The best plug & go puncture repair kit is…
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ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
dern said:
AndyG-ZTT said:
I use the origional Ultraseal from the USA.
It does what it says!.
Is this the stuff you were advertising earlier?It does what it says!.
dern said:
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
dern said:
AndyG-ZTT said:
I use the origional Ultraseal from the USA.
It does what it says!.
Is this the stuff you were advertising earlier?It does what it says!.
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
There are two products with similar names. One from the USA that works, and another that might not...
Uh huh. The point I'm making is that Andy is (as he's confimed by email to me for some reason) a sales rep for ultraseal (USA) and therefore his recommendations for it are not going to be unbiased by any stretch of the imagination.Andy, stop emailing me. I'm not interested in checking out the product. I don't wish you or your business any ill but while it's irritating seeing ads posted in the forum it's not right to recommend a product as a user when you sell it. People in here ask each other for advice and the advice we all give each other is trusted (mostly) and it's on that basis we take it on board. If we can't tell genuine advice from someone recommending stuff simply because they sell it then it renders the whole thing pointless. Even if you genuinely believe this stuff to be the best in the world it's impossible to distinguish between that point of view and someone who is simply saying that because their income ether wholly or partially depends on it.
Regards,
Mark
Regards,
Mark
dern said:
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
There are two products with similar names. One from the USA that works, and another that might not...
Uh huh. The point I'm making is that Andy is (as he's confimed by email to me for some reason) a sales rep for ultraseal (USA) and therefore his recommendations for it are not going to be unbiased by any stretch of the imagination.I've used the spray successfully as a get-you-home measure and I used it in a ride-on mower tyre that was leaking due to being a bit 'rotten' and it held it together for a couple of years - but that's a 5mph on grass only machine.
I do have one of those 'rep & air' kits but I've never used it and it's still in the garage, suppose I ought to carry it with me really but it'll probably have gone off by the time I need it anyway...
I do have one of those 'rep & air' kits but I've never used it and it's still in the garage, suppose I ought to carry it with me really but it'll probably have gone off by the time I need it anyway...
3rd option. GOOP. Lives in your tyre before you get a puncture.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
3doorPete said:
3rd option. GOOP. Lives in your tyre before you get a puncture.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
Hmmm interesting - presumably it wouldn't be a permanent fix though? And you'd need to get it repaired properly - but would a tyre place do it if it was full of goop?I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
Mellow Matt said:
3doorPete said:
3rd option. GOOP. Lives in your tyre before you get a puncture.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
Hmmm interesting - presumably it wouldn't be a permanent fix though? And you'd need to get it repaired properly - but would a tyre place do it if it was full of goop?I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
3doorPete said:
3rd option. GOOP. Lives in your tyre before you get a puncture.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
2 things:I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
1) what about screwing up tyre/wheel balance?
2) if you do get a puncture, and it 'heals' it immediately, how do you know you've got a puncture? (and therefore actually need to get it properly sorted for safety reasons, but wouldn't know...)
3doorPete said:
3rd option. GOOP. Lives in your tyre before you get a puncture.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
Presumably you have inner tube type tyres, I'm not sure those products will work with anything other than tubeless tyres, but I could be wrong. If they are ok for inner tubes, I guess it means almost no mess when changing tyres...I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
TallPaul said:
3doorPete said:
3rd option. GOOP. Lives in your tyre before you get a puncture.
I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
Presumably you have inner tube type tyres, I'm not sure those products will work with anything other than tubeless tyres, but I could be wrong. If they are ok for inner tubes, I guess it means almost no mess when changing tyres...I've just filled my DRZ with 250ml of GOOP in each tyre. This stuff sits in your tyres BEFORE you get a puncture and self seals up to 6mm holes as they happen.
It looks like radioactive snot, but given how quickly it tries to seal up the tyre valve as you fill the tyre (with the centre of the valve taken out) - it works well.
Reviews are good by all accounts and I've done it purely so I don't have to get stuck on a green lane, miles from Tarmac, trying to repair a puncture on a mud covered Enduro bike.
They are just another option for OP to consider I guess. On the sports bike, I'd just call the AA. That doesn't really work when green laning.
I've used both Ultraseal and Slime in tubed and tubeless tyres.
I'm a big fan.
Having commuted through London for several years and picked up countless punctures I switched to using Slime. From that point I didn't get a single puncture. Basically if it fills the gap that any intrusion leaves behind and seals it permanently. If the puncture is too deep then it wont work. If it works then it can be considered a permanent repair.
I'm now using Ultraseal for no other reason than it was cheaper at the time, but I'd recommend both.
When the bike is static it wells at the bottom of the tyres. For the first minute or so the ride can be a little unbalanced (very minor) as the liquid coats the entire inside of the tyre. From that point the ride is as normal with no balance issues. If the bike stops for more than 10 minutes or so then it begins to well again. It really is barely noticeable.
I've not used it on a weight conscious supersports so don't know if the precise balancing issue is more of a problem, but have used it on a GPZ500S, Transalp 650, DL1000 and ZZR1100.
I've never had a puncture whilst using it, and I'm not in any way affiliated with anyone who sells it!
I'm a big fan.
Having commuted through London for several years and picked up countless punctures I switched to using Slime. From that point I didn't get a single puncture. Basically if it fills the gap that any intrusion leaves behind and seals it permanently. If the puncture is too deep then it wont work. If it works then it can be considered a permanent repair.
I'm now using Ultraseal for no other reason than it was cheaper at the time, but I'd recommend both.
When the bike is static it wells at the bottom of the tyres. For the first minute or so the ride can be a little unbalanced (very minor) as the liquid coats the entire inside of the tyre. From that point the ride is as normal with no balance issues. If the bike stops for more than 10 minutes or so then it begins to well again. It really is barely noticeable.
I've not used it on a weight conscious supersports so don't know if the precise balancing issue is more of a problem, but have used it on a GPZ500S, Transalp 650, DL1000 and ZZR1100.
I've never had a puncture whilst using it, and I'm not in any way affiliated with anyone who sells it!
Edited by emailiscrap on Thursday 20th May 10:40
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