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Hi everyone. I'm a newbie who just experienced my 1st flat tire on my
2017 CB1100ex that has spoke wheels and tube tires. Punctured my rear tire last week from a piece of screw on my way home. Got the bike brand new with brand new tires but unfortunately caught a flat. My question is, if I have the tube fixed(patched)can I use the same tire again? What recommendations do you guys have to get me up and running safely on the road again and to save me some money? Saw the helpful video of Terry Cox who converted his wheels to tubeless from BART. I'm also considering that option but it also depends how much that would cost me. I live in NY and I know shipping those wheels to Italy and getting them converted to tubeless won't be cheap. Has anyone in the forum
with spoke tires converted to tubeless? Any recommendations? Wish HONDA sold the CB1100RS here in the US market.
Thanks in advance.
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You will have no problem reusing the tire, provided the hole is small; I have done this dozens of times to various street and dirt bikes. I do not recommend patching the tube though - just replace it, but that's just me being overly cautious.
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As Dave says, that tyre will be fine as long as it is a simple puncture and not sidewall related. There has to be a supplier in the US who can do what BartFactory are doing surely, that postage will kill you? The process is a bit drawn out, if you went down this route save it for winter. Outex is probably the most well known kit for changing to tubeless. If you don't want to do it yourself a local dealer might possibly do it for you with the Outex kit?
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Hi there Dave and Tev62. I'll definitely get a new tube and use the original tire.
I'm relieved that I just need a new tube and not a new tire. I'll also inquire with dealers in my area who could convert the wheels to tubeless. Thank you guys for your quick reply and help! Have a good summer.
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(07-17-2021, 03:49 AM)Tev62_imp Wrote: As Dave says, that tyre will be fine as long as it is a simple puncture and not sidewall related. There has to be a supplier in the US who can do what BartFactory are doing surely, that postage will kill you? The process is a bit drawn out, if you went down this route save it for winter. Outex is probably the most well known kit for changing to tubeless. If you don't want to do it yourself a local dealer might possibly do it for you with the Outex kit?
(+1) Outex kit.
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If you can’t find a dealer to do it, try Woody’s Wheels. The page shows they seem to do it:
https://woodyswheelworks.com/pages/tube-...eel-repair
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Thanks for sending the link Lordpopgun and GoldOxide. I'll check them both out.
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(07-17-2021, 09:15 AM)Senna02_imp Wrote: Thanks for sending the link Lordpopgun and GoldOxide. I'll check them both out.
(+1) For the Tev.
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(07-17-2021, 02:12 AM)Senna02_imp Wrote: Hi everyone. I'm a newbie who just experienced my 1st flat tire on my
2017 CB1100ex that has spoke wheels and tube tires. Punctured my rear tire last week from a piece of screw on my way home. Got the bike brand new with brand new tires but unfortunately caught a flat. My question is, if I have the tube fixed(patched)can I use the same tire again? What recommendations do you guys have to get me up and running safely on the road again and to save me some money? Saw the helpful video of Terry Cox who converted his wheels to tubeless from BART. I'm also considering that option but it also depends how much that would cost me. I live in NY and I know shipping those wheels to Italy and getting them converted to tubeless won't be cheap. Has anyone in the forum
with spoke tires converted to tubeless? Any recommendations? Wish HONDA sold the CB1100RS here in the US market.
Thanks in advance.
My experience with patching a tube nearly led to disaster. The damage to the tube was a slit maybe 1/4" long and I patched it. About two weeks later, while traveling on a parkway at maybe 65 mph, I had a *blowout*!. the slit had actually spread *under the patch* until it *popped out* from the edge of the patch!
I will never again patch a motorcycle tube...
Frank
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(07-17-2021, 09:29 AM)decarmine_imp Wrote: (07-17-2021, 02:12 AM)Senna02_imp Wrote: Hi everyone. I'm a newbie who just experienced my 1st flat tire on my
2017 CB1100ex that has spoke wheels and tube tires. Punctured my rear tire last week from a piece of screw on my way home. Got the bike brand new with brand new tires but unfortunately caught a flat. My question is, if I have the tube fixed(patched)can I use the same tire again? What recommendations do you guys have to get me up and running safely on the road again and to save me some money? Saw the helpful video of Terry Cox who converted his wheels to tubeless from BART. I'm also considering that option but it also depends how much that would cost me. I live in NY and I know shipping those wheels to Italy and getting them converted to tubeless won't be cheap. Has anyone in the forum
with spoke tires converted to tubeless? Any recommendations? Wish HONDA sold the CB1100RS here in the US market.
Thanks in advance.
My experience with patching a tube nearly led to disaster. The damage to the tube was a slit maybe 1/4" long and I patched it. About two weeks later, while traveling on a parkway at maybe 65 mph, I had a *blowout*!. the slit had actually spread *under the patch* until it *popped out* from the edge of the patch!
I will never again patch a motorcycle tube...
Frank
My experience with patching a tube nearly led to disaster. The damage to the tube was a slit maybe 1/4" long and I patched it. About two weeks later, while traveling on a parkway at maybe 65 mph, I had a *blowout*!. the slit had actually spread *under the patch* until it *popped out* from the edge of the patch!
I will never again patch a motorcycle tube...
Frank
Yeah, scary stuff for sure.
I would just leave gashes alone and replace the rubber. Punctures appear to be more tolerant to patching.
