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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 03:42 am | 1st Post |
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Dies anybody have any experience, recommendations, suggestions about using Slime or another similar product in their tires?  Thanks
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 03:54 am | 2nd Post |
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First, welcome to the forum. Slime...not just no, but hell no!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 03:55 am | 3rd Post |
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Welcome to the forum lewfoer DO NOT use SLIME! IT WILL DESTROY the rims. Ride-On can be used. Google it.
____________________ Stu John 14:6 CMA Wings of Eagles-Escondido CA SAN DIEGO Patriot Guard Ryder 1999 GL1500 SE(@57k) The LORD provided this through a friend's wish to leave it to me I'm blown away! Dan beat me there and is enjoying the real Heaven. Remember to be there for your friends and thank them for being your friend. Previous bikes 1983 ASPENCADE(Barn find) bought 7/08 & restored from 13 yr neglect by po @ 35,595mi, now given to a pastor to enjoy the blessings @ 62,000 25 Yrs. of Abstinance(no bike) - Raising kids, now a PA PA 76 CB750K(new) w/Golden Lab Cody, rode w/me 35k miles & 5 times X country in 3 yrs sold @ 45k 75 CB750K(new) 9,000 mi http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/MC-Dispatch/Royce-Thiessen-Honda-CB750.aspx 74 CB450(new) 9,000 mi first yrhttp://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_cb_450_disc_1974.php |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 05:55 am | 4th Post |
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"HELL NO!", ...like Bikennis says. Edit: damn html Last edited on Mon Feb 6th, 2012 05:56 am by CaptainMidnight85 ____________________ "They're gonna make it look like suicide." Hunter S. Thompson, one day before his death. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 09:58 am | 5th Post |
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Slime will eat your rims, plus the mechanic will hate you when he removes the tire! Instead use 'Ride-on', this product does not make a mess, and stays against the tire.
____________________ 'RIDE TO BE SEEN' Most common quote from a cager after killing a motorcyclist is? "I never saw him". |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 10:43 am | 6th Post |
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HELL NO ! 3 Dennis & the Capt. t'aint wrong ! Me maybe ? Jim
____________________ Body and Bike in southern Georgia,heart and head back in the Del/Mar/Va. Jim "Member of lousy spellers of America" |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 11:19 am | 7th Post |
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I would not recommend it use , at least not for a tubless tire. Have a look at this rim ,which was used with slime . Attachment: been slimed.jpg (Downloaded 190 times)
____________________ Mike You meet the nicest people on a Honda ! 83 Interstate '93 1500 Aspencade , fastest color at night ! some assembley required . Thankyou Brian for the second chance. 94SE 187000 miles |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 12:16 pm | 8th Post |
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First of all, review the very impressive rim above from Mike. Second of all using Slime or other "slippery stuff" that coagulates to seal a puncture prevents a good tire plug from sealing insuring you a safe trip down the road to a proper repair or replacement. I can attest to the Second above. The tire plug slowly worked its way out. Had I been riding on SR 261 in Utah last summer with this, I'd probably be in deep do-do. Pack a little compressor with mushroom plugs and leave the slippery stuff alone. Ned
____________________ MORE TAIL WAGGING AND LESS BARKING Be safe and have a never better day. Heading for the sun set and checking the boxes along the way.  Ned Past rides: USS TENCH (SS 417) Yamaha 65 Honda 85 Kawasaki 125 Penton 125 Zuki 185 Husky 250 Honda VTX 1300 http://www.longboaterworld.shutterfly.com (starting 2012 album) http://www.Spotadventures.com/user/profile?user_id=71137 |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 12:45 pm | 9th Post |
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Can't think of any time the word slime has brought to mind a good thing. Also remember tire plugs are a TEMPORARY repair. Use them to get you some place that can put a proper inside patch/plug on. This applies to 4,6,8,10,12,14,16 and 18 wheelers too.
