[ST] Plugged Tires, Final Answer

["STeve Duncan" <xhippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have to ask the question on this one - is there any case where a tyre has 
> suffered catastrophic failure after being plugged from the inside?
>
> I personally have not heard of such a case.  A few years back I ran a back 
> tyre with three such plugs in it, simply because I could not afford a new 
> one. I sought a fair bit of advice at the time and every mechanic I spoke 
> to assured me it would be fine and it was.
>
> Like most things in life its a personal choice.
>
> Cheers
> Brett
> Sydney


Ok, this is my last word on this subject, so here goes.

Does anyone think that a plugged tire is "just as good" as a new tire?  Does 
everyone agree that we only have two tires between us and the tarmac?  Does 
anyone dispute that riding is intrinsically dangerous?  Do you wear a 
helmet?

Why on earth would anyone take a chance with a tire that has been 
compromised?  I don't get it.  Save a few bucks?  You are in the wrong 
sport.  Plugged tires are "compromised"  They no longer meet the speed 
rating they were built to.  Ask any expert, ANY expert.  Check any tire 
manufacturer's website.  You will not find anyone with technical knowledge 
for motorcycle tire technology recommending riding on a plugged tire.

Tire technology is an exact science, our tires are built to exacting 
specifications for a very good reason.  I hear all the rhetoric about this 
tire and that tire in comparisons and we split hairs over which gives better 
traction in the wet, in the corners, which has better mileage.  Ad 
infinitum.  And now all the same folks are saying, ah hell, stick a plug in 
it, it'll be "OK"

If you people are gonna argue the merits of rubber compounds and thread 
patterns, FOR YEARS, and then turn around and tell me, ahh go ahead punch a 
hole in the mutherfucker it's all good, all I can say is..........

Bullshit.  Hypocritical.




eL Donut
jinete en la tormenta

STeve Duncan
'00-Sprint-ST
'96-DR350S


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