Ride-on or beads

[howardg]

Which do you prefer ride-on or beads and if ride-on how much do you put in on the rear trike tires?

 

[tfdeputydawg]

I prefer http://www.ride-on.com/ for the sealant and balance.

There is a link to a dosage chart on the auto page.

Make sure you dispense and disperse per the instructions.

Also note, if you have the Honda TPMS RideOn is not recommended as the Honda sensors are not sealed!

Also note, in the auto section, it is suggested the tires be checked for any defects and for roundness prior to dispensing the RideOn into the tire.

 

[bikerbillone]

I'm on the same page with the deputy, Ride-On works for me, many advantages and protection over beads. Check out the link on deputy dawg's post, that tells all, then you can make an informed decision.

 

[Gorilla]

I've had both. They both did a great job of balancing the tire. The ride-on gives you the added insurance of the sealant. I did not have to use the sealant part. But that's a good thing.

 

[durango9]

Ride-on

I have used Ride-on in both the Front and Rear of my Trike and it does everything its advertised to do. It works great in balancing the tires for a much smoother ride. As the tire wears with miles it is always being re-balanced.

I also like the added protection and sealant for punctures.

As stated the dosage is on their web site and very easy to install.

 

[CrystalPistol]

I've never had a tubeless car tire go flat like a blowout, always a slow leak ...(even in coal strike duty encountering "jack rocks" laid out my UMWA members)... some so slow it only shows after days or weeks (those "jack rocks" made a click every round though, you did want to remove them asap and plug or replace). On a MC tire where the vehicle leans to steer, etc ... a sudden flat is more of a danger .... but on a trike .... not so much. I once found I-95 on the overpass over Rt 619 in Pr William Co. covered in 16D nails in the rain one night, looked like pine needles at 60 mph. Saw sparks from rear tires of vehicle ahead. I flipped through the median and went back, found som e truck had lost a bunch of 50 pound boxes of 16D nails. For hours I routed traffic off I-95 onto exit and had another LEO run them across 619 and back up onto I-95 while VDOT guys swept nails. Both rear tires of my police car had 6-7 nails in them, a couple went in the tread and came out the side wall. I changed the tires that morning before marking off duty but I also drove those tires to the area office, loaded two out of the supply shed, and drove to Manassas to a service station. They never went flat until we pulled the valve core.

I currently use a Avon Cobra Trike front tire but I have seen a buddy on his trike with a M-50 that looked low check his and find it was down to under 20 psi and he didn't bother to top it off .... just got back on and continued on the ride.

I use beads .... actually Airsoft Red Jacket hard plastic BBs. 3 ounces front, 4 ounces in rears which on mine are 215/70-15. They don't work as well on 60 aspect ratio or less tires ... but are fine on 70 series.

 

[JaysGone]

Ive used Ride-On in every tire for the last 20 years.

Except for the trikes rear wheels.

Since Im not the OP. I didn't know what was in the tires.

I got my 1st flat last week in the right rear tire.

So now I know. Plunged the tire myself and added 2 bottles. Calls for 3 but I feel 2 is enough for a well worn soon to be replaced set of tires.

 

[bikerbillone]

Right on Jay, it happens, just because it hasn't happened to most of us, doesn't mean it won't. My fear is I get in the middle of nowhere with terrible cell service, that's a problem. I want that little added level of comfort, but that's just me. Consider, four cans of RideOn for 50K miles, maybe more, that is what I call minimal cost.

 

[hogcowboy]

I don't think you really need another but Ride-On for me and my wife. I still on a bike and her on a Spyder. The bottle and their website say how much to use but give them a call if you need. They are easy to deal with. I don't need to say but maybe I do, no need to add more than they say although your trike and my wife's Spyder do call for a lot more than my bike does. Here's a trick to installing the stuff which is downright hard as far as I'm concerned without this trick. If you have a compressor, poke a hole in the bottom of the bottle, then slowly, very slowly, blow air thru that end while on the valve stem. Works best with two people but the key is to just keep pressure on the bottom why it SLOWLY flows into the tire. Put the cap back on the bottle and tap it firmly on the concrete to get every last drop in the top while upside down. Repeat doing that and adding air until it's all in. It's better than squeezing by hand but that way does work but much much slower.

