Thread: Motorbike punctures

That type of repair is only designed as a tempory fix until you can have the tyre replaced. I wouldn't run it further than the nearest bike shop and definitely not 1,000 kilometres.

Agree with Woodwould. Plug type repairs are very common for forbies (I put one in Red 'Roo that went for over 20000k) but these have very thick rubber to bed into plus if one goes suddenly it only affects one corner of the vehicle. These however are still officially regarded as temporary.

Your tyre would probably have been ok with a patch repair on the inside (a proper radial rubber patch, not the sort that you use on an inner tube) but I don't know if a repairer will fit one now it's been plugged. Try calling a few tyre fitting places and see what they say.

Yes, that is the supplier's warning.

Have mates in the club that have got several thousand km's out of their plugs.

But of course I'll be watching.

I repair all of my motorcycle tyre punctures, had a few in the last 5 years.

Tubeless tyres with a plug on a Fireblade, not a good idea I think.

The tyre should be removed, the plug pulled and replaced with an internal mounted mushroom plug. I have a box of them.

At your age (and mine) 1,000 klm's left on a tyre with a plug in it, isn't worth it.

The XS 650's were a funny thing, vibrated like a rocket on heat, but would go like a cut cat until near terminal velocity. Unlike Triumph's, they did keep on running reasonably highish mileage.

(R1100GS)

Mick.

Umm, a trick from when one is really in trouble. I've used this and so has a mate, but really only for low speed stuff, nothing over 60 km/h

Use a self tapping flat metal screw, they go in a treat and will get you out of a hole in literally a minute.

Carry about 3 different gauge sizes, if they don't work, then the hole is too big to be plugged anyway.

If you have a front flat then you can usually ride for about 10-20 klm's, more than that and the tyre gets really, really hot, personal experience with that.

Mick.

Originally Posted by Optimark

I've used this and so has a mate, but really only for low speed stuff, nothing over 60 km/h

Yeah, a fall at 60 km/h won't kill you.

Good idea about the self tapper.

Take you point about the mushroom plug .... but that'd cost me around $50 to have done to recover about $50 of remaining wear. So not worth it.

I'll take care with the rat tail plug. It's right in the centre. No mono's. Have a mate with same model 'blade who has run down to the wear bars with similar.