Can you put fix a flat in scooter tires? If so is there a special kind I should use.?

Answer 1

yes that is asumming that you are not talking about like a honda silver wing or like a larger cc. scooter like a 250. but for a smaller one, yes! Look in the bycicle section of like wallmart, or some where that would have the green slime that you put into tires. That stuff works great for fourwheeler tires, golf cart tires, scooter tires, car tires, ect. its about 5-10 bucks and it will patch a whole up to I think a 1/4 inch!!! it has worked forme in the past. but honestly you can get a plug kit from wallmart or almost any automotive store for like 3 bucks and then you don't have to worry about it leaking. don't worry about the tire coming apart, because you are not going to be going hwy speeds.

Answer 2

Motor Scooter Tires

Answer 3

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Can you put fix a flat in scooter tires? If so is there a special kind I should use.?

Answer 4

WHAT KIND OF SCOOTER???
Some are tubeless, you can put tubes in them, some have split rims that make it easy to change.
HOPEFULLY you bought a REAL scooter that comes with a spare tire for breakdowns such as this.

http://www.bajajusa.com/Bajaj%20Chetak.htm

I was right behind a guy on a 40 year old Vespa last summer, his back tire went flat at 55 mph. he rode it out and stopped. 10 minutes later we changed his tire and we were off again!

Answer 5

First of all, motorcycle tires CAN be patched and ridden a long distance...like 20,000 miles. Mine had a roofing nail stuck in it, I patched it myself and that was that. Didn't leak or blow out and I used it until it was out of tread. Tire companies promote a lot of the "never patch a tire" advice for two reasons; they want to sell more tires and they don't want to be involved in liability suits when some dingbat patches a fist sized hole and then crashes when it fails. I'm not suggesting you patch a tire is you don't know what you're doing though. Patches are for small holes such as nails, thorns, etc. DON"T try to patch a tire that's cut or torn because then you are asking for a failure later, possibably life threatening. Failures occur when a number of the cords that make up the tire's carcass are cut. These cords are what keep the tire together when subjected to the centrifugal forces that try to pull the tire apart under speed. Any tire that's damaged in any way shouldn't be ridden at ultra high speeds. Be warned that the carcass can be damaged internally from hitting something like a curb and not show any outward signs of damage. They WILL blow out at high speeds, so it's wise to dismount and inspect any tire that has been subjected to a strong impact.

If your tire has a tube, they can be patched but unless you know what you're doing, your're better off installing a new one. Tubless tires are much better because they are often self sealing to various extents when something sticks in them (like my nail). A tube tire doesn't have that ability and will go flat in a hurry whereas tubless tires tend to go flat more slowly, sometimes it's a matter of days or weeks. Other times they can have a nail in them and NEVER lose air.

Incidently, bike tires DO NOT flex more than a car tire. If they did, riding a bike would feel like riding on a waterbed. That's why radial bike tires are of a lower profile than bias tires, to stiffen up the sidewall to reduce flex.

I was once young myself, but you kids need to go to your library, read trade magazines or actually listen to what old timers say before you believe so many of the old wives tales. It's embarrassing to repeat what you think to be true when it's not. Don't fret, you're never too old to learn. I learned to speak German at 40 and studied electronics at 50.

Answer 6

fix a flat is not good for the rim as it will cause rust to build
and in time you will destroy the rim.
does it have a tube or is it tubeless you could use some Green Slime made for bike tires if you use anything it should be what is made for bikes. But once more is only a Temp-repair. You really should get it fixed by a pro for safety sakes. (the right way to do it)

Answer 7

Putting any kind of tire repair on a motorbike is not recommended unless you are just doing this to get to a tire store to have a new one put on. In other words, yes you can, however, this is not a perm fix and is not recommended to be.

Answer 8

if this 'patched' tire comes apart at speed, it will kill u. those who survive having a plugged tire come apart dont make the same mistake twice. take a good hard look at the size of tire that's on that little thing. if it blows the patch, down u go. rash hurts, but i guess u'll have to find this out the hard way if u insist on pinching pennies instead of putting a new tire on it. this is 1 area u cant afford to take chances on. ur life is litterally riding on the condition of those tires.

there's those that's thumbing down answers that says to change the tire. my guess is they either a: dont ride, or b: havent found out what road rash feels like. that scooter will give u some serious pain when it throws u on the ground after a patched tire fails. like a full sized bike, these tires flex a great deal, and the stresses on these tires are more than what car tires deal with.

dont risk ur life. get a new tire on it asap. u might get away with it once, but sooner or later, that patched tire is going to fail in a bad way, and u will be sliding on the road in the most painful fashion. if u dont want to listen to experienced riders, then its ur skin, ur life, ur call....but when u go down, dont come back here and whine that no1 told u the dangers.

Answer 9

Fix a flat does not settle evenly and will cause the balance of the tire to be off. Wobble is NOT your friend. DANGEROUS! Use it to get home if you must and be prepared to clean up quite a mess when you change it. Tire changers will hate you for it.

Answer 10

Get the tire fixed correctly. Only use fix a flat as a last resort. It is not good for the tire and tire shops have to try to clean it out to properly repair the tire.