How to Cure Slow Leak in My Front Tire?

 After new tires at the dealer, I'm losing about 3 PSI a week in the front.

Suggestions?

I was thinking about replacing the valve inner thingie just to see if that
stops it (don't think it will).

Since it is a tube tire, I could just put goop in it (not the technical
name, I'm sure), and I would trash the tube but stop the leak.  Tubes are
cheap ...

If it were a bicycle tire, it would be headed for my bathtub, but a
motorcycle tire is a bit more work ...

Any thoughts?

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 David T. Ashley wrote:

Easy to try and definitely worth doing, but it's unlikely with a new
tube (I assume you had a new tube installed).


Find the leak and fix it, the only two things it can be is a leaking
stem or a hole in the tube.  If you can't find a hole in the tire to
account for the leak, it's likely whoever mounted the tire damaged
the tube and they should bear the cost of a new tube and re-mounting
the tire.

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'07 FJR13AW  '99 EX250-F13
OMF #7

 
Thanks for the advice.  I think I'm going to start wrenching myself.

It just isn't worth it anymore taking anything for service.  I had my truck
in for some body work, and now the power locks don't work on the passenger's
side.  I know that the morons forgot to reattach a wiring harness.

And the knuckleheads at the cycle place clearly overtorqued my rear axle and
left a leak in my front tube.

All I really want in life is that the morons who do work on my crap do it
carefully and check their work.  It doesn't seem that much to ask.

Now I've degraded myself to the point that me and an A&P mechanic will be
working on my bike.

The world is just crap.  Pure crap.

 David T. Ashley wrote:


Did you read the thread about the guy who was a Harley mechanic
for 7 years?  Anyone who's got anything on the ball ends up
either getting out of working on bikes altogether or goes to an
independent shop.  Most bike dealership mechanic jobs don't pay
enough to keep the good guys, they can easily make more working
elsewhere.

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'07 FJR13AW  '99 EX250-F13
OMF #7

 
I skimmed the earlier post.  Thanks for pointing it out.  I seem to remember
in the post that he pointed out that mobsters were more honest in certain
ways than anyone else.  I'm not surprised.

Dilbert isn't a cartoon.  It is a documentary.

It was depressing reading.  It reminds me too much of software development.

Generally, everywhere you've got management teams with poor leadership
skills.  By "leadership" I mean putting the welfare of the group first, and
really honestly trying to look out for the interests of employees.

The world of employment is pure crap.

By the way, one of my favorite sets of slides on leadership is here:

http://www.dtashley.com/humnovnost/archivhum/2005/powellonleadership_20051209.zip

Powell points out somewhere that if your employees stop bringing you
problems ...

Thanks for pointing out the earlier post.  I do remember reading it.

Dave.