First nail ever.....
Go out this morning, bike a bit hard to roll out of garage, check, tire is low in the rear. I haven't been on it since last week. This is a new Dunlop American Elite. Nail is almost dead centre in the meat of the tire. So, I'm thinking now, just put a tube in it. Called local dealer, they won't do it. Are these tire repair kits sufficient to use, or should i just put on a new tire, this damn thing has 1000 miles on it, bit pissed, but it showed up in the garage, which, I guess I'm lucky. You thoughts thanks.
Put new tires on my bike at the beginning of the season. Of course 200 miles later a caught a piece of barbed wire that just punctured just enough right between the treads. I pulled it out and used a plug...one of those good mushroom looking things. 4000 miles later I'm still alive and I've had to add a few pounds of air twice in thst time period. Couple of things to consider...do ride local or out in the middle of deserted areas? Do ride 2 up all the time with the bike loaded to max capacity? Depending on how you use the bike may dictate whether you replace it or not. I've done plugs a coupe times in different bikes and never had any problems.
Put new tires on my bike at the beginning of the season. Of course 200 miles later a caught a piece of barbed wire that just punctured just enough right between the treads. I pulled it out and used a plug...one of those good mushroom looking things. 4000 miles later I'm still alive and I've had to add a few pounds of air twice in thst time period. Couple of things to consider...do ride local or out in the middle of deserted areas? Do ride 2 up all the time with the bike loaded to max capacity? Depending on how you use the bike may dictate whether you replace it or not. I've done plugs a coupe times in different bikes and never had any problems.
Mostly local, we only have snow here ha ha, no deserts for sure. I'm still contemplating the patch from inside, this has barely gone thru.
07-26-2018, 10:37 AM
My First Nail in Rear Ever, I know lucky
