The last thing I expected this morning was a flat on my brand new Bridgestone BT45. Yet when I tried to move the Dub and couldn't roll the dang thing I knew something was wrong. Yep, there it was, rear tire flat as a pancake. I couldn't find anything stuck in it so called the Kawasaki dealer where I had purchased it expecting a hassle and the service manage said "bring it in, we'll figure something out".
Gave my good buddy Pat a call and we got his trailer hooked up and hauled the Dub to Outlaws. Since I could barely push the bike I didn't think I could load it onto the truck. Thinking back I should have used my AARP towing service but didn't want to take a chance of not getting it fixed today.
The dealership determined that the tube had been pinched on installation just as I suspected, and fixed it up for nothing. Good thing, had I had to pay for it, it would have been $106. Pretty damned expensive flat.
I got the REB all shined up for the bike show tomorrow. I'll post some pictures with the trophies tomorrow.
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