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I use it and have been very satisfied. I like it particularly to prevent a catastrophic loss of air in a spoked wheel (tubed) when doing 70 mph down the highway. I had this happen to a friend who was NOT using ride on. I like the balancing property with my forged wheels. Its a safety (piece of mind) for me. I don't repair tires when punctured I replace so the mess is not a problem.
First off ride on is not going to prevent a catastrophic loss of air in a tubed tire because when a tube that is inflated to over 35 psi gets a puncture it tears or rips the tube where the puncture is and the only thing the ride on is going to do is flow right out with the air it can not seal that rip in the tube nothing can. when it comes to a tubed mc tire the only thing ride on does is balance just ask the engineer at ride on about that. Sorry buts it not going to do anything for a tube puncture
I swear by this stuff and am current running it in three bikes. It has saved me a lot of heart ache on more than one occasion. Most recently about 100 miles from home I noticed the head of a 1/4" lag screw in the tread of my rear tire at a gas stop. When I got home I pulled the screw out. As you can see in the pic it was a pretty big hole. It just spit a little and sealed right up. Tire pressure was still around 35 lbs.
Needless to say I bought a new tire but for touring where the middle of no where is my preferred destination this stuff gives me some peace of mind.
Several of my riding buddies started using it as well. Two are on new CVO touring models with the TPS and have had no problems with with the sensors not working.
Currently have Ride-on since last tire change...about 3 years ago...just found 2 nails in my rear tire...noticed tire was a bit low and found the nails...Ride-on doing its job...filled tire back up to proper pressure...still drops a little press after a few days, but holding enough...new tires going on tomorrow...Ride-on will be going back in.
This just seems a little odd I have seen tires with nails in them not leak any air with ride on but I can see it not work on punctures all the time but the odd part of your post is you got a nail on the rear of your Electra glide well EG's have full fenders and saddlebags so how in the world did the rideon get around the rear fender/saddlebags docking hardware if you have that and into your wifes hair. That pretty amazing and then you actually got a tire shop of any kind to fix a flat on a mc tire when all shop insurance says you can not fix flats on mc tires because of the liability. ok then if you say so. I have been running ride on for years in countless tires on my bikes my trucks cars and all my customers tires with never one complaint the stuff works good for balancing I have only seen one tire that had a nail in it and the customer did not even know because it lost no air I just happened to see it when changing the tire already. Ride on is great stuff
I was thinking the same thing when I read this. Judging by how it washes out of the tire with just water, I would think it would also easily wash out of hair if that really happened.
There are many different brands of tire sealant, could be that some are confusing Ride On with some of the other more popular but less effective products.
Removed my wheel weights when I went with RideOn in my new set of Metzelers. Haven't had to rely on the puncture sealing quality but I've got a prominent vibration at 70- 75 that wasn't there before. Think I could have the front tire balanced without removing the RideOn?
look at the chart and use the heavy dose of ride-on. maybe you have something else going on ?
How does it seal when there is a puncture?
If it seals when exposed to air then why does it not harden when inside the tire that is full of outside air?
It would seem like it would never really seal but instead slow the release of air by pushing goo towards puncture.
Anybody left a sample out in a cup to dry?
Can someone explain how it seals when exposed to air when it is exposed to the same air inside the tire?
Does product harden? or does it just slow air release because of the viscosity of the fluid?
Has someone left a sample in a cup for a few days and seen it set-up?
I always read the word "seal" when product is mentioned.
I am having trouble understanding what activates the product to seal when the air inside the tire is the same as air outside of the tire.
I'm about to change my tires and bought 3 bottles of the RideOn. I'm still a little nervous about using it. I've read the a lot of posts with good reviews. Wondering if anyone has had a bad experience with it. How well does it work after it's been in the tire for a year or longer?
Still wondering how something seals a puncture when exposed to outside air when the same air is inside the tire.
To clarify: does product remain viscous inside the tire but somehow become a solid when exposed to the same air outside the tire when leaking through a puncture?
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