fix a flat

[heyharris1]

hello,

Just curious since we don't have any spare tires does anyone carry a can of fix a flat or something similar in case they get a flat tire and you just happen to be 30 or whatever miles from civilization. I was thinking about picking on up just in case.

Jim

[JFD]

Yes, and a tiny compressor. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-400...essor/52111782

[Zip]

I do

[spyderryder53]

hello,

Just curious since we don't have any spare tires does anyone carry a can of fix a flat or something similar in case they get a flat tire and you just happen to be 30 or whatever miles from civilization. I was thinking about picking on up just in case.

Jim

I carry a can of fix a flat ( with a tube on it to get to the rear tire ) ,a tire plug set, and Lamonster air pump.
Leon

[Kredab]

I carry a easy to use patch kit and Lamont's compressor. My tire buddies really get upset when people put gunk in their tires, but I also understand why you would do it....I believe my patch kit is a Stop n Go....

[HankD]

hello,

Just curious since we don't have any spare tires does anyone carry a can of fix a flat or something similar in case they get a flat tire and you just happen to be 30 or whatever miles from civilization. I was thinking about picking on up just in case.

Jim

I carry a can of it for emergencies, but I know how much it will gunk up your rims and inside of tire. Better than being stranded I guess. I'll carry it until I get a simple motorcycle plug kit and Lamonster's air pump.

[Road-Kill]

I carry a can of it for emergencies, but I know how much it will gunk up your rims and inside of tire. Better than being stranded I guess. I'll carry it until I get a simple motorcycle plug kit and Lamonster's air pump.

I carry a small vulcanizing kit and a small bicycle air pump. I've never had a need for it in 30+ years of riding but I feel warm and fuzzy knowing its there.

[Navydad]

Good old string plugs, small tube of rubber cement, and a mini compressor. Used them four times in the last 6 years and they never failed me. Also used them to bail out my buddy when his high tech repair kit with rubber plugs and CO-2 cartridges proved to be worthless.

[Ex-Rocket]

I carry a plug kit and compressor.

[pegasus1300]

plug kit and Lamonster compressor

[Chupaca]

I carry a mushroom plug kit and air supply. Better to have it and never use it than not have it and need it. Also comes in handy for those that don't have anything with them...

[Fatcycledaddy]

I carry a tire plug kit and CO2 cartridges to air up the tire. like this. Takes up VERY little room.

http://www.motosport.com/product/?ad...segment=badger

[Lew L]

I carry a tire plug kit and CO2 cartridges to air up the tire. like this. Takes up VERY little room.

http://www.motosport.com/product/?ad...segment=badger

I also carry a "Stop& Go " kit.

[Fatcycledaddy]

Good old string plugs, small tube of rubber cement, and a mini compressor. Used them four times in the last 6 years and they never failed me. Also used them to bail out my buddy when his high tech repair kit with rubber plugs and CO-2 cartridges proved to be worthless.

Seeing that is what I have but have never had to use, how did it prove worthless? What didn't work? It has a 4.9 out of 5 star rating.

[4 MARIE]

But of Course ! (said with Dracula's accent)

[bcer960]

I carry a tire plug kit and CO2 cartridges to air up the tire. like this. Takes up VERY little room.

http://www.motosport.com/product/?ad...segment=badger

I have the same kit.

[heyharris1]

howdy,
You all have thrown out some great ideas. The only problem I see with the co2 cartridges is you are limited to the air only they contain. If something goes wrong with 1 or 2 cartridges is there enough air. I was thinking with a small air pump, you air is limitless. I don't know maybe you can fill up the tire multiple times with the same cartridge but if you need all of them for 1 fill up???

Jim

[PistonBlown]

howdy,
You all have thrown out some great ideas. The only problem I see with the co2 cartridges is you are limited to the air only they contain. If something goes wrong with 1 or 2 cartridges is there enough air. I was thinking with a small air pump, you air is limitless. I don't know maybe you can fill up the tire multiple times with the same cartridge but if you need all of them for 1 fill up???

