Oh Dear! you guys are going to laugh at me but I'm an old dinosaur who carries self vulcanisng patches, glue and tyre levers. Its served me well over the years... (please don't laugh!) :-)
My puncture string repair came with a few bottles of compressed air & device for connecting to tyre valve to pump tyre up enough to carry on to a garage . On my tubed tyre Honda Innova 125 ,I carry a spare inner tube .& motorcycle patch puncture outfit & tyre levers & mini foot pump in under seat compartment . All my bikes have appropriate tyre repair kit & standard owners Honda or Suzuki tool kit ,plus a few other handy tools like mole grips ,adjustable wrench ,Leathermsn tool ,gaffer & electrical tape ,spare fuses ,nylon ties ,length of auto electrical wire & spare front & rear bulbs . It’s amazing to me just how many so called bikers go out poorly prepared for punctures ,& have to rely on breakdown services for trivial breakdown issues .
Just gone tubeless with 500x. Dynaplug is inserted like a liquorice strip but needs no reaming. Easy roadside fix and very portable . But always carry an aerosol fir when I can't find the hole. Fixed a puncture on a multistrada and fjr1300 flat with it. Spin the wheel to force it into the hole and both times a hairstrand width if sealant slithered out and fixed it. Both riding colleagues very grateful on cold, wet Sunday afternoons when everything shut.. Halfords footpump for me. Bit bulky but never fails, easy to maintain and good for daily tyre pressure checks on tour - for the whole group! I am always surprised how many people don't think about tyre maintenance and puncture fixes on trips. Good topic. Happy travels 👍
Cheers Tenere. Good input that and for sure, tubeless conversion on a spoked rim would be my ideal.But I know some are keen to have or at least carry a tube, just in case
Fixed a couple of punctures on my old vstrom with the sticky worm things, First time a bit scary, cos reaming the hole in the tyre even bigger is sort of counter intuitive , 2nd time took me around 5 minutes in total, and in my blissful ignorance I did another 3000 miles on the tyre, on and offroad.
I have a question I have had a puncture in the passed with a tyre with a puncture would you rather get it fixed properly in a repair shop and run it until the tyre is at its end of life or replace the tyre
Nathan, regarding tubeless tyres and post repair I have heard a couple of differing opinions. I plugged a tyre on my GS (no problem). When I returned home my local garage advised me to re-new the tyre completely due to the weight of the bike. On the other hand I have heard people say they have continued to run the repaired tyre till the end of its life. What are your thoughts on the matter mate?
If it was me and my bike I'd just leave the worm in and ride it until the tyre wore out. That's what I've done in the past. For me and the business I have to take the official line of it being a temporary repair that needs fixing properly at the earliest opportunity. But on my own bikes I've never had a problem with air loss from plugged tube
I used one of the rubber wedges to fix a tubeless tyre. Have used them successfully in the past but this time it continued to slowly lose air so I took it to a garage for a proper repair which they refused to do as the hole I reemed-out meant it was too big to fix properly...
Fixed a nail hole in my car tyre with a sticky worm and the pressure hasn't changed in over 4K miles. Was tough getting the reamer through the carcase though.
I suppose the only negative to consider with long term plugging is whether you are covered by insurance with a long term worm should you have an accident; we all know how these insurance companies like to wriggle out of paying up ...just a thought .
Does that tubeless "worm" repair have the rubber glue/solution in those wee sachets ? I found once that my tube of rubber solution had solidified by the time I needed it :(
@@nathanthepostman Ahhhhh the kits I have used in the past had a wee tube of rubber cement that you were meant to liberally plaster all over the worm, interesting. Cheers :)
Just a shout out for us oldies where pumping might result in a cardiac arrest!! (lol) The "Rocky Creek Motopressor Pocket pump" ( compressor) is really good and has saved me in the middle of nowhere ( with the slugs of course) .I keep a permanent SAE lead off my battery.Cost: circa £40 .There is a TH-cam vid by Sven Olsen on the kit. Richard (Bristol Honda 500 CBX)
Good question and I'm sure it'll say on their website but I would hazard a guess that you could leave it in a good few years at least. It basically stays runny in the tube and activates when you get a puncture. Obviously if you have a blowout, forget it
my Himalayan is due for its first mot, i got a small pin prick in the rear, don't want to take the wheel off cos i will be putting a new boot on for the mot, March 1st i will have to give the slime a try, What type do you use !
I have only used Slime in my cars / trailer tyres. Both times I put it in after punctures / unidentified slow punctures. My trailer has been fine for a couple of years following what may have been a leak between the tyre and the rim. My car got 3 small punctures on the edge of what was a new tyre that wouldn't have been fixable by a garage. Half a bottle of slime and 3 years later and it's fine and loses no air. That said, in my experience it does cause some minor balancing issues hence me being reluctant to use it on my road bike.
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Oh Dear! you guys are going to laugh at me but I'm an old dinosaur who carries self vulcanisng patches, glue and tyre levers. Its served me well over the years... (please don't laugh!) :-)
My puncture string repair came with a few bottles of compressed air & device for connecting to tyre valve to pump tyre up enough to carry on to a garage . On my tubed tyre Honda Innova 125 ,I carry a spare inner tube .& motorcycle patch puncture outfit & tyre levers & mini foot pump in under seat compartment . All my bikes have appropriate tyre repair kit & standard owners Honda or Suzuki tool kit ,plus a few other handy tools like mole grips ,adjustable wrench ,Leathermsn tool ,gaffer & electrical tape ,spare fuses ,nylon ties ,length of auto electrical wire & spare front & rear bulbs . It’s amazing to me just how many so called bikers go out poorly prepared for punctures ,& have to rely on breakdown services for trivial breakdown issues .
