Rear wheel puncture (boo hoo)

BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:

I had my first puncture today first one in 30 years,bit of choker to say the least, staying on the bike whilst experiencing that strange uneasy wobble wasn't the drama, getting it fixed was the prob.
Bike was recovered easy enough in ashford Kent,so we hot footed 2 miles to multi franchise dealer " Laguna motorcycles " . The 961 as many of u may or not know ,as we take wheels for granted has inner tube S, size req is 5.5in X 17 & not readily available in the dealer,no call for them at that size apparently,fair enough ,understand, & shop can't get one for 4 days, Laguna is about 50 miles from nearest Norton dealer Krazy Horse so I called them & they had the complete absence of one from their shelves to,get one also in 4/5 days . So sourced one in the end half a mile from where I live at national firm "watling tyres" they had 18 on the shelf,so purchased the req item & having it fitted Monday at Laguna as I had to leave it there, a moral here guys , go buy & stock up on a couple spares especially if u travelling

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