Other eddie here and I agree, Todd.
You need to buy a lotto ticket.
What you did borders on insane.
That had serious "Darwin Awards" potential.
To put it in perspective, the Mythbusters folks made a steam cannon that
shot a stone ball about 6 inches
in diameter, with a relatively loose fit in the bore, over 1/2 a mile with
under 80 psi.
=O
eddie
> [Original Message]
> From: fasteddiecopeman
> To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 3/20/2011 2:23:25 PM
> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Kenda K270 seating the bead
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> Todd,
> MY feeling is that you've just been EXTREMELY LUCKY! That tire could have
(and SHOULD have) exploded in your face, causing death or severe injuries.
> Good idea is to NEVER exceed the max tire pressure shown on the sidewall,
and if it doesn't seat, it's probably not lubricated enough, so air-down,
re-lube the WHOLE tire bead, and refill. I use tire lube from a tire store,
but I have used WD40, which worked fine. Out of the MANY K270s I've
installed (at least a dozen), I've never had a problem getting the beads
seated thru judicious use of lube and air.
> Cheers,
> Ed
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