New rear tire or both new tires?

[rickcb]

Interesting that I found this so fast... I need tires on my 2014 DLX. After 7000 miles, the front is worn unevenly and shows signs of dry rot. The rear looks pretty good... go figure. Anyway it’s time for new tires. Does anyone have experience with Michelin’s? P3 I think? The local Honda dealer seems to stock them and I’ve always favored Michelin’s for the cars.

I don't think you'll be able to buy PR3s any longer. I just bought Pirelli Angel GTs (110 and 160), which for me looked like the best PR3 alternative here in the US.

[Charlie Bravo_imp]

My baby needs new shoes, too. OEM size is backordered everywhere, so I'm riding the Suzi more now. Back when I had the Kawi Nomad, I would go thru two rear tires to every one front tire.

[pekingduck]

So I called around and as previously stated, pretty much everyone refused to repair the tire. I did find one shop that said “bring it down and I will take a look at it”. Once I got there he said “Nope, can’t touch it. But go down to this other shop and ask for Chris. Tell him I sent you.”

Turns out Chris doesn’t give two craps about liability and was happy to try and plug it. It still has a slow leak though but he offered to try again if that happened. I will give him another crack at it and if nothing else it gets me by until the Bridgestone’s arrive.

Again, I learn that life is more often who you know rather than what you know.

Just to be clear, Chris took the tire off and put a mushroom T-patch in from the inside? Or did he try plugging from the outside only? I've not heard of an internal patch/plug failing.

[Whoops]

So I called around and as previously stated, pretty much everyone refused to repair the tire. I did find one shop that said “bring it down and I will take a look at it”. Once I got there he said “Nope, can’t touch it. But go down to this other shop and ask for Chris. Tell him I sent you.”

Turns out Chris doesn’t give two craps about liability and was happy to try and plug it. It still has a slow leak though but he offered to try again if that happened. I will give him another crack at it and if nothing else it gets me by until the Bridgestone’s arrive.

Again, I learn that life is more often who you know rather than what you know.

Just to be clear, Chris took the tire off and put a mushroom T-patch in from the inside? Or did he try plugging from the outside only? I've not heard of an internal patch/plug failing.

Just to be clear, Chris took the tire off and put a mushroom T-patch in from the inside? Or did he try plugging from the outside only? I've not heard of an internal patch/plug failing.
He dismounted and did a plug from the inside. I haven’t checked it today to see if it lost any air though.

[pekingduck]

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He dismounted and did a plug from the inside. I haven’t checked it today to see if it lost any air though.
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My guess is that he drilled the hole in between the 2 small holes, which is what I would have done. The rubber would have shifted and tightened with the plug and should have sealed it, but the patch portion is the added extra. Let us know how it is holding up.

[the Ferret]

when I plug a tire I take a series of increasingly longer rides 10 mi, 30 mi, 50 mi etc, and check the pressure before and after each ride. If it doesn't lose pressure after those rides I consider it good to go, and never give it another thought until the tire is worn out. But if it doesn't hold air, I will replace the tire.

[Whoops]

So it lost about 2 lbs psi overnight. I checked it and put it at 43 psi and the took it out for about 45 minutes today, all at 40 mph or less. I did check when I got back while it was still warm and it was at 43. I suspect after it cools back down though (it was cold on my preflight) it will have lost a bit.

Partzilla has bumped my tires shipping ETA twice now though so this slow leak might by just good enough to get me by until I take delivery of my new tires. I know there is usually a rush on attire and stuff like that in the spring, but with COVID messing with logistics it sure seems like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to keep an extra set on hand.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Hey Whoops: Also keep in mind pressure drops in the tire as temperature falls and vice versa without going anywhere. The difference is typically a few pounds, unless of course the temperature drops to below freezing.

[Lord Popgun]

If only there was a person who could have come up with an explanation and simple math formula that would explain pressure and temp and volume relationships. Hummmm

[GoldOxide_imp]

(not the greatest, but shows some basics)