14k miles and first flat tire
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Road Captain
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From: Red&Black World
RE: 14k miles and first flat tire
Listen for air escaping
buy a gatorade soapy water works better, and pour it on your tire slowly rotate look for bubbles
Look for a cut
Maybe notice item protruding from tire
spit in valve stem and see if it bubbles too
Call motor pool and ask for technical assistance
buy a gatorade soapy water works better, and pour it on your tire slowly rotate look for bubbles
Look for a cut
Maybe notice item protruding from tire
spit in valve stem and see if it bubbles too
Call motor pool and ask for technical assistance
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From: Prescott, AZ
RE: 14k miles and first flat tire
About two years ago, I got a flat on Highway 1 north of San Simon CA - middle of NO Where and NO Cell coverage... finally got all taken care of and decided to really look into the Whole situation on flats - repair kits and the such... Did days of searching here on the forum and found this product
http://www.ride-on.com/prod_mot.asp
Went to the site and clicked on http://www.ride-on.com/test_motorcycle.asp
Testomionals - I even went so far as to search www.dogpile.com white pages and ended up talking to several of the posters from the site... in the end I was very convinced it will work - invested about $40 or so and It is in my tires - I will never ride without it... It just may save my *** next time. and I carry my Raod America card - $30 a year and they will tow you to the nearest HD shop that can repair your tire. All the above suggestions are good ones - I choose to do all my reasearch and my choice was to go this route - I do carry a small Co2 kit - not real sure how well it will work and my Ride-on should take care of it..
http://www.ride-on.com/prod_mot.asp
Went to the site and clicked on http://www.ride-on.com/test_motorcycle.asp
Testomionals - I even went so far as to search www.dogpile.com white pages and ended up talking to several of the posters from the site... in the end I was very convinced it will work - invested about $40 or so and It is in my tires - I will never ride without it... It just may save my *** next time. and I carry my Raod America card - $30 a year and they will tow you to the nearest HD shop that can repair your tire. All the above suggestions are good ones - I choose to do all my reasearch and my choice was to go this route - I do carry a small Co2 kit - not real sure how well it will work and my Ride-on should take care of it..
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From: Burleson, Tx.
RE: 14k miles and first flat tire
I tried fix a flat, no luck. Now compressor and plug kit. Make sure to get a plug kit with cord in the plugs, solid rubber ones not as good imo.
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RE: 14k miles and first flat tire
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Want more miles out of yourrear tire? Go easy on the rear brake!
I have 13,237 on this rear tire with 5/32 left looking for 15 or 16 K
If the chain don't break !!!!!!
Only got 10,500 on the first tire till I learned what tears up rear tires !!!!
07 ULTRA
Ride On.....
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