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Re: [St] new owner, tire repair vs. replacement on a st?



Plug it and fageddaboutit...

Caveat: When I say plug, I mean either an internal
patch or a mushroom style plug, one that cant come out
on it's own...

Put a new tire on my old ST-1100 to get it ready for a
cross country trip. Less than a hundred miles and a
nail. Pissed off. Friend plugged it with Plug and Go (
TM ? ) mushroom plug. Away we went.Ran it down to the
cord. Have had a few similar experiences on different
bikes since. Even did a track day on one such tire. (
How it passed tech I dont know... )Never a problem.
Just be realistic: clean round hole, near center of
tread, etc etc....

John


--- Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Paul Traina wrote:
> > Found a nail in my ST's rear tire this morning. 
> I'm really really new  
> > to motorcycles.  Did some googling, and
> (obviously) tire repair on  
> > bikes is a lot more critical than on cars.
> > The tread is good, the tire has only 2k miles on
> it, the hole looks  
> > clean.
> > 
> > 1) repair vs. replace?  -- is a repaired tire on a
> ST using a plug/ 
> > patch going to be safe?
> > 2) have it done at the satan? -- normally with a
> car, I'd go down to  
> > the tire repair place and be done in 20m... what's
> sane with a bike?   
> > take it to the satan (dealership) for repair &
> rebalance?
> > 
> > Thanks.  Sigh.  I wonder what day 2 of ownership
> is going to bring me.
> 
> Paul,
> 
> You're likely to get a wide variety of responses. 
> Some say put the plug in it 
> (a mushroom type from the inside works well) and
> some will say replace it as you 
> only have two wheels on a bike and safety is
> paramount.
> 
> I've repaired a couple and if the puncture is near
> the center of the tire, clean 
> and a good quality plug and job is done it "should"
> be safe.  No mc dealer that 
> I know of will repair and remount a punctured tire,
> there's just too much 
> liability on such a job.
> 
> Then you've got to decide how comfortable you are
> going to be with the repair 
> vs. replace.  Are you always gonna be
> worried/wondering about that repair or can 
> you just let it go and ride?
> 
> Sorry it's not a clear cut answer but it's a very
> personal decision.
> 
> Best,
> 
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