Fix a flat
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Upstate NY
I always ride with a plug kit. THis kit comes with all the stuff you need. Plugs, tools, and CO2 canesters. I think I got it from JR cycles but if you do a search I know you could find one.
Never had to use it yet. Knock on wood. lol
Roy
Never had to use it yet. Knock on wood. lol
Roy
Cruiser
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I cannot count the number of times that I've heard "Spoked wheels must have tubes". In fact two HD salesmen, at two different dealers, tried to tell me this. My 2009 RK has tubeless spokes, as did my 2006 Dyna. So, tubeless spoked wheels have been around for at least 4 years.
As for fix-a-flat... I would not use it for the same reasons as stated by Riteway.
As for fix-a-flat... I would not use it for the same reasons as stated by Riteway.
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The wheels I have are the profile laced, chrome option. I am not sure if the standard wire spoked wheels are tubeless or not. If they are it is probably written on the sidewall.
Seems to be a pretty common misconception. I didn't mean to call you out, Camping. I only quoted you because it was in this thread.
Seems to be a pretty common misconception. I didn't mean to call you out, Camping. I only quoted you because it was in this thread.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Western Wisconsin
My saddlebag has a tire plug kit and a small tire pump.
Only had one flat back in '94 on the way to Sturgis on I-90.
I plugged the tire and a buddy was riding a new Gold Wing with an onboard air compressor....SICK & SLICK!!!!
Only had one flat back in '94 on the way to Sturgis on I-90.
I plugged the tire and a buddy was riding a new Gold Wing with an onboard air compressor....SICK & SLICK!!!!
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
What about Slime?
Extreme HDF Member
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
I've been using plugs for decades and only had a problem one time when I didn't install it properly. When inserted you can push it in too much or not enough. Check tire pressure and inspect the repair for several days afterward and if it is holding air you're good.
Tourer
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From: Colorado
This is news to me. I didn't realize the profile laced wheels could run tubeless tires. What kind of tires are you running on them dmacx?
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From: Pacific Northwest
I cannot count the number of times that I've heard "Spoked wheels must have tubes". In fact two HD salesmen, at two different dealers, tried to tell me this. My 2009 RK has tubeless spokes, as did my 2006 Dyna. So, tubeless spoked wheels have been around for at least 4 years.
As for fix-a-flat... I would not use it for the same reasons as stated by Riteway.
As for fix-a-flat... I would not use it for the same reasons as stated by Riteway.
Get ready to hear it again. Factory HD wire spoke wheels absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt need tubes. They will not hold air without them. My brother's '09 Streetglide with wire spoke wheels has tubes from the factory as does my wife's '07 Heritage (fancy smooth rims w/wire spokes) and a bud's '10 Heritage. Seen 'em all myself. If you're referring to the one piece aluminum wheels you're absolutely correct but it's misleading to call them spokes, which is technically right, just not what most people think of when you say "spokes".
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Get ready to hear it again. Factory HD wire spoke wheels absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt need tubes. They will not hold air without them. My brother's '09 Streetglide with wire spoke wheels has tubes from the factory as does my wife's '07 Heritage (fancy smooth rims w/wire spokes) and a bud's '10 Heritage. Seen 'em all myself. If you're referring to the one piece aluminum wheels you're absolutely correct but it's misleading to call them spokes, which is technically right, just not what most people think of when you say "spokes".
To keep this on topic, I would not use fix-a-flat in any tire unless I was planning to buy a new one.
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Warren, Michigan
i have needed to use fix-a-flat on my rear tire on my 07 road glide with cast wheels. I hated to do it, but it was an emergency and had to get home. We were on a trip up in northern michigan at the time. Made it to Zips HD in ******* the next day so they could rape me on a stock dunlop rear tire to go with my metzler on the front..... it was all that they had. I was on a trip, what else could I do?