Go out to the bike this evening and the front tire is flat. I go to inspecting it looking for a nail, cut etc and no dice. So I am thinking that some kid went into my shed (yeah I teach high school age special ed kids who are juvenile deliquents and I would not put it past them since my shed was open several days this week) and let the air out of the tire, so no big deal. Got my compressed air tank to refill the tire and as soon as I can get it halfway up I start smelling the leaking tire air. I still am thinking it is the tire, but found the leak....the two spokes directly opposite of the valve stem have air coming out of them. The air leaked out, I pumped it up again and yep, the air leak is coming directly out of a spoke.

I guess I can use my HOG membership to get the bike towed to the local dealer to see why the leak is coming out of the spokes. I've had the bike just over two months so I am surprised that I am already having an issue. It sucks......

 

Probably just the tube, but I would replace the rim strip as well. The head of the spoke nipples or the spokes (if they were not ground down) may have punctured the rim strip and tube. I would prepare a solution of dish soap and water, air the tire up, and spray or pour the solution on the tire. You already know it is leaking from the spoke nipples, so hit that area last. This way you know you don't have a hole in the tire as well. Cheap fix: $25 for a good tube, $5 for a rim strip.

 

It should be a FREE fix from the dealer as the bike is brand new with just over 1100 miles on it.

 

look close for a nail in the tire. If there is noting puncturing the tire it could be a pinched tube from the factory.

 

Again , no nail, I physically felt the air coming from the spoke area.

 

i just had harley replace two tires that never leaked i got it home with new tires and low and behold the two spokes on both sides of air valve leaking am also pissed

 

When you find out be sure to post whether it was an issue with a tire tube and strip or something is wrong with the spoked wheels on the 2011's. I would love to know. Id hate to have a flat as the nearest shop is 75 miles away and the good shop is 300. thanks and good luck.

 

BTW for 2012 HD has new tubeless spoked wheels on the dynas. Go figure.