Well, that sucks....

[gunslinger_006]

90 miles into a trek into the mountains...

Bike started to feel funny...what is that wiggle-waggle feeling???

Oh...that is a flat rear tire...that feeling where you lean the bike and the forks fight you.

We pull over...

Well we can fix this.... (opens panniers)

One plug and 4 min later...

Sae inflator...

Back on the road

Notes:

Second flat in 20 years...not a bad run if i do say so myself.

This tire plug kit (stop n go) is just the best:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0006NE3KE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_87vvFb3X33V50

Screw calling a tow truck.

We headed back home. Ill pull the wheel and see if i can find anyone who can mount a battlewing in the seattle area (ill probably have to wait weeks).

Ride safe everyone.

 

[Tenman]

Stop n go doesn't work on an angled puncture. I had an angled nail and plugged it twice with stop n go. Leaked. I got out my autozone plug kit. It's healed.

 

[gunslinger_006]

Stop n go doesn't work on an angled puncture. I had an angled nail and plugged it twice with stop n go. Leaked. I got out my autozone plug kit. It's healed.

Hmm, that is good to know. The autozonw kit was the old kind with the tacky strips?

 

[Sierra1]

I'm a gummy worm user. They've always got me home. Then I use these for a permanent fix when I can get them to the shop.

 

[gunslinger_006]

I am gonna pull the wheel tonight. I have another rear tire that has a ton of life left. Ill spoon/zip tie that one on which will get me through until i can get an appt this winter for a new set.

 

[VRODE]

i
I’ve used Stop n Go and it’s worked for me. Don’t think anything would have fixed this.

 

[tallpaul]

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I’ve used Stop n Go and it’s worked for me. Don’t think anything would have fixed this.

Not even sure how you could get into a mess like that! It'd take some force to get a bolt through straight, never mind at an angle like that! Poor sod...

 

[VRODE]

I was following him. At some point he started slowing as he lost air. No idea how it could pierce the tire like that. I also had a friend who had a bolt like that go straight into the center tread. That one got plugged enough to hold air (barely) and he got home. The one in the picture needed a tow.

 

[KYwoodsrider]

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I’ve used Stop n Go and it’s worked for me. Don’t think anything would have fixed this.

I carry a 19" inner tube for something like this or a sidewall tear.
I've never had to use it and only would as a last resort

 

[bimota]

90 miles into a trek into the mountains...

Bike started to feel funny...what is that wiggle-waggle feeling???

Oh...that is a flat rear tire...that feeling where you lean the bike and the forks fight you.

We pull over...

Well we can fix this.... (opens panniers)

One plug and 4 min later...

Sae inflator...

Back on the road

Notes:

Second flat in 20 years...not a bad run if i do say so myself.

This tire plug kit (stop n go) is just the best:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0006NE3KE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_87vvFb3X33V50

Screw calling a tow truck.

We headed back home. Ill pull the wheel and see if i can find anyone who can mount a battlewing in the seattle area (ill probably have to wait weeks).

Ride safe everyone.

had to do one last friday, my mate rang me with a puncture on a 1200 tiger he was 8 miles away from my home, luck i was in did the same got the bike out rode to him, used my stop n go kit and inflater got him going in 10 minutes, i,ve had 1 puncture in 40 yrs luckily

rob

 

[ballisticexchris]

I use the rope string style to get me home then dispose of the tire.

 

[gunslinger_006]

I use the rope string style to get me home then dispose of the tire.

Yup.

The plug got me home.

I pulled the rear wheel and found some light corrosion on the axle and the pumpkin bushing that holds the axle:

Got the axle cleaned, will use a 12ga bore brush to clean out the inner bushing on the pumpkin bearing.

From now on, ill pull this all apart once a year and grease it all. The axle itself was bone dry.

The bearings all feel great, so that is a win.

 

[Eville Rich]

How long do you think it's safe to keep riding on one of those rope-style goopy tire plugs? I picked up a nail sometime in my trip up to the UP. It was a slow leak, so didn't even notice it until about five days later when the tire was visibly flat. Still had 5 to 10 psi in it.

I installed the plug and its held fine for the last 250 miles or so. I was hoping to take these tires to the end of fall riding but might not. Rear has plenty of tread, but the plug. About 9000 miles on A41 Battle-ax tires. Front appears a bit more worn. I won't cry about replacing the tires, but did spend a inordinate amount of money on lighting this summer, so am feeling a little thrifty.

I'm 90 percent likely to replace them in September, but expert opinions are valuable. This is the first flat and tire plug I've done on a motorbike.

Eville Rich
2016 S10

 

[ballisticexchris]

It is very subjective from rider to rider on how safe a plug repair is. I think the permanent ones that Robert uses are a safe choice.

I'm a gummy worm user. They've always got me home. Then I use these for a permanent fix when I can get them to the shop.

View attachment 71055

 

[Sierra1]

Yup, considering my last puncture was on a tire with less than 100 miles on it. My money doesn't grow on trees.

 

[gunslinger_006]

Yup, considering my last puncture was on a tire with less than 100 miles on it. My money doesn't grow on trees.

+1.

On a new tire i would either do a permanent patch or just throw a tube in it and ride the hell out of it.

But this tire had 12K+ and was just starting to show dryness, so its time to retire it.

 

[scott123007]

You can ride with those snot cords to the end of tire life. I know they're good to about 220 mph, but I wouldn't go much over that for long.

 

[gunslinger_006]

12ga bore brush made cleaning the inner races a breeze. The bearing feels perfect, so that is awesome.

 

[AusTexS10]

Yup, considering my last puncture was on a tire with less than 100 miles on it. My money doesn't grow on trees.

With the number of triple digit temp days we had this summer, hardly anything was growing on trees around here.

 

[Sierra1]

With the number of triple digit temp days we had this summer, hardly anything was growing on trees around here.

That's for damn sure. They're saying upper 60s to low 70s for the high in the next couple of days. Gonna have to break out the cold weather gear.