So you suggest "tubing" a tubless tire? Please PM me your mailing adress and I will send you my puntured tires and you will save me my tire disposal fees

 

That's a decent option, but....A tubed tire feels way different than a tubeless. My spoked wheels are (well, were) sealed. I'm unclear about exactly how no air ended up in my front tire, but suffice it to say that there was none there. When the carcass was pulled off the wheel, there was a fine black dust in the bottom of the tire. Did the Dyna Beads bead-blast the sealant off? Did the sealant just fail? Did I run over something that pierced the tire and let the air out, and then the friction of the tire against the wheel ground off the sealant? Don't know, and everyone's pointing the finger at someone else.

Do know that after I had the wheel checked for roundness and true, we put a rim strip and a tube on it, then put on a new tire. It just doesn't feel the same as a tubeless....It's like there's a slight hesitation as the tire moves on the tube.

Forged wheels are in my future I think, which sucks because I really like the look of the spokes.

 

I pierced my 200 rear with an industrial staple. It was leaking slowly, but enough to notice. Not exactly sure how long it was in there before it was noticed. An old timer at the dealership pointed it out to me. I got it home and threw a plug in. Only put a hundred miles on it or so before it was replaced. Mine was in the middle of a tread. I felt "ok" on the plug for a bit but slowed my roll just in case. Plug = temporary.

 

Never a good idea.

 

I would replace it if it were mine.

 

I don't skimp on tires and brakes.

 

I'd have to go with replacement. Just not worth the worry

 

I have plugged my tires before without a problem. You just don't want to use a plug or patch if it is on the side wall.
If the tire was 2/3 worn out I would replace the tire, but not a fairly new one.
Tom

 

I was a mechanic for years. Plugged and patched many tires for 4 wheeled vehicles, never one problem. Buttttt, if a tire on a 4 wheeled vehicle fails, you have 3 others. Not so on a bike. Bottomline, its your life, so go for it anyway you see fit. I will not run a plugged tire on my bike any further than to get it home or to a tire shop. Cheap insurance if you ask me

 

On Harleys, they are the same tire. How do you "feel" any difference between when thre is a tube in there or not? I've never noticed a difference. I have a tube in the front and no tube in the rear with my current set up, compared to tubes on each end the way it came stock. Feels the same to me.