- Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:04 pm
#84685
Today my Bullet had a puncture in the rear tyre at a speed of 70 kmph. The rear began moving wildly from left to right, and it is a miracle that I didn't crash. The front wheel kept course and fortunately I did not panic. I have had punctures before, each time in the rear, but never so scary as today. I ended up on the left part of the road (Norway drives on the right side). If there had been a car coming from the opposite direction, then..... Fortunately it was a country road.
I had 4 punctures in 2 years. Twice on a gravel road and once the valve had been torn off the inner tube when riding uphill. I don't yet know what was the cause of this puncture.
I am very tired of this and am thinking of getting alloy wheels with tubeless tyres. I never had a puncture on my Yamaha Virago which drives on the same roads. Is there anyone who converted to tubeless on an older Bullet ? Mine is a Bullet 500 from 1999.
I had 4 punctures in 2 years. Twice on a gravel road and once the valve had been torn off the inner tube when riding uphill. I don't yet know what was the cause of this puncture.
I am very tired of this and am thinking of getting alloy wheels with tubeless tyres. I never had a puncture on my Yamaha Virago which drives on the same roads. Is there anyone who converted to tubeless on an older Bullet ? Mine is a Bullet 500 from 1999.