Slime Tire Inflator - Page 2 - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum

beezer · 11-28-2012, 05:11 PM

I have the Nomad tire and most of that air is still in it

Gable · 11-28-2012, 05:24 PM

Sold out online. D*mn.

Fizgurd · 12-03-2012, 04:51 PM

According to a co-worker of mine, you might check Home Depot. He said he found the same inflator on sale there for $6.50. I'm going to check and verify tonight.

TNrookie · 12-03-2012, 04:59 PM

Good find! Heck, I'm just trying to get the TrueValue site Store Finder to work...I don't know if there are any around here. Heck, we didn't have an Ace Hardware til recently. I've seen this brand inflator at Target also but don't know if they have this exact one. I just remember looking at all the "8 minutes" and "15 minutes" type stuff on the packages.

Fizgurd · 12-03-2012, 11:14 PM

The Home Depot where the Co-worker bought his had no clue what I was talking about. looks like I need to have a chat in the morning with the guy.

gkeefer · 12-04-2012, 01:15 AM

Many years ago you could buy a repair kit that had the tool to plug a tire,tire plugs,and a co2 bottle to air it up with,these were great you could roll them up in the little package thing they came with and just about put them in your pocket. I had one but lost track of it when i bought the vol. with the wire wheels,cant help me with a tube.

OzriderC50T · 12-04-2012, 02:38 AM

Slime can be used as a preventitive, I run the Slime for Tubes in mine. (must be the stuff specifically for Tubes)

The Mountain Bike community swear by the stuff.

Works great in 4x4 tyres as well.

You Tube

davidc83 · 12-04-2012, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polovision

I have one kinda like that that I take on road trips. Never had to use it yet.

I have tubed tires. I picked up a horseshoe nail once while out riding. The tire went flat when I stopped at a turnout, middle of nowhere, no cell service. I found the nail, pulled it out, followed the directions on the bottle of slime and aired it up. I rode the bike for another 200 miles with no issue and the tire kept proper pressure.
The slime works as long as you dont have a tube blowout and the object damaging your tube is less then 1/4" wide.

dadorfman · 12-04-2012, 07:52 PM

All right! Now the potential down side: I have read threads advising against carrying a can of WD-40 in saddlebags because, in the head, they can explode. The problem is that aedrosol cans don't do well in heat.

kerf · 12-04-2012, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidc83

I have tubed tires. I picked up a horseshoe nail once while out riding. The tire went flat when I stopped at a turnout, middle of nowhere, no cell service. I found the nail, pulled it out, followed the directions on the bottle of slime and aired it up. I rode the bike for another 200 miles with no issue and the tire kept proper pressure.
The slime works as long as you dont have a tube blowout and the object damaging your tube is less then 1/4" wide.

I kinda leaning toward tube tire slime and a co2 inflater. Gonna take a few cartridges to get 36 psi into a c50 rear tire.

11-28-2012, 05:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
beezer Senior VR Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The VooDoo Lounge Posts: 21,518 Thanks: 321 Thanked 419 Times in 268 Posts	I have the Nomad tire and most of that air is still in it __________________ WFNR 2005-2007: one of these 2007-present: one of those Accessories to date: this and that, oh and one of them

12-04-2012, 07:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
dadorfman VR Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 277 Thanks: 7 Thanked 22 Times in 15 Posts	All right! Now the potential down side: I have read threads advising against carrying a can of WD-40 in saddlebags because, in the head, they can explode. The problem is that aedrosol cans don't do well in heat. __________________ David '07 C90 Trike '06 C50 '97 Marauder (deceased) '86 Honda Rebel 450 (deceased)

12-04-2012, 01:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
gkeefer Senior VR Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Horse Shoe Bend, Arkansas. Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 1 Thanked 132 Times in 126 Posts	Many years ago you could buy a repair kit that had the tool to plug a tire,tire plugs,and a co2 bottle to air it up with,these were great you could roll them up in the little package thing they came with and just about put them in your pocket. I had one but lost track of it when i bought the vol. with the wire wheels,cant help me with a tube.

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