DMV: Rear Tire Debacle - Florida to Georgia - Swamp Camping - DIY Mount & Balance

Sick of the sweltering Florida heat, I head north to my friend Tom's place in Georgia. Along the way, I camp near a mangrove swamp, and struggle to keep my tire from leaking. I ride through the big city of Atlanta to Tom's place in Gainesville, where we mount and balance a new tire using his home equipment.
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[@voodoo-rides]

Hey Joe ya gotta use tire cement on those plugs when you install them you can't depend on just the plug done this a bunch of times hope this tip helps

[@cartdoc]

Absolutely use glue..plug goes in easier

[@mikerapp8163]

Joe, you’re getting good mileage out of those plugs. 1300+ is great. Time for a better tire. Good video. Ride safe.

[@benderbender1233]

indeeeed

[@zaks9919]

Tire plug , rope type ., if you have a clean puncture such as a nail, don't ream the hole too much & certainly with nothing sharp that can tear the tire cords. If it's a hole from glass etc, you're reaming it just to get it free of chips etc. Put rubber cement on the tire plug & insert in the tire (which should have some air in it to make this work). Once it's in as far as you can get it, with just the tails sticking out 1/4 inch, pull it slowly back untill the tool is just barely out . , by this time you have 4 layers in the hole , now cut it off as close as you can get it . want to argue with me , fine I worked in a tire shop .The glue is very important..

[@ArtD2368]

Good video Joe Tom seems like a good friend and a cool dude 😜😎

[@Scalihoo]

I can't stand that Slime stuff, ever hear stories of tubes bursting & that stuff gets all over the place rim, frame, living room floor ? { it was on my ebike } that really happened to me..

[@cartdoc]

Never use the white stuff.. always green slime if you must

[@cartdoc]

More soap.. don't ruin the bead by stressing

[@seth3054]

We have a no mar tire changer and I swear some tires are easier to change then others even if it's the same kind of tire

[@okiemoto6114]

My Goldwing rear is kinda hard to change but I get it done. NoMar has great videos to help you learn. I use their blocks to keep the tire in the drop center and I use their lube too. I have a Harley and the Honda and change my tires and friends tires.

[@tpresten]

Always a pleasure having Joe visit and Aaron shows up tomorrow! Scotty left Friday to go to Asheville to get his motor to not burn so much oil. Drifters always have some good stories.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks for helping me out with that man ✌️

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Likewise! Thanks again 😊

[@jeffeder8472]

ive changed dunlops before they suck bad, side wall is so gnarly!!! during races what a bitch!!😎

[@roblow5522]

Hay Joe that tire you took off looked pretty good yet, that's a shame. I have patched quite a few car tires but then I got lazy and started plugging them. I never had any leak but I always put a bunch of tire patching glue on the plug. It slides in easier and helps to seal. You might want to get a tube of tire patching glue to take with you on your adventures. Puncture seal can be good in a pinch but I have heard that if left in the tire for a long time it can dry out and leave some nasty sh*t on the rim. On the road of life that was just a bump in the road so lookout for the bumps.

[@craineum2500]

Something that substantially increased the life of my tires on my ST1300 was buying a TPMS motorcycle set. They come with sensors that replace your valve stem caps and t little sensor that you can clip to your bars. Cost about $35 on eBay. It's payed for its self in a single set of tires. Had a set of Michelin road 4' for heavy bikes, tires lasted 7,500 miles. Bought a new identical set installed those with the TPMS sensors and maintained 42psi, and no joke, doubled the mileage replacing them both at 14,500 miles. It also helped when I was riding at 109 and the added heat increased my tire pressure to almost 50 psi. Mine even provide tire temperature as well but I won't go into that. 😅

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Very cool!

[@Jason-cm6uh]

Saw the thumbnail and immediately thought, "OOOOOHH shit! That second plug failed." Glad I was wrong. Bummer deal man. It's gotta be all that riding off the beaten path shit. For bicycle tires, they used to make a plastic insert that fits inside the tire, between the tire and the tube. Wonder if they make such an item for a motorcycle tire? Maybe.... Possibly...... WTF do I know! I've never felt the need to look for such an item. Slime maybe?

[@janicegelbhaar7352]

Loved the video, thank you for sharing

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

You’re so welcome!

[@chonkyb3134]

Always buy quality tires ..

