Do you GOO your tubeless tyres...if so, which GOO do you use?

[Bendy toy]

I had rims corroded by Slime(TM)
But puncture safe has caused zero problems with corrosion and the pressure monitors have been fine. It's used by the police so can't be too bad.

I filled the tyre with valve core removed then blew air though before putting the core back in.

It's double the cost of Slime but buy cheap and expect problems.

 

[(RIP) Arkwright]

Puncture Safe

Puncture Safe in tubeless on my 1200 (got me home twice, once without realising I had a puncture, no problems doing the repairs) and no problems with balance.

Puncture Safe in tubes on my Airheads whether tubeless rims or not.

 

[Garry H]

The previous owner had put some sort of goo in my 1200 tyres
He did inform me what it was when i bought it...But i can't remember what it was
The only thing i do know is i had a 6mm bolt go into the tyre when on holiday in France last year
The bolt was still in the tyre when i spotted it and the goo was weaping out very slightly around the head of the bolt
It was a suturday afternoon so i headed for the nearest big town 50+miles away
The tyre got me there without going down ....Without the goo in there it would have been flat in seconds
I found a tyre repair shop...Showed the guy the problem and was expexcting him to say " you need a new tyre mate cuz you got goo in it "
But he was more than happy to repair it with a rats tail with the goo still inside
I quizzed him about the safty of the repair and he said it will be fine
He repaired it in a couple of minutes checked it and off i went
I did over 3500 miles on the tyre 2 up at that without a problem at all
The rims were perfect when i removed the tyre to replace it at a later date
I now carry a rats tail repair kit with me
Instead of the stop and go plugger because i found the stop and go is crap on steel belted tyres

 

[Bendy toy]

My tyre fitter is perfectly happy with PunctureSafe (he's also seen rim corrosion caused by cheap stuff). If the hole is repairable he scrapes away the goo does the repair, etc, etc.

Prices vary quite a lot so shop around.

 

[notadrop]

Rat tails?? I have a Stop & Go kit with the 'mushrooms'. When I got a puncture I found the hole must have been to big as it wouldn't seal properly. Is the rat tail system better? If so I could just buy the insertion tool and rat tails as a top up to the kit.

 

[Big Lee]

I`ve used one of these out of the kit for a car puncture, a pretty big cut as well. Never go off and dead easy to use. Got some under the bike seat now

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_974267_langId_-1_categoryId_165664

 

[Garry H]

Rat tails?? I have a Stop & Go kit with the 'mushrooms'. When I got a puncture I found the hole must have been to big as it wouldn't seal properly. Is the rat tail system better? If so I could just buy the insertion tool and rat tails as a top up to the kit.

The Stop & Go kit is fine with normal old style tyres
But very unreliable with steel belted tyres
The steel wires tend to just get pushed out the way when you ream the hole out then flex back and cut the plug on the stop and go
The rats tails don't suffer with this problem due to the way they work
Thats why i have abandoned the stop and go and carry the rats tails now

 

[Bendy toy]

I've been impressed with posh goo. It copes fine with nails and screws. Anything too big won't be sealed but TBH the tyre may well be ****ed and need specialist attention.
Cheap goo struggled with a small hole I had to drop tyre pressure to stop the stuff being blown through. Tyre fitter repaired the tyre saying it was nothing unusual.
That's why I now only use puncturesafe.


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[Bounce]

I had rims corroded by Slime(TM)
But puncture safe has caused zero problems with corrosion and the pressure monitors have been fine. It's used by the police so can't be too bad.

I filled the tyre with valve core removed then blew air though before putting the core back in.

It's double the cost of Slime but buy cheap and expect problems.

Out of interest....if you use this on your 1200, how many ml's do you put into the front & rear tyres?

 

[Bendy toy]

I got about 8000 from a rear. I've not yet used a front from end to end because I fitted a second set of wheels which had part worn tyres.
Until recently I did a lot of motorway riding so not sure how useful the information is.


