Re: [ST] for Paul - tire plugs

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My theory: The front tire is most likely running over the nail or other 
projectile while it is lying flat doing no damage. The front tire can 
kick it up so that the rear can now roll over the pointy end.

On Jun 13, 2005, at 1:41 PM, don draper wrote:

> >>>I tend to be more leery of patching the front, but in my experience 
> it tends
> to be the rear that picks up things. Maybe because it is wider - I 
> don't know.<<<
>
>    Could also be because the rear is the tire that's digging into the 
> road surface for traction and not just rolling freely over 
> impedimenta.

Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - 
http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
 '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
 '01 KLR650 - for exploring the North Coast backroads
 '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
 '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned

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