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Shaving motorcycle tires

To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Shaving motorcycle tires
From: "Jon E. Wennerberg" <jon@infodestruction.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:07:58 -0400
Okay, Bub's won't let us run over 2 bills without having either shaved 
tires or a manufacturer's written promise that its' tires will live at 
speeds in excess of 200.  Since I expect there's no way on earth that 
Dunlop or Michelin or any of 'em will give me a written statement to 
that effect, how do I go about getting tires shaved?  Do I take 'em to 
the local Bandag retread shop where they take off the old rubber before 
retreading my 10R22.5 truck tires?  (I didn't think so. . .)

I asked a racer (that runs his bike at speeds well over 200) at Maxton 
last weekend, and his response was that the shop that shaves his does 
it as a personal favor -- doesn't want to do it, won't do it for money, 
doesn't want this piece of business from others.

Any help for me?

                 Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
              Marquette, Michigan
              (that's 'way up north)






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