I have been wanting to get one of these kits for some time now especially for rides when I am very far away from home, however I found that MC specific kits were typically $60 - $120. Today while buying some Mobil 1 and a new filter at the corner auto parts store, I thought I'd check to see if they have a patch kit. Yes they do and for only $20. It's marketed as an ATV tire patch kit, but I don't see how it wouldn't work on a mc tire. For your reference, it's Brand is Victor under Bell auto products. I hope this helps some of you save some money and be better prepared for a long distance ride. I am getting tired of companies marketing MC specific items at inflated prices.
Flats I had a flat rear tire on my Buell last week while I was at work. Luckily I had a Monkey Grip plug kit from Wal-Mart (~$4.00) and some CO2 cartridges in my luggage. Pulled out a big ole drywall screw, plugged it and put 5 cartridges of air in it. Enough to get to a compressor. I also carry a can of fix-a-flat just in case, but didn't have to use it. The rear tire hasn't lost any air so far and I think I'll get to use it until I hit the wear bars. BTW, while I was at Wal-Mart to replenish my CO2 supply, I picked up a little 12v air pump that they had on sale for $4 (from $10). The Ulysses has two 12v sockets on it. So now I've got that and I just put my extra CO2s on the viffer. If you take those little pumps out of the decorative plastic they hardly take up any space. Cheers! Craig :smile:
Plug kits should never cost more than $5. Walmart has kits with small compressors as mentioned above pretty cheap too. I always carry mine when I go far from home. And I don't typically throw a rear tire out that has been patched. Front? Yeah.
