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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:17 PM
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came out from work to find rear tire flat tonight. Got a ride home and need to fix tomorrow.

I have never used fix a Flat on a motorcycle tire. need to drive it to the dealership. Maybe a couple of miles. what do you think?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:20 PM
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NO!!!!!!!! that stuff ruins the inside of your rim!
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:20 PM
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You'll know once you put it in. Had a tire going down once, luckily near a gas station, which was a couple miles from home. Heard where the air was coming out, stuck a golf tee in the hole, made it home.

Ruined the golf tee !
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:27 PM
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NO!!!!!!!! that stuff ruins the inside of your rim!
This NO NO NO , seen 2 people try that crap and all it did was make a huge mess of their bikes and the tires didn't hold air.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:30 PM
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If it's a nail, get a plug kit and some compressed air.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:31 PM
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Can you plug it ? Or fill and ride quickly to repair shop? Fix a flat sucks A total mess to clean up but if it's your only solution you got to do what you Gotta do
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:40 PM
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If its tubeless, maybe plug it.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:46 PM
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Are you running tubeless tires?
 
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Is there damage? Posssible bad valve?

Ride-On = good

Fix a Flat = bad
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 08:55 PM
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As stated above. Not a good solution. Plug it or remove it and repair or replace if possible. Even if it works, it's a future mess to deal with.

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