Slime Sealant

[panina]

For a quick fix on the road for a flat tire, would Slime do the trick for my Bonneville.
I tried to google it but got confusing answers.

 

[CarlS]

I have used in my T100 once and it worked. It got me home. I promptly went and got a new tube - which was a 72 mile trip and the tube held.

 

[panina]

Thanks, good to hear first hand experience.

 

[CarlS]

You are welcome. My understanding is that if the tube is torn or ripped, it will not work. It does work for punctures. I had a nail puncture. I tried it because I had nothing to lose.

 

[hemibee]

You are correct, works for punctures, not rips, or slashes. I've use it in all of our dirt bikes, have found several punctures plugged in tubes when tires were replaced. I know I need a new tube anytime the bikes won't hold air.


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[DaveM]

Always a good idea to carry this stuff especially on those long rides

 

[panina]

And thinking back, all my flats ( in cars) were punctures....

 

[hemibee]

I don't carry Slime with me, it gets installed when the tube is installed.


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[CarlS]

I don't carry Slime with me, it gets installed when the tube is installed.

Now that is a good idea

 

[panina]

Agree, great idea, as long as it does not affect handling???

 

[DaveM]

Does it still keep as I thought it reacted with air and then sort of started working

 

[hemibee]

The Slime remains just like it was in the bottle until a leak occurs, as the air is moving out the Slime moves to the leak.

For handling you will notice one difference, a balanced wheel/tire. The Slime will act like Dyna-Beeds or other such balancers.

I'd never thought about carrying a bottle for leaks while on the road.

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[hemibee]

Many of the tube brands for bicycles, especially mountain bikes are producing tubes that are pretreated with Slime.


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[panina]

Hemi, thanks. I buy a bottle today. Now stupid question: how many oz for 2 tires?

 

[hemibee]

8 ounces per motorcycle tire per Slime packaging. I've been known to use 4 ounces per tire on our race bikes but that was usually due to only having 8 ounces on a race weekend and having to change two tubes, my son has a habit of ripping off valve stems when he has a tube failure.


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[panina]

Perfect, thank you.

 

[DaveM]

Just one question then if it seals straight off how do you know you have a puncher that may need further attention

 

[hemibee]

Just one question then if it seals straight off how do you know you have a puncher that may need further attention

Good question Dave...My not so good answer... I don't know.

I've only noticed it had worked when a tube was replaced and saw where it had worked.

 

[DaveM]

This is what I thought

 

[CarlS]

Tony's method is fine for off road riding. I would not want to depend on it for high speed road road riding. I will use Slime if I need it; but I will replace the tube ASAP.