To tube, or not to tube? That is the question.

[Blown 331]

I always meant to order some stock dunlops for an 85 250r and never did. Can't get those anymore either. I ended up ordering stock tires for an 86, They look the same anyway. Maybe go with stock 300ex tires.

[donwon]

patch it then tube it. i got tiny shards of clam shell that stick into the tire and the only tires that go flat are the ones with no tubes. so now all of them have tubes and when i pry the pieces out they dont go flat.

[MTS]

Years ago when I worked in a gas station, when we had tires that had a bad break we put a boot in it. A boot is nothing more than a big strong patch. This was before the days of radial and not alot of tubeless tires.

we still call em boots, did not want to confuse anyone, I still say its the best and proper way, both my buddys side by sides sufferd bad sidewall injuries on a poker run a while back from beaver stumps and rocks, I pluggef them on the trail and they held fine, booted up when we got back both have over 500km more of the same sharp rocky riding with no problems what so ever. also with a tube on the trail..theres no chance of plugging them, just my opinion do what evete you like and feel comfy with..but patching the outside of the tire wont do much.

[wonderboy]

we still call em boots, did not want to confuse anyone, I still say its the best and proper way, both my buddys side by sides sufferd bad sidewall injuries on a poker run a while back from beaver stumps and rocks, I pluggef them on the trail and they held fine, booted up when we got back both have over 500km more of the same sharp rocky riding with no problems what so ever. also with a tube on the trail..theres no chance of plugging them, just my opinion do what evete you like and feel comfy with..but patching the outside of the tire wont do much.

I hear you guys. For sure, the main repair will be on the inside of the tire. I was going to put a patch on the outside just to sorta make a sandwich of the whole thing. I will keep my eyes out for a tube, but honestly, I've done some searching and don't see a 22x10-9 tube. Is there leeway to go with a tube that doesn't exactly match the tire dimensions? I wouldn't think so, but this is new to me. I've searched e-bay, amazon, rocky, denniskirk, etc. Haven't found one with my exact dimensions...

In the meantime, I'm gonna patch it, mount it, then ride it a bit just around my parents place where I'm never more than a few minutes walk from the house.

Thanks to all for all the info!

[MTS]

I hear you guys. For sure, the main repair will be on the inside of the tire. I was going to put a patch on the outside just to sorta make a sandwich of the whole thing. I will keep my eyes out for a tube, but honestly, I've done some searching and don't see a 22x10-9 tube. Is there leeway to go with a tube that doesn't exactly match the tire dimensions? I wouldn't think so, but this is new to me. I've searched e-bay, amazon, rocky, denniskirk, etc. Haven't found one with my exact dimensions...

In the meantime, I'm gonna patch it, mount it, then ride it a bit just around my parents place where I'm never more than a few minutes walk from the house.

Thanks to all for all the info!

little biger is ok..as long as it dose not fold itself up too much in there, you will need to figure out the metric conversion, also alot of the tubes are a combination of a few sizes, check out the maxxis site, been a few years since I have stuffed one in a atv tire...either way you need to fix the hole in the tire first or it will pinch and leak, also if the inside liner of the tire is very rough texture you might run into problems with it chafing and puttin holes in the tube.

[donwon]

ok just ripped a tire off and it had a tube. was doing donuts on the 250sx and ripped the tire off, the one that dosen't have a tube is still on. i don't know, mabey i'll just keep having fun and replacing the things i destroy. only cause it's fun!