Good point Gary. I was thinking the same thing when I read the post (I ride as
well). I've had some near misses with tractor trailer re-treads that have
burned off and once with a box of bananas (no shit!).
I'm gonna lube up mine sometime this weekend and I encourage other DML'rs to do
it when you get a chance. Surviving an impact with a spare on a bike at
highway speeds doesn't sound too promising.
Creepy!
Tom
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Subject: DML: Re: Have you driven a Ford lately??? You'll be glad you
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 12/22/99 6:53 AM
I can vouch for this one, In addition to the new 2000 Dakota, we also have a
93 Ford Explorer. I had all 5 tires changed on it and the garage told me to
watch the spare tire holder, it was badly frayed. Yeah, no kidding, only one
little wire holding the spare tire up...the other 7 or 8 strands in the wire
cable were broke/rusted off. I went down to Ford, and being the nice guys
they are, let me have a new one for only $70+. The new one I covered from top
to bottom with wheel bearing grease, hopefully that will stop the corrosion
in the future. When I got the Dakota, i put on the spare tire lock and also
greased the very similar Dodge spare tire crank the same way. If any of you
guys or girls ride motorcycles like me, then this should scare the crap out
of you. Imagine driving behind some smoke spewing Ford and just when you get
used to driving on the manatory oil and trans. fluid leakage....boom! the big
'ol spare tire hits the pavement in front of you. Killed by a Ford...kind of
sucks. If you live where they salt the roads...do me a favor and check the
spare tire holder on whatever you drive...the cable will rot out right at the
bottom where the cross piece is.
Thanks,
Gary
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