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Home » Living in Thailand » A flat tire with the motorbike
A flat tire with the motorbike
A flat tire in Thailand is nothing special. Considering the dirt that often lines the streets. A piece of glass, a nail, it just might.
During my normal ride, so I didn't suddenly have to brake strongly or something like that, the rear tire quickly deflated. Fortunately, there are repairers everywhere in Thailand who can quickly replace a tire. However, I was very surprised when I saw that the valve was completely torn off from the inner tube. I couldn't think of any reason how that could be possible.
The outer tire was less than a year old and the inner tube maybe a little older. But how they could have moved apart from each other, no idea. I also always go to the same good repairman, who wouldn't want to sell me junk.
Do the blog readers have any idea what could be the cause?
The inner tube creeps/pulls in one direction due to rubber on rubber and direction of travel.
I have experienced this before, especially with the cheap soft inner tube you often see lumps of accumulated rubber stuck together.
From now on, take good brand tires of hard quality rubber and never believe that the most expensive ones they actually have are also good quality.
Assemble with talcum/baby powder or your wife's face powder.
The powder “lubricates” between inner/outer tyre.
M.vr.gr.
In bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles, the valves of inner tubes usually tear off because the outer tire rotates around the rim and the inner tube, as it were, pulls along.
One of the reasons for the tire turning on the rim can be a (too) low tire pressure. If you still want to ride with such a low(er) pressure for comfort or grip, then in any case do not put rings around the valves and check regularly whether the valve is still properly seated in the valve hole.
If tires are laid with the help of soap (suds) then it is also easier to slide on the rim.
A tearing valve can also be caused by the inner tube rotating on the rim. A good quality rim tape should counteract this. In case of heat, a (plastic) rim tape does this less well.
This is due to the rotation of the outer tire relative to the inner tire.
Almost all motorcycles here also have spoked wheels.
Unfortunately no tubeless tires allowed.
I also notice that the quality in Thailand is much less than in Europe.
Will this be due to certain labels??
Dear Marcel .
All Harley Davidson models including the Roadking classic, Indian models including the chief vintage, Yamaha Vulcan classic, Suzuki Boulevard that are equipped with spoke wheels all have tubeless tires.
And these engines are also available in Thailand.
Jan Beute.
Jan Beute you are absolutely right, I myself have a Honda PCX 150 cc and it also has Tubeless tires
Pekasu
Thanks for the responses!
I'll start by paying more attention to the tire pressure!
Unfortunately I don't know enough about a good brand tire, but I will
Pay attention as much as possible when necessary again.
I don't know much about it, but two years ago I had very good tires put on my bicycle in a bicycle shop in Pranburi. Since then, the tires have been pumped up a bit by me twice and have not had a flat tire in just as long. The old tires were bad and those were the ones that were on the bike when I bought it. I was always unlucky with that.
Driving with low tire pressure, and then also removing the ring nut is asking for trouble.
If a tire is sufficiently inflated, it will not slide / turn over the rim.
This only occurs in motor sports where a lot of forces are exerted on the tyres.
Mounting with soap can do no harm, soap and water will evaporate again.
M.vr.gr.
Maybe a stupid question from a non motorbiker like me, but are there no tubeless tires for motorbikes?
As a driver, I have had good results several times in my life with a compression repair can under pressure with rubber to seal a leak, at least good enough to get home or to the garage, handy thing!
Maybe also good, talcum powder between inner and outer tire then the inner and outer tire can move over each other without damage
The angled valves often cause problems.
Especially with tubeless, less with inner tubes.
I have a good bicycle pump with which I can also inflate the tires of the scooter.
Checking every weekend before you start driving (cold exhaust…) is enough.
fuel leakage a rubber band dissolves through petrol you should check whether your petrol tank is leaking
I think the valve is too tight on the rim and something has hit the valve while driving ?????