yo55er
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Post by yo55er on May 18, 2014 18:16:14 GMT
Has any rider, other than me, albeit 4 years ago, put this sealant into their tyres. There is so much conflicting advice on this subject. So I ask has any rider found it good, or equally has any rider been sorry that they did inject their tyres with the stuff?
Dave Hughes
Liverpool
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Post by sbwnik on May 18, 2014 19:15:44 GMT
Hi Dave.... Quick answer: On tubeless, it's great stuff as a typical puncture is a small hole and it fills it. With a tube, it's not as good as tubes tend to tear rather than hole, and anything over a certain small size can't be sealed by it.
That's how I understand it anyway - I've got the stuff in my tubeless, not bothered in any of the tubes I've had up to that point.
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bsr65
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Post by bsr65 on May 18, 2014 20:01:05 GMT
You can buy bicicle tubes with this stuff already fitted, Iv'e got Goop in my tubed vespa wheels and its a bit of peace of mind that when im sitting at 75 mph (aye right) ok 62 mph if I hit a nail the tube won't go bang. this stuff could save your life mate.
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Post by vespasco on May 18, 2014 20:14:14 GMT
Ive used the same tubes with Goop in for past 4 years. No problems even when i change my tyres. No punctures either but maybe just co incidence?? Im not even sure its still effective after that long!?
they claim it will fill a 6mm hole!?
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Post by kru251 on May 18, 2014 22:08:43 GMT
Another user of 'GOOP' in my tubed tyres!!!
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Post by sime66 on May 19, 2014 6:07:51 GMT
I use it in bicycle tyres all the time (pre-Slimed Tubes) and it definitely works well – when you change a tube, you can see the flints and thorns, that would have been punctures, with little green rings round them. The two considerations are the stuff settling in the tube if left standing for a long time (over Winter), meaning a bit of an unbalanced wheel until it’s warmed up again (max recommended for Slime is 65mph – don’t know about other brands), and not storing bike with valves at bottom over Winter, to keep the stuff from blocking them. Never tried it on the scoot; mainly because of the filling-it-yourself palaver, but the science is the same, and I’m keeping an eye on the positive votes here – especially interested in any comments on speed rating. Here’s a page here for Slime, for all vehicles, lots of info: www.slime.com/shop/category/products/sealants/ |
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Post by henri on May 19, 2014 15:16:09 GMT
havent ever used this stuff from plain gut reaction an not trusting it ,with answers above might have to re-think ,when a dispatch jockey an on long motorway runs always carried tyre inflater/puncture sealant just for emergencys an just to get off the hard shoulder to safety .have been told its now a legal requirment in some countrys in europe (france,belguim)to carry 1, dont know if its true tho or wether a reciept for "goop" will cover you or wether youve still got to carry a inflater.
i run tubed on my scoots so goop isnt really worth it ,but for tubeless tyres it does seem ok an has been around long enough to prove itself ,might have to do the bike an missus scoot as living on chalk means a lot of flints about. Henri
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Post by vespasco on May 19, 2014 15:31:54 GMT
I agree that goop/slime would work better on tubeless as nik said but disagree that its not worth it on tubes. Some of the punctures i've had have been small pin fairys and goop would have no doubt sealed them pretty quickly.
The tyre inflater foam is handy but obviously won't prevent punctures!
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yo55er
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Post by yo55er on May 19, 2014 17:06:02 GMT
Wow! Many thanks guys. So much good information. I'm having my new GTS300 delivered tomorrow and one of the first jobs will be to have the tyres injected with that 'goo stuff'.
Many thanks.
Dave Hughes
Liverpool
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Post by sbwnik on May 19, 2014 21:30:50 GMT
I'll bow to the better experience on here... And buy some for my tubed emergency tyres. Thanks all.
Dave - did you use to run around with Cloud 9?
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yo55er
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Post by yo55er on May 20, 2014 18:42:21 GMT
Damn good advice and info there, so I have sent a letter off to John, Editor of Motorcycle Monthly, that excellent and free newspaper, to see if he would do a feature on this tyre sealant, because he suffered a puncture on the Kawasaki he was riding and was delayed by 3 hours. Had the bike's tyres been injected, maybe he would have arrived home on time. He did add however, that on sports bikes, which doesn't concern us so much, that the faster you go, it can throw the wheel out of balance. But he will investigate.
To answer sbwnik's question; the answer is no. But it does give me the opportunity to introduce myself.
My name you know, but I have just sold my Ducati ST3 and bought a new Vespa GTS 300. Why? Well the reason is simply old age and creaking bones, I am 74. I've been on two wheels from the 1950's and only off them whilst my family was growing up and I was away trucking, coaching, bussing here and Europe. redundant from the truck company in '85. Went back to biking when I drove coaches and town buses and then I became a courier for 'Pony Express' and was with them for 18 years. Biking is something you, well me, just cannot give up. Hence the GTS, which arrived today. 4 years ago, I had a GTSie 250 and that blew me away, so I'm hoping for more of the same from the 300.
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Post by sbwnik on May 20, 2014 19:34:59 GMT
Ah.. I know another Dave Hughes from Merseyside, the only reason I asked.
As for the 'throwing the wheels out of balance' thing, remember scooter wheels spin faster for any given distance due to the smaller wheels.
Welcome anyway!
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