Ride On Incident

[deadwood]

2001 I/S 76,000 miles, GATT on the rear.

Took off the month of August and rode from Albuquerque to Newfoundland and back. 9810 miles round trip.
Just before I left I put Ride On in both my tires. Auto formula in the rear, MC in the front.

I just got back and was inspectiing the tires while cleaning up the bike. Noticed this in the rear tire..

When I pulled it out it looked like this:



Before I pulled it out I checked the air pressure. It was the same as when I left and same as when I checked it on the trip.

After I pulled the nail out a blob of Ride-On squirted out and all the air leaked out.
Just thought I'd share the experience. I suppose this is classified as a "success" with ride on, but I also thought it should have sealed up when I pulled the nail out.

[Ken Tarver]

glad you passed "go" with that in your tire

I run over and stick more crap in my tires!! +1 on the gytt

ken

[Fudd]

Is that tire's rotation backwards?

Also, I wonder If petrolium based lubercants used to seat the bead degrade the ride-on?  We used a lot of wd-40 on my son's Suzuki mounting his car tire.  I still have a couple of oz's of ride-on and I might do a little experment.  Just thinking.

At least you had some victory, not getting stuck out there.  Even if you pulled out the nail and it stopped the air leak, I would have still repaired the tire, most likely with a plug.

[PhredValk]

The nail hole is on the 90º section of the tire, so no ride-on behind it. I'd bet if you spun the tire for a bit or moved the hole to the bottom it may have sealed.
Fred

[deadwood]

Fred, not sure I understand your statement about there being no Ride On in that section of the tire?

I did spin it for awhile after pulling the nail but it did not self seal.

[Gryphon Rider]

Fred, not sure I understand your statement about there being no Ride On in that section of the tire?

I did spin it for awhile after pulling the nail but it did not self seal.

I assume what he means is that at the moment you pulled the nail, the ride-on had already pooled at the bottom of the tire and thus there wasn't enough ride-on at the hole to seal it.  How long had the bike not been ridden before you pulled the nail?  Perhaps you should rotate the hole to the bottom, then add air to the pressure you would normally run the tire at, and see what happens.  As a new ride-on user, I'm interested in the results.

[deadwood]

The bike had sat for about three hours when I pulled the nail out. When I pulled it out  a short stream of Ride On squirted out, but it did not seal.

Again, I'm classifing this as a Ride On sucess story as the tire never lost air and didn't leave me stranded on the side of a road in the rain 200 miles from the nearest town.

I have since put a plug in instead of doing any more science projects. When I have some time I'll probably just change the tire as it has 13,000 miles on it. When i do change it I'll put Ride On back in.

[Brian]

You are not going to plug it and go for more miles?

[Ken Tarver]

it is backward Fudd

[Ricky-D]

So if you plug a tire that has that Ride-on inside, do you think that Ride-on would be considered a contaminant and defeat the ability of the plug to properly do the job?

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[Gryphon Rider]

So if you plug a tire that has that Ride-on inside, do you think that Ride-on would be considered a contaminant and defeat the ability of the plug to properly do the job?

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Only to the extent that it lubricates the plug and prevents the plug from staying in place.  With a car tire, the damaged ends of the strands of the steel belts probably do a good job of keeping a plug in place.

[2qmedic]

I really don't think that a plug would hinder the ride on. However, that would be a really good wuestion for a test at ride on.

Otherwise, I say this is a success. It got you home with no problems!!!
And no motorcycle damage or injury to it's rider!!!

Thank you for your post

[bogator]

tire mounting useing wd40???? never----use soy based hand cleaner--it dries fast-leaves no residue.
just my 2 cents------------------

[R J]

Had Ride-on in the wifes car tires.

Upon inspection one day found 2 nails in one tire.

Spun the wheel, Pulled that nail, and put the hole on the bottom.   In about 3 or 4 minutes it sealed.

Spun wheel again, pulled 2nd nail and just spun the wheel about 8 or 9 turns and put the hole on the bottom.   It was already sealed.   Both nails were roofing nails.

When the car got totaled, that tire still had nothing more than the Ride-On in it and it held air.

Her new Highlander has Ride-On in it at her  request.    Got to keep momma happy, so I can be happy.