couldn't have said it better myself! It your choice at the end. I've had a bunch of buds ride for thousands of miles without a problem, but all it takes is one to regret it.

 

Plug to get to the next available shop for replacement.

But that's just how I do it.

 

I can't recommend it. I plugged a rear tire on my Fatboy, a tire with less than a 1000 miles on it at the time and the plug held for over 8,000 miles when it let me down while I was just off the interstate at a gas station asking directions, 2500 miles from home. I was glad it waited until I was stopped but the six hour wait for roadside assistance was a real pain. So ride close to home until you get round to replacing it.

FBL

 

The only way I would ride a plugged until the tire was worn to the point of replacement, would be if I plugged it, AND backed it up inside with a patch.

I have never had to plug a m/c tire, but have had plugs fall out in car tires. Come to think of it, when I was working in Long Beach Ms after Katrina, the running joke was that the Cop car tires looked like Chia Pets, cuz they had so many plugs in them.

Never suffered a sudden/explosive loss of air pressure out of a failed plug. Just a slow leak.

 

Has anyone used slime for a temporary repair?

 

I found out today that it is illegal for a mc shop to plug a motorcycle tire. The shop I was at told me his insurance will not allow him to plug or patch a tire. O.K., I am going to get a new tire.

Thanks for all the imput.

Mike

 

I found out today that it is illegal for a mc shop to plug a motorcycle tire. The shop I was at told me his insurance will not allow him to plug or patch a tire. O.K., I am going to get a new tire.

This is not true at least in the Denver area. (I was a motorcycle service manager for 30 years in the Denver area) and plugged thousands of tires. The trick is to use the correct patch plug; the patch has a plug built into it. They will never come out if done right.
George

 

I picked up a nail in my rear tire last summer, couldn't get any local tire shop to plug it, they wouldn't touch the darn thing. I bought a plug kit at NAPA and plugged it myself, it held up through the rest of the summer and is still holding air today. I have a new tire now, hanging on the wall, and will get around to changing it one of these days. Just a shame to waste all that good tread.