fish_antlers
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posted April 11, 2004 12:53 PM
Who here runs some sort of tire sealant?
Does anyone here run any sort of tire sealant in their sportbikes? Do you ride in the city and run the risk of a flat or a blowout? Are you willing to guve up a little unsprung weight in return for some added safety?
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extremelean
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posted April 11, 2004 11:04 PM
NOPE!!!
I carry a plug kit with me everywhere I go.
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TurboBlew
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posted April 12, 2004 04:10 AM
Its called AAA membership. Look into it.... and get one. 
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frEEk
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ummm... yeah
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posted April 12, 2004 07:27 AM
a plug kit in the tail works well for me (no, i do NOT mean this in the same way that ninjaboytoy would), but if sealant would reduce the affect of a blowout at speed, i'd use it. but i'm guessing it couldnt protect against a full blowout right? (like the ones at daytona this year)
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fish_antlers
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posted April 12, 2004 07:31 AM
Just thinking about things like what just happened to the new 636... must have run over a thumbtack or a staple... totally flat.. I've put slime in it right now as a temp. fix til I can order a new tire, but dame.. a pinprick size hole and your tire is toast... with only 100miles on it too... Same thing happened to me when I gt the 12R .. brand new tire.. picked up a nail.. tire sealant would eliminate that and at the very least get you home.
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Erich
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posted April 12, 2004 05:34 PM
I take it that you haven't used the slime before??
After you take the tire off, I think you'll be sold on the plug kit.
For bikes that go thru tires every 2000 to 4000 miles, routine sliming would not be very fun clean up.
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zzzzzxxxxxr12
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posted April 12, 2004 05:46 PM
Be fun to get pictures of the look on thier faces when they pop the tire off, Its Nasty. But then again some like it Nasty.
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