I have 5 1/2 inches...what have you got?

[argonsagas]

And...mine has chrome on top!!

I doubt this is a record , but that is the length of what appears to have been part of a metal logo that came out of my rear tire. .(Mustang, not the bike)

There was just a bit of metal showing between the treads when I grabbed it with the pliers, I expected it would come out in a second or two as such things usually do, but that proved wrong.

It began with an average appearance, just a nub of metal about 1/4 inch in diameter. As I pulled aand it began moving I saw it was shiny in part. I kept pulling, but it was really stuck in there. I had to use a chunk of wood as a fulcrum to pry it out....and then keep on prying.

The initial nub I had seen just grew and grew.
After two inches came out .I thought it was most unusual, but then it got ridiculous, as a third inch....and a fourth, and then a fifth inch came out, plus a bit more, before it finally was free! .

Fortunately, I keep a supply of tubeless tire worms and one of them worked. The tire held 40lbs before being dropped back to normal 32lbs. .

My wife, the forensic scientist, looked at the now-arced length of metal and pronounced that it had to have been a deliberate act: someone must have set it in place when it was still a straight piece, and did so while the car was parked.

She may be right.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

That’s about average, depends if you measure on top or underneath.

[Brendan W]

You need to go a size bigger. No way it should take a pliers and stick to get the rubber off.....

[Buffalo Bill]

Right rear tire?
The most punctured tire is the right rear tire, because it's towards the curb where debris accumulates, plus it's said the front tire lifts up debris that the rear tire then runs over.
Pulled a broken round file out of my tire once, at least 4" long.

[Grimly]

Had a few odd things got into my rear tyres over the years (hardly ever had a front puncture), mostly kicked up by the fronts and standing just right to punch their way into the rear carcass.

[argonsagas]

Right rear tire?
The most punctured tire is the right rear tire, because it's towards the curb where debris accumulates, plus it's said the front tire lifts up debris that the rear tire then runs over.
Pulled a broken round file out of my tire once, at least 4" long.

You are right in that reasoning, and I see that I overlooked mentioning which tire was involved.

It was the left / driver side.

[Suzukian]

When I read the title of the thread, I thought, "You have my sympathy".

[Sandy]

Back in the day when I worked part time at the local Suzuki shop to help finance my habit I pulled all sorts of things out of tires. Biggest thing though was out of the back tire of my 350XL. It was a railroad tie spike that partially penetrated the tire and boy did make a lot of noise going 'round and 'round hitting the fender. Riding out of the bush with a flat rear tire to the nearest road was kind of squirrelly too.

[GregT]

Loading a GSXR1100 racebike onto the trailer after a very successful day at the track I noticed a screw head on the rear slick. Pulled it out once the bike was home and on the stands. 50mm X 6mm Phillips head screw. And yes, the tyre went down once it was out.

Can you tell what the logo was on yours?

[dorkburger]

My cousin once ran over a pushrod from an engine. It went in thru the tread and out of the sidewall.... it held air until we got home.

Ages ago, I ran over a broken off piece of a signpost that somehow ended up in the road with the work van. Instant flat in the pouring rain and dark...

[argonsagas]

[QUOTE=GregT;n1710818]Loading a GSXR1100 racebike onto the trailer after a very successful day at the track I noticed a screw head on the rear slick. Pulled it out once the bike was home and on the stands. 50mm X 6mm Phillips head screw. And yes, the tyre went down once it was out.

Can you tell what the logo was on yours?[/QUOTE]

No. There is nothing to identify.

I presume it was originally straight but bent into a curve by a combination of being pressed against the wheel rim while the tire rotated, and then by my prying it out of the tread.
It has a rounded chrome top and beneath that it is a bit flatter, with what appears to be thin, folded, brass that has ragged edges.
Multiple rough spots on the brass suggested to me that there had been other bits attached to it.

Electronics made sense for the brass,, but the chrome suggested exterior usage, and the word logo came to mind.

[argonsagas]

You need to go a size bigger. No way it should take a pliers and stick to get the rubber off.....

Perhaps so. The amount of friction involved tells me this one was not self-lubricated, as it remained stuck inside until forced out however.
It did predictably bend on removal