Hey guys I was just curious if anyone used Slime in their tires? I have a 02 F4i and I JUST had a Pirelli Diablo tire put on her. Literally, Went to have it put on and rode around for a couple hours then had sh*tty weather the next 2 days....Walk out to my garage dead flat tire. Turns out i have a tiny hole right in the center of my tread and im clueless to how it got there. Anyways I bought some slime and put it in my tire 16 oz. even though the website recommended 20.2oz.... I was just curious if anyone has put this in their tired and did it effectively fix your problem....the hole i have is very small and there wasnt anything in my tire so im guessing i hit a sharp rock or something....

Thanks!

 

I don't know if you can get tires permanently repaired or just on a get you home basis . I think you need to talk to the shop where you got it fitted , see if they can repair it properly for you .

Personally I wouldn't trust my life to a can of slim , just my 2cnts

 

Pretty sure slime and other stuff like that are just quick fixes until you can get your tire truly repaired. But if it's a small hole shouldn't be too bad.

 

Yep, those spray type tire "sealers" are designed for quick fix. Get it repaired properly w/a patch. If the hole is too big for a patch, get it plugged. If a plug is done properly, it will be reliable.

 

bro, dont forget that if you ride in the triple digits, a blow out could be fatal. +1 on above advise, take the time to go back to the dealer and have them check for a defect or atleast remove and patch from the inside and rebalance. slime works fine for tires your life dont depend on.

 

use a patch or a plug as long as it's put on correctly they work just fine I did a track day on a 3 dollar plug I bought at walmart :P Not saying you SHOULD do it but you could hehe

 

Thank you So much everyone! Yeah kind of pisses me off cause dealer told me slime would do the trick but i still feel uncomfortable with it....hell im even uncomfortable with a patch or a plug...It just all feels like a huge gamble but i dont have the $$$ to get another new tire on being a college student and all...I guess ill figure something out!

 

I used slim on my truck tire, it held air for two or the weeks just fine. I don't know if I would trust it for very long on a bike though.

 

New tire dammit!!!!! 16oz of oooze in your rim?? Are you kidding me? Slime is for a lawnmower tire or to get you to a tire repair place in a cage -- not for a beast capable of 150+ mph.


Do what you feel is best within your budget. But if it were me, I would take the tire off and chuck it in the nearest landfill/recycle center/tire chucking place and get a new one. You have 2 tires on a bike. Either f's up and you are going down. Whether you and your bike survive depends entirely on luck if your tire takes a crap while going.

I do not want to hear about your patch/plug/slime taking a dump while you are in a curve and the 6 pins, 20 screws and 3 fractures you got while busting into a tree.

New tire = $200 max ... often $150 or so

Hospital bill for simple fracture = $4000 min ... copay on most insurance for this would be over $400

You choose ...

 

I am with most here. The tire slim will hold for now. Just becareful. Now that tire slim u used is a liquid. It will mess up your balance of the tire and in the end just be bad all around. Also when they take or u take that tire off all that crap has to come out and is toxic. The tire must be scrubed out for a patch to work properly. A patch will fix it and in no way will affect anything. Small holes are any easy fix. Holes bigger then a dime are not fixable. It is a small cost to have it repaired especially if you can bring them a tire unmounted. If you can't shouldn't be to much to have them dismount and rebalance when your done. A patch on a tire will out last the tire it self. On bike tires you can get 5 holes and be good. As long as they are not right next to each other it will work. O and they cannot and i repeat cannot be on the outer edges of the tire. Really good patchers can fix sidewalls but it is hard beacuse of the tire squating and all around movement. A patch works from the inside so it won't affect handling or anything. Plugs on the other hand do change the dynamics a bit but still work. Patch over plug any day.