Wondering if you ever found the leak in the tire, "The tire was 4 yr. old, and just wasn't holding air" seems pretty odd. I can't imagine how a tire being 4 yr. old would have anything to do with it not holding air... I'd haf'ta know what the problem was, tire, wheel, valve.
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83' GS750ES tire choices..
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I soaped up the air valve stem, and no air was coming out of there. There was no leak on the bead either that would make any bubbles. It took around 4 days for the bike to start loosing pressure. It finally held pressure for over a week, but then over night, it was flat. I had enough and got a good deal a "Dennis Kirk" for Bridgestone Battleaxe 16"" for $115 with free shipping. The tire came in, in looked like it just was popped out of the mold. According to the manufacture date, it was 2 years old. Even the guy a the local bike shop commented on how "fresh" the tire felt. So that is mounted on. a couple of other tweaks. and I should be back on the road. The weather in Connecticut has been more rainy than I can ever remember. It has rained so hard, the streets are noticeably clean, I mean really really clean, except where they flooded over, but that's very few spots. 
My 16" Avon, 2 (or 4) yr. old, no sign of dry rot, plenty of tread left on it. I thought I didn't like the Avon, but it really has grown on me, and does everything I want it to. Hard to imagine it's gone just cause you didn't see where the air was going.... Hope not a valve stem, valve core, crud or crack on rim problem. Tire would be thrown out for no reason... Just me, but I'd of had to found the problem.
I had the guy at the shop run it through his trough to see if he could find the leak. I think the tire was leaking through the sidewalls, and just lost the ability to hold air. I did not like that tire at first, but it kind of grew on me. The Bridgestone feels a lot more robust as tires go, and I've had good luck with them. I am incredibly frugal, believe me, if I though I could have gotten away with doing something less expensive, I would have. Time equals money, and I spent enough time with trying to figure out why that tire wasn't holding air. Besides, $115 for the new Bridgestone Battle Axe with fee shipping is a great deal. Dennis Kirk is where I got it from. A few months ago, they did not have that tire listed, when I looked again, it was listed "On Sale"..
I think that tires can just break down and not hold air. I've seen it happen enough, where they don't hold air (well, they have super slow leaks) and you submerge them in water, but never see any air coming out. Yet the tire still looses air. There comes a time you just have to give up on it. That tire is off to tire heaven, so long live the new tire.
I think that tires can just break down and not hold air. I've seen it happen enough, where they don't hold air (well, they have super slow leaks) and you submerge them in water, but never see any air coming out. Yet the tire still looses air. There comes a time you just have to give up on it. That tire is off to tire heaven, so long live the new tire.
Exactly! But for 3 of the 4 bikes I've ever owned, a new tube usually solves it.
When one of the slightly oversize, rear Goodyear Eagle GTs on my '82 Z28 wouldn't hold air anymore (in 1989), the tire guy said it was probably the wheel (which showed many scars from fighting with curbs), but it might be the wheel AND the tire. I could barely make the rent back then, and buying a new wheel and tire was impossible. I was extremely bummed out.
"Is there nothing we can do?" I asked.
"We can put a tube in it," he said. "That'll do it?" I asked. "That'll do it," he said.
I was overjoyed. $20 fixed a $1500 problem.
"Is there nothing we can do?" I asked.
"We can put a tube in it," he said. "That'll do it?" I asked. "That'll do it," he said.
I was overjoyed. $20 fixed a $1500 problem.
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