Hey Folks,

Anyone have experience with the tire sealant:

http://www.ride-on.com/

Thanks,
OG

There are pro and cons about it.
It does work to a fair degree but the thing I don't like is that at tire changing time it is very messy as it is still liquid and runs out when the bead is broken. It sticks to everything and mostly me.
It does act as a dynamic ballancer which is good as the tire does change ballance through its life.
I prefer to cary a puncture kit and a small cheap compressor with the plastic case removed and it goes into the rear compartment along with a heap of other junk that is rarely needed.

Thanks Rick! I'll have to weigh that against the beads vs. the weights as well.

OG

With regard to the beads you are usually better of to get the tire ballanced with weights first then use beads to make it spot on and to compensate when things change slightly with tire wear

Rick G wrote:With regard to the beads you are usually better of to get the tire ballanced with weights first then use beads to make it spot on and to compensate when things change slightly with tire wear

Interesting Rick, I was just looking at some videos on the beads 2 nights ago and wondering if they are snake oil?

88KE

I've been running the beads 88 and have not been entirely happy with the results. In particular the imbalance before they spool up and at lower speeds is something I'm not liking. My have to do the weights too as Rick is saying or go with the sealant to get the results I want.

OG

Hi OG,

I'm the other side of the coin to Rick, I use Ultraseal in all my tyres and pulled a nail out of the outfit's rear last year without any loss of pressure.

Paul.

PS it's water soluble so no mess at tyre changing time.

Thanks for the info Paul! Do you use weights in addition to the sealant or just the heavy dose of sealant they recommend?

OG

Yes, OG, I do use weights to balance the wheel before adding the Ultraseal and I've never had any low speed 'out of balance' feelings.

Paul.

Nice. Thanks mate!

I used to use a sealant I bought at a m/c show in the the tyres on my Gold Wing and they suggested looking down the forks like a rifle barrel when riding, you need to stand up to do that on the naked Wing, and you can see the forks vibrating forward and backwards in a blur of movement. Then added the sealant and went for a ride, repeated the sighting test and the forks were steady as a rock. That stuff had asbestos fibres in a gel like liquid but it worked very well. Would not be allowed to sell that nowadays due to the asbestos and the downstream risk to anyone removing tyres and it drying out and the asbestos becoming airborne.
Regards,
K-BIKE