Nitrogen filled tire

[427dave]

I fill them up with about 78% nitrogen....I find that works best for me...:Shrug:

Me too I also change the air and make sure I have the air for the correct season installed. Ie: Summer air, Winter air, etc

 

[rhino 2]

Me too I also change the air and make sure I have the air for the correct season installed. Ie: Summer air, Winter air, etc

You forgot the Al Gore approved All Season Climate Change Air Change .....

 

[Lee H. Mann]

I just changed a tire on a rim that had been mounted since 1999. Boy .... I never realized how much fresher the air is now compared to how that air smelled.:qpnmt:

 

[BIG DENNY]

BS I

I tried it and it was so so, too make a long storie short just go with RIDE ON and you are good for the road. BE HAPPY BIG DENNY

 

[peteg59]

I just changed a tire on a rim that had been mounted since 1999. Boy .... I never realized how much fresher the air is now compared to how that air smelled.:qpnmt:

That's funny Jim!

In a past life, I used to dismount tires at a local used car parts recycling yard where I worked. The first time I smelled the rankness coming out of a tire when it was deflating, made me gag.

After awhile I got used to it but it made me wonder, to this day, what made that smell since it was only "air" in them....:Shrug:

 

[Peter A.]

Used air

That's funny Jim!

In a past life, I used to dismount tires at a local used car parts recycling yard where I worked. The first time I smelled the rankness coming out of a tire when it was deflating, made me gag.

After awhile I got used to it but it made me wonder, to this day, what made that smell since it was only "air" in them....:Shrug:

.........kinda like 'pass'n gas', when I only ate a burger........

 

[PosseRider]

Me too I also change the air and make sure I have the air for the correct season installed. Ie: Summer air, Winter air, etc

Still have winter air in. Spring is just around the corner,so shopping for a good deal on Spring air. Summer air is still on clearance ,so might stock up on some.

 

[1dn5up]

That's funny Jim!

In a past life, I used to dismount tires at a local used car parts recycling yard where I worked. The first time I smelled the rankness coming out of a tire when it was deflating, made me gag.

After awhile I got used to it but it made me wonder, to this day, what made that smell since it was only "air" in them....:Shrug:

What happens when you over marinade in a rubber container.

 

[MDO]

That's funny Jim!

In a past life, I used to dismount tires at a local used car parts recycling yard where I worked. The first time I smelled the rankness coming out of a tire when it was deflating, made me gag.

After awhile I got used to it but it made me wonder, to this day, what made that smell since it was only "air" in them....:Shrug:

It's the moisture in the air.

 

[vito]

You are correct sir! It's more stable because it's much dryer than regular air.

The reason NASCAR tires are inflated with nitrogen, rather than the normal air we pump into our tires, is due to the increased stability under hotter temperatures that the gas exhibits. It allows the tire pressure (Up to 50 pounds per square inch) to remain constant throughout the race regardless of the temperature, which can reach 200 degrees Fahrenheit. (from NASCAR's website)​

You're right. "Dryer" is the whole reason. Water in a tire at NASCAR and other racing temp's constantly shifts from liquid/vapor to steam which has more volume and thus raises tire pressure, often when you least want that. Imagine drifting a car at 200 mph with your tire traction constantly changing! Any *dry* gas avoids that. Nitrogen is simply cheap and readily available. You could use Oxygen but crashes would get real interesting. I'm surprised NASCAR hasn't mandated it as a crowd pleaser.

For normal street use? Waste of time and money. But its your time and money so ...:qpnmt:

 

[trikeman]

Lots of “HOT” air on this thread.....

 

[Gone2Three]

Still have winter air in. Spring is just around the corner,so shopping for a good deal on Spring air. Summer air is still on clearance ,so might stock up on some.

:laugh: :clapping:

 

[pioneer11]

I wish I could still get this.

 

[1dn5up]

I wish I could still get this.

Probably caused cancer in the state of California

 

[hogcowboy]

I tried it and it was so so, too make a long storie short just go with RIDE ON and you are good for the road. BE HAPPY BIG DENNY

Ride-On tire sealant has made a huge difference in how often I add air. At least 50% of the tire is sealed which means less air to escape. The only times I add air now are seasonal changes when going from hot to cold in winter. Basically once a year. All the other times I check I'm just letting air out. So unless the bike is handling odd I just don't check anymore. But old habits make me check from time to time. So I check and go, crap, it don't need any and I just let some out. I know the tire normally isn't losing air so why check? Again, old habits. I'm learning though. So I totally understand the nitrogen thing. But the added puncture insurance out weighs the nitrogen. I just wish I could get the Ride-On on all the inner surfaces instead of just the outer ones. Then I'd have no need for nitrogen at all. I'm sold on Ride-On just like others are sold on nitrogen.

 

[dmillsr3]

I tried it and it was so so, too make a long storie short just go with RIDE ON and you are good for the road. BE HAPPY BIG DENNY

I haven't used Ride On. I have experienced other tire sealant's in the past. Those are a mess. Once those old sealants dried, almost impossible to remove a tire to replace. For those of you who have used Ride On, does that product stay liquid and have you changed any tires since starting to use it?

Thanks.

 

[Gorilla]

Ride on washes off during a tire change. Might have to do a little scrubbing but not bad.

 

[ragsflh]

nitrogen filled tire

sales gimmick.works for nascar but in real life its not needed.car dealers try to sell it .dont n

eed it,when your traveling on road ,try to find it at your mom npop gas stations.use pump air.its free or 1.00 for pump to work

 

[hogcowboy]

I haven't used Ride On. I have experienced other tire sealant's in the past. Those are a mess. Once those old sealants dried, almost impossible to remove a tire to replace. For those of you who have used Ride On, does that product stay liquid and have you changed any tires since starting to use it?

Thanks.

I've had several tires changed and it stays in a thick liquid form. If you run low tire pressure that causes the tire to get hot it will eventually harden or turn to a powder. I've had one tire that got a huge hole that Ride-On had no chance of sealing because it was so large. That tire got so hot with me riding a completely flat tire that the stuff turned to powder so I'm not sure if it got hard then powder or just turned to powder. But at any rate it's heat that would change it and low inflated tires might just do that. When it's in liquid form it washes right off with water. Dried it might take a little more elbow grease but water is all it takes. I have had tires sealed with the stuff when I got a darn finish nail in a brand new tire and it just left it alone rather than dig it out. Every now and then I'd see a wet spot and that was all. I think they suggest you remove anything that gets in them though. I just know now that even if you miss seeing a nail or screw the stuff will continue to seal. So I'm sold on the stuff. Hope this answers your question and possibly others.