Well, had a rear wheel punctue at 110mph whilst on the autobahn on my fzs1000. Thank goodness it wasn't an instant blow-out. First thing I noticed was the bike pulling strongly to one side, like it does in extreme side winds. Then, moments later as I went round a moderate bend, the laws of steering physics went walkabout and it brought back memories of evil-handling pigs of bikes I had in the early seventies - except worse.
Pulled over onto the hard shoulder (why's it called that anway?), checked for cause, found nothing, rang wife to bring van and ratchet straps and an hour or so later was back home, scanning the internet for a replacement.
And the moral (in this case anyway) .... by a cheap and reliable van and you'll not regret it. I bougfht a 98 peugeot expert bog standard diesel a few months ago, for £400 including full MOT and 6 months tax (London emissions regs forcing a lot of van sales), for our three greyhounds, but it's been brilliant as a general mover/shifter and now, recovery vehicle. Guess if I sold it tommorrow, I'd get most of my money back! Not that I will.