[@craineum2500]

I love the videos man. Something that might help gain subscribers might be cutting the background audio off and on throughout your video and doing a voice-over, describing some of the history or geological area in which you are traveling through and what you look for along the way as for food, camp locals etc. Thanks for the videos

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks man. I usually do more along those lines

[@jasonadams5187]

Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thank’s Joe

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Anytime!

[@jodyhodge2129]

Bought a Rabaconda tire changer and have to review each time before I change a tire.. I am now using dynabeads to balance and noticing better wear patterns on my tires.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Right on!

[@joescott803]

I hear lots of guys use permacure tire plugs in the landscaping world. I’m ordering some too. They swear by them

[@Matt_McMatt]

Thanks for sharing Joe! Loved it.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Anytime!

[@gspilot1975]

i wonder why you dont run an ADV tire? i think youd be better off ..

[@jayboog5000]

Put glue on the reamer tip and in the hole before reaming and put some more on the tip of the plug pusher before pushing the plug in, you have to have some urgency so you get it all in there before the glue sets, let the tire sit for 15 minutes before adding air

[@markrawlins2685]

Looks like your buddy has a couple of older Harleys covered up.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Yeah he’s got a few. Couple of twin cam baggers, an evo RK, dirt bikes etc.

[@ShaneNull]

motorcycles need split rims, beadlocks like offroad vehicles have so you can change in the field with a simple wrench

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

That’d be nice

[@bigjoe4020]

The ideal scenario is to have a friend (with a shed like that) every 200 clicks in all direction in the whole country, then your sweet :)

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

No kidding!

[@journeyofjerry820]

Scary Jerry, what a legend. lol

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Wait till you hear him tell the story in the next video 😎

[@GeofferyBridges]

Donated again! I learn something in every DMV video.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thank you so much! 😊 glad you’ve found it helpful. I, too, am often learning something new in the course of making them.

[@Curtis7391-t8q]

Awesome video! Just saw Scotty got a new set of wheels…can’t wait to see you two hanging out together again

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks man! Stay tuned!

[@woodsontr]

Atlanta's white knuckle riding. And truthfully I never rode my motorcycle through there but I’ve driven through Atlanta a bunch.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Pure craziness

[@gregorytubbs3444]

Tire cupping... I have a problem with my front tire scalloping. I've learned from others with the same bike to add just 2psi extra and it worked. My scalloping stopped and it has actually evened itself out to smooth again. My back tire is a 200/50x17 and I don't have a tire changing machine. But with an exceptional number of choice words I can get it done.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

👍

[@whitmoresmawley6594]

Don't tell me your home ...I right threw there..think I was on 58..the one that comes in to emporium from the west...had a great weekend at barber motorspeedway...peace

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Down in Asheville NC at the moment bro

[@nomoreblahblah]

I installed Dunlop Roadsmart3s on my bike last Fall 2023. DOT codes Week in April 2023. Good tires. I noticed a definite positive difference over the original Bridgestone tires. Both handling and road feel were improved. The Dunlops dealers increased the price this year on the Roadsmart3s, and more than just a little.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Glad to hear it. Liking it so far

[@whatinthehellisrickydoing7116]

Good video Joe. I put a set of those Road Smart 3’s on my nc700 a month ago. Really decent tire for highway riding. BTW if you ever want a good high mileage tire look at the Motoz Tractionator GPS, though it is marketed as a 50/50 street trail tire. It does exceptionally well on a loaded bike on the highway. I put over 14K miles on the rear . You can get them through Rocky MTN ATV.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Wow cool. I may look into that next time

[@ItIsWhatItIsTV-]

Cool vid who the hell is this guy? Sumbitch has toys like Batman! Shoutout from westmonroe la.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Tom’s the man ✌️ cheers bra

[@theadventurousrider]

So i changed my front tire on the Twin yesterday.... Man how i wish I had tubeless tires...

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Fun stuff lol

[@chrisakaloulou_mozart38]

Good to see you've got friend like Tom, bytw i love his monster Land Rover on steroids. brand new tires, brand new feelings. where is next? cheers see you soon🤑

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Yes! And thank you, my friend 😊 I’m heading to Asheville to work on my bike. Any plans of returning to the US?

[@markhill2279]

Joe…maybe next time check the wheel bearings…my Hondas had two sets on the chain side and one on the opposite….one time while checking them, the inner bearing on the chain side was in rough shape for some odd ball reason, so I changed all three at the back wheel!…good luck with the new tire!!

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

We checked em, they seemed fine. Thanks!

[@rogerparliman1892]

I enjoy your videos but I have not watched in awhile and I find you again still riding the Honda NC with DCT impressive! Now I have to think about getting one.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Manual clutch. Thanks 😊

[@rogerparliman1892]

@@dirtymotorcyclevagabond see I said it has been awhile lol

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Well, the new ones are all DCT. It’s nice but I still feel like a manual gives me more control

[@southernrebel]

Joe; good video!!! That's a good fellar to change a tire for you. Where you at or headed?

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks dude! Heading to Western NC

[@Jodyrides]

tire plugs. When I was a kid working in gas station/service stations, changing and fixing tires and everything else to do with cars. We had rubber bullet plugs for plugging tubeless tires. They occasional failed.. i’ve never seen an inside the tire rubber patch fail. Rough up the Area around the whole inside the tire, clean it off with some kind of cleaner I don’t remember, put a layer of rubber cement in the area you were going to apply the patch, let that glue completely dry, sometimes even lighting it with a match,, Then let the glue set up for maybe five minutes. Then apply the patch after peeling the protective paper off of the patch and roll it on with a roller as wide as a silvet dollar..(skinny)..never had one fail A lifelong motorcycle mechanic I knew for a few decades. I met him when he was 60. He had several shops he kept moving for some reason. But he lived in the Shoppes. He was famous for wheels he would fix or lace up new ones, and he was a BMW mechanic/machinist. He was also famous for dual plugging the old air cooled BMW a heads so they would not detonate on the ever changing gasoline.. in fact, the only motorcycle I ever heard that Nate was a BMW, air cooled twin. You never heard anything like it, it sounded like a metallic gunshot, explosion inside the engine… i’ve heard that detonation can actually break pistons. After I heard that, I believe it. he was at a BMW national rally somewhere one time. He saw a demonstration.of these small pointy tire plugs that were about the size of the front of an a ink pen. The kit came with a small tool. It was like a three sided file attached to a screwdriver type handle. That was the installing tool and the reamer for making the hole the correct size for the plug. those plugs were narrow waisted in the middle..and the skinny part around the waist had a small membrane protecting the glue area. You simply remove whatever is stuck in your tire, you stick the reamer in the hole, then you remove the plastic protecting the area with the adhesive on it …when you push this plug in and it will only go in until that waste/skinny part snaps into place inside the hole because the plug after the waist is about as big around as a pencil and won’t push in to the hole. The vendor had a aquarium like water tank, and he had a tire submerged in this tank. It had 100 of these plugs in it. And there was a pressure gauge attached to the Schrader valve showing that the tire had 80 psi in it. these plugs are about half an inch long and the diameter of a pencil. They have a metal part in front, where it is as pointy as a practice arrow, and these plugs are hollow for the tool to fit in. The piece of metal in the front of the plug is so that the tool won’t penetrate or pierce the plug as you’re pushing it in to the hole.. I carried those type of plugs on my motorcycles back in the 80s and 90s. But I never had a flat and got a chance to use them. about string plugs. Since the 1990s, I have been using the string plugs, and I use glue. I have a video on my channel showing how to plug a tire, and reamed the hole to make sure that it will except the string plug, and I put glue on the reamer and redo the hole to get the glue to coat the inside of the hole, and I put the glue on the plug. You need to let that string plug with glue on it sit for a while before putting it in the hole. I have plugged quite a few tires on cars and motorcycles using these string plugs. Have not had one fail yet. back when I worked in those service stations when I was a kid, it was explained to me that those rubber plugs can be attacked by the steel belts inside tires as you drive making them fail, and that is one reason the string plugs are better, they are less susceptible to being damaged by tire belts.. I was a motorcycle salesman, part time in several shops. The last job I worked, and did a lot of business selling quads. When we would build a new quad, before delivery, we would put so many ounces of a slime type liquid into each tire. Because riding off road here in Western Pennsylvania, The most common type of flat was caused by thorns. In this slime type liquid inside the tires, people swore by it because they would notice thorns in their tires and they didn’t leak. I was riding with a group of guys, about 10 of us, they would take 5 gallons of gas and 5 gallons of beer. Every time they went to ride per machine, and they were always in a hurry. If you want to see a very tough area very entertaining to ride… there are many many videos of yellow Creek on KZbin, or Hillsville. There are some pretty gnarly areas where we would ride, and then some of the videos on KZbin, you can see these quads just tumbling down a lot of these hills… on one of these rides, one of the guys got a slice in the sidewall of his quad tire/rear tire. The rim was spinning inside the tire, and because the place is so hilly he couldn’t just limp it back. So this slice was about 4 inches long. He just put a bunch of those string plugs in there, one next to the other next to the other, and it worked.. I have a video on KZbin showing some special tools. Some people may never have heard of. One of them is a bead breaker that you can carry with you on your machine. It will not go around a tire that is larger than 180 mm though. I remember when you had a bad tire failure in Mexico on your Honda ST. I was thinking that you could have used that bead breaker that I have and covered up the hole from inside the tire with a patch and put a tube in there.. have you ever noticed that it’s always the back tire that goes flat from a puncture? I have a theory about that. I think the front wheel kicks up the nails and screws that are on the road because they bounce off of construction workers trucks. They lay in the center of the lane on the highway where the car tires never go. But if you ride in the center of the lane between the tire tracks that cars ride on,that’s where all the debris is, staples, screws, nails, sharp chunks of metal, and I have seen this stuff bouncing out of the beds of pick up trucks. There’s a gap at the end of the bed right in front of the tailgate for them to fall fhru.. then you come along on your motorcycle riding in the center of the lane, your front tire kicks up the debris, and your back tire rolls over it while it’s still bouncing, and in the perfect position to puncture your tire.. that’s why I always avoid riding in the center of any lane on the highway if I can help it. Love your videos

