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sodd sodd naff git ........
4 month old bt020 rear, no loger usable coz some scrote decided to chuck his old coax cable tacks at the bottom of my drive!
if i catch em ill insert them somewhere

Try house insurance if it happened on your property.

Hell might work, maybe it was criminal damage ?

Or Ultra seal.
It's good for 150mph+ and really works.
I've used it for years

Pete.l

even bigger sodd????
never even thought about the ultraseal or the house ins...
thanks for the tips lads but tyre is being replaced as i type.
gonna keep the old one though and make a nice seat for the garden out of it though, they aint avin it!

Pete.L wrote:Or Ultra seal.
It's good for 150mph+ and really works.
I've used it for years

Pete.l

I have been using Ultra Seal for years now Pete, but when I recently went for a new rear tyre, the local fitters I use don't recommend it in fast bikes, which I thought rather strange, as it's also recommended by BMW m/cycles. Their theory is if you pick-up a longish screw or nail the U/Seal will seal the hole where it entered the tyre, but it could be damaging the wall inside the tyre as it compresses as you go over bumps in the road, also the shape (contour) of the tyre changes as you bank over left and right which could also be adding damage to the inside wall, they feel that any damage like that could cause a blowout which would be far more dangerous than a slow increase in tyre pressure which you would get if you didn't use Ultra Seal

I suppose it all depends on the type of object you may be unlucky enough to pick-up in your tyre

Chris.

eddvtr1000 wrote: sodd sodd naff git ........
4 month old bt020 rear, no loger usable coz some scrote decided to chuck his old coax cable tacks at the bottom of my drive!
if i catch em ill insert them somewhere

You get 020s to last 4 months???? WTF!

sirch345 wrote:

Pete.L wrote:Or Ultra seal.
It's good for 150mph+ and really works.
I've used it for years

Pete.l

I have been using Ultra Seal for years now Pete, but when I recently went for a new rear tyre, the local fitters I use don't recommend it in fast bikes, which I thought rather strange, as it's also recommended by BMW m/cycles. Their theory is if you pick-up a longish screw or nail the U/Seal will seal the hole where it entered the tyre, but it could be damaging the wall inside the tyre as it compresses as you go over bumps in the road, also the shape (contour) of the tyre changes as you bank over left and right which could also be adding damage to the inside wall, they feel that any damage like that could cause a blowout which would be far more dangerous than a slow increase in tyre pressure which you would get if you didn't use Ultra Seal

I suppose it all depends on the type of object you may be unlucky enough to pick-up in your tyre

Chris.

True, and a good point.
But I inspect my tyres regularly and on the odd occasion I have picked up a nail I just pull the bugger out, keep the hole at the bottom when I park up for the night and let it seal itself.
Also Ultra seal has been developed NOT to seal any holes or splits over a 1/4 inch (haven't read the bottle in a long time but I think that's the right dimension) or to seal anything in the side walls. It is designed to leak slowly out with larger holes so you know you have a severely damaged tyre which needs replacing. Oh! and I think there was also some disclaimer on the box saying it should reduce the risk of a blow out.
Either way, just having something in you tyre which leaves an indicator you have a puncture is better than no indicator at all. Ask your self, ever find a nail in you tyre and thought "wonder when I picked that up?" or go to take your bike for a ride and found a tyre as flat as a pancake? "Hmm, when did that start leaking?"
As you can guess, I love the stuff and wouldn't be without it

Pete puts his soap box away and goes for a Knapp

well that certainly opened up a can of worms
aye squiff to be honest mate ive not been out much on the old beast this year, too many other distractions unfortunatly

Pete.L wrote:

sirch345 wrote:

Pete.L wrote:Or Ultra seal.
It's good for 150mph+ and really works.
I've used it for years

Pete.l

I have been using Ultra Seal for years now Pete, but when I recently went for a new rear tyre, the local fitters I use don't recommend it in fast bikes, which I thought rather strange, as it's also recommended by BMW m/cycles. Their theory is if you pick-up a longish screw or nail the U/Seal will seal the hole where it entered the tyre, but it could be damaging the wall inside the tyre as it compresses as you go over bumps in the road, also the shape (contour) of the tyre changes as you bank over left and right which could also be adding damage to the inside wall, they feel that any damage like that could cause a blowout which would be far more dangerous than a slow increase in tyre pressure which you would get if you didn't use Ultra Seal

I suppose it all depends on the type of object you may be unlucky enough to pick-up in your tyre

Chris.

True, and a good point.
But I inspect my tyres regularly and on the odd occasion I have picked up a nail I just pull the bugger out, keep the hole at the bottom when I park up for the night and let it seal itself.
Also Ultra seal has been developed NOT to seal any holes or splits over a 1/4 inch (haven't read the bottle in a long time but I think that's the right dimension) or to seal anything in the side walls. It is designed to leak slowly out with larger holes so you know you have a severely damaged tyre which needs replacing. Oh! and I think there was also some disclaimer on the box saying it should reduce the risk of a blow out.
Either way, just having something in you tyre which leaves an indicator you have a puncture is better than no indicator at all. Ask your self, ever find a nail in you tyre and thought "wonder when I picked that up?" or go to take your bike for a ride and found a tyre as flat as a pancake? "Hmm, when did that start leaking?"
As you can guess, I love the stuff and wouldn't be without it

Pete puts his soap box away and goes for a Knapp

Fair point Pete, I admit I've been well happy with it for a long time, but the local tyre fitter has made me think which is the best option

Chris said

Fair point Pete, I admit I've been well happy with it for a long time, but the local tyre fitter has made me think which is the best option

True, and me but I hate the thought of having to wait on the RAC to bring me home
So, Eddie started this and no one else seems to have an opinion. Shall we just Blame Eddie and give him a good spanking?

Pete.l

Pete.L wrote:Chris said

Fair point Pete, I admit I've been well happy with it for a long time, but the local tyre fitter has made me think which is the best option

True, and me but I hate the thought of having to wait on the RAC to bring me home
So, Eddie started this and no one else seems to have an opinion. Shall we just Blame Eddie and give him a good spanking?

Pete.l

He might like it

Seriously though it has turned into a decent topic of conversation, even though we probably could have had more input but it makes a nice change from the best colour

Your tyres of course should match your bike ......

http://www.maxsport-competition-tyres.c ... rbike.html


Has anybody been brave enough to try these ???

eddvtr1000 wrote: aye squiff to be honest mate ive not been out much on the old beast this year, too many other distractions unfortunatly

as long as they have a pulse or make your day fun then alls good matey :-)

Haven't tried Ultra Seal. Am worried the wheel will be out of balance, before you have been riding a bit? (I'm probably wrong)
I do however carry a hole-plugging kit, with a couple of CO2 canisters, so I can undertake roadside repairs. It has gotten me, and a couple of my mates, out of a few tight spots...