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[djh3]

So I'm comming home from speedweeks yesterday morning after getting in to hotel

@ 130 am. My roomy and I got up about 615. His van was heading back to NC and I

was heading home in Central FL. I decided to go down 95 and across to avoid the

possibility of big traffic jams in Orlando.

It was pretty foggy @ 7 when I was finnaly loaded and pulling out. I jumped on

th slab and rode maybe 30 min. There was 2 trucks running one behind the other,

then the box semi jumped over to right lane to pass the car hauler. Well they

rode side by side for 10-15 miles. So by now I have probly 6-9 cars behind me

also waiting to pass these guys. Finnaly I see that in front of the car hauler

he is comming up on a car and will have to slow to keep from running him over.

NOPE he just starts comming over into my lane. I'm blowing the horn (stebel)

flashing the lights he just cuts over. So now I have to back off a little more

because the gentleman driver has taken my "safe distance" away.

Finnaly another 3-4 miles and the box truck clears the traffic in the right

lane and he moves back over. Mr car hauler? Oh no now he is going to pass the

box guy that has been trying to pass him for I dunno 30 miles now. All of a

sudden KA_POW and dust etc from the right rear of the trailer. Startled me but I

knew what it was pretty much. He had blown a tire on the trailer. Next step slow

up, waveing left hand so cars behind dont run you over while you are slowing and

I moved to the extreem left side of the lane. Pieces comming out from under the

trailer. Then the tire gator, the tread comes out squggiling and squirming. I

dont think any two of them do the same thing when they get thrown off. All was

good, good Lord kept me safe and I waved to Mr courtious car hauler as I went by

smiling. No not the one finger salute either, but I did thik about it.

DJ Fl

[Condor]

I wouldn't have waved.....

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[XV1100SE]

Just glad you are okay !

[Yammer Dan]

Glad you missed the thing. I would have been one finger all the way!!

[Aimhigh]

Just glad you are okay !

 

[KIC]

I wouldn't have waved.....

 

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Now you went and done it...turned it into a gun thread.... go stand in the corner and behave yourself !

[djh3]

I guess he was probably expecting it. Thats why I didnt do it. Kind of like being really nice to someone that has pi$$ed you off. They wonder what your up to. Shoot maybe he thinks I shot the tire out on him. I knew that big ole chunk of rubber was comming out of there, just the trejectory was in question.

[OldBear]

Glad you're OK. Those darn retreads scare the heck outta me. Had one come off the FAR side of a trailer a few years ago, went all the way UNDER the stupid trailer and smacked the passenger door of our Sequoia as we were passing the truck. If we'd been on the bike....well I don't even want to think about it.

[darthandy]

Very happy you made it through in one piece. Yeah those flying pieces of tread are at least as bad and unpredictable as deer! But at least you can eat the deer (If you survive!).

 

Andy