Not wishing to invoke the wrath of the great Bad Juju bird but I've been thinking of a puncture repair and get me home kit for the bike and I would like to see if there's a consensus of members on a product. It needs to be small enough to fit in the boot of a 954 but not so big that I can't get my tool roll and emmergency bumbag/rucksack in too. Any thoughts guys would be appreciated.
repairing a bike tyre at the side of road? whats in the pack,or more importantly how does it work? i guess it'll be a screw type thing that just goes in and some gas canister to inflate it back up? why not just put some tyrte weld/slime stuff in your tyre to begin with,gotta be better than trying to do a repair at the road side?
I believe Tyre weld means you can't plug the tyre after if thats what you wanted to do, I could be wron though
I saw some stuff at a bike show a couple of years ago where they were putting a liquid sealant, green, it was, into the tyre then spinning it up on a jig so that it spun out and coated the inside then were getting the punters to stab it with an ice pick. I was going to pick a bottle up on the way back but forgot. Buggered if I can remember what it was called though.
Stop'n Go tyre plugger repair kit - have a search on ebay, or try this item number for an example. 120898140265 fantastic things, they have a gun thing for forcing repair mushrooms through the hole. Personally, having tried most, I wouldn't bother with any others. Not sure how big your underseat space is, but the kit fitted under my 03 R1 seat with the standard tool kit and some other bits and bobs. Doesn't fit under my ABS blade seat tho, too tight with the alarm in the way. Still wont leave home without it; I have a seat pack.
Got one of these under my seat cowl, never had to use it yet (touch wood )so can't give any feedback, but it fits in nice and gives piece of mind in case of a *%$£** Motorcycle Tubeless Tyre Puncture Plugger Repair Kit Thumbs Up BMW Kawasaki Bike | eBay
Hey, rob posted a similar question not too long ago here:- http://1000rr.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4889 I mentioned the type of sealant your talking about from the show as well as other options to fix the tyre well besides spending 25 quid a yr for breakdown cover. Regards Shiny
I've never had a puncture yet. It never even occurred to me that people repaired them at the roadside. I always figured I'd just call Green Flag out if I got one
Some of the guys on here have had tyres damaged beyond reuse by RAC roadside repairs, but I suppose that leads into the argument of repair or replace again. My initial query was based on the fact that on most of my ride out routes you can even get a good signal in a phone box and walking off Dartmoor is rarely an option in leathers.
Never had a puncture on a bike...but am now considering a puncture repair kit.. i did have one on my car once, and i wish i had a repair kit! i had 20" wheels on the car (no run-flats), and the 535's does not come with a spare.. Recovery refused to help..but eventually did tow me to Quick fit where i had to buy a £350 tyre!
I've got a foam and compressor kit came with the Mazda, but it states that the tyre cannot be repaired after use on the kit. If the gloop solutions shiny mentioned mean that a tyre can be re used if possible, then it's got to be worth a tickle.
You won a watch there Ken. Puncturesafe is def the best way of prevention rather than rectification after the fact. I have seen people with the blue spots on the tyres where a puncture has been sealed n the owner didn’t even know there had been a puncture due to leak sealing before loss of any air! (Well a little pssst.)
I emailed them and Bridge Motorcycles sell it or they'll do mail order from their warehouse but I can't walk down the hill and pick some up. Thanks again on the reminder Shiny.
No probs Ken, Just tryin to give my thoughts and experiences to try n help others out. The kit comes in a litre bottle(think it was a litre) with a flexy tube for filling, an application sheet informing you how much gloop goes in each size of tyre. instalation is basically its as follows, Put valve to bottom of wheel Remove the valve core n pour in the required gloop Wipe any excess gloop from valve n reinstall core Blow up the tyre to correct pressure (as per bikes owners manual) Spin wheel a few times (repeat list for other wheel) or go for quick run when both wheels done Then pretty much forget about it.
