Motorcycle Tires That Never Go Flat

[Sage]

What do you guys think? Hoax?

EDIT: sorry it wont embed for me :\

Crazy Motorcycle Tires

 

[alaskanflyboy]

I've seen that before and I have a hard time telling if it's a hoax. They sell that Slime that's similar, but not a hard gel like that. Then there's that stuff similar to what they're doing that they use on fighter jet fuel tanks to make them self heal when shot through. So the idea isn't out there, but I don't know if it would easily apply to tires. If it is, it'd be sick.

 

[Deleted member 9794]

Fixed

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GScWPb8qcng]Crazy motorcycle tires - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BoneJj]

The biggest red flag is the lousy english in the description of the system......

 

[Bert-Aus]

You would hope the company paid for some new tires for their test rider, I think a few of those nails snapped off in the process of shooting those clips?

Great idea though

 

[Rookasaki]

Cool idea... as long as it doesn't effect the gyro action of the tires etc.

 

[yfz6r]

It says the spray is heated on application. I wonder if a tire on the freeway on a 100-degree+ day will cause the gel to thin out?

 

[alaskanflyboy]

Cool idea... as long as it doesn't effect the gyro action of the tires etc.

It'd add weight, which would make the gyroscopic force stronger, so steering might be a little stiffer.

 

[JimmyC]

Pretty Cool Idea...But I would like to see it for myself...

 

[Fizzer6R]

if it's anything like auto run-flat tires, then it will surely affect the performance of the tire. maybe good for touring but def. not for sport

 

[BoneJj]

if it's anything like auto run-flat tires, then it will surely affect the performance of the tire. maybe good for touring but def. not for sport

Well, anytime you increase the weight of a tire it's going to affect the performance. The problem with those auto run flats though is that they rely on stiffer rubbers and hard ribs in the sidewalls. That's where they get a lot of the flack from, because they can't perform due to their nature. This type of coating is flexible though and may not affect it nearly as much as other methods would. I find if very interesting but I would want to see it in action more and in person. I just don't trust stuff on the net...