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From: Fr Jack on 7 Jun 2010 06:46 "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> banged this out on the bongos: >Out came one split tube and their diagnosis of the wrong size. Shortly after getting the Tiger, I replaced the rear tyre. Same problem. How can someone not notice the tube is too big, when it had to be folded, before fitting the tyre? -- Fr. Jack K1100RS I hear you talking, but the words are kinda strange.
From: TOG on 7 Jun 2010 07:22 On 7 June, 11:46, Fr Jack <s...(a)m.com> wrote: > "sweller" <swel...(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> banged this out on the bongos: > > >Out came one split tube and their diagnosis of the wrong size. > > Shortly after getting the Tiger, I replaced the rear tyre. Same > problem. > > How can someone not notice the tube is too big, when it had to be > folded, before fitting the tyre? They didn't care. Had this with a Honda CB500T I flogged to a mate: some genius had folded a 19" tube to fit in the 18" tyre, and it split along the fold, spectacularly, as he was doing about 60mph two-up. I'd never checked because, hell, it had a decent rear tyre, and who tries to stuff a tyre with the wrong size tube anyway? Nothing surprises me about bodgers these days. Every btime you think you've seen it all, someone comes up with a new one.
From: Hog on 7 Jun 2010 07:26 TOG(a)Toil wrote: > On 7 June, 11:46, Fr Jack <s...(a)m.com> wrote: >> "sweller" <swel...(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> banged this out on the bongos: >> >>> Out came one split tube and their diagnosis of the wrong size. >> >> Shortly after getting the Tiger, I replaced the rear tyre. Same >> problem. >> >> How can someone not notice the tube is too big, when it had to be >> folded, before fitting the tyre? > > > They didn't care. Had this with a Honda CB500T I flogged to a mate: > some genius had folded a 19" tube to fit in the 18" tyre, and it split > along the fold, spectacularly, as he was doing about 60mph two-up. I'd > never checked because, hell, it had a decent rear tyre, and who tries > to stuff a tyre with the wrong size tube anyway? > > Nothing surprises me about bodgers these days. Every btime you think > you've seen it all, someone comes up with a new one. Oh come on who hasn't used a 17" tube in an 18" rim.... -- Hog
From: S'mee on 7 Jun 2010 10:30 On Jun 7, 12:09 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Oscar_Lives <Oscar_Li...(a)heaven.com> wrote: > > You spelled "tire" wrong. > > Grouch ;-) > 8^) See my post early.
From: Bob Myers on 7 Jun 2010 13:54
On 6/7/2010 12:09 AM, The Older Gentleman wrote: > Oscar_Lives<Oscar_Lives(a)heaven.com> wrote: > > >> You spelled "tire" wrong. >> > Grouch ;-) > > Well, this whole thread does bring one Very Important Question to mind - how is it, since "tires/tyres" are presumably a fairly recent invention (relative to how long it takes to make really complicated things, like, say, languages), we wound up with two different spellings in American vs. British English? Is there some particular fondness for the "y" on that side of the pond, for instance? Bob M. |