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wes
found flat tire this morn, had a lil air in a tank. after fillin i can hear/feel air leakin from around the valve stem. gonna try to tighten a smidge. if this doesnt work, any ezy way to replace without takin the tire off? if you remove the tire, shouldnt it be balanced? hmmmm...
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I have never heard of an easy way to replace a valve stem. If, you mark the tire, and put it back on in the same position it will not need rebalanced.
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Is the rubber leaking, or the mechanical valve stem (which can be replaced)?
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easy fix?Yeah...slime
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Piute
     just spit some chew through the stem  "Hillbilly Slime"

    Slime yeh easy fix turn it over only flat on bottom
  change plug easy just find a better then good light one,and don't scatch the rim
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wes
there was a tube in the tire that had a big ole hole in it.
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Yep, That could do it.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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shinyribs
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Maybe you need an inner tube for your inner tube.....