Flat Tires $ Bad Luck
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From: On a Lake, not far from the Gulf
https://www.google.com/search?q=rIDE...alant&tbm=shop
Also Cycle World has it on the shelves.
It is a bit of a pain putting it in with the tire on. It is almost worth the hassle to take the wheel off the bike.
Contrary to some opinion it can be used effectively in tubed tires. From their website:
"Works in Tubes and Tubeless Tires - Ride-On TPS will eliminate 85-95% of your flats in tubeless tires from objects up to 1/4" (1/8 for tube tires) that penetrate the contact area of your tire. Due to a tires inner curvature, Ride-On will not seal sidewall damage, or damage near the shoulder of the tire (the outside 1-1.5 of the tire tread). If a tire has a cut, impact break, bruise, bulge, snag, or sidewall damage, take the tire out of service and have it inspected by a professional tire care specialist."
Last edited by uklauren; Jun 3, 2016 at 11:34 AM.
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I don't agree with the Ride On unless it was a temporary fix for a tube, no way I'd slap it in a tubeless setup. I will say this, that tire with the nail I rode back the next day with the truck and picked it up. I knew my one of brothers could inner patch it and ride for a long time. HD just doesn't look at it like patch it and slap a new tube in there.
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I'm just old skewl, I guess. It does have good reviews, no doubt that. The one below particularly caught my attention. I'd probaly throw a can in the saddlebag when road trippin for emergency.
It works as a sealant quite well. I doubt if it really does much balancing. Note that on a modern motorcycle tire - only the center 1.5-2" is protected by the RideOn (there are some photos a friend took showing how little is really "protected").
It's good stuff in that it doesn't cause a mess at tire changing time. You probably do not want to use it if your bike has a Tire-Pressure-Monitoring system (BMW warns against it.)
It's good stuff in that it doesn't cause a mess at tire changing time. You probably do not want to use it if your bike has a Tire-Pressure-Monitoring system (BMW warns against it.)
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Rear tire was getting bald so I figure Id let the local HD shop replace it. Less than 50 miles later my rear brake went out. Yanked the caliper to find a bent spring. I had to wonder about that one.
Anyways, less than 300 miles later Im pulling into one of the other local HDs to pick up o rings and a derby cover gasket. I come out to the scoot and go to take off to rear flat tire. Frigging nail in the tire, one of those things they use to hold coax. It was a Monday which is a HD service nightmare. I sat there 5 hrs.
First dealer hit me for $400, second dealer was $325. Same owners,different stores. Needless to say we wont be going back to the first store. Talk about a couple of weeks bad luck. Got to laugh about it and move on.
Anyways, less than 300 miles later Im pulling into one of the other local HDs to pick up o rings and a derby cover gasket. I come out to the scoot and go to take off to rear flat tire. Frigging nail in the tire, one of those things they use to hold coax. It was a Monday which is a HD service nightmare. I sat there 5 hrs.
First dealer hit me for $400, second dealer was $325. Same owners,different stores. Needless to say we wont be going back to the first store. Talk about a couple of weeks bad luck. Got to laugh about it and move on.
Are you kidding?? You had GREAT luck.... you found the nail while still in the parking lot!!
Never mind.
I got nothing.
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