Busted tire fixin' - tell me about your kit

sportsguy

Get off my lawn you little bastard!
2013 Site Supporter
Joined
Jun 27, 2013
Messages
697
Location
Los-Angleish
I have a ton of stuff for fixing flats. Some gear left over form my FJR, most applicable to my KTM with tubed tires.

With the tubeless set up on the Ten, what are people packing for road trips to manage flats? My ideal goal would be a set up that packs nice and small. I have, and this surprised me, three air compressors, with a nice small one on hand...LOL

But as time marches on, there may be better solutions - so post up what you have. :)
 

EricV

Riding, farkling, riding...
2011 Site Supporter
2012 Site Supporter
2013 Site Supporter
2014 Site Supporter
Joined
May 22, 2011
Messages
8,352
Location
Tupelo, MS
Hi Sportsguy. I'm OCfjr on the FJR forum.

Like the FJR, the Super Ten's cig outlet is only 2 amp fuse, so you will need another way to power your compressor. Preferably with a 10-15 amp fuse.

I carry a set of sticky string tools for flat repair. It's a ten minute or less job if the object that caused the flat is obvious. I prefer the T handle tools and you want the kit that has a reamer, insertion tool, sticky strings and glue. If you already have some of this, the individual pieces can be purchased at many auto parts stores.

The reamer is important, if the hole is dirty, the sticky string won't bond to the tire. It's a permanent repair if done correctly. The T handles help a lot to make it easier, especially if you end up with a small puncture, reaming will clean the hole and also make it large enough to insert the repair sticky string.

The two tools and the rest all fit in a small zip loc bag that I keep in my pannier. It would fit under the seat if you didn't have other stuff there. I keep my compressor in the pannier too.

You might consider adding a couple of tools for wheel removal if you haven't already, but that's another thread.

FWIW - I don't care for the Stop & Go type mushroom plugs because they are not intended to be a permanent repair, but only something to get you to a shop to buy a new tire or have someone else repair the puncture, (which a lot of bike shops won't even do these days). The Stop & Go plugs do not bond to the tire.

Hope that helps. I've fixed a lot of flats on the Super Ten. It seems to tempt me to go roosting around places where there is debris...
 

spacemanspiff

New Member
Joined
Oct 5, 2011
Messages
36
Location
Tucson, AZ
^^^ agree with EricV's comments.

Like him, I have a similar automotive repair kit (not as compact as some motorcycle specific ones but effective) paired with a CyclePump air compressor (purchased from Aerostich) that has seen lots of action. I plug it in to my heated vest/battery tender plug. In really dusty (silty) conditions, I use it with the cordura cover as a pre-filter for it.
 
Top