Tubed tyre puncture repairs

[Trippy]

Couple of Q's:

What are the best levers out there for getting a tyre off on the side of the road?

Can you use moose in tubes, if yes which is the best?

 

[VAL. H.]

Couple of Q's:

What are the best levers out there for getting a tyre off on the side of the road?

Can you use moose in tubes, if yes which is the best?

Ahh! The eternal question 'which is the best?' I bought the best value leavers that gave me the best range of sizes, along with a couple or rim protectors.
The whole lot (2x15" 2x18" 2xrim protectors) cost me about £28.00 and I haven't bent one yet

It was recommended to me to get some with a brand name I forget right now. They came as a set of three 2x12" 1x18" IMO 12" is too short to be any good on the larger bikes, and a around £40.00 are very expensive too.

Do a search on ebay, they'll have loads on there.



Not sure about Moose in the tubes, unless you mean something like the finelec stuff in a can 'you'll be needing a pump/compressor of sorts with that too'.

Slime works well in the tubes too.

Val.

 

[Bear]

I tried a mousse (moose are too big for most tyres) once after a puncture in a tubed tyre and it got me all of a mile before giving up. Fortunately, that was how far I was from the local Honda dealer who had new tyres waiting for me.

 

[Bronco Billy]

Buzzetti levers with a third hand ......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SET-OF-3-BUZZ...wItemQQimsxZ20080824?IMSfp=TL0808241315r27155
SET OF 3 BUZZETTI TYRE LEVERS MOTOCROSS/ENDURO 200mm on eBay, also Tools Equipment, Accessories, Motorcycle Parts Accessories, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-Sep-08 23:33:22 BST)

You must mean tyre Moose and not a Bib Mousse I expect?

http://www.motorcycletireoutlet.com/173693.htm
Michelin Bib Mousse Tubes TUBES TIRES michelin at motoshopper

As opposed to Tyre Moose

http://www.keepsyoumoving.com/
The home of Tyre Moose Tyre

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[wedgie]

the efectivness of utraseal and slime also depends on the type of tube that is fitted
butil tubes tend to tear apart when punctured in a way that the old rubber tubes did not i will never use butil tubes for this reason.
what i did find that the rubber tubes did not lose presure as quickly (didnot need to top up the tirepresures for about a month and a half aginst 10days) still checked them before jumping on the bike