Thanks Nathan, very well explained to a numpty like me.
Just gone tubeless with 500x.
Dynaplug is inserted like a liquorice strip but needs no reaming. Easy roadside fix and very portable .
But always carry an aerosol fir when I can't find the hole. Fixed a puncture on a multistrada and fjr1300 flat with it. Spin the wheel to force it into the hole and both times a hairstrand width if sealant slithered out and fixed it. Both riding colleagues very grateful on cold, wet Sunday afternoons when everything shut..
Halfords footpump for me. Bit bulky but never fails, easy to maintain and good for daily tyre pressure checks on tour - for the whole group! I am always surprised how many people don't think about tyre maintenance and puncture fixes on trips.
Good topic.
Happy travels 👍
Cheers Tenere. Good input that and for sure, tubeless conversion on a spoked rim would be my ideal.But I know some are keen to have or at least carry a tube, just in case
Good to know. I was actually only thinking about this yesterday when I found a metal shaving in my tyre.
Fixed a couple of punctures on my old vstrom with the sticky worm things, First time a bit scary, cos reaming the hole in the tyre even bigger is sort of counter intuitive , 2nd time took me around 5 minutes in total, and in my blissful ignorance I did another 3000 miles on the tyre, on and offroad.
Good advice, thank you :)
cheers , good info . merci they both get you to the next garage and out of the s..t
Great video, carry spare tubes and electrical pump. Good suggestion with the hand pump 😊🖖🏼
The pump is a good idea. I'll have to get one.
Tidy haircut, Nathan.
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I have a question I have had a puncture in the passed with a tyre with a puncture would you rather get it fixed properly in a repair shop and run it until the tyre is at its end of life or replace the tyre
Nice haircut 💇♀️👍
Nathan, regarding tubeless tyres and post repair I have heard a couple of differing opinions. I plugged a tyre on my GS (no problem). When I returned home my local garage advised me to re-new the tyre completely due to the weight of the bike. On the other hand I have heard people say they have continued to run the repaired tyre till the end of its life. What are your thoughts on the matter mate?
If it was me and my bike I'd just leave the worm in and ride it until the tyre wore out. That's what I've done in the past. For me and the business I have to take the official line of it being a temporary repair that needs fixing properly at the earliest opportunity. But on my own bikes I've never had a problem with air loss from plugged tube
I agree, thanks for the response 👍🏻
I used one of the rubber wedges to fix a tubeless tyre. Have used them successfully in the past but this time it continued to slowly lose air so I took it to a garage for a proper repair which they refused to do as the hole I reemed-out meant it was too big to fix properly...
Fixed a nail hole in my car tyre with a sticky worm and the pressure hasn't changed in over 4K miles. Was tough getting the reamer through the carcase though.
I suppose the only negative to consider with long term plugging is whether you are covered by insurance with a long term worm should you have an accident; we all know how these insurance companies like to wriggle out of paying up ...just a thought .
Does that tubeless "worm" repair have the rubber glue/solution in those wee sachets ? I found once that my tube of rubber solution had solidified by the time I needed it :(
They don't use any glue john. They're already tacky and so mould to the tyre. They can go off if exposed to air for too long though.
@@nathanthepostman Ahhhhh the kits I have used in the past had a wee tube of rubber cement that you were meant to liberally plaster all over the worm, interesting. Cheers :)
@@staryjanek you're right. I have seen those. I'm sure this kit doesn't have it. Works a treat without!
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Just a shout out for us oldies where pumping might result in a cardiac arrest!! (lol) The "Rocky Creek Motopressor Pocket pump" ( compressor) is really good and has saved me in the middle of nowhere ( with the slugs of course) .I keep a permanent SAE lead off my battery.Cost: circa £40 .There is a TH-cam vid by Sven Olsen on the kit.
Richard (Bristol Honda 500 CBX)
I got a nail in my new tyre, so I filled it with slime and ran that tyre till it wore out 8000 miles later. I’m a tight git.
how long does the slime work !
Good question and I'm sure it'll say on their website but I would hazard a guess that you could leave it in a good few years at least. It basically stays runny in the tube and activates when you get a puncture. Obviously if you have a blowout, forget it
my Himalayan is due for its first mot, i got a small pin prick in the rear, don't want to take the wheel off cos i will be putting a new boot on for the mot, March 1st i will have to give the slime a try, What type do you use !
@@antonyross9957 If the hole is already there then you might be better with the can of Holt that I showed in the video
I got Mitas and they are a nightmare to get on and off, Cheers for that. watch the black ice and i see you out there !
I have only used Slime in my cars / trailer tyres. Both times I put it in after punctures / unidentified slow punctures. My trailer has been fine for a couple of years following what may have been a leak between the tyre and the rim. My car got 3 small punctures on the edge of what was a new tyre that wouldn't have been fixable by a garage. Half a bottle of slime and 3 years later and it's fine and loses no air. That said, in my experience it does cause some minor balancing issues hence me being reluctant to use it on my road bike.