____________________ Chuck, 1997 SE Green(The Intelligent colour) and beautiful Starting to warm up. If your not man enough to take the lead, stop complaining from behind. To all of the troops and Vets,,, Thank you. I will never forget. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 01:02 pm | 10th Post |
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Longboater wrote: First of all, review the very impressive rim above from Mike. While I agree with not using slime, I must comment on the use of "other" sealants. Those interested should read the info given @ http://www.ride-on.com/ . Now, having armed ones self with the correct info as to how much of the tire is protected by the proper use of RideOn and now knowing it is also a tire balancer, one would find out you do not have to plug a tire with a puncture that has been sealed by use of RideOn. I have no idea how large the puncture was you tried to plug. Nor do I know which sealer product you had in you tire at the time but, I can attest to the fact that if you had used RideOn and the puncture was within the area of protection it provides and it was within the protection size limit, it is likely you might not have known you had a puncture until you inspected your tires and found the object, if it was still there. How did you discover you had a puncture to begin with? Did you have Ride On in the tire or another product? How big was the puncture? Where on the tire was the puncture located? Very interested in this info as I have been using RideOn for years in many MC tires. Getting ready to put it in my trike tires!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 01:34 pm | 11th Post |
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OnaWingandaPrayer wrote: I would not recommend it use , at least not for a tubless tire. Have a look at this rim ,which was used with slime . OK, now this rim pic shows the plus side to using Slime. You can create alien life forms with it.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 02:42 pm | 12th Post |
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Not that I would ever use it again, Slime did seal the 11 nail holes I got in my rear tire one day, and it got me home safely. Bill
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 03:44 pm | 13th Post |
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11 nail holes in one day? WOW! A Bad Day!
____________________ Stu John 14:6 CMA Wings of Eagles-Escondido CA SAN DIEGO Patriot Guard Ryder 1999 GL1500 SE(@57k) The LORD provided this through a friend's wish to leave it to me I'm blown away! Dan beat me there and is enjoying the real Heaven. Remember to be there for your friends and thank them for being your friend. Previous bikes 1983 ASPENCADE(Barn find) bought 7/08 & restored from 13 yr neglect by po @ 35,595mi, now given to a pastor to enjoy the blessings @ 62,000 25 Yrs. of Abstinance(no bike) - Raising kids, now a PA PA 76 CB750K(new) w/Golden Lab Cody, rode w/me 35k miles & 5 times X country in 3 yrs sold @ 45k 75 CB750K(new) 9,000 mi http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/MC-Dispatch/Royce-Thiessen-Honda-CB750.aspx 74 CB450(new) 9,000 mi first yrhttp://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_cb_450_disc_1974.php |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 04:46 pm | 14th Post |
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the one time i used slime to help me get to a bike shop 100 miles away after trying to patch a tire "inside" resulted in a slide at 100+kph after the patch came out of the tire,tire lost the bead and i was broadsiding it down the road,luckily was a somewhat backroad in canada, tire had only a slight leak before the slime but we all thought that it would help,almost cost me a bike and a hospital trip Last edited on Mon Feb 6th, 2012 04:47 pm by neoracer ____________________ "ANY DAY ABOVE GROUND IS A GOOD DAY,ANY DAY YOU CAN RIDE IS A GREAT DAY" |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 05:05 pm | 15th Post |
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I used slime on the 25 year old Wooly Bugger ATV tire that had a zipper style break from sitting flat for a year. I rode it for 2 more years without it going down. Put new tires on it and the rims looked great. We use slime in our mowing gear with no problem. Of course by the time the rim might get eaten up the mower stuff is worn out and history. We mow 7 acres every week during grass season.