 

[bikerbillone]

Agree Cowboy, the filling can be a bit tricky. I use a clamp and couple small flat surfaces to slowly 'squeeze' the contents from the tube into the valve stem.

 

[CrystalPistol]

... etc ...

I got my 1st flat last week in the right rear tire.

And why I carry a plug kit & pump .... for just in case.

 

[howardg]

I just ordered 32 Oz of ride-on

 

[JaysGone]

Right on Jay, it happens, just because it hasn't happened to most of us, doesn't mean it won't. My fear is I get in the middle of nowhere with terrible cell service, that's a problem. I want that little added level of comfort, but that's just me. Consider, four cans of RideOn for 50K miles, maybe more, that is what I call minimal cost.

Id drink Ride-On if it would help my body.

Im a confirmed user last say 15 years or so. Buy it by the gallon. Car Tire formula in everything I own with wheels.

Sometimes I have to flush the tires before they wear out.

Ride - On says 5 years and replace max. It was in the Yamaha rear 7 years and still sealed up perfectly.

It has saved my bacon on the bikes a few times. As Im sure you know I commute using bikes or trike.

Other then the trike rear since it was an unknown. It has never left me on the side of the road scratching my you know what.

I inspect my tires about once a month.

Check air every week.

Most recent bike experience. With my RoadStar picked up not one but 2 tacks in the rear tire. Sealed both punctures no problem. Just pulled them out. No plug or patches needed. No clue when or where I picked them up too.

Happens to have been a light truck tire not a regular bike rear. Im also a confirmed Double Darksider. Car or Light Truck tire rear. Rear bike tire on front. Last 3 bikes over 20 years no issues.

Havent crashed and burned yet in 250K+ miles. Average tire life min 30 k most 35K+ miles. Hit the wear bars and replaced.

The Road Star. Just replaced both tires due to age before miles.

I must be using the trike too much.

 

[bikerbillone]

Good commentary, and understandable that you would be using the trike as a preference ride.

 

[Bronson512]

I'm a bit confused. The manufacturer clearly states not for use in certain (maybe all) Honda bikes. This being a Honda forum I'm assuming many are indeed going against manufacturers instructions. It sounds like it's a great product and I don't want to paint the picture that I'm Mr. Gloom & Doom but I can only imagine what would happen if I installed the beads in my trike. Has anyone had any tpms issues that might have been related to Ride-On.

Do trike manufacturers use the factory tpms in the rears?

 

[hogcowboy]

I'm a bit confused. The manufacturer clearly states not for use in certain (maybe all) Honda bikes. This being a Honda forum I'm assuming many are indeed going against manufacturers instructions. It sounds like it's a great product and I don't want to paint the picture that I'm Mr. Gloom & Doom but I can only imagine what would happen if I installed the beads in my trike. Has anyone had any tpms issues that might have been related to Ride-On.

Do trike manufacturers use the factory tpms in the rears?

Ride-On is perfectly safe with sealed TPMS just in case anyone wonders.

 

[Bronson512]

Ride-On is perfectly safe with sealed TPMS just in case anyone wonders.

hogcowboy, Sorry if anyone felt my post inferred otherwise.

Ride-On gives a warning on their web site not to use in certain year Honda models motorcycles. I'm wondering if anyone has used the product on these bikes and had issues with their TPMS.

 

[tfdeputydawg]

hogcowboy, Sorry if anyone felt my post inferred otherwise.

Ride-On gives a warning on their web site not to use in certain year Honda models motorcycles. I'm wondering if anyone has used the product on these bikes and had issues with their TPMS.

Apparently so, or RideOn would not advise against using it w/Honda TPMS which does not seal the sensors

 

[JaysGone]

And why I carry a plug kit & pump .... for just in case.

I do carry a pump. I left the tack in place. Pumped it up to 35 psi from the 8.5 it was at. Its what got me home. 15 miles and I rode the trike like it was normal. Id have plugged it if I felt I had to. I also carry a small jack. Im pretty prepared for almost anything but running out of gas. I do use the trike to commute.

Very rarely joyride anymore.

 

[JaysGone]

Do trike manufacturers use the factory tpms in the rears?

Cant say for all. But most trike manufactured kits. The TPS system is disabled, as I know it is in my case. OEM front tire valve. Regular metal 90 degree valves are in my rear rims.