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by G Walker - 24/08/26 06:52 PM
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While I'm not suggesting that what we're talking about here is in any way the same, it reminds me of what I was once told as a young motorcylist when I was trying to work out whether to buy a Bell helmet or another,unnamed) cheaper one. My dealer was a guy who had a load of road race experience, including a couple of TTs and several Manx GPs and whose son went on to be one of GBs premier road racers. His response was, "Well son, fifty bob helmet, fifty bob head"! I bought the Bell Cheers G   Off topic I know: Interestingly the early Bell helmets finished up getting a bad name on motorcycles in Australia. They were designed for use in race cars and were thought to be responsible for several broken necks due to their heavy weight 
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The main issue must be .. have any of the tyre cords been damaged? A puncture with something like a nail or a screw will do more damage than a thorn. Nothing to lose by getting the advice of a decent tyre specialist once the tyre is off and can be inspected. Different if the actual sidewall is damaged.....the tyre needs to be replaced. There is a big difference in going to a Quick-Fit take your money centre and a Specialist you trust to show you the condition of the tyre, as s[size:11pt][/size]uggested here by Jay. When working on commission its easy to frighten someone by suggesting Safety is paramount, if you are lucky enough to of been involved in the Motor trade and worked around tyres all day, you soon learn what is worthy and unworthy. A good tyre fitter will remove the tyre, spread it and show you the fault. plus its not only about safety at speed, HGV tyres carry very heavy weights over Hundreds of Thousands of miles pa, those tyres get re-cut and Vulcranize repaired daily and that is legal even when carrying Dangerous Goods. Tyres are a cut throwt business, repairing them doesn't make the Company the profit it makes by replacing them, hence you will inevetably 99% of the time be informed IT NEEDS A NEW ONE SIR/MADAM Hey Dean you're not one of those blokes who wears a suit to a wedding with a moth hole in it, hoping no one will notice?  
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i would like to think i am very well turned out, all the time and all my vehicles get the same respect and care as my Morgan.
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Update: after procrastinating for a while, with my thorn-damaged tyre on the spare (holding full pressure), took it into my trusted tyre dealer yesterday, fearing the worst. "Oh yes - that can be repaired - it's almost a new tyre - you don't want to scrap that! Goes away on Wednesday, comes back the following Wednesday: £30 +VAT" Meanwhile: he's lent me a Michelin of the same spec to keep me going (no charge). My tyre will be re-vulcanised, and come back "as good as new". That's what I call service 
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Excellent news. Sounds like a 'proper job'. 
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