Oh well
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From: Southeastern USA
RE: Oh well
Well, today I discovered that patches don't stick to dunlop/hd tubes. Tried three different brands. The third patch was an industrial truck patch that came off a buddy's service truck, and was professionally applied by him. It just peeled off too. After the first one didn't take, the second two were just experiments.
At any rate, the bike is back together with a new 25.00 genuine harley davidson tube. Patched the tire to keep the puncture spot from rubbing a hole in the tube.
Just wished there had been an indy open, so I wouldn't have to give the moco the money for another patch proof tube.
Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
At any rate, the bike is back together with a new 25.00 genuine harley davidson tube. Patched the tire to keep the puncture spot from rubbing a hole in the tube.
Just wished there had been an indy open, so I wouldn't have to give the moco the money for another patch proof tube.
Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
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RE: Oh well
Ouch........ That's robbery. Typical HD!
Think I paid less than $6 per tube when I replaced tire's this last summer. And thats in Canada, where were used to paying 3x what the price is south of the border![&:].
Think I paid less than $6 per tube when I replaced tire's this last summer. And thats in Canada, where were used to paying 3x what the price is south of the border![&:].
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RE: Oh well
ORIGINAL: 96 Wide Glide
Ouch........ That's robbery. Typical HD!
Think I paid less than $6 per tube when I replaced tire's this last summer. And thats in Canada, where were used to paying 3x what the price is south of the border![&:].
Ouch........ That's robbery. Typical HD!
Think I paid less than $6 per tube when I replaced tire's this last summer. And thats in Canada, where were used to paying 3x what the price is south of the border![&:].
Yeah, no kiddin on the robbery. I can buy a damned truck tube for that. By truck tube, I mean class 8 truck tube.
If there'd been an indie open anywhere within a hundred miles, I wouldn't have bought the damn thing from them at all. Trouble is, both my local indies are closed on mondays, and tues is a holiday, so it would've been wed before I could get a tube, and tommorrow is s'posed to be a good riding day, plus need to be able to ride on new years day.
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RE: Oh well
ORIGINAL: Psycho
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Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
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Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
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RE: Oh well
ORIGINAL: 96 Wide Glide
Ouch........ That's robbery. Typical HD!
Think I paid less than $6 per tube
when I replaced tire's this last summer.
And thats in Canada,
where were used to paying 3x what the price is
south of the border![&:].
Ouch........ That's robbery. Typical HD!
Think I paid less than $6 per tube
when I replaced tire's this last summer.
And thats in Canada,
where were used to paying 3x what the price is
south of the border![&:].
96.
I'm doing the math here now. 3x2=6
Are you saying that you are rolling on a two dollar tube??
Curious.
mud
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RE: Oh well
ORIGINAL: mudpuddle
Good question Psych.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
ORIGINAL: Psycho
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Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
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Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
That was the one off the service truck. It stuck better than the first two, but we were still able to peel it off with some effort.
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RE: Oh well
If I remember correctly the old hotvulc pocket kit
had a primer that was brushed on first
to loosen up the tubecompound.
It's a throwaway world nowadaze. Sad
Out of curiousity, what does the indie get for a tube??
mud
had a primer that was brushed on first
to loosen up the tubecompound.
It's a throwaway world nowadaze. Sad
Out of curiousity, what does the indie get for a tube??
mud
ORIGINAL: Psycho
Yes.
That was the one off the service truck. It stuck better than the first two, but we were still able to peel it off with some effort.
ORIGINAL: mudpuddle
Good question Psych.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
ORIGINAL: Psycho
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Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
************************************************** **
Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
That was the one off the service truck. It stuck better than the first two, but we were still able to peel it off with some effort.
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From: Southeastern USA
RE: Oh well
ORIGINAL: mudpuddle
If I remember correctly the old hotvulc pocket kit
had a primer that was brushed on first
to loosen up the tubecompound.
It's a throwaway world nowadaze. Sad
Out of curiousity, what does the indie get for a tube??
mud
If I remember correctly the old hotvulc pocket kit
had a primer that was brushed on first
to loosen up the tubecompound.
It's a throwaway world nowadaze. Sad
Out of curiousity, what does the indie get for a tube??
mud
ORIGINAL: Psycho
Yes.
That was the one off the service truck. It stuck better than the first two, but we were still able to peel it off with some effort.
ORIGINAL: mudpuddle
Good question Psych.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
ORIGINAL: Psycho
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Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
************************************************** **
Wonder what the hell they make those things out of.
Did you try a hot vulcanizing patch??
mud
That was the one off the service truck. It stuck better than the first two, but we were still able to peel it off with some effort.
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RE: Oh well
Psycho, I know this is an old post and that you have your bike up and running again, but a thought about tubes and what can happen.
I was on a poker run and the lead guy punctured his rear tubed tire. Believe he was on a Heritage Classic. At 60 mph on a long bridge, the tire went flat almost immediately. I think it was a sheet metal screw that got him. If it hadn't been for one of the guys on the ride having a truck and trailer close by - 30 min. or so - he'd been out of luck. Even with another bother in a truck blocking traffic partly for us, the traffic on the bridge was horrendous. No one was budging and everyone was speeding, 15 to 25 mph over the speed limit. Even when a Sherrif's Deputy stopped and put the lights on for our safety, the A-H Cagers, still did not respect how dangerous they were, almost took out the Deputy's ride.
Long story short, I'm a fan of tubless tires. Have been for many, many years. I remember the old spoke days - not with fondness - and always looked for a better solution to trying to repair/replace a tube while on the side of the rode.
I was on a poker run and the lead guy punctured his rear tubed tire. Believe he was on a Heritage Classic. At 60 mph on a long bridge, the tire went flat almost immediately. I think it was a sheet metal screw that got him. If it hadn't been for one of the guys on the ride having a truck and trailer close by - 30 min. or so - he'd been out of luck. Even with another bother in a truck blocking traffic partly for us, the traffic on the bridge was horrendous. No one was budging and everyone was speeding, 15 to 25 mph over the speed limit. Even when a Sherrif's Deputy stopped and put the lights on for our safety, the A-H Cagers, still did not respect how dangerous they were, almost took out the Deputy's ride.
Long story short, I'm a fan of tubless tires. Have been for many, many years. I remember the old spoke days - not with fondness - and always looked for a better solution to trying to repair/replace a tube while on the side of the rode.
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From: Templeton California
RE: Oh well
Safety ***** be damned, slime them tubes.Ride on,Slime,Monkey snot it's all the same, not a perfect solution but it'll give you a fighting chance.Make sure it's the thick green stuff in a bottle that "seal an air" crap in a spray can is too thin.