted.
2007-11-13 03:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it is not safe, once the cords of the tire are showing its just a matter to time before it blows and since its a bike i would venture to say that if it does then youre royally screwed. i would call a friend with something that can fit the bike in the back and take it to a shop
2007-11-13 03:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by messerschmitt135 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Limp it home and take the tire in to get it changed.
2007-11-14 09:32:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have ridden this far on it what's another 15 miles.
check your air pressure and tires more frequently.
what a silly question.
2007-11-13 10:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by gixx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well if the tires on the rim u can do it your self... make sure if its the front tire totake a tire off the back put that on the front of the car and put the spare in the back
2007-11-13 02:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by SouthernPride 2 · 0⤊ 7⤋
drive real slow...its hard to replace MC tire without proper tools/knowhow..
2007-11-13 02:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