A mate hit a pothole coming down the range last week and blew a tyre. Nearly lost it but he managed to stay upright.
Anyway he got some spray can puncture repair from a local garage and got home OK. I'm off on a ride for a few days and it got me thinking I should carry something so as not to get caught out and have to leave the scoot on the side of the road somewhere to go and find a solution if I got a flat.
What have you used that works and also what isn't worth bothering with?
I've only had a flat once out on a highway when I was a young bloke and I just rang me dad to come and get me and the bike. Bit too old for that now!!
Tire bungs and a can of foam air...bikers best friend had a blow out in the weekend gettin some practice in and rode 15ks to a place i new i could get help...fucken scarey shit but good practice wouldnt beleive but took my tire bungs out of my bag that morning and forgot to chuck em back in...WTF!!! got to a safe point and waited for a group of riders to roll up and asked for a tire bung sure enough they did (sprot bike riders too) and luck has it the pub had a air compressor...wicked Crasher
P.S I was on the road at 5.30am so everything was closed every where i went and every 1 was still in bed when i rocked up at this joint...lol
What crasher said can only work with tubeless Mag's, if you have spoke wheels you need a spare tube or punture repair kit & tyre leavers.
i had a flat with a 21" front spoke wheel was able to ride 25k but had to be real carefull on bends ok in straight line, but could not do it on 16" wheels or 19" ( i don't think ) also i hit something once and it cut the rear tyre open, so you can be unlucky and only a spare tyre would work.
I'm touching wood but haven't had a flat yet, if so, I will rely on Harley Assist, a mate was on a round Australia run when over near Broome or Exmouth got a flat. H.A sent a trailor to pick him up and put him in a motel until it was fixed...gotta love that.
