Can't get tires in Canada
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:18 am
I tried to get tires from FortNine in Montreal. They are having COVID problems.
No City Grips. No Heidenau. Some Michelin City Grip 2's.
My order just says "processing" The tires will eventually ship by Canada Post but someone at FortNine suggests that eventually shipping will be 30-45 days.
So it might be September before I get a City Grip 2.
I might call some of the bigger local dealers. I have never found a tire locally before.
I need a 150/70-13 rear tire.
I went out for lunch today. It was actually warm. I went out on Canada Day (1 July) and I had to put my winter shield on my helmet because it was so cold.
I had a nice lunch at Zopkios on the Coquihalla Highway 5. It was so warm I decided to have supper in Merritt. That was a bad decision.
I also decided to see how fast my 2014 Forza 300 would go. I had a bit of a tailwind and a long downhill in front of me.
I got it up to 9000 rpm and then the rev-limiter (?) started to make the engine stumble. I did 9000 again, same result. I was going about 140 kmph (87 mph) and decide to slow down a bit.
I got to the bottom of the Larson Hill and started up the next hill when the scooter started wobbling badly. I managed to get to the side of the highway.
The place I pulled over at was a bit of a narrow shoulder with many trucks going past at 140 kmph. I wanted to turn around and get off at the previous exit. There was no room and the scooter was hard to turn with a very flat tire.
I could see a wider spot up the hill. I sort of power duck walked the scooter on the shoulder. It was really wobbly and hard to control.
I eventually made it. I called a friend who had always said he would rescue me if needed. He took 2 hours to get to me in his old Nissan pickup.
I plugged the tire while I was waiting but I did not have any air. My friend brought an old car starter/110v inverter and a 110v ancient tire pump. It worked to get air in the tire.
He was looking at his collection of junk in the back of the Nissan and was wondering where he could fit my 500 pound maxi-scooter. His ramps were old crap.
We decided I would ride the scooter back to Hope. But first we had to go 15 km to Merritt to get gas for my scooter.
The first part of the return trip was along the Coldwater Rd at about 60 kmph. No problem.
We got up Larson Hill and the plug blew out. Sideways again. I put in another plug. That also blew out a short time later.
I put in my last plug and did 60 kmph on the shoulder with large trucks merely inches away at 140 kmph. Nerve wracking.
I pulled over every chance I got. We stopped at Zopkios for a pee break at the brake check.
My 72 year old friend followed me the whole 125 km at 60 kmph. Lots of places the shoulder was not big enough for his Nissan. He blocked traffic for me the whole way while in extreme danger himself.
Eventually I go home. I need to buy more plugs and a little 12 volt air compressor tomorrow. I also need to buy my friend a gift card for a local restaurant.
I told him to tell me next time to call a local tow truck. That was just too dangerous to ever do again.
The Coquihalla Highway is featured on the Highway Thru Hell TV program if you want to see where I was. I was at a lot of the Highway Thru Hell wrecks because I ride my Forza too much.
I need a tire!!!
No City Grips. No Heidenau. Some Michelin City Grip 2's.
My order just says "processing" The tires will eventually ship by Canada Post but someone at FortNine suggests that eventually shipping will be 30-45 days.
So it might be September before I get a City Grip 2.
I might call some of the bigger local dealers. I have never found a tire locally before.
I need a 150/70-13 rear tire.
I went out for lunch today. It was actually warm. I went out on Canada Day (1 July) and I had to put my winter shield on my helmet because it was so cold.
I had a nice lunch at Zopkios on the Coquihalla Highway 5. It was so warm I decided to have supper in Merritt. That was a bad decision.
I also decided to see how fast my 2014 Forza 300 would go. I had a bit of a tailwind and a long downhill in front of me.
I got it up to 9000 rpm and then the rev-limiter (?) started to make the engine stumble. I did 9000 again, same result. I was going about 140 kmph (87 mph) and decide to slow down a bit.
I got to the bottom of the Larson Hill and started up the next hill when the scooter started wobbling badly. I managed to get to the side of the highway.
The place I pulled over at was a bit of a narrow shoulder with many trucks going past at 140 kmph. I wanted to turn around and get off at the previous exit. There was no room and the scooter was hard to turn with a very flat tire.
I could see a wider spot up the hill. I sort of power duck walked the scooter on the shoulder. It was really wobbly and hard to control.
I eventually made it. I called a friend who had always said he would rescue me if needed. He took 2 hours to get to me in his old Nissan pickup.
I plugged the tire while I was waiting but I did not have any air. My friend brought an old car starter/110v inverter and a 110v ancient tire pump. It worked to get air in the tire.
He was looking at his collection of junk in the back of the Nissan and was wondering where he could fit my 500 pound maxi-scooter. His ramps were old crap.
We decided I would ride the scooter back to Hope. But first we had to go 15 km to Merritt to get gas for my scooter.
The first part of the return trip was along the Coldwater Rd at about 60 kmph. No problem.
We got up Larson Hill and the plug blew out. Sideways again. I put in another plug. That also blew out a short time later.
I put in my last plug and did 60 kmph on the shoulder with large trucks merely inches away at 140 kmph. Nerve wracking.
I pulled over every chance I got. We stopped at Zopkios for a pee break at the brake check.
My 72 year old friend followed me the whole 125 km at 60 kmph. Lots of places the shoulder was not big enough for his Nissan. He blocked traffic for me the whole way while in extreme danger himself.
Eventually I go home. I need to buy more plugs and a little 12 volt air compressor tomorrow. I also need to buy my friend a gift card for a local restaurant.
I told him to tell me next time to call a local tow truck. That was just too dangerous to ever do again.
The Coquihalla Highway is featured on the Highway Thru Hell TV program if you want to see where I was. I was at a lot of the Highway Thru Hell wrecks because I ride my Forza too much.
I need a tire!!!