Flat tire help
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RE: Flat tire help
Here is a web site that has good tire plug equipment. http://bestrestproducts.com/celestia.../tireproducts/
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RE: Flat tire help
ORIGINAL: mhuckeba
Never Patch A Tire, It Is Your Life.
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Never Patch A Tire, It Is Your Life.
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RE: Flat tire help
Lemme see....
Runnin' 90 down an Arizona hwy on vacation, wife behind me, trailer on the back end.....do ah wanna be thinkin' 'bout the $$ ah "saved" by pluggin' a back tire?
For me, the answer is "NO". Yers may vary....
Runnin' 90 down an Arizona hwy on vacation, wife behind me, trailer on the back end.....do ah wanna be thinkin' 'bout the $$ ah "saved" by pluggin' a back tire?
For me, the answer is "NO". Yers may vary....
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From: SUNNY PHOENIX
RE: Flat tire help
975 miles in my 08 Ultra.Picked up a nail near Tucson.I plugged it & limped to the Dealer.They wanted $250 +taxes +install.I said I would ride back to Phoenix & get one installed at The Wheel Shop for less than $200.They put on a new one for $240.I don't PLAY w/tires.You only got 2 & you only got 1 life.Regards,Tom
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From: Hico, TX (once home to Billy the Kid)
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From: i live outside Omaha Ne on the Iowa side in the Loes hills, some great places to ride
RE: Flat tire help
To plug or not to plug.
when a nail, screw, pice of metal goes into a tire it cuts several layers of the tire including cords. Because of this the tire will eventually fail. Failure can be prolonged by proper tire repair procedures. What happes is that the cords in the tire deteriorate from being exposed to the elements mostly moisture, dirt and sand. the proper way to repair the tire is to plug it and patch it on the inside , you must first clean the hole out properly having clean bare rubber for your plug ,and patch to adheare to this will seal the hole the best. thus keeping the elements out that will help break down the tire.
So you can plug a tire just to get you home or to a repair shop but then remove the plug again and properly clean out and plug, patch the hole. if properly pluged and patched i would say that you would have up to two years of riding on the tire before time would take it's toll on the other parts of the tire (cords)and if the hole was tooo big then there has been too much dammage to the cords that even a proper repair can not replace the dammage and undue strain on the remaining cords to be safe.
adding a tube to a tubeless tire creates more heat and will be ok for a while but this will also break down the elements of the tire.
although if only used for short tirps and such should be no big deal.
if i had a tire with 800 miles on it , i would plug it and patch it properly most likely with a plug attached to the patch as RIDRKG mentioned. and then have some fun and light it up a few times and the local bike night and be done with it by the end of the summer and plan on a new tire through the winter.
hope this helps
when a nail, screw, pice of metal goes into a tire it cuts several layers of the tire including cords. Because of this the tire will eventually fail. Failure can be prolonged by proper tire repair procedures. What happes is that the cords in the tire deteriorate from being exposed to the elements mostly moisture, dirt and sand. the proper way to repair the tire is to plug it and patch it on the inside , you must first clean the hole out properly having clean bare rubber for your plug ,and patch to adheare to this will seal the hole the best. thus keeping the elements out that will help break down the tire.
So you can plug a tire just to get you home or to a repair shop but then remove the plug again and properly clean out and plug, patch the hole. if properly pluged and patched i would say that you would have up to two years of riding on the tire before time would take it's toll on the other parts of the tire (cords)and if the hole was tooo big then there has been too much dammage to the cords that even a proper repair can not replace the dammage and undue strain on the remaining cords to be safe.
adding a tube to a tubeless tire creates more heat and will be ok for a while but this will also break down the elements of the tire.
although if only used for short tirps and such should be no big deal.
if i had a tire with 800 miles on it , i would plug it and patch it properly most likely with a plug attached to the patch as RIDRKG mentioned. and then have some fun and light it up a few times and the local bike night and be done with it by the end of the summer and plan on a new tire through the winter.
hope this helps
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From: In the wind
RE: Flat tire help
I have to agree with send me your tires with low miles ill run them till they are shot. Just repair it and ride. The problem here seems to be to many YUPPIES and enough bikers. With the high cost of tires and low cost of plugs its a no brainer.
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From: Dallas
RE: Flat tire help
Why take a chance on your life for $200? Plug it to get you to a shop and pay up. Youll sleep easier.
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