05-07-2014, 02:59 AM
I plugged my Griso tire (and used some slime) when it got holed on a rally. Eventually replaced it after a couple thousand more miles. It was a nasty hole with some slime being flung out (very very little, but it was there) but it took a fair amount of abuse. It was a pretty new tire and I didn't really want to ditch it. New tire was $300+.
But hey, your bike, your money; you gotta do what you gotta do.
I had one hell of a time getting my wheel back on so on the advice of a couple members here the last time I removed the wheel I found a board of just the right thickness (birch stock, about 7/8ths thick) to support the tire. This made removing and installing uber easy. I also kept the chain adjusters on this time. Hung the chain off the swing arm out of the way, only had a wee bit of an issue getting the caliper back on the disk; pretty painless.
But hey, your bike, your money; you gotta do what you gotta do.
I had one hell of a time getting my wheel back on so on the advice of a couple members here the last time I removed the wheel I found a board of just the right thickness (birch stock, about 7/8ths thick) to support the tire. This made removing and installing uber easy. I also kept the chain adjusters on this time. Hung the chain off the swing arm out of the way, only had a wee bit of an issue getting the caliper back on the disk; pretty painless.