Hey guys. I have a chinese made atv and front tires get punctured like every 3weeks. I'm a bit tired of it so someone suggested that I buy a tubeinto them(they're tubeless right now). I just wonder if it is a good idea. Thanks.
2007-10-08 23:30:57 · 8 answers · asked by peter j 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
my first thought would be to replace them with better tires. Second, fill them with "tire slime" so they are self sealing when punctured, and third, I stay away from tubed tires on an atv. If you puncture a tubed tire, you have to dismount the tire, pull the tube, patch it, reinstall the tube, remount the tire and re install it on the atv. with a tubeless tire, you can just carry a small plug kit. if you puncture the tire, pull out the item that punctured it, run the small rat tailed file from the kit into the punture to smoth the edges, place some glue on the new plug and push it into the hole. re inflate the tire and your on your way again. Plus, as I said, I always put tire slime in the tubeless tire so it self seals all but huge holes.
2007-10-09 05:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the tire size GPS off-road products has a puncture resistant tire available and would solve all problems from having flats. They also have dealers all over Europe and could direct you to one of them. They also ship daily out of their warehouse to overseas customers. Www.gpsoffroadproducts.com. Or www.goldspeedproducts.com.
2014-04-30 03:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That has to be the craziest thing I ever heard. A heavy weight super bike with a mushroom plug and an R6 with an inner tube. There are much easier ways to die. Anything larger than a pin hole means the structural integrity of the tire is compromised. These are very fast and powerful machines and they do put a lot of load on the rear tires. Modern bike tires are not like the car tires. They are very thin walled, light weight and tough, but if they are damaged, even slightly, they are dead. Even on a brand new tire it is not recommended to get a small puncture fixed. It has to be replaced with a new one. You do not want to experience a disintegrated tire situation at high speed. And for what? $150 bucks?
2016-05-19 21:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would either invest in new tires or at least get a tire plug kit so you can repair them yourself. The problem with tubes is that they will get punctured also. If you have to break the bead every few weeks and put in a new tube, you aren't saving any money or time. Most often the tube will go flat inside of the tire and tear out the valve stem. Tubes aren't cheap.
Buy a plug kit and plug them until you are tired of doing that and then buy decent tires. I've had great service from http://www.americanmotorcycletire.com
2007-10-09 02:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by aGhost2u 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If money is the issue, if the punctures are small and the ridding isn't serious, then get some Slime tire sealant. This stuff works great on small punctures. Keep in mind if you ever have to take it in for repair on big punctures, some shops will refuse if you've used this stuff because of the mess inside.
A tube is a better way to go.
2007-10-09 04:17:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try a tube, Chinese tires and tubes are not quite as good as anybody elses yet. some day they will be probably, but there compounds or mfg. techniques leave something to be desired!
2007-10-09 03:29:58 · answer #6 · answered by Robert D 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
tubes are better in your situation, one punch can cost you a new tire and tube can be punched several times. However where are you driving to get punch so often?
2007-10-08 23:38:48 · answer #7 · answered by Lost In Space 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-10-08 23:35:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