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I was cruising home last week , on my burger and a flatbed truck dropped a 6in. long half inch socket extension on the road in front of me . I was too close to breaking and time and I didn't have an exit path to the left or the right as I was in the center lane . I did the MSF quick swerve maneuver and missed it with my front tire. Unfortunately, it caught my rear tire and drove it all the way through the tire . This caused the tire to immediately to deflate. I was able to maintain control by maintaining my speed and slowly exiting to the right .
I put the bike on its centerstand and I was shocked to see a huge puncture as if a large hole had been drilled in the tire . The shop told me it was the largest hole they had ever seen a tire . From this I learned several things , too hopefully help out other forum members .
1. make sure you don't ride two closely to the vehicle in front of you .
2. The MSF maneuvers really do work . If I had not taken a class I do not think I could have avoided a nasty spill or worse .
3. It really is a good idea to stock a set of extra tires in the garage ! 8)
I put the bike on its centerstand and I was shocked to see a huge puncture as if a large hole had been drilled in the tire . The shop told me it was the largest hole they had ever seen a tire . From this I learned several things , too hopefully help out other forum members .
1. make sure you don't ride two closely to the vehicle in front of you .
2. The MSF maneuvers really do work . If I had not taken a class I do not think I could have avoided a nasty spill or worse .
3. It really is a good idea to stock a set of extra tires in the garage ! 8)
