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« on: October 09, 2005, 03:50:57 PM »
OK you know that green crap you put in wheelbarrow and ATC tires to seal punctures?...I wonder if this stuff is fit to put in my Honda rear tire?...I wouldn't try it in the front due to obvious balance issues, but according to the Slime website they make a product that can be used in a tube and they claim it to be good for use in a M/C rear tire.  On the face of it, it sounds like a real bad idea...but, has anyone tried it...if so what were the results?....(I don't like flat tires too much)..
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« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2005, 09:49:07 PM »
If you don't ever go over 25 it could work. at 47 mph the rear tire will come off the ground!
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Re: Slime
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2005, 02:42:29 AM »
I used it in the '70s but would worry now about punctures I didn't notice!
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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2005, 03:49:45 AM »
It only works if its in the tube BEFORE you geta puncture, Sold a lot of it and never had any complaints--except form me when i eventually had to change the tyre
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Re: Slime
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2005, 05:02:35 AM »
Yeah, most of those "Flat Tire" fixes are just temporary anyway. They are basically designed to get you from the side of the road to the closest shop to have the thing fixed properly. If you've got a leakty tube, your honset, and best bet is to just replace the tube.
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Re: Slime
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2005, 05:47:06 AM »
I used it in a GS850 I had a few years ago. Actually, I didn't know I was using it until it came time to replace tires. The p.o. had put the stuff in, I don't know if it would have worked if I had picked up a nail or something. But I had no balance issues, and I rode that up to an beyond 100 mph a few times. Of course, this was on a cast wheel, with no tube. Don't know how well it would work on a spoker with a tube.
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