The award for most flat tires goes to,,,

[oisterska]

... me, I think.

I have had 5 flat tires in the 1.5 years that I have been riding my XB12XT. That's right, five. All replaced on the HD tire and wheel plan, free of charge. Thank goodness. Shit, I just had the rear replaced for a slow leak not a month ago. I've moved to a different house (three flats while living there, two here), swept the garage, maintained tire pressure, everything I can think of. I must admit, I might be going crazy!

Can anybody beat 5 flats in a year and a half? Is this normal or reasonable?

 

[dallasb]

So when you take the bike in to fix the flats do they not tell you why it was loosing air? What type of riding do you do?

 

[kyle_dewald]

I have had..... Drum roll......... Zero

 

[oisterska]

I have had..... Drum roll......... Zero

^^^I know, right? Seems ridiculous to me.

do they not tell you why it was loosing air? What type of riding do you do?

Two screws, a slow leak, a nail, last one was a slow leak. They didn't elaborate, as I recall, on the slow leaks.

I do a lot of commuting (30miles daily), running errands, picking up my GF from work (15 mi. daily).

Additional weekend twisties, although this fall/winter I haven't been hitting them as much because of a fractured pelvis, then brain surgery in December - plus being super busy. The occasional (twice-yearly) longish road trip (Portland to Montana, San Francisco), and that's about it. I do some dirt roads, exploring, etc, but not this fall or winter.

Any of that sound suspect? Or do Portland's roads suck? Portlanders, chime in here please. (I know you exist...)

 

[americanthunder]

ive only had one in the year ive had my buell so you should get a medal or something along those lines. keep your spirits up i know i would go f-in crazy if i had that many flats [up]

 

[xtremelow]

I was going to say carry a spare but with out the tools you would look something like this guy

Get a plug kit, I bought one off the net for like $30 fits in the tail and if I get a hole, screw, nail, etc. it has all the stuff to patch it up to make it to a shop for the fix.

Oh and the sad sad man

 

[RT Performance]

Holy crap thats a lot [mad]

If you aren't the poster child for slime i don't know who would be.

1 for me road off three tires in 10k miles.
The one was during a dyno pull so it was extra scarry whatching it go flat at 140 somthing.

 

[bajabomber87]

I wish I would have had the HD tire warranty! Ive gotten a nail, staple, or screw in 4 or 5 of my back tires in a 2 year period. I only replaced one due to getting punctured, the rest were repairable or slow leaks.

 

[drsuzuki]

Stay off the dirt.

 

[agfish18]

I have had 1 in 3 years... and I am fairly certain it was foul play. I had my bike parked at school, it was fine on the way there. 2 hours later when I left, it was fully flat. I dont know, maybe I pissed someone off, maybe someone else with a firebolt pissed someone off and they thought mine was theirs... I've never had a flat otherwise though.

 

[03xb]

3 flats in 7000 miles