Wretched day

[Swagger]

On my way to an important meeting at London City Airport, and coincidently just passing my office in central London, I had a blow out Had to get the rescue services to get me sorted. Rear hoop on the FJR ..... so having replaced the front tyre last week I now have a new rear :

Took most of the day to sort it out .... so had to take it as annual vacation

Anyway I now have matching BT023's ..... £260.00 in all.

 

[Venture]

I'm glad you're ok. I've read about others who have had blowouts and haven't been so fortunate.

 

[Uncle]

Glad you are ok and there are no damage to you or the FJR (except the tyre) ...............

 

[Swagger]

Yes 260 odd kgs of rampant FJR get your attention real quick. Back of the bike stepped out and got very squirelly as it came to a standstill You should try pushing a bike of this size in rush hour traffic not the best experience I've had.

 

[Grunt58]

Well best part of it all is that you didn't sustain any injury or damage to the bike...beyond the tire.

 

[SpeedStar]

That is a crap way of spending a vacation day. Glad you are okay. I have never had to deal with a blowout but understand it can be tricky to deal with depending on conditions and speed involved. Tomorrow is a new day!

 

[MortiisMachine]

Ya all good and thats the main thing, on the bright side ya got a nice set of new rubber.

 

[mobyfubar]

I'm sympathetic. Had a flat this summer in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas. 70 mile tow to a dealer with a tire to fit the ST1300. Very expensive.

Happened in a nerve-wracking spot with no room to get far from 60 mph big truck traffic, too.

Glad you're OK.