Re: Tires available in Super10 sizes, a comprehensive list
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How's this for a Metzler Z6...
That was near new tire (less than 500 miles) on my ol' BMW R1150R, and from a ride up in the Texas Hill Country back in 2006. It was properly inflated, etc., and had no punctures or other damage from outside sources. Though it's my bike I actually wasn't riding it at the time (I was on my '06 FJR1300). I had brought the bike to this organized ride I used to throw as a spare. A riding buddy of mine had his Triumph Triple act up so he was on the Beemer. I was riding along with him, and the tire showed no signs of distress until Paul just pulled over. He said it just started handling goofy as all get out, and so he pulled over to see what the hell was wrong. When he first pulled off the road the tire looked completely normal, but as it quickly cooled it did what you see in the picture... Literally deforming before our eyes as we were getting the cameras out.
The bead never completely popped off the rim, and after the tire cooled we re-aired it, and it *looked* fairly normal. Still noticeably *lumpy*, but rideable. After much discussion between a bunch of us the decision was made to actually ride it back to the motel, which fortunately was only a few miles away. Paul rode the bike back (I volunteered, since the bike was mine, but he insisted) at about 20 - 30 MPH all the way, with me following right behind to watch for any oddities. He said it rode like a vibrator all the way back, but it got him there safely.
Once I was back home I took the wheel and tire back to my dealer buddy where I bought and had it mounted. Once Metzler saw the pictures like the one above they *INSTANTLY* warrantied the tire, sent me a new one, and paid for all shipping, installation, etc. And they wanted the tire back, sending a call tag, etc. to have it shipped back them ASAP. They promised to let me know the findings of their analysis and give me an explanation of what happened, but they never did.
I always wondered if they wanted the tire back so they could really examine and analyze the failure or whether they simply wanted to abscond with the evidence so there could be nothing out there that might foster a lawsuit or bad publicity.
Just goes to show you even a brand new tire can go wonky, and I thought you guys would enjoy the pic...
Back to your regularly scheduled programming! ::025::
Dallara
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How's this for a Metzler Z6...
That was near new tire (less than 500 miles) on my ol' BMW R1150R, and from a ride up in the Texas Hill Country back in 2006. It was properly inflated, etc., and had no punctures or other damage from outside sources. Though it's my bike I actually wasn't riding it at the time (I was on my '06 FJR1300). I had brought the bike to this organized ride I used to throw as a spare. A riding buddy of mine had his Triumph Triple act up so he was on the Beemer. I was riding along with him, and the tire showed no signs of distress until Paul just pulled over. He said it just started handling goofy as all get out, and so he pulled over to see what the hell was wrong. When he first pulled off the road the tire looked completely normal, but as it quickly cooled it did what you see in the picture... Literally deforming before our eyes as we were getting the cameras out.
The bead never completely popped off the rim, and after the tire cooled we re-aired it, and it *looked* fairly normal. Still noticeably *lumpy*, but rideable. After much discussion between a bunch of us the decision was made to actually ride it back to the motel, which fortunately was only a few miles away. Paul rode the bike back (I volunteered, since the bike was mine, but he insisted) at about 20 - 30 MPH all the way, with me following right behind to watch for any oddities. He said it rode like a vibrator all the way back, but it got him there safely.
Once I was back home I took the wheel and tire back to my dealer buddy where I bought and had it mounted. Once Metzler saw the pictures like the one above they *INSTANTLY* warrantied the tire, sent me a new one, and paid for all shipping, installation, etc. And they wanted the tire back, sending a call tag, etc. to have it shipped back them ASAP. They promised to let me know the findings of their analysis and give me an explanation of what happened, but they never did.
I always wondered if they wanted the tire back so they could really examine and analyze the failure or whether they simply wanted to abscond with the evidence so there could be nothing out there that might foster a lawsuit or bad publicity.
Just goes to show you even a brand new tire can go wonky, and I thought you guys would enjoy the pic...
Back to your regularly scheduled programming! ::025::
Dallara
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