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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 11, 2017 8:08:38 GMT
Had my second puncture of the year on my motor bike yesterday. It's usually around this time, hawthorns cut, their thorns everywhere, difficult to avoid. I was reading about 'slime' which is apparently some form of goo you pump into your tubes as a puncture preventative. Has anyone tried this, would you recommend it, any downsides to using it?
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 11, 2017 8:27:42 GMT
It’s quite an old bike, isn’t it? So just checking ... tubed or tubeless tyre? As I understand it the goo is not suitable for tubed tyre.
I’ve never used goo, because with a tubeless tyre one tends not to get punctures that cause rapid deflation. Normally it’s a nail or something that only deflates the tyre rapidly if you pull it out. I suppose it would be a good idea for a long trip away from civilisation.
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 11, 2017 8:34:35 GMT
Oh well just had a look. It seems some of the stuff is suitable for tubes.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 11, 2017 9:06:31 GMT
Yes it's a 1982 Yamaha RS125DX. Skinny little tyres on it, no wonder they are so rare, most of them have probably been terminally crashed. I've seen that there are different types for tubed and tubeless tyres. It's not too expensive, think I'll give it a go. I was lucky with yesterday's incident, rapid deflation but fortunately it was the rear tyre rather than the front, and it was 'only' a half mile push to the bike shop, who left me 40 quid poorer by fitting a new tube. One of these days it's going to happen in the middle of nowhere.
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Post by IainS on Nov 11, 2017 15:22:10 GMT
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Post by patty on Nov 11, 2017 15:45:11 GMT
My youngest son likes that slime in tubes stuff..they used it a lot when he was driving vehicles for the military in various places abroad and then when his brother had an accident Christmas day one year it did get the car stable enough to use. Obviously don't think he's had much to do with using it in bikes so that may be different but I've got some in the boot and wouldn't hesitate to have a go now.
I brought some for the tyres on a bike trailer and it was sold by the bike shop for that use so guess it must work.
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 11, 2017 16:26:51 GMT
Yes it's a 1982 Yamaha RS125DX. Skinny little tyres on it, no wonder they are so rare, most of them have probably been terminally crashed. I've seen that there are different types for tubed and tubeless tyres. It's not too expensive, think I'll give it a go. I was lucky with yesterday's incident, rapid deflation but fortunately it was the rear tyre rather than the front, and it was 'only' a half mile push to the bike shop, who left me 40 quid poorer by fitting a new tube. One of these days it's going to happen in the middle of nowhere. I recall from my yoof having a shot of a mate’s BSA rocket, with him on the back, just overtaking lots of traffic with oncoming traffic as you do, when pop, rear tyre/tube suddenly completely flat. Lots of opposite lock and wriggling brought us to a safe ending but it was a bit squeaky! And it would have been catastrophic had it been the front tyre. This is why tubeless tyres are so much safer on a bike. |
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Post by Andyberg on Nov 11, 2017 16:35:06 GMT
I use mooses on my enduro bike for zero punctures. They are like a soft solid rubber inner tube, no good for prolonged road use over say 15 miles as they get hot alas!
Another alternative are Continental heavy duty tubes....8mm thick rubber against the usual 4-6mm.
Never used slime to fix tubes / tyres, I'd just chuck a new tube in, although I suppose if you're in an isolated spot there's no other way!
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Post by peterboat on Nov 11, 2017 20:29:19 GMT
I had slime in the tyres on my Rolls Royce worked well as I never had a puncture I did pull nails out when it was on the ramp and a little slime came out then it was all sealed up so for me great stuff
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