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From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jan 2010 04:20
Peter Moss <Pete(a)Noway.net> wrote:

> Which brings up another topic.... tires you can drive on flat and
> tire you can't.

There's no such thing as a run-flat motorcycle tyre (though KrustyUS
will tell you different), but the low and tough sidewalls and great
width of many modern radial bike tyres mean that they're very unlikely
to throw the tyre off the rim like old-style crossplies could.

You can certainly travel some distance, very slowly and carefully and
avoiding severe cornering antics on one that's gone flat, whether it be
recommended or not. But that's not the same thing as a tyre that's sold
as a run-flat tyre, as some car tyres are.

>Probably as many threads on that as on whether or not
> shafties can wheelie... :^)

Not quite :-)

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From: R P on 23 Jan 2010 08:22
Harley police tires are run flat

From: JohnAinLA on 26 Jan 2010 12:50
These kits are life savers.

I have two of them. One with a stripped down pump.
One with a compact pump like this:
<http://www.slime.com/product/69/Portable-12-Volt-Tire-Inflator-
%28COMP-04%29.html>
On my Pegaso I carry a bottle of Green Slime as it has tubed tires.
<http://www.slime.com/product/74/Tire-Sealant.html>

I have even taken my kit on off road surfing adventures in Baja.
Beats jacking up a 4 wheel drive pick up loaded with cooking and
camping gear to change
a wheel/tire when you can just stick a gummy worm in and pump it back
up!

And, yes, it is a good idea to put a fresh tube or can of glue in your
kit at the beginning of the riding season.

JohnA in LA, CA USA
From: The Older Gentleman on 26 Jan 2010 14:31
JohnAinLA <johnmalexander(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> And, yes, it is a good idea to put a fresh tube or can of glue in your
> kit at the beginning of the riding season.

<Pensive mode>

You know, I never thought of that, but of course if the kit hasn't been
used for maybe five years....

<Doffs Caberg>

Thank you, good sir. That is an excellent idea.


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Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
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From: paul c on 26 Jan 2010 18:29
JohnAinLA wrote:
> These kits are life savers.
>
> I have two of them. One with a stripped down pump.
> One with a compact pump like this:
> <http://www.slime.com/product/69/Portable-12-Volt-Tire-Inflator-
> %28COMP-04%29.html>
> On my Pegaso I carry a bottle of Green Slime as it has tubed tires.
> <http://www.slime.com/product/74/Tire-Sealant.html>
>
> I have even taken my kit on off road surfing adventures in Baja.
> Beats jacking up a 4 wheel drive pick up loaded with cooking and
> camping gear to change
> a wheel/tire when you can just stick a gummy worm in and pump it back
> up!
>
> And, yes, it is a good idea to put a fresh tube or can of glue in your
> kit at the beginning of the riding season.
>
> JohnA in LA, CA USA

There are a number of brands of foam that are unlike Slime in that they
are meant to fill a tubeless tire after a flat/puncture. I don't see why
they wouldn't work for tubed tires, either. I forget the brand names at
the moment, automotive stores have ones that are the size of a Pledge
wax aerosol canister for as low as four bucks. I've used them twice,
both times to help other people. Some bike accessory mfr. makes a much
smaller one for bike tires which is easier to carry but costs more at
the m/c shops. They all have a little tube with shraeder
valveattachment. One guy I knew put nearly 4,000 kilometres on his
little scooter before he got around to replacing the tire. The puncture
was in the centre of the rear tire which is about the only place I'd put
a patch. He had already used the wrong kind, an automotive one, not a
mushroom either. By the time I gave him the foam, the hole was a good
3/8 inch wide. Ever since then, I carry a can of it, either in some
bike cavity or other or just taped on somewhere. After seeing how it
sealed that big hole, I imagine it might get one home from Baja, not
that I know the place, to where one has a full set of tools to do the
tire properly or replace it. Just my two cents, for the money and
convenience, it's cheap insurance, no need to even lift the bike up.
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