The digital publication of motorcyclingSuffering a puncture when you ride a motorcycle is a problem: you lose stability and have to stop.We give you some tips to prevent it, and how to fix it if it happens to you.We always insist on the importance of the wheels in the stability of the motorcycle: they must be in good condition and at the right pressure.But what if we prick?It does not matter if that wheel loses air slowly or quickly, it will have to be fixed immediately for safety.Puncturing a tire is not something frequent (and now touch wood with us…) but it can happen to you both when you are driving or on a motorcycle.On a motorcycle, the most frequent thing is to puncture the rear, fortunately, since it is easier to control the motorcycle than if we puncture the front...DJing is a bit of (bad) luck, but you can do your part to avoid it.The tires are the only part of the motorcycle that connects us with the asphalt, so it is of vital importance that we continually check the pressure and keep them in good condition to avoid any problem with them.A worn tire punctures more easily than a new one.Despite having tires in good condition, there are also actions you can avoid so that your tires are less at risk of suffering a puncture.Driving through areas such as shoulders or gutters increases this risk, since they are areas where you will easily find small metal objects such as screws, nails, sheet metal, glass...Another possible prevention is to use "vaccines" (liquids that seal the wheel inside in case of a puncture), which bicycle users use successfully.As they are not one hundred percent effective products (in the long term in terms of the time a motorcycle tire can last and the temperatures it reaches), another recommended "prevention" is to bring products that can help us save the situation: an anti-puncture kit or/and puncture repair sprayIf you have been unlucky enough to have a puncture and suffer a rapid loss of pressure, you will immediately notice that your bike is going wrong: if it were at the front, a noticeable steering heaviness, and you should stop as soon as possible by braking gently and holding the handlebars tight.If it is behind, as we said normally, luckily, the bike will not be stable and the rear part will move: again, keep calm and do not make sudden movements.If you are in an urban environment, leave the first place you find, signaling with the turn signal as you would on any other occasion.In the event that you are on the motorway or highway, you must withdraw to the shoulder in the same way, in addition to activating the emergency lights and, when stopping your motorcycle completely, put on the reflective vest, always avoiding invading the road.If you have an exit nearby, it is always better to get out and stop in a safer place than on the shoulder.The normal thing is that it has been punctured with a nail or other sharp element that, when nailed, acts as a plug and the air comes out of the tire slowly, so it will not be something abrupt, you can even realize it after stopping and returning to the motorcycle when seeing the deflated wheel.In the event that you suffer a puncture when you are driving, you must stop on the hard shoulder, place the V-16 emergency light or the classic triangle, put on your reflective vest and proceed to change the wheel there if you have a replacement in the trunk.Well, in some modern cars they leave us directly in the hands of a repair fluid and a compressor (and good luck).On a motorcycle, things are more complicated... and similar to the second: unless you have a classic Vespa, you won't have a spare wheel.As we mentioned before, we cannot carry a spare wheel but we can carry products that help us.From the outset, if you are vigilant with the pressures of your motorcycle (do it!), you can detect a small leak: in addition to inflating that wheel, with a margin, your thing would be to apply an anti-puncture spray to see if it covers that "pore" or small hole and solve the problem, if you have not seen anything nailed.Ideally, look carefully for the object that caused the leak: it can still be nailed and the air can escape slowly... If we don't have a repair kit, it's better NOT to remove that object.This kit includes elements such as pliers (precisely to remove the object), glue, punch, needle with punch, blade, compressed gas bottle, air bottle adapter and case.In short, it is about removing the nail or screw and filling the hole with a piece of elastic material (“wick”) and flexible glue.In serious cases, it will be convenient to go through a professional, who will disassemble and fix it from the inside (“mushroom”), but the damage to the casing should remind us that the tire is not one hundred percent (beware of powerful or heavy motorcycles).The gas bottles are used to inflate the wheel, but the pressure should be checked as soon as possible.For its part, the spray is a liquid that is introduced through the valve, expands and solidifies until it seals the puncture, thus preventing the escape of air from the tire.It only works with not very large holes or "pores".The price of the anti-puncture kit is usually around 20 euros, while the spray can be found for prices around 10 euros: there is no excuse not to carry one with you, and if not, perhaps someone we meet along the way can help us.This will help us as long as we have tubeless or tubeless tires, since in tubed tires, more common in dirt bikes, the tube would have to be directly replaced (or repaired with a patch, as in bikes): these products will not work in this case, keep it in mind.Podcast Drafting Talks: Motorcycle punctures, what to do?Dialogues on Wheels |Pecco and Marc, protagonistsEditorial Talks: Marc Márquez in F1?Carretera de Fuencarral, 44 Building 9, loft 1 – 28108 Alcobendas (Madrid)© Moto1Pro Magazine |Publish: 1mas1 Communication and Management |Site MapContact |Privacy Policy