In Case of a Flat

Do you carry anykind of kit to fix the tire and which way will you choose to air the tire back up ??

Since I run tubeless tires, yes - a simple plug kit you can get @ any auto parts store. Had to use it twice too. As far as airing the tire back up, air-compressor. I've got one @ home & in the area I live you don't have to go very far to get to one.

I'll go to where the compressor is first too. For example, I picked up a sheet-metal screw in the front tire on one bike & didn't remove it immediately. The tire was losing air, but so slowly I was able to ride back home. Had I not been so close I'd have gone to a gas station, etc. then removed the screw & plugged the tire there.

I don't recommend riding very far on a plugged tire, but you can if you plug it right to begin with & the puncture is in the main body of the tire, not the sidewall.

Walley World carries the slime compressor and some slime to go with the kit if ou are interested.

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when i was living in new mexico, i had a suzuki ts 125 enduro bike and it would pick up thorns and such when i rode in the desert. i got tired of patching the tube two or three times a week. so i put some of the tire slime in the tires. worked good. when it sat for more than a few hours the slime would settle to the bottom of tires. the tires bounced up and down from the imbalance for the first few miles untill the slime flowed all around the tires then it was fine. if it sat for a few days the slime would unseal some of the holes, but if you kept an eye on the pressure it was ok. the bike didn't go over about 60 mph. on a bike that would run along at 75 plus the balance might be effected. but the fixaflat stuff in the spray can balances ok, so i guess it will be ok.

Use a Plug kit and then use the slime 12vdc inflator to blow yer tire up.

Riding with plugs

I can understand your concern about riding with plugs in the tyers but I have done it loads of times and never had a problem. Am I crazy or do the garages just try to scare you into buying a new tyre?

NEVER HAD A FLAT, KNOCK ON WOOD:roflmao: PICKED UP A SCREW BEFORE AND PULLED IT OUT AND IT ONLY WENT INTO THE TREAD, BEEN LUCKKKY, GOT A NICE 1/4 " SLICE GOING ON MY SIDE WALL NOW:roflmao: KEEP PUSHING MY LUCK, ONLY HAVE ABOUT 500 MILES ON THE TIRE, I WON'T DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY FOR SURE, SO I TAKE THE CITY ROADS WHICH AT BEST I CAN GO 35, I'LL CHANGE IT SOON, JUST WAITING ON OTHER ISSUES BEFORE I SINK MORE MONEY INTO THE BIKE, MIGHT NEED TO PUT IT INTO THE BICYCLE:roflmao: OR WALKING SHOE'S:roflmao:

I just carry a can of fix a flat and the plug kit. I don't care if the tire is brand new, once it's been punctured it gets replaced. My butt is worth more than a tire. Al

If you read the lable alot of those "fix a flat" tire repair kits say not to use em on motorcycles. Ive had a tire plugged too & where Im not too keen on it, Id rather do that as a temporary fix than to use crud in my tires. I had a situation a couple of weeks ago & since my tire was getting old anyway, I just replaced it.....no need to mess around when it comes to your tires.

Check this out !

Read where the mushroom plugs are the best. Others liked the stickey rope plugs. And somebody else had to use the pocket plugs and fix a flat to make it 600 miles cause the heads of the mushroom plugs were being eat into. Does anybody know which method will work the best.


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In case of a flat

Obviously riding with a plugged tyre is a bit risky and I appreciate the advice but both Cowboy and myself have ridden with a plug for thousands of miles and got away with it. Does anyone know if tests have been carried out to see what the risks are or do you know someone that has had a plugged tyre go on them?
I feel that if its just a nail or screw that has punctured the tyre it can be repaired fairly safely i.e. plugged and patched on the inside.
Don't know how much a tyre costs you guys but in England they cost a minimum of £100 for a half decent tyre for a rice rocket and if its a new trye thats been punctured thats money down the drain and really annoying.

Heard a reply from some dude in the UK say they use ultra seal in their tires from the time they are new. Anybody heard of it.

Also seen a write up that the military uses it.

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I've ridden on plugged tires for miles and miles and never had an issue. One thing tho there are special plugs for bike tires that go from the inside out. Not out side in. Using plain old car tire plugs only till I can get it replaced.

I just run tubes in every thing now