Not the new Pirelli..

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Not the new Pirelli..

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Picked this up today..ripped it out and it stayed up.. :shock:
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Nice pick up Gav........ :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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FARK! :shock: :?
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Not good for a brand new tyre :shock:
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not happy Jan!
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damn Gav - bummer to get that in a new tyre!
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Only ever when the tyre is farkling new ... never when it's completely shagged !!! :roll: :roll:

Looks like you got away with it though ;)
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your lucky, it must have JUST avoided going through the inner layer of rubber.
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Pffft! Its only a nail. :P
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Nasty :shock:
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Indeed. I remember someone posting on here a couple of years ago about getting a knife like dagger metal offcut through his tire. Not sure where the pics are but it was equally nasty.
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Gav wrote:Picked this up today..ripped it out and it stayed up.. :shock:
Lucky you don't use that part of the tyre. :lol:
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Nelso wrote:
Gav wrote:Picked this up today..ripped it out and it stayed up.. :shock:
Lucky you don't use that part of the tyre. :lol:
Haven't had a chance yet.. :lol:
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Nice pickup, now that sucks.
was the tyre very old?
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Proper balance weights aren't that expensive, are they ? ;)
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