Has anyone on this forum had personal experience of a plugged tyre failing?
New rear tire or both new tires?
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GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
I had an Avon rear tire on an ol' Yamaha Seca 550 that had three plugs in it. Never leaked, no imbalance behaviour.
For clarity: I never used "mushroom plugs", but rather the "shoe string" type. I always vulcanized the endpoint after installation.
For clarity: I never used "mushroom plugs", but rather the "shoe string" type. I always vulcanized the endpoint after installation.
Lord Popgun
Road warrior
Only had the original rear that the dealer wouldn’t plug. My friend plugged it for me and I rode it until I replaced the tires when they wore out.
Whoops
Been there
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I ordered the Bridgestone’s from Partzilla using the OEM part numbers. I presume they will be the Battlax BT54’s?peterbaron_imp said:Which ones did you order??Whoops_imp said:Front and rear tires ordered.
Didn’t even occur to me to be honest. I wouldn’t know where to begin with finding a tube that fits.Mixagon_imp said:
NovaCB1100_imp
Running like a top
Solid move on replacing both at the same time IMHO.
Years ago I replaced just the rears on my S2000 and less than a year later, I needed fronts...and from that point on I was "off cycle" with always having a mismatched set. Needless to say, like socks, I just replace them both. If one is still in good shape, maybe hold onto it in case you have an emergency and then pitch it after a year. Just my 2 cents.
Years ago I replaced just the rears on my S2000 and less than a year later, I needed fronts...and from that point on I was "off cycle" with always having a mismatched set. Needless to say, like socks, I just replace them both. If one is still in good shape, maybe hold onto it in case you have an emergency and then pitch it after a year. Just my 2 cents.
Stichill
Road warrior
[li]Excessive heat buildup from friction[/li] [li]Potential for catastrophic blowout / deflationMixagon_imp said:
[/li] I'd rather ride on a plug personally.
Mixagon_imp
Running like a top
[li]Excessive heat buildup from friction[/li] [li]Potential for catastrophic blowout / deflationStichill_imp said:
[/li] I'd rather ride on a plug personally.
I know a few people who do this on cars and motorcycles with no problems, of course the tyre shops are against this because they want to sell tyres.
Whoops
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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. :dodgy:
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. :dodgy:
peterbaron
Road warrior
A tire can legally be repaired if one inspects it and follows DOT regulations. Simple.
ride4now_imp
Road warrior
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.
Charlie Bravo_imp
Road warrior
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
Road warrior
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_imp said:
Whoops
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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.pekingduck_imp said:
He dismounted and did a plug from the inside. I haven’t checked it today to see if it lost any air though.
pekingduck
Road warrior
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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.
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
Road warrior
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
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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.
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
Road warrior
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
Road warrior
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
Road warrior
(not the greatest, but shows some basics)
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