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Flat Tire Repair - Spoke Wheels
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,275
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From: Highlands, NJ
Yeah, the classic motorcycle look, is the look your friends give you as they wave goodbye to your flat tire sorry ***.
My spokes are history as of next Friday.
Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
From: Medford, OR
Any suggestions?
Banned
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,097
Likes: 0
From: Macon GA
Hahaha, you young pups are showing your age. Once opon a time spokes was all we had on a bike. Alloy wheels? those were on 4-wheelers. Keep those tires properly inflated and you will rarely if ever have a flat.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 756
Likes: 133
From: Connecticut
This is the first bike I've had with spokes since the 70's and I have to admit I just don't like the idea of being stuck with a flat! I only have 1000 miles on the bike but I think I'll be looking for alloy wheels and a tubeless setup this spring. Plug and go is just too easy to do, and I would just hate to be stuck somewhere over a tire.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 163
Likes: 6
From: Conway, Arkansas
Don't you have to install the European tubes backwards? ;-).. guess I'm in the minority here.. nothing better looking to me than whitewall tires on spoke wheels, (course I do own a RKC). And , it sounds like i'll be sitting there watching you guys ride past me on the rode. oh well. I'll be looking good sitting there on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck.. and thats all that matters...well unless its raining! ;-) that would be my luck!
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,348
Likes: 247
From: Florida
In the UK we w=use a product called punctureseal (www.punctureseal.com). The beauty of this product is, you put it in BEFORE you get a puncture and it will seal it one does happen, its safe up to 150mph and its not a temporary fix as you do not have to change the tire at the earliest convenience. When I picked my RK in Savannah last Nov I brought a bottle across with me and filled my tires before riding down to Tampa. The other plus point is, it keeps the tire pressure up so better for wear and mpg :-)
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2010
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I bought a 2011 RKC and changed to the 28 spoke mag wheels. I intend to keep the stock spokes for my personal options of changing back or include when I trade the bike up in the future.
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Guess that is the kind of friends there are in NY. Around here a stranger will stop and help you get your bike home or at least to a major city. Friends, at least mine, will stay with you til help comes or go home, get a trailer and come back for you. After they bring back a couple of beers to tide you over til they get back w/ the trailer
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
There is a difference in tubes. The ones most commonly sold are "oriental", and when punctured will have a "star crack", with lines radiating out from the puncture. Most european tubes such as Michelin or Metzler have a different rubber compound. A puncture in these will not only lose air more slowly, but have a better chance of being temporarily taken care of with Fixaflat.