Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site water.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!water!watbun!kgdykes From: kgdykes@watbun.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: Tires & Speed Freaques & Swingarms... Message-ID: <680@water.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 20:40:52 EDT Article-I.D.: water.680 Posted: Thu Jul 4 20:40:52 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 03:19:31 EDT Sender: daemon@water.UUCP Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 31 Well folkes, last night I just destroyed a Pirelli Phantom+1 rear tire that still had good life left in it. (sigh, i didnt need that $145 anyway...:-( ) On my rz350, I had a 120/90 tire I got a new chain, and the tire came within 1/4 inch of the swingarm (plenty of spare room!! :-) :-) Wellllllll....., I took our local super highway (speed 60mph) and travelled about 70 miles to a concert I was late for (at about 80mph constant) Guess what!!! Tires (especially those that are inflated for full load) can expand upto a HALF inch..... Poof! 1/4 inch disappeared off the centre of my tire. So be warned when using slightly oversize tires at high speeds with minimum swingarm clearance! Oh yes, I didnt notice the blue smoke coming off the rear, RZs always have blue smoke! - Ken Dykes Software Development Group, U. of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. N2L 3G1 {clyde,utzoo}!watmath!watbun!kgdykes kgdykes%watbun%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa ps: no accidents or anything, in fact i made the return trip in total ignorance, but close to the speed limit since i wasnt late and low on gas. I noticed the damage today when i got onto the bike with cold tires, felt like a rubber rear axle when i cornered. pps: 110s look kinda cute on my bike :-}