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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #20 on: May 23, 2011, 08:54:30 PM »
Looks like a chunk of B-stone (granite). Lucky you did'nt crash.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #21 on: May 23, 2011, 09:48:21 PM »
Quote from: jayke on May 23, 2011, 01:37:41 PM
Rims on a street bike are softer than you think if you hit them just right. 

I bent both rims hitting a huge chuckhole merging on the interstate when I had my FJR.  It was over $1200.00 with new bearings and all.  I turned it in to Insurance and my insurance doubled the next year so I changed companies.

My latest adventure Saturday was hitting a buzzard that popped up from the weeds at the side of the road 20 feet in front of me while I'm doing 70 MPH.  Took out my headlights and upper fairing.  Around $650.00 to fix it. I won't turn this one in.

I hit a small eagle one time while flying at about 120mph. The wing took on a different shape, cost about $23,000 to fix (cheap actually, compared to most other fancy airplanes).

A friend was driving his Porsche at some unmentioned speed when a truck in front of him kicked up a form stake (a 1/2" steel rod about 30" long). It went through the tire, through the rim (yes through), took out the entire exhaust system, made a turn upwards and took out the A/C. The impact created such high preasure inside the car that the rear window was blown to bits. Fortunately the car was controllable and no one was hurt.

Go home, close the doors, turn out the lights and go to bed -- the world is seriously dangerous.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #22 on: May 24, 2011, 02:16:38 AM »
Sorry to hear about your bike but the important thing here is that you are ok.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #23 on: May 24, 2011, 05:10:13 AM »
Damn! I guess the luck of the Irish kept you from going down!
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #24 on: May 24, 2011, 05:31:03 AM »
Quote from: Conrad on May 24, 2011, 05:10:13 AM
Damn! I guess the luck of the Irish kept you from going down!
+1 on the luck of the Irish ( knock on wood)
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #25 on: May 25, 2011, 03:29:30 PM »
Don't know if your fixin' yourself but, OSR just posted up a" mint condition" silver front wheel over at the ZX14 forum @ Bikeland. $125.00.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2011, 03:34:25 PM »




If you're getting new wheels anyways you might as well powder coat them black before you go to all the work of mounting them...


Just a thought...  8)


http://zggtr.org/index.php?topic=17.msg1523#msg1523


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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2011, 04:06:07 PM »
Quote from: ZG on May 25, 2011, 03:34:25 PM



If you're getting new wheels anyways you might as well powder coat them black before you go to all the work of mounting them...


Just a thought...  8)


http://zggtr.org/index.php?topic=17.msg1523#msg1523

Good thought, I would.   :thumbs:
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Offline Irish-14

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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2011, 10:49:57 PM »
OK, the grand total of my idiocy was........$2200.00! Add that to the $450.00 it took me to get the damn thing home from the middle of nowhere and that rock cost me $2650.00, OUCH! Better days ahead I'm sure, helps when you ride the best damned bike ever made. Thanks for all of the feedback, you guys are great. As always, Go Irish!!!


Breakdown
$400- new PR2's inc mount/balance
$720- new front rim
$780- new rear rim
labor and tax was the remainder.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #29 on: May 26, 2011, 02:17:50 AM »
Quote from: Irish-14 on May 25, 2011, 10:49:57 PM
Breakdown
$400- new PR2's inc mount/balance
$720- new front rim
$780- new rear rim
labor and tax was the remainder.

Did you check on having your rims repaired by wheel bender mender?  If insurance isn't paying for it, it could be a way to save you some $$$
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #30 on: May 26, 2011, 06:57:52 AM »
Quote from: Irish-14 on May 25, 2011, 10:49:57 PM
OK, the grand total of my idiocy was........$2200.00! Add that to the $450.00 it took me to get the damn thing home from the middle of nowhere and that rock cost me $2650.00, OUCH! Better days ahead I'm sure, helps when you ride the best damned bike ever made. Thanks for all of the feedback, you guys are great. As always, Go Irish!!!


Breakdown
$400- new PR2's inc mount/balance
$720- new front rim
$780- new rear rim
labor and tax was the remainder.


 :yikes:
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #31 on: May 26, 2011, 07:00:31 AM »
Yikes!!
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #32 on: May 26, 2011, 08:54:43 AM »
A guy who repairs wheels came by to take a look, the front was an obvious no, the rear was a no after inspection. A real shame but I lived to see another day, and ride my beloved C-14 once more. Next ride, June 3rd...bachelor party in Palm Springs! Go Irish!
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #33 on: May 26, 2011, 09:23:11 AM »
Did you at least take the rock with you as a memento?  It could make an interesting discussion piece.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #34 on: May 26, 2011, 09:41:48 AM »
Quote from: chi-gpz1100 on May 26, 2011, 09:23:11 AM
Did you at least take the rock with you as a memento?  It could make an interesting discussion piece.


Yep, keep it to bang on your kipass if ever needed...  ;)




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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #35 on: May 26, 2011, 01:49:49 PM »
Insurance covering most of this?
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #36 on: May 26, 2011, 01:51:22 PM »
Quote from: ZG on May 26, 2011, 09:41:48 AM

Yep, keep it to bang on your kipass if ever needed...  ;)

You beat me to it. Though I might choose a luckier rock for that purpose.
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Offline vortex2

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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #37 on: June 02, 2011, 02:01:09 PM »
Just out of curiosity, what were you doing that you didn't see a rock that size at 20mph?
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #38 on: June 02, 2011, 04:24:23 PM »
Quote from: ZG on May 25, 2011, 03:34:25 PM



If you're getting new wheels anyways you might as well powder coat them black ...................Just a thought...  8)
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Yuck. What a thought.  :yikes: I hope Kawi doesn't get any ideas.
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Re: Avoid rocks, blew both tires and rims destroyed!
« Reply #39 on: June 02, 2011, 06:25:56 PM »
We had just ridden thru the hills and the road finally flattened and straightened out. I looked over my left shoulder to appreciate the pure beauty of the Arizona desert and....BAM!!!! Never saw the damned thing, not once. My bad, will make sure I look waaay ahead before I decide to sight see. No powder coating here, she's back and beautiful. Go Irish!
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