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[JPB]

"Ultraseal and the like is fucking horrible stuff and your tyre fitter will be angrier than an angry thing when he changes tyres and can't clean that shit off"

Frankly I'm not particularly bothered what the tyre fitter thinks; he's being paid by the business that's just sold me a new tyre. If gloopy stuff works (and nobody seems to deny that it does), who cares if it's messy? Tyre repair kits are great for those who prefer faffing with roadside tyre repairs or are riding across Uzbeckistan, but for those gruelling trips to Waitrose...

 

[Bendy toy]

Isn't Ultraseal the old name for PunctureSafe?

My tyre fitter had no problems with my puncture. He scraped the area, did the patch and put they tyre back on. Sorted. I dont think he likes doing punctures so goo suits him as it seals many before people know they had a hole in the tyre. Goo wont stop a serous hole, but neither will a stop n go. At least goo slows the rate of air loss allowing some chance of stopping before it all goes awol.

I'm quite happy to not need to carry a tyre pump though it does add £20 to every tyre pair.

 

[autogs]

I got about 8000 from a rear. I've not yet used a front from end to end because I fitted a second set of wheels which had part worn tyres.
Until recently I did a lot of motorway riding so not sure how useful the information is.


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noooo,he asked how much goo do you put in the tyres

 

[Bounce]

I got about 8000 from a rear. I've not yet used a front from end to end because I fitted a second set of wheels which had part worn tyres.
Until recently I did a lot of motorway riding so not sure how useful the information is.


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I'll re-phrase....how many millilitres of the puncture safe goo do you put in your front & rear tyre?

 

[Bendy toy]

I bought a motorbike size bottle and followed instructions. IIRC 60% went back and 40% in front

Edit
Here's their website page for bikes. http://www.puncturesafe.com/pages/bikers.htm

It works for me and the plod so why worry. They also mention that solvent based get you home sealants do cause problems and can scrap the tyre. Maybe they would say that, but perhaps that's where the myth has come from about in tyre sealants being hated by tyre fitters.

 

[King Key]

Ultraseal and the like is fucking horrible stuff and your tyre fitter will be angrier than an angry thing when he changes tyres and can't clean that shit off

I'm sure someone will be along in a minute to say Ultraseal saved their life when they had a sudden deflation on their way back from but I think it's a waste of money.

Actually, Ultraseal/Puncturesafe is water based and washes off very easily leaving no residue, and that's a fact from my own experience of using this product and not an opinion or something I heard from a mate in the pub/tyre salesman/saw on the interweb/got mixed up with some other product.

But you can carry on slagging off this product if you wish.......

 

[k9doc]

+1 for Ultraseal/Puncturesafe. Used it for years with no problems. Careful to use correct amounts (a mate put too much in front tyre and had balance problems). Actually checked when having new tyres fitted and they said not a problem as long as they know in advance when changing. Pays your money etc.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Not slagging it off so much as saying it's a complete waste of money in my opinion and when I've seen it, everything is just a complete mess.

As k9doc says, you pays your money

 

[Bounce]

I bought a motorbike size bottle and followed instructions. IIRC 60% went back and 40% in front

Edit
Here's their website page for bikes. http://www.puncturesafe.com/pages/bikers.htm

It works for me and the plod so why worry. They also mention that solvent based get you home sealants do cause problems and can scrap the tyre. Maybe they would say that, but perhaps that's where the myth has come from about in tyre sealants being hated by tyre fitters.

Gotcha...thx for the info

 

[GORILA]

Ultraseal/ Puncturesafe

From personal exoerience, I found that Ulstraseal worked well, as advertised. You would just take out the nail or screw and the hole was quickly plugged. The tyre life was also extended, so it paid for itself.
However since they banned the US made stuff over here, the UK made stuff doesn't work too well. I found that it would just run out of the puncture, instead of plugging it. I no longer use it. I now carry 'Stop & Go' plugs which work very well.