Does my Road King Classic have tubeless tires? (Sorry, this is easier than find the manual at the moment)

 

if it has laced wheels it most likely has tubes if it has mag wheels theyre tubless. im with bill nourse. if its a brand new tire id fix it if its worn over half way id change it! ive repaired 3 tires with no problems at all.

 

Anthony,

You do not have tubless tires. As far as I know, there are no tubeless wire wheels. Without a tube they would leak air where the spokes go through the wheel.

Regards,

Bill

 

Thanks all.

I decided to simply take my chances and pull out the nail. Turns out, this nail was only about 3/8 inch long, and was stuck in the thickest part of a brand new tire with only 800 miles on it.

I sprayed some soap on it, and it appears to not have any air leak.

I think it's OK.

 

Glad to hear you didn't have to trash a brand new tire...I use this stuff just for the piece of mind.
Ride On
Wont work well on tube types though. One reason I wouldn't have spokes. But they do look cool.

 

Anthony,

My dealer's service manager has told me to always replace a tire rather than try to live with a fix.

 

On your way to Vegas then? That was lucky, happy for you.

And by the way, I have an 250/40/18 rear on my custom that is a spoked wheel and is tubeless. I have a plug and patch on it for now but have a new tire on order.

[sm=badidea.gif]If you must know, I was drilling a whole in the fender to mount the tail light with the wheel and tire on the bike.

In my defense, I did have a piece of metal plate between the fender and the tire. Went right through the 3/16 inch plate..

[sm=oopssign.gif] I grabbed a piece of aluminum.

 

REPLACE REPLACE REPLACE IT.

 

I would replace tire and tube, it's not worth something happing. at least for me it wouldn't be.

 

most shops around here wont plug bike tires.spend the money on a new tire then ride the **** out of it.