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Bigb1975
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've got a slow leak in the rear tire of by XB12ss. I've never had to deal with flat on a motorcycle before in all of my years of riding.

I'm planning on pumping it back up and taking it somewhere to get fixed (tires are relatively new). Do I need to go to a motorcycle shop or will any place do it?
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 12:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It is easy to do it yourself!

You can buy something like this,
http://www.pashnit.com/product/stopngo.html
and practice at home!
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Iamarchangel
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Take it back to the people who put it on. You said they're relatively new. There's a number of factors that can cause a slow leak.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 01:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've just put in tire slime before as well. I hate adding 4 to 6 ounces of rotational weight to a wheel Buell worked so hard to make light. But I also hate being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a flat tire...

Carefully inspect the tire for a nail or something.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If it's a slow leak, check the valve stem.
put a drop of water in there and see if it blows bubbles.

They sell tools to fix valve stems cheap.
This was $1.70

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It removes the core, hones the sealing surface, taps the threads on inside as well as outside.

Awesome tool! Fixed many tires like that.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If it's a screw or nail (in my case it was a piece of glass), I used a tar rope patch kit.

I ran 1000 miles until the tire was toast and to the bars.

Never had any problems with it. Never lost a pound of air.
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