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Post by dishe on Jun 22, 2014 20:17:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the input! No such thing as a response that is too silly!
The tire is actually pretty old and had a lot of miles put on her... its from 2 scooters ago, back in 07. I messed some things up and salvaged it for parts, then bought a new scoot.
The tire on the newer scoot ran over a nail which ripped a gash in it. Luckily, I still had the tire from the old one which was the same size, so I swapped them. That's the tire that is currently not holding any air. It could be you are right and it just isn't making a good seal, but at this point I'm probably best off replacing the original tire and putting that rim back on. The tread on this one is going anyway.
So, now I just need to figure out where and what type of tire to replace it with.
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Post by dishe on Jun 22, 2014 13:08:59 GMT -5
So, I've had the darned thing garaged for the last couple of months, pushing this off... but I can't stand it any longer. Its gorgeous out and I'm losing time.
Can anyone help me identify what kind of tire and/or valve stem I need for this? Its a GSTracer150 (Eagle brand scoot). Thanks.
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Post by dishe on Apr 28, 2014 21:13:44 GMT -5
The tire probably lost too much air and its seal from siting if it already had a slow leak. A tubeless tire would just inflate and continue to leak. I wouldn't be surprised if it is the valve stem I carry a set in the trunk just in case . I had one blow out of the front tire at about 40mph luckily these tires are stiff as hel . The rubber seems to dry rot very easy . To be honest, the tire doesn't seem to inflate and I don't see any obvious holes so I was starting to wonder if it was the rim or something else leaking immediately. I had to check the pump on a flat bicycle tire to make sure air was actually moving (it was)! If it IS something like the valve stem, is that easier to fix than replacing a tire? |
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Post by dishe on Apr 28, 2014 17:37:48 GMT -5
By stem, do you mean where the valve plug is? I don't mind buying a new tire, but having exactly ZERO experience with tires, I get nervous when someone says "not hard to do".  I'm scared I'll end up with a new tire and my old rim, and still be stuck with the original problem (above my skill level and no professional services want to help with it). |
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Post by dishe on Apr 28, 2014 16:42:17 GMT -5
I should add, I live in Rockland County NY. In case anyone is local and knows a place.
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Post by dishe on Apr 28, 2014 16:41:18 GMT -5
Hey guys- first time posting here, used to be an occasional poster over at the scootdawg forums many years ago.
I have a 150cc GS Tracer (from GS motorworks) and a rear tire that won't hold any air. I'm not quite sure what happened to it, as I don't see any obvious holes in the tire. Before I garaged it for the winter, it did have a bit of a slow leak, but it always held air after I topped it off with a pump. Now it seems to not even hold anything.
So I have removed the wheel and called a local tire shop. They told me they won't work on it and recommended I call a motorcycle shop. I called the local cycle shop, and the guy wouldn't talk to me once I told him it was a Chinese scooter. Said they don't work on "those things", even though I told him I'm just bringing a freaking tire to be patched/replaced.
A buddy of mine recommended fix-a-flat, but I know those are supposed to be emergency fixes only. In fact, the bottle of the stuff I have has stark warnings DO NOT USE ON MOTORCYCLE TIRES anyway. So, I'm not sure what to do at this point. Buy a new wheel with a tire assembled on it? Seems a bit ridiculous. I'm open to suggestions.
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