Flat tyre

[mozzie26]

Got my first flat tyre in six years since getting back into bikes. Took the Busa out for a quick spin yesterday Kenilworth to Malaney. Coming back about 10KM from home I felt the bike moving around a bit on the Bruce Hwy and thought it was just the wind. Turned off the Hwy into Pomona and the bike was really heavy trying to take the corner. Pulled over a found I had a rear flat. Lucky I had just taken the CO2 canistors and plug kit off my other bike a week ago and put under the hump with the tool kit. Had a good look around the tyre and found a small bit of metal swarf about 6mm long and thought this was it. Put a plug in the tyre a this spot and pumped the tyre up with one of the CO2 canistors only to find that the hole was in another spot. So jammed another plug into the tyre. topped the tyre up with another CO2 canistor and rode home after the15 mins stop.
Went home and removed the rear wheel and took it to my local bike tyre supplier Tyres For Bikes at Cooroy. I am replacing the half worn Dunlop Qualifier with a Mich Road 3.