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[AllanB]

The PTY kit I proposed earlier works fine, my friend made repairs to nearly all of his car tyres over the years and they were all 100%, super-glue is used for making O rings so is a perfect solution for tyres and the tapered plug is pushed in with every wheel rotation. I kept a kit with me when I got two consecutive punctures on the same road, however, I never had another puncture so never got to use it.

There are kits available on the market that work in exactly the same way, but cost 10 times as much for a fancy name and which include an instruction sheet...... Available in Thailand too, if you are in a hurry.

Nice, McGyver style I see, looks good and I am pretty sure it works ok. However properly repairing a tire involves plugging the puncture from the inside. This is valid for both cars and motorcycles tubeless tires. With this you can be certain the puncture won't reopen.

In any case, this was not the purpose of the OP although I appreciate the sharing. Might even try your home made kit one day see how that goes. Anyway, I was specifically looking for the Stop and Go kit which mimics an internal repair even though it's not perfect.

In any case, thanks

This is an emergency repair carried out the roadside in a couple of minutes without any tools, or wheel/tyre removal. And it is a pretty good one at that, plus it doesn't damage the tyre at all, so once you get to a garage they can patch the hole from the inside and even leave the plug in situ as "belt and braces". I don't know what the slime does, but guess it makes a mess?

Possibly a life saver and I can't see a downside myself. Most of these kits are based on these simple proven DIY methods, but then they charge the earth.

INFLATING WITHOUT A COMPRESSOR

If you don't want to carry a compressor, carry 2 metres of small bore hose with a tyre connector at each end and use the air out of one tyre to inflate the other. One tyre with 30psi in it will blow up a flat tyre to 20psi, plenty to get you hone.

Edited October 30, 2014 by AllanB

[Garry]

I know one thing about thing about Slime, wheel changers hate the stuff.

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[ttakata]

Glad you had a safe trip.

I used to have a 400 baht Tesco car compressor when offroading and although it never broke down it was bound too.

I ended up putting this half size floor pump in my Givi E55 permanently.

It seems to top off my tires faster than using a compressor and is failproof.

http://www.birzman.com/products.php?src=prod&prod_sn=154

This might be a good alternative too.

http://www.lezyne.com/product-hpumps-hv-microfldrhvg.php#.VFPOGfmUd8E

I put a can of 600 baht slime like stuff in an innertube that got a nail hole.

It never sealed the tire so I don't trust liquid plugs.

[AllanB]

I haven't yet done any proper off-roading on a bike, but have a done a lot on 4 wheels and the golden rule is to "travel light". Now on just two wheels I would have thought that rule was even more important, plus you have the issue of bulk to deal with too.

Carrying a compressor would seem a bit of an extravagance, when there are other more important tools and other gear needed, especially if a simple piece of tube will do the job. However, this tube only works if tyres are kept fully inflated and on 4 wheels lowering tyre pressures can greatly assist the vehicle's traction, is this also the case with bikes?

I ask this question because I am about to embark on this activity and I know that trials bikes run very low tyre pressures, but wondered what the consensus was with general off-roading....low speed touring.

[seedy]

I ask this question because I am about to embark on this activity and I know that trials bikes run very low tyre pressures, but wondered what the consensus was with general off-roading....low speed touring.

Be aware that it is the air in the tire which supports the weight.

Lowering pressure on off-road bikes is generally used when operating in soft surfaces like sand.

For hard surfaces like gravel and asphalt, just run normal pressure.

And increase tire pressure - especially the rear - when riding 2-up.

Edited November 1, 2014 by seedy

[ttakata]

I adjusted my pressures to accommodate riding off road and on the tarmac.

I wanted to preserve my knobbies on road with higher pressure but have as much low pressure traction off road.

That's why I carried the compressor and other tools.

Honestly my other KLX250 friends never bothered to adjust their pressure.

They just rode on their knobbies on road and off and they didn't seem to have many problems but I am sure their tires wore out faster on road at lower pressures.

Running street pressures off road seems OK too so I wouldn't bother lowering pressure off road unless you crash as a result of lost traction.

Edited November 1, 2014 by ttakata

[Garry]

Glad you had a safe trip.

I used to have a 400 baht Tesco car compressor when offroading and although it never broke down it was bound too.

I ended up putting this half size floor pump in my Givi E55 permanently.

It seems to top off my tires faster than using a compressor and is failproof.

http://www.birzman.com/products.php?src=prod&prod_sn=154

This might be a good alternative too.

http://www.lezyne.com/product-hpumps-hv-microfldrhvg.php#.VFPOGfmUd8E

I put a can of 600 baht slime like stuff in an innertube that got a nail hole.

It never sealed the tire so I don't trust liquid plugs.

The Slime that I'm aware of is not designed for inner tube fitted tires. You will need a vulcanising or glue & patch kit for inner tube fitted tires Edited November 2, 2014 by Garry

[Gnasher328]

Electric pumps, foot pumps? Hell, weight is an issue off road anyway. I'll say it again - small bicycle pump, only @ 6" long by 1" diameter and weighs just a few ounces.

Re tyre pressures, on my CRF I found the handbook pressure, @18 psi, was good for offroad but for tarmac increasing by 6 psi worked well.

As for repairs on tubed tyres, I carried spare tubes ( now they were heavy) but have my doubts I would have been able to change a tyre in the boonies alone. Perhaps some 'gloop' would be worth a thought for emergencies?

Edited November 3, 2014 by Gnasher328

[AllanB]

Electric pumps, foot pumps? Hell, weight is an issue off road anyway. I'll say it again - small bicycle pump, only @ 6" long by 1" diameter and weighs just a few ounces.

Re tyre pressures, on my CRF I found the handbook pressure, @18 psi, was good for offroad but for tarmac increasing by 6 psi worked well.

As for repairs on tubed tyres, I carried spare tubes ( now they were heavy) but have my doubts I would have been able to change a tyre in the boonies alone. Perhaps some 'gloop' would be worth a thought for emergencies?

Yes, and I guess if you have spokes you need tubes, don't think I would fancy changing a tube in the sticks and heat, so a puncture repair outfit would be better. No need to remove the wheel.