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Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 1:48 am Posts: 34 Location: Elizabethton, TN
Well I have 1600 miles on the bike just took it in for my first service this past week and I get to buy a new tire. I got up this morning to go riding with some friends and my rear tire is flat. I'm a new rider, been riding around 4 months, and would rather get a new tire than have this one repaired. There is just a tiny puncture in it looks like maybe if you had ran over a small nail or something.
No where local had it in stock so I had to order it. It should be in Tuesday or Wednesday.
I'm having terrible luck lately with the bike. First off the week long first service and coming off of that a flat on a beautiful weekend. lol
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Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 1:48 am Posts: 34 Location: Elizabethton, TN
Found out what was in the tire:
And after I plugged it (still replacing, this is just to load it to take it to replace)
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Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:58 am Posts: 108 Location: Chicago, IL
Replace the tire, dont plug it. The last thing you want is that plug to come out when your riding. It is absolutely not safe at all to ride with a plug in the tire. To much to go wrong and in so many ways. Replacing the tire is the right step man.
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:22 pm Posts: 298 Location: Mesa, Arizona USA
This is another hot topic among motorcyclists with opinions on both ends of the spectrum.
My back tire has 2 plugs in it - 1st nail was at 800 miles, second one was at 2000. I have 4000 miles on the tire with no air loss at all. However I did not use the rope style plug - went with the tireplugger mushroom style.
Based on the size of the shard of metal you pulled out of the tire does not look like a good idea to plug.
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Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:51 am Posts: 1028 Location: Canberra, Australia
I remember having a puncture from a nail repaired on my XJ600. I was new to riding and just thought it was normal practice. I rode with the puncture repair for another year before selling the bike without any problems, riding 60mph for an hour per day to and from work.
Nowadays though I would replace the tyre just for the peace of mind.
Look on the bright side, you must have used up all your bad luck by now!
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Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:47 am Posts: 2724 Location: Sydney OZ.
Lots of talk of to plug or not to plug.
But alot depends on the size and shape as EXK said .
Either way for me ,just get it pluged to get you home etc ,but as soon as a shop is open ,its new tyre time for me.
All i want to think about when out riding is about the road infront not ..that little voice in my head saying ,I HOPE ITS NOT GOING TO BLOW on this corner.
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Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:22 am Posts: 210 Location: Houston, Texas
given where the puncture is, this is a good one to replace. If it were middle of the tire, MAYBE, but your out on the edge a fairways, so if it let's go it's going to be when you are cranked over leaning into a corner.
You'd wake up in the hospital dude!
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Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:51 am Posts: 1028 Location: Canberra, Australia
Got up to take a ride this morning in beautiful riding weather and found an object sticking out of my rear tyre. It is still inflated and may have been there for weeks but I don't feel like risking it. I will take it into the dealer tomorrow and see what he says.
Total km : 2300.
I guess the new seat is gonna have to wait if I end up having to replace the tyre...
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Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 1:48 am Posts: 34 Location: Elizabethton, TN
Sorry to hear about the tire. I finally had my new one put on yesterday. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, cost $161. I got the exact same tire as stock.
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I have a bad habit of picking up punctures in new tires. 4 new bikes in the past 4 years and 4 rear tire punctures in the first 1K miles. I use string plugs with great results. I have 4600 on the odo right now on the stock tire. All but 600 of those miles are with a plug. You have to work to find where the plug is and the factory tire is barely showing any signs of wear. Just a very slight squaring due to lots of miles across the hot highways of TX, CO, KS and NM.
Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:51 am Posts: 1028 Location: Canberra, Australia
Well, I got back from the dealer and apparently the tyre is OK. It was a sliver of glass and does not appear to have penetrated the entire depth of the tyre (if the mechanics spit-test is to be trusted...). He said that if it had punctured then he would have just used a "mushroom" patch. I am surprised that glass could penetrate as far as it did. About 5 seconds after I arrived a guy on an R1 arrived with a nail in his rear tyre, so it seems to be a common problem. (he said he has been riding for 1 year, on an R1 ?!?!?!?).
Anyway, this frees up some cash for a Sargent seat
4 new bikes in 4 years eh Paul? You sound as indecisive as me !
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I only have 2000 km's on my bike and picked up a screw in the rear tire. I think I rode for a week before I noticed it (got lucky there). Anyway, I spent the money and got a new tire (the dealership won't patch/plug as they feel it's unsafe and they don't want the liability). It's crappy, but a new tire is the way to go.
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Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:34 pm Posts: 89 Location: North Richland Hills, TX
You did the right thing. A nice round nail hole in the center of the tire is one thing, but an irregular cut like that may or may not hold. I would not trust a patch on that, just plug it long enuf to get to a new tire.
Front tire I would replace, no question, rear...depends.
Had about 800 miles on a new rear when I discovered a very worn screw in it, it got plugged. but then, all I have an a Harley, can't afford a new baby Bandit. yet... (
Take care and ride safe.
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I got up this morning to go riding with some friends and my rear tire is flat. I'm a new rider, been riding around 4 months, and would rather get a new tire than have this one repaired. There is just a tiny puncture in it looks like maybe if you had ran over a small nail or something.
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