Jim

I carry both the co2 cartridges (they came with my tyre repair kit) and a small air pump. I check my tyres and pressures each morning when on a ride so the pump comes in useful then. The CO2 cartridges will be used when I do get a puncture, if they don't work fully then I'll have the pump to top up.

My assumption, and it just an assumption, is that the CO2 cartridges fill the tyre quickly. If your at the side of a main road you want something that fills the tyre as fast as possible, even if it's not fully inflated, so you can move somewhere safer. The pump I have would take a few minutes as it's small.

[Navydad]

Seeing that is what I have but have never had to use, how did it prove worthless? What didn't work? It has a 4.9 out of 5 star rating.

Buddy had a rather wide 190 rear tire on his Triumph. 6 CO-2 cartridges took it to 16 PSI. That put it just above "still flat" and no way was this loaded touring bike going to be ridden. Not saying they won't work, just don't put much trust in what four or five will do. Plug held okay, but find another source for air.

[BoilerAnimal]

We carry a plug kit and Lamontser's air compressor! It's a great little compressor that doesn't take up much room and is PERFECT for airing up the rear tire with the hard to reach valve stem.

http://www.lamonstergarage.com/lamon...r-pack-silver/

[SpyderAnn01]

Plug kit and Aerostitch compressor. Joe seems to be a nail magnet on his various motorcycles so we have used it several times. I use the compressor whenever I need to add air and don't want to pull out our big compressor.

[Peter Aawen]

....... 6 CO-2 cartridges took it to 16 PSI. That put it just above "still flat" and no way was this loaded touring bike going to be ridden. Not saying they won't work, just don't put much trust in what four or five will do.......

They must've been the tiny little 'soda siphon' or whipped cream CO2 cartridges, with a max of 10g or so of compressed gas (altho you can get Hi-capacity cartridges in that size cartridge too!) & I'm sorta surprised that it only took 6 of those littlies to inflate a 190/70 or 80 profile motorcycle tire! Some of the 'elcheapo' ebay offerings use the tiny soda siphon gas bulbs instead of the proper tire inflation cartridges that are similar sized but generally hold a heap more HP Gas! Here in Aust,mthe soda siphon bulbs are generally painted green & look tacky, while the tire cartridges are usually NiCad or similar coated & labelled with warnings re HP Gas & look a whole lot stronger!!

So if you are going the CO2 cartridge way, don't get the little soda siphon cartridges from the supermarket; you need to get a couple of the hi-capacity cartridges intended specifically for tires or the 6" plus long/33g or bigger CO2 cartridges (more than twice again the volume of gas in one of them!) intended to fully inflate a 'self-inflating life jacket'! Get them from a camping/fishing store or the tire jobbies from a dedicated 'tire inflation' cartridge from a tire fitter/auto accessories place! Yeah, they cost a bit more, but 2-3 of the hi-capacity cartridges will usually inflate a pick-up truck type 33" off road tire, so I doubt that one is gonna have too much issue seating the bead & fully inflating a std sized Spyder tire!

[Buckeye Chuck 54]

My brother rode his BMW to Alaska last year and got a flat rear tire. No problem, he had a plug kit and compressor. But the rubber cement was hard, no good, stranded. I've had this happen to me before. I bought a big tube of the stuff at Wal-mart. Those tiny tubes you get in plug kits just don't last.
So all you readers, check your rubber cement tubes!
Chuck

I carry a small vulcanizing kit and a small bicycle air pump. I've never had a need for it in 30+ years of riding but I feel warm and fuzzy knowing its there.

[M109Dreamer]

I just picked up this kit. Looks very good from the reviews and the Youtube info.



I used to use the rope versions with cement. But the ropes always turned gummy and a PITA to use in the summer months. And the cement was a one time use, due to the fact that the cement would harden up by the time I needed to use it again.

If I ever need to use it, I will do a review on it. I already had a compressor so I just got the kit w/o compressor.

[GS1]

carry a slime kit with compressor