SuzukiSavage.com - Front tire loses air...

jamesmackelroy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Front tire loses air... 10/07/10 at 16:40:53 So, I'm guessing I picked up a tack or something. How hard is it to set a tube? I've read some horror stories on it... Also, if I change it on my own, I lack a jack. Any successes, caution or advice on lifting one of these babies up on a blanketed-cinder block? Thanks all...
Back to top	IP Logged

Serowbot

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

OK.... so what's the
speed of dark?

Posts: 28651
Tucson Az
Gender: male

Re: Front tire loses air...
Reply #1 - 10/07/10 at 17:24:35

First,.. pump it up and put a dab of spit on the valve stem (remove cap first)...
If it's not leaking there, I usually just pull the wheel and have the shop do it..

No jack?... Put it on the kickstand, stand like you're going to get on it, and pull the handlebars toward you with weight of the bike resting on the rearwheel and kickstand... when the front wheel comes up, have a friend slide a block under the engine...
It will be supported in a triangle,... of rear wheel, kickstand, and frame... with the front wheel an inch or two off the ground...
(Might want to loosen the front axle first...)

Back to top

Ludicrous Speed !... ... Huh

...

IP Logged

Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #2 - 10/07/10 at 17:45:05 Be sure to put something in place of the rotor between the caliper. Or at least put a HUGE sign on it so no one will squeeze the front brake and squirt the caliper out on the floor.
Back to top	2001 Black, Spitfire windshield, Headlight upgrade, Sissy rack, Tool bag, Fork bag, Harley muffler, Memory foam seat, Crash bars. Hwy pegs, Raptor. IP Logged

jamesmackelroy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #3 - 10/07/10 at 17:55:33 Spat on the stem and got some slow but confident bubbles between the nut around the valve and the rim. Is that just where the air's coming out?or oughtn't I to try tightnin' that b€€€€?
Back to top	IP Logged

bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #4 - 10/07/10 at 17:57:42 Let out some air put some WD 40 in the hole and air it back up,Some time the valve stem will stick.
Back to top	william h krumpen IP Logged

Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #5 - 10/07/10 at 18:03:42 Bill, I think he said the air is coming from around the stem body which means it's also leaking inside the tire casing. That's what I understood?
Back to top	2001 Black, Spitfire windshield, Headlight upgrade, Sissy rack, Tool bag, Fork bag, Harley muffler, Memory foam seat, Crash bars. Hwy pegs, Raptor. IP Logged

Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #6 - 10/07/10 at 18:29:28 NEVER EVER USE A PETROLEUM PRODUCT LIKE WD-40 ON RUBBER PRODUCTS LIKE TIRES OR TUBES!! Petroleum products deteriorate rubber products. If you must try a lubricant use a silicone spray. Bad advice, Bill67.
Back to top	Eschew obfuscation. IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #7 - 10/07/10 at 18:33:07 If youve got air coming out between the stem & rim, its done. Get a tube ordered, or whatever, IF that tire isnt in REAL good shap[e AND you choose to not replace it, youll spend a lot of $$ on a crap tire.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

Serowbot

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

OK.... so what's the
speed of dark?

Posts: 28651
Tucson Az
Gender: male

Re: Front tire loses air...
Reply #8 - 10/07/10 at 18:34:47

Yes, if it's not coming out of the valve, but down at the nut,... you have a puncture...

If the tube is older than 6 months, I would probably buy a new one rather than patch... Old rubber gets tired and looses it's stretch, so it's more likely to set-up twisted in the tire upon re-inflation, creating pinches or weak spots.........

Back to top

Ludicrous Speed !... ... Huh

...

IP Logged

thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6058 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #9 - 10/07/10 at 19:22:42 get a new rim liner also while your at it
Back to top	standing for those who stood for US IP Logged

bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #10 - 10/08/10 at 05:16:33 Charon wrote on 10/07/10 at 18:29:28: NEVER EVER USE A PETROLEUM PRODUCT LIKE WD-40 ON RUBBER PRODUCTS LIKE TIRES OR TUBES!! Petroleum products deteriorate rubber products. If you must try a lubricant use a silicone spray. Bad advice, Bill67. Well it no wonder my tires rot off the wheels in about 6 months
Back to top	william h krumpen IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #11 - 10/08/10 at 07:08:58 Some of the tubes Ive seen just dont Feel like theyre a good rubber. They kinda feel like PVC or somethin,, not at all like the truck tire inner tubes we used to pull behind the boat.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

mornhm - FSO Serious Thumper Offline HMMM Posts: 1105 Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #12 - 10/08/10 at 12:48:01 Make sure you determine what caused the original problem and fix that as well otherwise you are likely to be leaking air again in short order. Get it fixed asap. You don't want to have a tire go down on you while you are riding.
Back to top	IP Logged

WD

Serious Thumper
2005 No Login

Offline

Professional
"scooter
trash".

Posts: 5207
Rosemark TN
Gender: male

Re: Front tire loses air...
Reply #13 - 10/08/10 at 17:07:57

You can pick up a new tube at any HD shop in the world, same price as from the metric shop, but normally Dunlop (better quality rubber).

If you have an IRC tire on it, swap it for something decent. Decent meaning not made in Taiwan or China.

Pull and replace the rim liner if it looks like the spoke ends have even remotely cut in to the band.

FWIW, straight rib front tires look stellar on Savages...

Back to top

On 2 wheels since 7/87

Black and Chrome 2003 1950s style custom

IP Logged

bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Front tire loses air... Reply #14 - 10/08/10 at 17:10:40 Straight groove tires follow the grooves in the road.
Back to top	william h krumpen IP Logged