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Post by xsyamahadg on Jun 4, 2009 8:06:09 GMT -5
The question is..Would you ride on a patched motorcycle tire ? I'm not talking about a patch just to get you home, I'm talking about getting a permanent patch with the intentions of riding the bike every day.
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Post by bllyhen on Jun 4, 2009 8:48:36 GMT -5
Putting it down to personal experience - I would trust a patched tyre but it is conditional. In Belfast, Northern Ireland a lot of riders trust only a couple of tyre fitters. The one I use is a guy called Michael - he will only patch in accordance with the local law. The puncture must be small and in a central area of the tread and be the 1st / only puncture on that tyre. He removes the tyre, buffs the area of the puncture, inserts from the inside a mushroom plug and vulcanises it to the inner surface. He then checks it is doing it's job and tells you the tyre will not be as reliable as original and not to exceed certain limits (load/speed) depending on the tyre rating. His repairs have been totally reliable. I have only once relied on a 'temporary' repair - on a trip to Scotland. Got a puncture in the first 40 miles on a new tyre and had no alternative but to plug it with a repair kit. I rode it gingerly for the next couple of hundred miles checking the pressure regularly. The repair worked and I got about another 7,000 miles out of it (Front tyre on a Honda Blackbird). I never rode without checking the pressure and giving a visual inspection to the plug and tread around it. I guess I was lucky because I know others who only got home by constantly calling in to service stations to keep the tyre pressure up. Now I know you guys spell it 'tire' but my English spell checker cracks up so bear with me!
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Post by 87fxlr on Jun 4, 2009 9:28:16 GMT -5
When Trish ended up with the HUGE bolt in her rear tire we repaced the rear tube and laid a couple of patches on the inside of the tire to prevent crud from working inside. It has held up very well and the tire will be replaced this year from being worn out.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Jun 4, 2009 10:06:25 GMT -5
Yes, as I understand it, motorcycle tires and tubes can be safely repaired, and many riders do it. Having said that, I can't help but cringe when I think of days like the day we went to the Iron Pony, we were coming home on I-71 in the fast lane doing 75-80 mph the whole way. There were cars beside us and in front and back of us. Under circumstances like that, I was glad to know the tires and equipment on my bike were in the best condition possible.
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Post by jeffe on Jun 4, 2009 10:21:57 GMT -5
My friend Dennis and I were on trip down south. As I pulled up behind him I noticed he had a screw dead center in the middle of his back tire on his R80. We pulled into a gas station right up the road. They did not have any plugs to repair it. The did have some of the tube patch kits. Dennis bought one of these just to get the glue it had. Ok, now picture this, I got a screwdriver and backed the screw out, he smeared some of the glue on the hole and the screw and I screwed it back in. He checked the air and it had not lost any measurable amount. The idea was to get it repaired the first chance he had. Well after almost 8,000 miles he had the tire replaced. The screw was still in it and it never lost any air. The problem would be that he had worn the groves off the head of the screw so it would be hard to keep it tight.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2009 10:43:37 GMT -5
No way would I trust a patched tire. Only as a last resort to get home if out somewhere.
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Post by shoe48 on Jun 4, 2009 10:56:38 GMT -5
Only just to get me home is all The tire would get replaced ,, You only have two tires and when one goes you will go with it
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Post by bill on Jun 4, 2009 11:56:38 GMT -5
OK, I get the picture, but as I got a flat last weekend, I am getting it patched tomorrow, now I don't know if it will last 7,000 miles or 700, The front tyre is a good tyre and the screw went into it plum in the middle not on a side wall. I don't want to spend €150.00 on a new front tyre if I sell the bike in a couple of weeks time? Now construe from that what you will!
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Post by xsyamahadg on Jun 4, 2009 14:00:28 GMT -5
A new bike huh ? ;D
Now that makes a difference
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Post by bill on Jun 4, 2009 15:28:28 GMT -5
A new bike huh ? ;D Now that makes a difference I didn't say that now did I? But wait and see,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Post by shoe48 on Jun 4, 2009 16:27:12 GMT -5
Gee Bill If I had your money I would throw XS's away ,, really
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Post by bill on Jun 4, 2009 16:45:20 GMT -5
Gee Bill If I had your money I would throw XS's away ,, really No one has any money in Ireland, except the drug Dealers, dodgy property developers and bent politicians, sorry I do not fall into any of the afore mentioned categories!! Don't get excited, I was just jerkin Ol' XS's chain.
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Post by thundercloud on Jun 4, 2009 16:55:00 GMT -5
I have patched one on the way home from a trip. The gas station would not patch it,but rented me the stuff to do it and the price of the patch.It held up great to get home. But I put a new back tire on,mostly because Lightning was back there questioning the tire all the way home.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Jun 4, 2009 16:56:02 GMT -5
What's this "Ol XS" crap ?? Ya bloody Englishman !! ;D
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Post by 87fxlr on Jun 4, 2009 17:07:14 GMT -5
Gee Bill If I had your money I would throw XS's away ,, really Shoot, it would take ALL of our money just to set OL XS's on fire!
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