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Title: My experience with run flat tires
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on May 10, 2023, 09:41:44 PM
I was just thinking about the morning I rolled my Scooter out of the Garage, and set off in the dark for my coffee village.
About a mile from home the scooter wobbled. I had experienced that before on my Honda Forza when the tire went flat suddenly!
I was in heavy traffic so I had to ride about another half mile Before I can pull into a church parking lot snd checked the tires.
I saw that the rear Michelin was very low on air, so I slowly rode home.
Frankly I was amazed at how well the scooter rode with such a flat tire, then I remembered that these Michelin tires are "reinforced" !!
I know they're not meant to be run flat tires, but they worked pretty well to get me home🙂
Stig

Of course because the scooter rolled out of the garage so hard to push I should have realized one of the tires was low!
BTW...removed the screw, plugged the tire and set off again.
Title: Re: My experience with run flat tires
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on May 10, 2023, 09:51:29 PM
Rode a couple more years on that tire with no problems.
S.
Title: Re: My experience with run flat tires
Post by: CROSSBOLT on May 11, 2023, 05:04:13 AM
I swear by....confirm the sticky-rope tire plug! Gotta kit in the bike.
Title: Re: My experience with run flat tires
Post by: Bas on May 11, 2023, 06:34:36 AM
Good intel to store away.

Sorry to ask here but I am unable to post.
does anyone know if the seat lock on a 2008 Kymco 250 b&w  takes the same key  as the ignition key lock?
Thanks
Title: Re: My experience with run flat tires
Post by: Neil955i on May 11, 2023, 06:38:57 AM
Good intel to store away.

Sorry to ask here but I am unable to post.
does anyone know if the seat lock on a 2008 Kymco 250 b&w  takes the same key  as the ignition key lock?
Thanks

Hi Bas, as standard yes, they should be the same BUT, if the ignition barrel has ever been changed e.g. following a theft & recovery, then they may well be different.
Title: Re: My experience with run flat tires
Post by: Bas on May 11, 2023, 08:27:27 AM
Thanks Neil