Sudden Loss of Pressure

[4 MARIE]

Most of us that have logged lots of street miles on a motorcycle. have experienced
Sudden Loss of Pressure. .. Maybe a blowout, or lost valve stem, or...

I have not heard anyone talk about having that experience with their Spyder.
Would love to hear about some real experience with that and our three wheeled friends.
Maybe what we can expect handling-wise. Thanks in advance.

 

[Chupaca]

Not sure..!!

I have only heard of one incedent a while back praising the roadsters systems for safely getting him off the freeway with a front flat. Don't recall if a blowout or sudden loss from other causes. Mostly I have seen slow leaks but have fortunately not had one myself....do carry repair kits for the small problems...:thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

Have to join the "wait and see" camp here. Also do not remember any specific blow out situations recently.

Have over 125K miles without such an incident. Hope this statement does not give me bad luck. :roflblack:

Tires get checked on a regular basis. When they start getting below the wear bars--they get replaced.

Road hazards are what come to mind and I try to avoid them. So far, so good. No boards or wood sheets with nails in them. No 5 ft. deep pot holes, or boulders in the road.

I do believe there was a post that said the nanny worked and they were able to pull over and stop safely--but don't remember exactly when.

 

[WEB-WVR]

Always do a pre-ride safety check to include; visually looking at your tires and check for proper tire pressure. :thumbup:

 

[SpyderAnn01]

I hit a giant chunk of metal, Joe said it was a car starter, had no way to avoid it. It hit in front then slammed into my rear tire as I was making a left turn. Tire went almost immediately flat and at 10 mph I had very little control can't imagine having it happen at higher speeds. I was probably doing 25 when I hit it and down to 10 when it went flat.

 

[Bob Denman]

Bruiser had one let go suddenly on him... :shocked: You might want to PM him about it. :thumbup: