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



I will chime in another vote for, "it depends". I have had punctures occur in as little as 500mi on a new tire. I am in agreement with much of what has been said about location of the puncture in the tire. 
   
  I have had repairs last for 4-5000mi. The challenge is finding a cycle shop that will do the patch.

  IMHO, it depends whether or not you are comfortable with the repair and riding on a patched tire. If it is always on your mind, replace it. 
   
  Todd
   
  BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx wrote:
  I can vouch for the inner plug method.

When I had a my GSX750F, I went through a very unlucky stretch and ended up 
with four punctures in a single rear tyre. Each from a nail or screw. Each time 
I would take the rear wheel off, take it to my local bike shop and they 
repaired the tyre using the vulcanising type plugs that go in from the inside. I 
have never seen or heard of one of these repairs failing and I still use them 
if necessary. The tricky part is when not to repair it if the puncture is to 
far off the centre line of the tyre.

Having said that, I know people that wont run repaired tyres on their 
motorcycles.

Hope this helps.

Brett. 
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