How hard is it to fix a flat tire on a motorcycle?

Question

they still have tubes right?

Answer 1

John if you are asking yahoo people how to change a tire. You must leave that to the experts... Lot of the bikes are tubeless. Sticking a plug in a hole is not the way to fix a flat..Your life depends on two tires. You buy new tires and very seldom will a patch be safe.. See if there is a video for this repair--

Answer 2

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/infocenter_tiretips.asp?id=13#tip

That's the best answer for your safety.
I'm a tight son of a ____. Always was. I have run tubes in all my tires, even on cast rims. I always carried a patch kit too. I never worried about safety much. The hole on the tire was left there. Taking the tire off, even just one side, is a b*tch on the side of the road.
Good thing flats don't happen often.
When I got the new bike last year, I got the road hazard package. If I get a flat, I'll just call HD. Their problem, I paid for it(still don't know why).

BTW, Fix -A-Flat does not work on tubes if you have spoked wheels. BTDT. Besides, it says on the can: "do not use in motorcycle tires". Wonder why?

Answer 3

Hey Johnboy, most bikes have tubless tires. Street bikes that is. If you need to just get back on the road to get home or to ride to the tire shop you can plug it just like you plug a car tire with a tire repair kit. If it is a tube type tire the tube has to come out. Since you are taking the tire off to take the tube out put a new tube in and make sure you have removed from the tire the culprit that gave you the flat in the first place.
So yeah a flat tire is a hassle but after you've done it a couple of times you become an old hand at it.

Answer 4

If you need to get the bike home then plugging it would be okay for that but you need to replace the tire.You could also use fix-a-flat in an emergeny,it will work on a tube type tire too.The tire definately needs replaced once you're home.
Taking the wheel off and replacing a tire is not too hard of a job.

Answer 5

Pushing the dam' thing home is the hard part.
Check around the Web or 'phone to find a local m/c or accessory shop that will do the job; I go to a place that will mount the tire for free if I buy the new tire from them and bring in the wheel /tire unmounted.

Answer 6

The rims on most motorcycles are much higher than auto rims. This makes it more difficult to get the tire off the rim or even get one side off to replace the tube (if it has one). You only have two wheels so plugging is not a good thing to do. Take it to a shop and have it done properly and a lot quicker.

Answer 7

You can repair the tire without taking it off the bike. If you have a tube type, take the tire off the rim, remove the tube and patch it while still on the machine. Reassemble. If it is a tubeless tire you can buy a plug kit for punctures and follow package directions. In either case make sure the object causing the leak isn't still in the tire.

Answer 8

My motorcycle is tubeless. I've used the "rubber worm" repair a couple of times with good success. If the tire needs to come off the rim, that's a job for the professionals.

Answer 9

Simple,

I have towing insurance with Progressive. I call them on my cell phone and they take it to the nearest authorized dealor who I'll have put a new tire on it. If they can't get to it right away, I'll just buy a new bike.

Answer 10

if its a cast aluminun mag wheel it will be tubeless.. just plug the hole with a plug kit you can get at any auto parts store... if it is a spoked wheel it will have a tube... replace the tube, they are only about $10 each , but you will need to remove the wheel to do so.