If that's your bike in your sig pic I see it has laced wheels, which runs with a tube inside. If it's a nail that made it go flat, replace the tube and patch the tire. You'll probably have to trailer it to a bike shop for the repair because it has a tube inside.

Whether it's a bike or a car, most flats occur on a rear wheel. Why? The front tire hits the nail, screw, etc., turning it UP where the rear tire runs over it and gets punctured.

Because your wheels are laced you can't run a tubeless tire. If you had a wheel that can run tubeless it would be easy to repair. Pull the nail/screw and use one of these kits to repair it.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-St...i_sku=10928534

When I had my '93 Sportster, I ran a FatBoy wheel on the back for this reason. I never had a flat, but if I did I could just repair it and go. I plan on getting one for my Heritage when I have to get tires.




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Unless Harley has come out with tubeless, spoked laced rims, like Moto Guzzi uses, you have an inner tube in that tire, and you're are not going to get it fixed without removing the tire and inspecting the tube, and a tire plug isn't going to help you fix a leak in an inner tube.

But first: it could be as simple as a loose valve core in the valve stem. Check that first.

 

Guys, thanks so much for all the great advise. Here's the status of the tire... Well- it's still flat lol.. However, I went and got the air compressor and blew it up. As a result i learned that a whole bunch (if not all) of air is coming out from the valve area. Not from the top of it where you install the air pump and such, but from the area where the valve stem meets the rim (all around the valve). Forgive me the lack of 'proper' language here, but I'm just starting to learn about these things and I'm far from being a mechanic.

So yeah... now I guess I have to take it to the dealer and get screwed out of hundreds of dollars to get that fixed :-(

 

It should not be hundreds of dollars...an hour of labor and a new tube.

Paul in Colorado

 

Is the tire stem straight up and down in the rim? Sometimes, a tube can slip inside the tire, and get sliced at its base. More than likely, however, the tube has been punctured someplace and the air is escaping from inside the tire, through the hole in the rim that the stem goes through.

 

I have an '09 SB. I picked up a screw yesterday while riding. The spoke rims use tubes and without a lift and tools you are dead in the water. Hog Roadside assistance picked me up and took me home. I already had a new tire and tube and tire changeing tools at home. I bought a set of mags from a forum member that I need to build up and put on the bike. I can plug a tire on the side of the road and be on my way in 15 minutes.

Now, a word of caution. Do not ride the bike with a punctured tube. Tubes tend to split when punctured (Sounds like yours did). I slowly rode mine to a gas station parking lot within sight after filling it with fix a flat to get to a safe place. I rode very slowly because I knew what to expect. The tube split completely in two pieces around the diameter and when the bead poped off the rim I walked it the rest of the way. If the tube blows at speed and the bead comes off the rim you will crash or come close to it. The fix a flat just wipes off the rim so don't worry about using it in an emergency, you will not ruin anything.

I usually get about four puntures a year, averaging 20,000 miles a year.

 

Oh! That's great news- I wasn't sure how much they would charge me.. Here an hour of labor is $120 or so ahhh

 

Gus darn!!!! I won't ride it for sure... I'm gonna have my dealer come and pick it up- I certainly don't want to risk a crash or messing the wheel of the bike in any way.. It's just too bad I have to wait and can't do it myself ya know...

I saw a local HOG Chapter group this AM ... 30 people getting ready for a ride- jealous!

 

Borrow a motorcycle jack from a friend, remove the tire, and take it to an indy to have a new tube put in.

 

Call the dealer you bought it from and tell them the air is coming out around the valve stem.

New bike they should come get it and fix it under warranty as long as there is not a nail in it.