[triggerbilly]

OK
my k750 has been garaged for a while, it is running, but because it's been stood for a while the front tire has lost all it's air and I can't get it seated and pumped up again

Any Ideas other than filling it with either and risk blowing my house up !!!!!

thanks

[chucktx]

here are a few suggestions.....

use a belt to wrap the tire and try to get the bead to seat
use some grease around the rim with the belt to help to seat it
take it to a tire shop......truck tire prefered.....they have a large hand held air tank with a 2" nozzle on it and a quick release valve on it. they will stick the nozzle inbetween the tire and rim and open the valve. a very large volume of air will blow into the tire seating it against the rim........hope this helps some..................................

[duke76]

I dont think I would use grease it is a petroleum product and could deteriorate your tire, It probably would take a few years but it could, sounds like the tire is already a few years old so it is probably in need of replacement anyway, they make a special tire soap that you could use instead or bead seating goop, but Chucks idea or a large ratchet strap around the tire would be good, I have used the ether trick on tractor or truck tires and it has worked well, but usually on small tires, a ratchet strap is all you need. Todd

[skull2007]

i'd be thinking hard on a new tire, you might be kicking a dead horse

[mwelych]

I replaced quite a few tires in my mechanic days... There is some stuff called seam sealer, a sticky grayish material which always helped in situations like that. It could help ya... Think Auto Zone has some...

[Red Rider]

I had this problem a lot with my ATVs, dirt bikes, wheelbarrows, etc. What I found that works 99% of the time is a decent portable air pump that can store about 1gal of air - I use a Cambell Hausfeld, which sold all over today.
- Pump it up to 100. Dial the outlet pressure to a bit more than you need (like 40lbs for a bike).
- Get the tire warm (sunlight is usually enough) especially if it is a cool day.
- use either slightly soapy water or veggie oil (just a little) on the bead/rim
- either get someone to help shape the tire to the rim or jack it up and twine it so that it is close to evenly touching all around the rim.
- Blast that compressed air in there as fast as ya can. If it is hissing out the side try to push it in to get a seal (much easier if someone else is helping)

It is nearly impossible to get it to work with a bicycle type manual pump, but I've had great results with the reservior pump. Good luck!

[SPORSTERBOY]

If your willing to ride on crap like that, get some fix a flat from the dollar store, wouldn't it just make more sense to buy a cheap tire online. Alot cheaper than repairing your Azz and your bike.

[triggerbilly]

I'm not even thinkin of riding more than 10 miles on this 'crappy tire'
I just wanna get some air in it so i can take the bike on a test run up and down the street a few times.

just a cheaper option to wasting and spending too much money
Thats why i don't ride harleys !!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha

[FLHTbiker]

just a cheaper option to wasting and spending too much money
Thats why i don't ride harleys !!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha

[wvak47]

Originally Posted by triggerbilly

Thats why i don't ride harleys !!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha

Don't sound like YOU RIDE MUCH of anything

For the flat fix though the belt around the tire works well, although we used chains (on a Bobcat not a bike) it helped seat the bead. Two people will make it MUCH easier as well. You have to release tension on the belt slowly until the bead will hold itself. I don't know if a hand pump would deliver the air volume needed to seat it without a lot of help. Good luck and watch your arse on that thing, I wouldn't think near as much about a back tire as I would the front. That just concerns me LOL.

[skull2007]

is this thread about a waste of time or what, but then some people love kicking a dead horse. try to help the jerk then he insults hd owners on a hd sponsored forum who only try to help him

[triggerbilly]

Some people help (thanks)
and some people get paranoid and take the piss (no thanks)

I don't care what anyone rides or how often they ride it
so i apologize if you took my joke the wrong way, or just didn't understand that it was a joke (i would've thought the smiling face and hahaha were good signs of a joke !!!)


sorry
the jerk !!!

[duke76]

well, did you get it seated? Todd

[Red Rider]

Yeah, triggerbilly, got to finish the story....ya-git r-done yet?

As to the "joke", don't think it was the best ever (the "Wallet Thieves" one is a far superior recent example) but it don't hurt to try. Harleys do cost a lot to run and maintain. I sure as heck didn't get mine so I could commute economically - and anyone who tells ya they did is full of it - or dumber than a monkey's butt! Now if someone said "So I could commute economically with STYLE!" - I'd respect that!

[triggerbilly]

thanks for the advice guys.

i think i'm gonna try some of the seam sealer from autozone that mwelych
mentioned
It too hot to do alot in my garage at the moment 95 degrees !!
way too hot for an english guy living in texas !!!

I'll let ya know

[chucktx]

what part of TEXAS?????

[triggerbilly]

Dallas
2.30 am and it's 81 degrees !!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll get used to it one day

[chucktx]

i bet ya dont.........same here in southeast ............been here over 30 years, still not used to it!!!!!!!!!