R has a flat....

[x rider1291]

hey i was riding the other day and when i came home i realized my front right tire lost air...i put it under water and found i have a very very small hole in the sidewall :( .....is there anything i can do to seal it because i just bought new tires and i dont feel like buying another

thanks, jim

[xxSTOKESxx]

if its real small just put a tire plug in it

[bushwesl]

Or add Tire Slime.

[x rider1291]

yea i was thinkin about a plug but many ppl say the sidewall flexes too much for a plug but the hole isnt that big so i mite do it anyway and ill probly try that tire slime too

[Motofool250r]

there are two things you can do

take the tire off and put a nice high quality patch on the inside

or search aroun d at tire shops for a plug patch its a pach with a long pencil looking nipple that you pull through the hole and seal like a patch.


if those dont work tire slime probably isn't going to do much

[86 Quad R]

i no like to use slim or equivelant in a tire thats on a hi performance machine. ofcourse thats just me. :rolleyes:

[8686]

Take the tire off and have somebody that knows what they are doing patch it. If that doesn't work you'll have to run a tube.

[MossboysRacing]

I race XC and i have had a few plugs over the years. Currently i have a hole in the sidewall of my Razr2 with 2 plugs in it and it doesn't leak. I just really Ream the hole with a good reamer before i put the plugs in with plenty of rubber cement.

[j450rking]

Originally posted by 86 Quad R
i no like to use slim or equivelant in a tire thats on a hi performance machine. ofcourse thats just me. :rolleyes:

i use slime in my 400ex tires and it works greta and i havn't had any problums but i only use it when i need it i don't put it in all my tires but i always make sure that if one rear needs it i put it in the other to even it out. i have also used rag plugs in sidewalls. my buddys fourtrack 300 has 3 rag plugs in the sidewall right now and those have been there for over a year

[x rider1291]

wuts a rag plug and where can u get them???

[86 Quad R]

a rag plug is the regular type that are used for cotton ply tires. they can be gotten most anywhere. i use them all the time in the shop. you can use side cutters to cut them in half and get two pluggings. :cool:

[j450rking]

you can get a kit at wall mart with the reemer cement and plugs and the plug insertion tool.

i call it (wall) mart bc of a southpark episode