____________________ Life is a collection of stories we old people tell and hope a few will listen and carry them into the future. There is a story to everything we have, everyone we have met and everything we have done or we will do or dream about doing. We sometimes ride to forget, but hopefully we never forget to ride. If you have no regrets in life, then you must have bad memory! Honda SL 175 Honda XL 350 Honda CB 750 X 2 Kawasaki 250 Honda GL 1200 Interstate |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 05:48 pm | 16th Post |
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This is the first time I've heard of Ride-on. It looks like good stuff. I think I'll use it. I sure won't be using Slime after looking at that picture. My tire still has plenty of good tread and I picked up a small tack that has caused a very small leak. The tire is at the point that if I remove it to fix it I might as well replace it but I can still get about another 3-5k miles out of it.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 05:58 pm | 17th Post |
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Another item not mentioned is TPMS. The chemicals will ruin the TPMS sensor if the bike is equipped with it. And, most shops will not repair a tire that has any type of fix-a-flat in it. Some of the old types of fix-a-flat used propane in them. Yes, propane. I've been told of a few tires that have exploded by these chemicals. Not the fireball explosions, but the tire going boom because the accelerants kept expanding inside the tires. The slime will also affect the balance of the tire. Last edited on Mon Feb 6th, 2012 06:00 pm by seabee_ ____________________ Paul CE1 Navy Seabees/RET 1981 to 2002 ASE Mechanic Previous Bikes: 1977 Kawasaki KZ400 1978 Suzuki GSXr750 1980 Kawasaki GPZ400 1975 Honda CB360T |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 10:55 pm | 18th Post |
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seabee_ wrote: Another item not mentioned is TPMS. The chemicals will ruin the TPMS sensor if the bike is equipped with it. And, most shops will not repair a tire that has any type of fix-a-flat in it. Some of the old types of fix-a-flat used propane in them. Yes, propane. I've been told of a few tires that have exploded by these chemicals. Not the fireball explosions, but the tire going boom because the accelerants kept expanding inside the tires. The slime will also affect the balance of the tire. Very good point! RideOn is suggesting not to use the product in GoldWing wheels that have the TPMS for the time being! Instruction for not using in late model GoldWings: http://www.ride-on.com/tpms Last edited on Mon Feb 6th, 2012 10:56 pm by tfdeputydawg ____________________ Michigan-Illinois-Texas We provide a PickUp and Delivery Service |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 12:19 am | 19th Post |
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Works great in my wheel barrow wheel. Honestly, that's about all I'd use it on.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 12:30 am | 20th Post |
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I have had Ride-on in the last 2 sets of tires, no problems with the rim, didn't even contact the rims. It wipes out and washes out with water. I was hoping that it would be the cure for cupping tires, but no, still getting the cupping. Does it keep the tires balanced, I'm not sure? I'll have them spun on the balancer before they are pulled off in the next month or 2. The one good thing about Ride-on is there has never been a loss of more than 2lbs of pressure in all my pressure checks, from weekly, bi-weekly to monthly on both sets of tires. previously, was loosing 2-5 lbs weekly. Rim beads were clean when the tires that were on the bike when I received it 1 1/2 years ago were pulled off.
____________________ Stu John 14:6 CMA Wings of Eagles-Escondido CA SAN DIEGO Patriot Guard Ryder 1999 GL1500 SE(@57k) The LORD provided this through a friend's wish to leave it to me I'm blown away! Dan beat me there and is enjoying the real Heaven. Remember to be there for your friends and thank them for being your friend. Previous bikes 1983 ASPENCADE(Barn find) bought 7/08 & restored from 13 yr neglect by po @ 35,595mi, now given to a pastor to enjoy the blessings @ 62,000 25 Yrs. of Abstinance(no bike) - Raising kids, now a PA PA 76 CB750K(new) w/Golden Lab Cody, rode w/me 35k miles & 5 times X country in 3 yrs sold @ 45k 75 CB750K(new) 9,000 mi http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/MC-Dispatch/Royce-Thiessen-Honda-CB750.aspx 74 CB450(new) 9,000 mi first yrhttp://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_cb_450_disc_1974.php |
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