Rear wheel puncture (boo hoo)

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I had my first puncture today first one in 30 years,bit of choker to say the least, staying on the bike whilst experiencing that strange uneasy wobble wasn't the drama, getting it fixed was the prob.
Bike was recovered easy enough in ashford Kent,so we hot footed 2 miles to multi franchise dealer " Laguna motorcycles " . The 961 as many of u may or not know ,as we take wheels for granted has inner tube S, size req is 5.5in X 17 & not readily available in the dealer,no call for them at that size apparently,fair enough ,understand, & shop can't get one for 4 days, Laguna is about 50 miles from nearest Norton dealer Krazy Horse so I called them & they had the complete absence of one from their shelves to,get one also in 4/5 days . So sourced one in the end half a mile from where I live at national firm "watling tyres" they had 18 on the shelf,so purchased the req item & having it fitted Monday at Laguna as I had to leave it there, a moral here guys , go buy & stock up on a couple spares especially if u travelling
 

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Hi If it goes completely flat its impossible to put on the side stand. We had to push a brick under the rear to get the stand down. And I will be at Watling Tyres in the morning. Thanks for the info
 
Has anyone tried one of those kits to seal the rims so tubes aren't required? A couple of my buddies with Thruxtons have done that with no issues.
 
I bought the kit at a local show as I had used them in tubeless tyres but haven't got round to putting in my Dominator. The guy at the show (well he would) said that they worked fine in tubed tyres
 
Frustrated was the mood yesterday,any ol how Peter ,not something your sport likely to suffer from with them lush carbon fibre wheels.So I'll be ready if & when there a next time, I will purchase a spare front & rear to keep at home & take em on my travels.
 
Hello Richard , I just ordered some Metzeler inner tubes for my 961 after reading your post. Believe it or not the front inner tube cost $2 more than the rear. Thanks for the advice
 
BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
I had my first puncture today first one in 30 years,bit of choker to say the least, staying on the bike whilst experiencing that strange uneasy wobble wasn't the drama, getting it fixed was the prob.
Bike was recovered easy enough in ashford Kent,so we hot footed 2 miles to multi franchise dealer " Laguna motorcycles " . The 961 as many of u may or not know ,as we take wheels for granted has inner tube S, size req is 5.5in X 17 & not readily available in the dealer,no call for them at that size apparently,fair enough ,understand, & shop can't get one for 4 days, Laguna is about 50 miles from nearest Norton dealer Krazy Horse so I called them & they had the complete absence of one from their shelves to,get one also in 4/5 days . So sourced one in the end half a mile from where I live at national firm "watling tyres" they had 18 on the shelf,so purchased the req item & having it fitted Monday at Laguna as I had to leave it there, a moral here guys , go buy & stock up on a couple spares especially if u travelling
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Feel your pain Britfan. Had my first puncture back in September, Dramatic air loss whilst in the fast lane on the A127 Rayleigh. By the time I managed to get over and safe I had shredded the innertube. I was recovered, eventually, but like you had to wait for tube and tyre. (Tyre was on its way out anyway)
 
BLIGHTYBRIT/SF, if you notice it doesn't say it's for use in roadgoing motorcycles or cars (nor on their website).

Cheers,

cliffa
 
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I've used something similar in the past, Finilec I think it was called.
I used as directed it eventually sealed the puncture, had to find a garage to inflate the tyre, there was supposed to be sufficient gas in the can, but there wasn't.
The tyre was unfit for repair, the alloy bike wheel took many hours of cleaning inside the rim before I could get a new tyre fitted.
Now use the AA recovery service.
Beware of RAC though the last time I asked they only recover you to the nearest garage unless you carry a serviceable spare wheel, bit difficult on a bike...
 
A friend tried a similar product but had poor results. The product was aptly named "Slime"
As described above, it was horrible to clean up. Additionally it did not seal the leak and rendered the tube unpatchable.

Here I'm assuming that the green stuff in the bottle above is of a similar makeup to Slime.
It might not be. If it's anything like the product below, it could work very well.



I've used a somewhat different semi-liquid sealant/balancer named Ride on.
Its water washable , so easy clean plus it stays in the crown of tubeless tires, not on the rim.
I am running it in both tube type and tubeless. Throw away the wheel weights, smooth as silk on the wheel balance.
No flats so far.

Glen

 
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Glen, that looks impressive.

I can ‘get’ how these products work in a tubeless tyre cos the tyre basically keeps its shape, allowing the slime to plug the hole.

But a punctured tube basically becomes a big soggy rubber bag squidging about all over the place! And I imagine it’s more difficult for this stuff to work in such scenarios...

So, I guess what I’m asking is, does it really work in tubed tyres?

And, I am a bit fussy when it comes to wheel balance... So, similar question, does this stuff really balance the wheels to the extent that physical balancing is no longer required?
 
Nigel, I'll have to answer with the three little words that a man finds so hard to say.
I don't know.

The manufacturer claims it does seal tube punctures, although they do say it is slightly more effective in tubeless type than in tubed tyres.
Anything to avoid a flat while out on tour, so Ive got it in both types and in multiple bikes. A friend is also running this in his tubed T100 Hinckley.
I suppose if it works as intended we'll likely never know that it works.
If it fails to work then that will be an easier thing to determine.

Re the balancing question- yes I am sure that it works. Smooth as silk all the way to 150 mph on the 955i ( ran out of nerve here) and to about 140 and the Rev limiter of the ThruxtonR (tubes)

Glen
 
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Thanks Glen, sounds like it’s worth a go.

Do you remove the balance weights when using this stuff?
 
Yes, balancing weights removed.
So , that offsets some of the balancer/sealant weight.
I haven't been able to sense any handling change in any bike that has had the Ride-on installed.
 
Nigel,
The Slime company sells tubes pre loaded with their compound. I have only used it in low speed applications around the house, i.e. lawn tractors, wheelbarrows, etc. so I guess it is tube friendly.
Liquid and bead balancing systems seem to get OK reviews, but some of the negative aspects are:
When a wheel stops rotating the stuff inside settles to the bottom. Then it takes a while for everything to get back in place once you start riding again, and according to some articles I read it really doesn’t work well at low speeds.
The other thing is they only balance in one plane, directly down the center of the tire. It’s probably the same as a spoke mounted wheel weight. But if you get a wheel professionally balanced I believe they can use the stick on weights to get the side to side balance correct, similar to high speed balancing on auto tires. I use spoke and clip on weight and static balance. Seems to work fine, but very rarely cruise above 80mph.
I guess like everything else it depends on your needs and use.
Pete
 

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