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09-05-2006, 8:06 PM
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| Every ride a gift...   Join Date: 03-02-2003 Location: Idaho, USA
Bike(s): '02 RC51; '05 DR-Z400SM; '06 CBR600RR Age: 46 Posts: 4,132
Rep:   (1101) Rep Power: 21
| So I'm driving back from Miller... ...and went four hours north to Rexburg, Idaho, and stayed overnight so I could visit one of our jobsites this morning, before returning to Boise. Last night I was on some fairly bumpy roads and my trailer was pitching back and forth, sometimes dangerously so, at 80 MPH. Not fun. I figured it was just the bumps as it hadn't happened before, even all the way to Michigan and back. After leaving the jobsite this morning I noticed my left rear tire on the truck was a little low on pressure, and on closer inspection saw a screw in the tire. So I took it to a local tire store for repair. While I was there I thought I'd do a quick visual inspection on the rest of the tires on truck and trailer.  Take a look at what I saw on the trailer! Turns out I needed that tire replaced and the one next to it had a 2" bubble on it as well. I'm glad for that screw in the tire, or I might not have found out until I had a big problem on the highway! | |
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09-05-2006, 8:09 PM
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   Join Date: 08-01-2001 Location: Lost
Bike(s): Puch Posts: 14,391
Rep: (1211) Rep Power: 34
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Yikes!  I saw a totalled trailer and truck on it's side in a ditch over the weekend on I5...it can end bad, glad you lucked out on that one! |
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09-05-2006, 8:35 PM
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  Join Date: 03-31-2002 Location: Vista, CA
Bike(s): '01RC51, '05 Triumph America, '96 F3 Posts: 1,303
Rep: (76) Rep Power: 8
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... a little shoe goo and it'll be good as new |
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09-05-2006, 8:37 PM
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| Mr. Brownstone Join Date: 02-07-2002 Location: UT
Bike(s): 05 600RR Posts: 10,531
Rep: (1823) Rep Power: 35
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Wow! Glad you caught that as well. I read that on the local board that one of the other Idaho guys had a trailer tire problem as well.Not a good weekend for that, but it could have been a whole ton worse. |
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09-05-2006, 8:45 PM
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 Join Date: 11-28-2003 Location: Morganville, NJ
Bike(s): 2001 Honda F4i - Some crash damage Age: 30 Posts: 441
Rep: (30) Rep Power: 5
  | Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Wow up lucked out. Now we know what is going to be added to your pre-trip check.. |
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09-05-2006, 8:58 PM
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      Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
Bike(s): '01 CBR 929 black & red, K7 GSX-R600 Age: 48 Posts: 6,459
Rep: (480) Rep Power: 17
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Yikes! Yup, that'll be added to your pre-list check! I check the lugnuts on mine frequently, as they tend to loosen. I get the wheels repacked every other year, too. Not that that has anything to do with your tires! How old were they? I'd better go look at mine! |
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09-05-2006, 9:02 PM
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| Join Date: 08-01-2001 Location: Lost
Bike(s): Puch Posts: 14,391
Rep: (1211) Rep Power: 34
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... If you get tired of having them packed, go with some Bearing Buddies and just hit them with a grease gun.  |
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09-05-2006, 9:06 PM
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 Join Date: 07-25-2002 Location: Ridgecrest, CA
Bike(s): 04 600RR, 03 XR50, 05 TC250 Age: 65 Posts: 4,668
Rep: (727) Rep Power: 18
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Good thing you caught it. On the weekend there was a guy going up to Vegas on the 15 that I believe had their trailer with bikes come detached....it wasn't a pretty site according to the news. |
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09-05-2006, 9:50 PM
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| Join Date: 02-18-2003 Location: Corpus Chrisit, TX
Bike(s): 2000 Fireblade, 02 GSXR 600 Track Bike (sold) Posts: 402
Rep: (65) Rep Power: 6
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... I repack the bearings before any trip thats over 500miles. Or once a year. Once you have a bearing fail you in the middle of no where you would do it too. Its not fun. The whole wheel can come off if you don't catch it in time. You will hear a loud squeling usually. Also what up with trailer tires just separating from the tread. I have never seen car tires do it but many trailer tires. |
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09-05-2006, 9:51 PM
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 Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
Bike(s): 01 R/B 929 Age: 27 Posts: 12,216
Rep: (909) Rep Power: 26
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... long trips always check tires, wheels, brakes/suspension and double check the hookup. pretend its a cdl vehicle and do a good pretrip inspection. glad you found that before something bad happened.
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09-05-2006, 9:59 PM
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 Join Date: 07-31-2005 Location: West Los Angeles, CA
Bike(s): 2001 F4i Age: 33 Posts: 1,110
Rep: (274) Rep Power: 7
 | Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Slow down Isn't the trailer limit less than 60  . Get some frenchies for that thing too. |
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09-06-2006, 12:16 AM
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 Join Date: 01-27-2003 Location: Rosamond, CA
Bike(s): YAMAHA R-1, WR450F Age: 43 Posts: 5,397
Rep: (532) Rep Power: 16
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Fugged dude, you weren't alone. Extreme and I had a flat as well. Saw two more cars turtled as well. One was the trailer for some Baja dude. |
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09-06-2006, 3:12 PM
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| 2 up @ Grattan  Join Date: 12-05-2001 Location: Nantuckit
Bike(s): 2005 600RR Age: 44 Posts: 1,555
Rep: (500) Rep Power: 13
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Holy carcass, batman....I mean bwhip. |
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09-06-2006, 3:14 PM
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| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Glad you caught it in time! |
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09-06-2006, 4:25 PM
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| Activate Interlock, Dynotherms Connected  Join Date: 06-22-2001 Location: Fort McVegas, Alberta
Bike(s): 05 GSXR1000 Y/B, 06 GSXR750 B/W Age: 33 Posts: 1,528
Rep: (490) Rep Power: 13
| Re: So I'm driving back from Miller... Wow, not nice. |
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