safety tip By deanc (Read 400 times)

[deanc]

i was test driving my scoot after a belt replacement and all seemed well. It seems that the new rear tire I had mounted last week, the guy didnt change out the valve stem, and the old one decied that it wanted to blow out. so at 20 mph in a turn it got wobbley and I had to pull over to find that the rear tire had no valve stem and was flat.
****lesson learned when having new tires put on request new valve stems as well**** or you could be looking for a ride home too.

[Cruiser]

Good tip, deanc. However, this would never happen if you had replaced the original valve stems with THESE when doing the PDI. These replacement stems should last the life of the scoot.

[deanc]

i bought the scoot used and have done alot but not that, i'm taking the wheels today to have new stems and be balanced. my wife rides and I dont want that happening to her.