Puncture repair kit, need some help

[Jeannot]

I bought a puncture repair kit from Ebay. It came with some instructions (see below), I never used a repair kit myself and want to learn on how to use it properly just in case .
I can't see how you would use the "gaiters" in case of a puncture. Does anyone has the same type of kit or know where I can find, ideally, an illustrated guide. Thanks
JC

PS: Instructions from seller
Instructions for tyre repair

Locate hole in tyre
Clear area around hole and use reamer to clear hole of nails or debris
(For off road repairs without removing the tyre, use cords)
Put small amount of adhesive on needle.
Push thought hole and pull out. Thread needle with cord. Push through puncture hole – twist and partly pull out leaving cord in puncture hole. Use blade to cut cord from needle.
Repeat process until hole is sealed.

 

[ianboydsnr]

I bought a puncture repair kit from Ebay. It came with some instructions (see below), I never used a repair kit myself and want to learn on how to use it properly just in case .
I can't see how you would use the "gaiters" in case of a puncture. Does anyone has the same type of kit or know where I can find, ideally, an illustrated guide. Thanks
JC

PS: Instructions from seller
Instructions for tyre repair

Locate hole in tyre
Clear area around hole and use reamer to clear hole of nails or debris
(For off road repairs without removing the tyre, use cords)
Put small amount of adhesive on needle.
Push thought hole and pull out. Thread needle with cord. Push through puncture hole – twist and partly pull out leaving cord in puncture hole. Use blade to cut cord from needle.
Repeat process until hole is sealed.

the gaitors look like they are for inner tubes, if your bike has innertubes use them, if your wheels are tubless follow the instructions and use the strings.

 

[Jeannot]

Thanks Ian. Confusion coming from the fact that it says tubeless repair kit on the box, and I have tubeless tyres.
Still would like to have an illustrated guide, what I have seen so far were for different type of plugs.
JC

 

[ianboydsnr]

Thanks Ian. Confusion coming from the fact that it says tubeless repair kit on the box, and I have tubeless tyres.
Still would like to have an illustrated guide, what I have seen so far were for different type of plugs.
JC

fair comment, but the instructions seem pretty clear, maybe you could get an old tyre and have a practise, a car tyre would do, my repair kit just has strings.

 

[JPB]

For a really good tutorial about fixing punctures out on the road, I recommend Helge Pedersen's Globeriders BMW R1200GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD, available from Touratech. It's full of good stuff about maintenance, preparation and on-the-road repairs.

 

[ianboydsnr]

For a really good tutorial about fixing punctures out on the road, I recommend Helge Pedersen's Globeriders BMW R1200GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD, available from Touratech. It's full of good stuff about maintenance, preparation and on-the-road repairs.

I would still recomend trying it first, its not hard, but to make it seem real, wait untill its pishing it down and your late for an apointment.

 

[Jeannot]

For a really good tutorial about fixing punctures out on the road, I recommend Helge Pedersen's Globeriders BMW R1200GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD, available from Touratech. It's full of good stuff about maintenance, preparation and on-the-road repairs.

Thanks for that, you gave me the idea to look in YouTube and there are quite a few video. This now answer the few questions I had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tBn0742U_M

JC

 

[Corkonian]

The rat tails as some call them can dry out after a while - so they don't really create a proper seal - that said I've used them in that state and they'll keep enough air in to get you to a garage.
The local tyre shop only use them on tractor tyres etc, - for cars etc. they strip the tyre - smooth around the puncture from the inside and apply a patch - much safer that the rat tails according to them.

You can get dry ones and you get a bottle of glue to apply as you need to.