Pterodactyl
Well-known member
What about Roo juice or Wallaby snot?
Removing Tire from Helmet
- Thread starter Bill Lumberg
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Bill Lumberg
Merica
Reminds me of Tropic Thunder.
El Toro
Innocent Bystander
It just dawned on me that a helmet is considered an accessory and these are often covered by insurance. Depending on your deductible, it might be worth submitting a claim. Progressive paid for a Shoei for me once. It had been slightly scratched. You will probably not be charged since the damage was not your fault.
Bill Lumberg
Merica
I thought about that immediately. I got info and initially intended to have the trucking company's insurance replace the helmet. It does not appear to be damaged. I was fortunate.
Larry33319
Well-known member
Tire rubber is an oil by product. WD-40 will dissolve tire rubber. It is also good to remove tar from new roads off you car or bike. It has several hundred uses. Good Luck. FYI, if you are concerned you could ship the helmet back to the supplier for inspection. My guess is that if you do, they will condemn it.
SwollenRaccoon
Well-known member
Yeah. You can get a nickname like "Lucky" or something.
Or "Skid MarK".
mcatrophy
Privileged to ride a 2018 FJR1300AS
You can't always tell if the helmet has been damaged just by looking at it. I'd claim.
Uncle Hud
Just another blob of protoplasm using up your oxyg
DUDE! Glad you're OK.
Why do you want to clean it off? Wear it proudly, and get instant street cred from the Hayabusa crowd.
To minimize the possibility of this occurring again, don't ride behind trucks. Swing to the adjacent lane, twist the throttle hard (or just a little if in Sport Mode) and jet by them. Slip back into their lane and re-engage your cruise control. Experienced truckers realize what you have done, and will give you plenty of room.
Why do you want to clean it off? Wear it proudly, and get instant street cred from the Hayabusa crowd.
To minimize the possibility of this occurring again, don't ride behind trucks. Swing to the adjacent lane, twist the throttle hard (or just a little if in Sport Mode) and jet by them. Slip back into their lane and re-engage your cruise control. Experienced truckers realize what you have done, and will give you plenty of room.
Bill Lumberg
Merica
Well played, sir. Sound advice from a fellow road warrior is always welcome.
Spud
Well-known member
Truckers call 'em road gators. Thank goodness I've never hit one on the bike, but I have missed plenty and did watch one come apart in front of me on I-80 in Wyoming, smelled rubber then saw a few chunks then some big ones bouncing down the road.
Couldn't dodge one in the car not long ago, had to straddle it and it made a hell of a bang under my feet. Stout stuff. Glad you are OK. I wonder how well a bandana, even an authentic HD bandana with skulls would have worked vs your helmet....
Couldn't dodge one in the car not long ago, had to straddle it and it made a hell of a bang under my feet. Stout stuff. Glad you are OK. I wonder how well a bandana, even an authentic HD bandana with skulls would have worked vs your helmet....
Bill Lumberg
Merica
Good point. Just this summer, I was on my way to NOLA with a few other guys to take care of a thing in a place. I was driving and the others were sleeping or pretending, and a rear tire on a logging trailer in front of us blew up like a bomb. It was like a shotgun blast, or flying through a tie fighter you just shot up. Glad I didn't have to ride through that.
