| Author | Message | ||
     Chrisgrant |
Picked up my first nail at just under 1k. I plugged the hole and rode for about 50 miles. does this mean i need to get a new tire or can I continue riding with the plug? I just hate the thought of wasting a brand new tire. | ||
| Crusty |
You know; we can talk about Synthetic vs. Dino oil, or if a RSS really does anything worth while or not, or who to vote for, or what religion is best and get equal amounts of strong opinion as this topic will draw. I've ridden thousands of miles on a plugged tire without problems, and so have a few others who I personally know. Now, somebody will chime in that it's totally foolhardy, and the tire should be replaced immediately. Since I don't know how you ride, or how much it (riding on a plugged tire) will worry you, I'll just say do what you think is right. | ||
| Ulynut |
I've plugged em and rode em bald. No problems. | ||
| Mark_weiss |
The safety of the tire will depend mostly on the size and location of the puncture. Was the puncture so large that carcass cords were cut, or did the offending object just slip through? Is the damage on the tread area of the tire, which is relatively stable, or is the hole at the edge of the tread, or in the sidewall, where the tire needs to flex most? Small holes, in the center 2/3 of the tread area, are usually fine to plug and ride. I'd recommend using a mushroom or T-plug, to reduce the likelihood of the plug ever working loose. Mark in Arizona | ||
| Chrisgrant |
Small nail between the tread in the center of the tire. I used the string type plug and rubber cement. Are the mushroom type better because I need to get a kit to keep on the bike. I don't have a problem with plugged tires. My truck has 2 plugged tires with more than one plug each. I'm considering changing my name to "Plug" because of my luck. | ||
| Cyclonedon |
right after I had my 1000 mile service on my 2006 Uly, I picked-up a screw in the rear tire. I plugged it and continued to ride it until the 10,000 mile service when I put a new Dunlop D616 on the rear. I could have gotten more mileage out of it but I wanted new rubber for homecoming. | ||
| Busykat |
Talk about co-ikydink. I just installed a plug in my rear tire using a Dynaplug. I've had a lot of experience plugging tires when I worked at a service station as a young lad and got good at it. I had a GoldWing whereby I plugged a tire using the common sealant impregnated yarn-like plug and rode that 900 lbs, 99 foot pounds at the rear wheel bike very hard for many miles in Texas heat. It eventually started to leak after many miles, but it never blew. Again, it lasted many miles. Well, I stumbled upon this Dynaplug kit at Harbor Freight Tools and thought that it looked promising. I just used it to plug a hole that a 1/16" x 1/32" x 5/16" staple created in the rear tire. The tire would loose 1 lb pressure per day on average. When it lost 7 lbs in a week, I knew I had a puncture. So far, so good, and the kit fits under the seat nicely. I took pictures of the fix; shoot me a PM if you're interested in seeing them. Here's the link to the website if you're interested: http://www.dynaplug.com/ And of course, doom/gloom and woe unto me for plugging a tire.  | ||
| Hughlysses |
I agree; plugs used with common sense are fine. The mushroom plugs seem more likely to be leak-free, but the steel cords in some tires will sometimes cut them in half after a few hundred miles causing them to fail. I did a LOT of research on tire plugs about 6 months ago after a flat on the road that I could not get sealed. All you ever wanted to know (and more) about tire plugs here: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/320852.html There are a LOT of alternatives available. (Message edited by hughlysses on April 11, 2008) |
