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Hi, first time post on biker section so I'm sure this has been discussed before but here I go anyway, Im coming to the end of my kit car build and am wondering whether to go for a spare wheel or this tyre weld stuff, A biker mate of mine reckons he's seen someone demonstrating it by shoving screwdrivers into the tyre without losing any pressure, what do others think and has anyone any experience with it ?
thanks
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When I was running my Westfield and Ultima I used a punture repair kit from my local bike shop. Comes with plugs and adhesive, CO2 canisters etc. ISTR it cost me about £25.
Trouble with tyre weld is it buggers your tyre. The stuff you put in as a preventative is different, not too sure how well that works. I'd be worried about not knowing about a nail etc. in the tyre.
Trouble with tyre weld is it buggers your tyre. The stuff you put in as a preventative is different, not too sure how well that works. I'd be worried about not knowing about a nail etc. in the tyre.
BobM said:
When I was running my Westfield and Ultima I used a punture repair kit from my local bike shop. Comes with plugs and adhesive, CO2 canisters etc. ISTR it cost me about £25.
Did you ever try to use it? I tried to repair a puncture with mine and couldn't get the plug to go in to the tyres, the insertion tool just cut them in half. My guess is that the tyre I was trying to repair was substantially more substantial than a bike tyre. In the end I used up all the supplies in my 25 quid kit and took it to a garage who repaired it properly for 14 quid... d'oh.BobM said:
Trouble with tyre weld is it buggers your tyre. The stuff you put in as a preventative is different, not too sure how well that works. I'd be worried about not knowing about a nail etc. in the tyre.
It must have been the sealant he was talking about, good point regarding nails etc, I suppose the only way you'd know would be to check before each journey
Aren't we supposed to check tyres every week ! Hands up those who do that. It must be easier with a bike purely because you can see more of the tyre, looks like a spare wheel is the way to go.
thanks for the help guys
dern said:
BobM said:
When I was running my Westfield and Ultima I used a punture repair kit from my local bike shop. Comes with plugs and adhesive, CO2 canisters etc. ISTR it cost me about £25.
Did you ever try to use it? I tried to repair a puncture with mine and couldn't get the plug to go in to the tyres, the insertion tool just cut them in half. My guess is that the tyre I was trying to repair was substantially more substantial than a bike tyre. In the end I used up all the supplies in my 25 quid kit and took it to a garage who repaired it properly for 14 quid... d'oh.Ditto.
Ended up wobbling to the nearest petrol station for some Tyre Weld!
I carry TyreWeld in the kit car, thereby guaranteeing I will never get a puncture!
My first ever 'superbike', an '82 Kawa 1000, had a tube type rear tyre fitted on a tubless rim. It was sealed with some tyre weld stuff.
Nope, I didn't do it, and only discovered it when I took it in for new rubber, after some 5000 miles of high speed hooliganism. The tyre guy was horrified, and explained in detail what would have happened had I lost pressure at speed.
Only time I ever actually used it myself was on a Kawa 750, in Spain, slow front wheel puncture. It fixed it and re-inflated it, and I rode back to the UK on it, and several thousand more miles with no problems. Yes, I know I should have got the tyre fixed properly, but money was always tight in them faraway days.
Nope, I didn't do it, and only discovered it when I took it in for new rubber, after some 5000 miles of high speed hooliganism. The tyre guy was horrified, and explained in detail what would have happened had I lost pressure at speed.
Only time I ever actually used it myself was on a Kawa 750, in Spain, slow front wheel puncture. It fixed it and re-inflated it, and I rode back to the UK on it, and several thousand more miles with no problems. Yes, I know I should have got the tyre fixed properly, but money was always tight in them faraway days.
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