the front tire on my KLR 650 keeps going flat and its very irritating. ive already changed the tube in it and it stayed for a while. but its flat again. and im wondering if using tire slime or any product like that would seal a leak in it. any advice is welcome
I had a similar issue with my Vulcan 800, the tire looked okay and spun straight but it felt wobbly. I didn't feel safe riding like that obviously, so when I took it I found out I had a totally destroyed wheel bearing. Luckily I didn't have a wreck, so I wouldn't reccomend riding it until you have it checked out
when you changed the tube did you clean out the tire and i would not suggest the slime cause it can explode in a small tire that gets hot on the road
Sometimes this works good, sometimes it does not! It depends on what kind of hole where, and how big! Sidewalls do not hold sealer well, and in some cases will not stay sealed with patches either! (talking tubeless). If it is a tube type tire, go to effort to pull out tube and patch, you can do this just like they do on bicycle, just pull it out away from tire to do it, put back in place and put rim back on (clincher) flanges. Patching tubeless tire not so easy and requires removing wheel to get completely off to work on! -- This would be under normal conditions! You also need to remove wheel so you and take tire completely off (since your new tube started leaking too), and run your hand around inside everywhere, and find out what is puncturing the tube! Check to see if you have a belt in bottom of wheel flanges, - where spokes come through! If that is missing, - or you have a sliver of slot in ferrule sticking up, it can stick up thrugh the little rubber belt on wheel! This will show up as leaks oposite area where tire touches the ground! . (Referted to as the bottom of tube! I you have a nail sticking up in heel of your shoe, you can remove your sock and put on a bandaid, -- but you are still going to be limping, (lose alot of blood) an tear up a lot of socks, till you get around to taking care of nail sticking up!!