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thank you! 😊

[@aricharp9717]

Three words - ceramic balance beads. Ditch the weights forever. Those ProMar tire systems are fantastic once you get the swing of them. Love everything you put out Joe!

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thank you! ✌️

[@RodDay]

Good vid Joe!!! Keep up the good riding. Stay safe

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Will do!

[@sgtwrench69]

Come to New Smyrna Beach I'll buy you a tire

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks for that offer man

[@whuddle]

You ever think about putting a car tire on it? All the miles you do 👍

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

I'd consider it, but I'm not a fan of how they handle.

[@okiemoto6114]

I have that same brand of tire changer and love it. Great video Joe!

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thank you!

[@JamesHyde-tb8os]

Great video Joe, glad you got squared away.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks man ✌️

[@bigbossman3806]

Nice to have friends with the right tools and your buddy definitely has the right stuff.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

No doubt

[@BUBBLESK2T]

At least it wasn't raining joe

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Yup 👍

[@JDandtheQueens3]

Great video man.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Appreciate it!

[@Jason-cm6uh]

The tent in the living room returns! Funny shit! Good video Joe.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Haha thanks man 👍

[@johnrode7109]

I woke up today and said haven’t seen joe in a bit good video

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks bro 😎

[@benderbender1233]

✌😎✌

[@jeffedwards6662]

As always, great vid Joe !! Loved the content. See if ya can get zelle as another option to donate, would love to send a couple bucks when I can

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

I still can't get it to work

[@jeffedwards6662]

@@dirtymotorcyclevagabond Make sure to let us know when ya get it to work with Zelle.....Appreciate you !! Keep at it

[@shenanigansofmannanan]

Someone should put a USB rechargeable tire inflator on their Hanukkah wish list.... 😂

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Used to have one. Burned up the motor inflating a flat which had zero air

[@shenanigansofmannanan]

@dirtymotorcyclevagabond you must've got a dud.... I've got lots of miles on mine. Both 2 and 4 wheel usage. I hope you give em another chance and have better success

[@shenanigansofmannanan]

@dirtymotorcyclevagabond actually....come to think about it.... you and Scotty would be the perfect long-term gear testers for stuff like that... maybe do some gear reviews...

[@MikeoftheNorth]

👍🏽

[@beverlybennett963]

Stay strong. Peace out....

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thanks 😊

[@ToddCraig-p5l]

Nice vid

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thank you!

[@micheletaylor9250]

Great video Joe! So glad you got to visit...such great times!

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Had a great time hanging out!

[@garysbackroadadventures]

Thank God for good friends with all the right tools.

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Absolutely 💯

[@ljoelmchanley3676]

Tom is a good man, glad you are up and running!

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Thank you!

[@voodoodrug]

3 things I don’t do myself on a bike. Dino , crank or change the tires😂

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Don’t blame ya

[@GeemailMailboxx]

Never reem the hole more than once in and once out. Your just sawing a bigger hole in the tire and making the plug have to try and plug a bigger hole. In, out, and plug. Fits super tight. 😉 I've never had one fail or leak doing this way, even on car tires. 🛵💨

[@dirtymotorcyclevagabond]

Probably good advice 👍