Heavy duty motorcycle innertube?

[dentheman]

In another thread we were discussing changing tires, flats, etc. I mentioned puncture resistant tire liners that I use on my road and mountain bicycles, that work quite well. I could not find similar products for motorcycle tires. But a couple days later it hit me that I also use 'heavy duty puncture resistant' innertubes on my mountain bike. A quick search shows THESE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR MOTORCYCLES! Just do a search for: >heavy duty motorcycle innertube<. The downsides that I have noticed from using these on my bicycle are:

1).They are heavy and I do notice slower speed and slower handling of my bicycle.

2).They are thick and stiff, making tire removal/flat repair harder.

The upside: I can't remember the last time I had a puncture flat on my mountain bike (when used in conjunction with tire liners). My road bike has the tire liners with regular innertubes, and it still gets (only) a couple flats each summer.

I am curious if anybody here uses heavy duty innertubes on their motorcycles, and if they work well reducing flats?

[bonehead]

May look into it when the time comes for new tires. That's the biggest fear out on the road(for me anyway).
Of course nothig would have helped my first flat-2 16d duplex nails in the rear. this light bike seemed to gain 300lbs with a flat rear tire and trying to push it.

[dentheman]

May look into it when the time comes for new tires. That's the biggest fear out on the road(for me anyway).
Of course nothig would have helped my first flat-2 16d duplex nails in the rear. this light bike seemed to gain 300lbs with a flat rear tire and trying to push it.
That's why I am looking into this now, before I get a motorcycle. With a bicycle, I can pull out the old tube, put in a new one, give it a shot of air and I'm on my way; takes 10 minutes or less. Or call my daughter, load the bike in the trunk, and I'm on my way. I have read that motorcycle flats are rare, but with my luck I would get that 'rare' flat 1:00 AM, in the middle of nowhere. But if getting a motorcycle flat is as rare as getting a car flat then I am being a little paranoid about it.

[Easy Rider]

But if getting a motorcycle flat is as rare as getting a car flat then I am being a little paranoid about it.

Mr. Murphy notwithstanding (the very thing that YOU are worried about will happen to you and not to anybody else), I think that is true. While the tread on a bike tire is not quite as thick as on a car, it is a LOT thicker than on a bicycle.

[Water Warrior 2]

Here's my take on heavy duty tubes. You don't need them. You are on a street bike. IF you are dirt bike riding and run lower pressures the tires will have a lot more give and flex which can damage tubes and cause a flat. Regular tubes are pretty durable or we would hear more reports of flats not caused by nails or other pointy objects. When I used to ride in the mountains the regular tubes were just fine although I did manage to write off a tire by hitting a sharp rock.