I put slime in my garden tractor "front" tires when I have leaks. I put anti freeze in the back ones too for weighting / traction. I have seen a sign in a number of shops that they will not change your tractor tires if you have put fluid in them. I bought my Nighthawk with what looked like good tread, had it inspected a week later and was disappointed when I was shown the dry rot, it wasn't terrible but bad enough for concern. the way I see it and perhaps I'm a bit conservative here, is I'm already putting myself out there as it is. Let alone to go cheap by ignoring one of the most important safety concerns you can have on a bike. Your tires. Imagine it this way. You are laying in a hospital bed, nurse asks you what happened and your reply "insert unfortunate and completely avoidable story here". At least I don't have to worry about explaining away why I did not do it right the first time. My dad always said and this is one of his most memorable comments. "Any job worth doing is worth doing right". Basically meaning, and I take advantage of this often is, if you feel you can't do it properly, hire a professional. I had the bike shop do my tires. I did my brake master and slave cylinders myself. I don't have the lift or tire tools to do my own tires. Frankly the cost was not that bad, it would have taken me at least two tire changes or three to payoff the hardware. Not a good investment for me, at least not yet. Ride safe! Mike In a message dated 9/23/2011 1:08:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I've heard the same. The slime is a four letter word in most tire shops. -Kyle On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Just as an FYI, all the tire guys I've ever talked to HATE that stuff and it's quick fix brethren. Makes a mess of their equipment, makes cleaning the rim up for the new tire a pain, and in general causes them frustration. At least that's the consensus here. Kurt On Sep 23, 2011 12:08 PM, "stanley/ Randolph" <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Although I tried the slime, it didn't work for mine; but if you know the leak 's in the tread area and it's slow, try that instead of the bike shop thing. Stanley From: Kim Paddock <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > To: "[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) " <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Rear tire removal If it leaks just a little bit put some Green Goo in the tire and ride it a bit. It will seal any sm... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle ... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . For more options, visit this group at _http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en_ (http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en) . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
