Compressor would work, I carry a can of that green stuff if low on air.....I know it makes a mess in the tire but hey I'm not gonna have to clean it up

 

Doesn't carrying a compressor defeat the purpose of removing the spare in the first place...more space?

 

Canned flat fixer/inflators really do work. Inflates tire and seals any normal puncture. Of course the canned stuff just to get you home. You should have the tire properly repaired ASAP, and this will get the excess sealer out of the tire as well.

Originally posted by Rick Hesel: As one of those who has decided to go spareless, I can tell you that I'm taking a risk that I won't get a flat in some god- forsaken place place where AAA is not readily available.

 

Luis, good question! I never thought to try it. I'll put a note on my race tires to try it next weekend when I swap my tires for an autocross.

 

I had a rear flat in my S2000 and the last flat I had before that was in 1976. I had it patched and didn't have any problem with it, but I did replace the wheels and tires with 17" a few weeks after that. The wheel and tire upgrade was already planned.

I would never use that fix-a-flat stuff in a can on a high performance tire. I've heard that it can throught the tire out of balance and essentially ruin the tire.

Has anyone here actually used it on one of the stock S-02 tires? What was the result? Did you get it patched after that?

 

S2000's, Spare Tires and AAA

As you might remember from my posts last week, I lost a rear tire due to a nail, and subsequent driving (very short distance) on an underinflated rim.

Some suggestions:

I too never carry a spare. This is my first flat in many years, and the hassle was not significantly more than if I had a spare in the trunk. The diff was waiting for a AAA tow vs. changing the spare to the front and the front tire to the rear, then trying to get the rear tire into the trunk.

 

They sell these CO2 things for off road vehicles. You might look into something like that combined with a plug kit to get you to a service station. The problem would be getting enough air in the tire so as not to damage it on the road. I carry a plug kit on my bike, but the Goldwing has an on board compressor. Pretty cool.
My slammer pickup spare has never touched the ground. In fact I think it's flat. Check out the miles in my sig.

 

MANY, MANY C02 cartridges would be required to pressurize the volume of our tires... Like probably over a dozen. Full size motorcycle tires frequently require 2 or 3. A smallish 12V compressor would probably take up no more space than all of those cartridges

 

Well, it seems like driving carefully home or to a tire repair place is better than waiting 3 hours in on a dark road for AAA to show up. The sealer in fix a flat is liquid. It hardens when tire pressure pushes through puncture. It does not clump and cause out of balance. It speads out over the interior when driving. I have not used on the s2000 but I have used it in (undamaged) race tires to stop seeping through side walls and leaky modular wheels. It is certainly less damaging that using a plug kit and compressor. I can't think of anything in high performance tire construction that would affect how sealer works.

But it is definitely NOT a permanent repair. Should always have tire shop dismount any flat to check for non-obvious damage, and put patch on inside of tire..

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I would never use that fix-a-flat stuff in a can on a high performance tire.