| Author | Message | ||
     Bigb1975 |
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? | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
It is easy to do it yourself! You can buy something like this, http://www.pashnit.com/product/stopngo.html and practice at home! | ||
| Iamarchangel |
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. | ||
| Reepicheep |
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. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
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  It removes the core, hones the sealing surface, taps the threads on inside as well as outside. Awesome tool! Fixed many tires like that. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
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. |
