Tire Plug
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Killeen, Tx
Tire Plug
I just wanted to pass on my experience with a good product to everyone.
Went on a four day 1300 mile trip this Memorial day weekend and at the end of day one I picked up a nail in the back tire of my Ultra. I'm about 20 miles from the motel and felt the bike handling like crap because of low tire pressure so I stop and aired it back up.
Once at the Motel I checked the tire and found the nail. I had a "rope" style repair kit as well as a small air pump but another biker staying at the motel came over and told me that he had a better kit and had used it before. This kit has a rubber mushroom type plug.
I tried his kit and it worked like a charm.
Since I was in rural Oklahoma and traveling through the back roads of Arkasas on Memorial day weekend there wasn't exactly a whole lot of places to get a new tire, especially for an 09 Touring bike.
Well since the plug held up the first day just fine I continued on with the trip. 900 miles later the plug is still holding fine, thats riding two-up with luggage.
I am a believer in the kit, worked for me.
http://www.stopngo.com/motorcycle.asp
It's the pocket plugger kit.
Just thought I would pass on something that worked and saved my trip.
G
Went on a four day 1300 mile trip this Memorial day weekend and at the end of day one I picked up a nail in the back tire of my Ultra. I'm about 20 miles from the motel and felt the bike handling like crap because of low tire pressure so I stop and aired it back up.
Once at the Motel I checked the tire and found the nail. I had a "rope" style repair kit as well as a small air pump but another biker staying at the motel came over and told me that he had a better kit and had used it before. This kit has a rubber mushroom type plug.
I tried his kit and it worked like a charm.
Since I was in rural Oklahoma and traveling through the back roads of Arkasas on Memorial day weekend there wasn't exactly a whole lot of places to get a new tire, especially for an 09 Touring bike.
Well since the plug held up the first day just fine I continued on with the trip. 900 miles later the plug is still holding fine, thats riding two-up with luggage.
I am a believer in the kit, worked for me.
http://www.stopngo.com/motorcycle.asp
It's the pocket plugger kit.
Just thought I would pass on something that worked and saved my trip.
G
Road Master
Joined: May 2010
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glad it worked out for you - this is one reason i'd consider getting rid of the spoked rims on my street bob (tubeless tires!)
I saw that website also has a tire pressure monitoring system - wonder how well that works, sure would be a nice feature to have
I saw that website also has a tire pressure monitoring system - wonder how well that works, sure would be a nice feature to have
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Windham,Maine
Of course the plugs work just fine.Been using them for many years.Can't begin to say how many tires have been worn out with plugs in them.For the life of me cannot understand why so many are afraid of tire plugs.I know of guys that eagerly await these skiddish riders to discard these plugged tires for their own machines.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Pennsylvania
Thanks for the info, I'll be checking into getting one of these kits.
On a side note:
A few weeks ago I was on a ride with my dad and he got a flat front tire (tube, spoke rims) from riding on a gravel road and I guess a sharp rock punctured the tube but there was no hole in the tire itself. The tire was only put on a few months ago. Well we got it inflated and rode to a local indy shop to get it fixed. This indy shop would not fix it they said he needed a new front tire. They said due to insurance reasons they do not plug or repair any tires. Needless to say he just bought a new tube elsewhere. Did any of you ever hear of this before or was the shop just trying to sell a tire + $70 labor?
On a side note:
A few weeks ago I was on a ride with my dad and he got a flat front tire (tube, spoke rims) from riding on a gravel road and I guess a sharp rock punctured the tube but there was no hole in the tire itself. The tire was only put on a few months ago. Well we got it inflated and rode to a local indy shop to get it fixed. This indy shop would not fix it they said he needed a new front tire. They said due to insurance reasons they do not plug or repair any tires. Needless to say he just bought a new tube elsewhere. Did any of you ever hear of this before or was the shop just trying to sell a tire + $70 labor?
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Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: San Antonio, Tx
its a permanent part of my saddlebags... the C02 rocks. (knock on wood) i havent needed it yet, but I have used it on a buddies bike. He said "ill pay you back & buy you some co2 cartridges" I said you can pay me back by buying yourself a kit, he did.
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Road Warrior
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I would suggest getting yourself a Slime Powersport compressor or something similar. If your first plug doesn't hold, you'll be out of CO2 for a second try?
Road Captain
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From: San Antonio, Tx