Ride On is great stuff. It is Military spec and been around for years. It is one of a kind so if you used slime or any other product it was in no way like ride on. Ride on will not rust the inside of your wheel, it does not make a mess when changing a tire out, is water soluble, and is primarily used as a puncture sealant but adds the benefit of acting as a balancing agent also. It coats the inside center only, does not ride up onto the sidewalls.
I used it for many years on my Harleys but when I bought the BMW and started using a TPI it was not compatible with the sensors.
If you are in fact thinking of using Ride On it is a great product IMHO and will seal a puncture within it limits. It also will help hold a plug and I ran a tire with ride on and a plug for 14,000 miles and never thought twice about it.
All tire sealant are not created equal.
Do you work for Ride-On? Did you click on my link?
The **** sucks! And it did cause corrosion to my wheels. And it is a freaking mess. Nor did it properly seal a puncture I received.
Nope I do not. I did click on your link.
It never corroded ANY wheel I had it in, period! Not steel or aluminum or chrome or painted. My experience! My riding partner runs it in his BMW 1200 RT with no issues at all. Has for 7 years or so.
I have NEVER seen Ride On on the bead of a tire like that picture.
I have no horse in the race at all other than I have used the product in the past and still see it used now, and never an issue.
I can not see after the bead was set how it got on there? I always seated the rim and poured through the valve steam.
I will not condemn a product I have used with great results because of an issue I have not experienced.
I also question what was used as lubricant to mount the wheel? And again I wanna know how it got between the bead or the tire and rim? I know after I spoon both sides of a tire on, I clean both side walls on the tire, clean the inside of the rim and beads, re lube just a tad on rims and seat the beads. That is in addition to cleaning them spotless after taking the old tire off using a degrease agent and scrubber, then a quick shine with whatever quick detailing product I have on hand.
Had the bike sat for extended periods of time in one position? I guess wet air and condensation would play into this as it is water soluble.
Again I don't want you to rupture a blood vessel or anything over it so I HEAR you, and RESPECT your opinion.
I can only go by what I have seen and know to be true and accurate from MY experience with this or any other product I may have used.
I went looking for pics and found only this one. It was from the dealer breaking it off my Road Glide with about 13,000 miles. The wetness is from him and that is all it ran in the center from the bead being broken on a machine.
And to me that is way strange on only one side of the Wheel and it sure looks like spoon marks to me. I have no answer for your wheel looking like that but if you say it was Ride On alone then as they say, your mileage may vary.