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Author Topic: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)  (Read 4162 times)

soulmachine

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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2016, 01:02:16 PM »
Eh, if shoe polish is good enough for Burt Munroe, it's good enough for me...
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Offline Tony Smith

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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2016, 03:06:18 PM »
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Eh, if shoe polish is good enough for Burt Munroe, it's good enough for me...


Certain untruths in that (and other) movie(s) have much to answer for!
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soulmachine

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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2016, 09:21:21 PM »
Oh, I forgot the LOL or  ;D after that last sentence.

Truth or not, I would never use shoe polish...it's too expensive!
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Offline Tony Smith

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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2016, 12:39:19 AM »
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Oh, I forgot the LOL or  ;D after that last sentence.

Truth or not, I would never use shoe polish...it's too expensive!

Hey no problem. and I agree shoe polish would be way too expensive!

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Offline Luca

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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2016, 06:53:07 AM »
Another source for a good grease would be a marine store.  Theres a very sticky grease with around 25% moly out there that they use to lube propeller splines in the boating world.
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Offline montmil

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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #20 on: June 03, 2016, 08:23:50 AM »
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Another source for a good grease would be a marine store.  Theres a very sticky grease with around 25% moly out there that they use to lube propeller splines in the boating world.

With the recent heavy rains and flooding here in Tejas, this may be something to consider. [smiley=drowning.gif]
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Re: Widest rear tire size (not what you think)
« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2016, 12:09:34 PM »
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With the recent heavy rains and flooding here in Tejas, this may be something to consider.

'pon my soul I nearly drowned riding home last Tuesday.  Must have been a half inch of water on the road running off.  Of course it was rush hour and traffic was at a standstill halfway there.  Saw a local gendarme otherwise I would have used the shoulder for the duration of the ride!
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