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Whenever I see a blown retread on the side (or in the middle) of the road, I shudder...I'd hate to be behind a semi when one lets go.


Two years ago when wojo and I were coming home from teh Georgia rally that hapened to us. A semi blew a tire into a zillion pieces of flying rubber with steel slivers in them into the air right in fromt of us. I have a shield, I ducked and grabbed hold hard of the bars. Pieces bounced all around me, I ran over some of the smaller ones (brakes and butthole pucker were in "full on" mode at the time too) but we made it through.
Then we slowed donw guite a bit for several miles and shook stuff down our pantlegs. We split up a bit farther down the road, but I am sure John remembers that one.

A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice. Pat