Hey,

Wondering if anyone has had a lot of rear flats? I don't seem to be able to run more than 5K without a rear flat. I don't drive in construction areas but pick up nails all the time. I have replaced 5 rears in 2 years, just got another one today...

That's more flats than I have had with 7 Lotus, 2 Ferraris', 1 Lambo, and 10+ Porsches (before the 996)...

Am I just cursed?

Roy

 

Nope I have had the same issues

 

Tpup,
Sorry to have to say this but: you are cursed!
I've had nothing of the sort for 18K miles and neither have my 996 owning buddies.

 

I've put 4000mi on tires that already had 5000mi. on them. Showing a bit of wear but no flats. I've even driven in snow (damned salt) and not had any loss of pressure/flats. Yup, yer cursed dude...

 

Sounds like you are cursed....

Note that you have been having punctures on your rear tyres rather than the fronts.

This is due to the fact that when you run over a nail with your front tyre, it is very difficult for the nail to puncture the tyre as the nail is normally lying on its side on the road.

What then normally happens is that the front tyre then kicks the nail into the air etc and it then gets run over with the rear tyre. If it just happens that the nail is pointing in bad direction rather than lying flat on the road, it will then more than likely pierce the rear tyre.

It is a known fact that on a motorcycle, it is very rare to have a puncture in the front tyre - 90% of the time the rear gets a flat due to the same very reason.

 

Damn, I hate being cursed...

Roy