Rite of passage, first blow out
On the return trip from a successful night of motorcycle Flat Track racing at Tarheel Speedway, near Lumberton, NC, I experienced my first blowout, 70 miles from home. Traveling south bound on I-95 ne...
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tinner12002 wrote:
I can't believe you had a flat with an LT tire...I hear on here that people never have any issues with LT tires. Glad everyone was safe.
Wasn't so much as a flat as it was rapid decompression with complete loss of tread, only the side walls and the first inner layers of rubber under the steel cords remained.
I do plan on checking the serial numbers on the rest of the tires to determine age, but that is just out of curiosity as I plan on getting new rubber for the other wheels before my next outing.
With our aging and worn out infrastructure, this event has put a new perspective of "watching the road" regardless of vehicle driven.
Be safe out there folks.
