Well as some of you know I have a nail in my rear tire. I'm going to end up buying new tires (pilot pro's) but not till the 15th of July. The reason it's gonna take me till then is cause money's a lil tight due to the fact that I just payed off a car and moved into a condo. So my question is have any of you used fix-a-flat for a nail in the tire? The nail is not huge BTW.

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the stuff will make a huge mess on the inside of your tire and the techs will hate you for it. i would do a tire plug before using fix a flat. with the plug just keep it low speed until you get it fixed.

 

I asked about a plug and they said that a plug could throw the balance off.

 

who did you ask? someone knowledegable or the village idiot

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falcongsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who did you ask? someone knowledegable or the village idiot</TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually some guy at a Ducati shop a couple of blocks down the street from my place.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by UNDER PRESSURE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Actually some guy at a Ducati shop a couple of blocks down the street from my place.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That guy sounds like an idiot!

Either that or I am a really big idiot!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by UNDER PRESSURE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I asked about a plug and they said that a plug could throw the balance off.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you do not want to plug a tire, you may use a patch though... Plugs can cause catastrophic failure by causing the ply's in the tire to become unstable. that being said, I have seen people use them.. go figure

 

what about a plug throwing off the balance of the tire? sounds like BS to me, but i await the answer to know how dumb i am!

 

So should I just fix-a-flat it till the 15th of next month when I get new tires?...

 

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Hahahahahaha...

 

i have ridden on a plug before. i wouldnt do it on the front tire unless an emergency, and when plugging the rear, just be prepared for the rear to rapidly deflate - wouldnt recommend to newbie or highway riders.

 

Well I work like 4 blocks down from my house, I'm lazy. hahahahaha...

 

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That might end up being the most expensive plug you'll ever buy if it fails.

 

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TIRE PLUG ****

as i said, plugs are useful in emergencies and are not recommend for newbies or highway riders.

steel belts can cut the plug and cause it to fall out and rapidly deflate the tire.

 

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as i said, plugs are useful in emergencies and are not recommend for newbies or highway riders.

steel belts can cut the plug and cause it to fall out and rapidly deflate the tire. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You said it Himmler

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by UNDER PRESSURE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Actually some guy at a Ducati shop a couple of blocks down the street from my place.</TD></TR></TABLE> so the village idiot? i plugged mine (2 nail holes actually) just go to wal mart and get the plug kit (very long sticky strips) and use them. just put 2 in the hole. its a tight fit but it works. mine last teh life of my tire. just like the guyabove said take it slow. but till theyt melt with the tire then you will be fine. just get the tire balanced after you put the plugs in

 

here is what i recommend - excellent roadside kit and mushroom style plug that wont blow out. but it can still fail like i said above, and how much care you take to install it will determine how well it works - so you're on you're own!

http://www.stopngo.com/Contents/1000.htm

again i must state this is not a recommended way to get the life out of your tires, pretty much if you have a puncture you should get the tire replaced asap - and this is particularly true of you goobers on this forum cause most of you are young and agressive riders who probably tax your tires hard - which will precipitate a more violent failure of these plugs. in my opinion these are limp-home type fixes not cheap way out of getting a new tire.

 

How about you not spray any **** into your tires and walk the 4 blocks to work (or maybe drive that car you just paid off)? I can sympathize with a lazy person; but I'm a bigger cheapskate than I am lazy.

Also, this way you're guaranteed not to have a plug fail and you won't be tempted to take it out and get stupid w/a shitty plug in there. By the time the 15th comes around, the still-flat tire will motivate you more to get it fixed rather than you thinking of gambling on the plug since "it's worked so far...."

That's my thoughts.

 

Thanx for the advise fellas. I think I might just walk to work till I have the cash for the tires.

 

Can't you just patch it like you would a car tire??? or is there a huge difference between the 2? besides width obviously?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Missy2Prissy06 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Can't you just patch it like you would a car tire??? or is there a huge difference between the 2? besides width obviously?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well there's mixed opinions as you can see.

 

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well to patch it you have to remove the tire since patching is done from the inside of the tire. most people dont have the equipment to properly remove, reinstall, AND balance the tire after removal. so you end up having to take it in.

there are some smaller shops around here that will patch the tire for you, but most places WILL NOT due to liability concerns.

any time you put a tire on a rim, you should have it properly balanced. why? because the tire and rim are both imperfect. if you take a tire off and want to put it right back on, you still need to have it balanced again unless you can get the tire oriented the exact same way because the balance can be off.

as you can see, most people just do the roadside plug, limp home, and get a new tire. easiest and safest.

 

Take the tire off the bike and take it to Discount tire co/Americas tire co. tire shop. They do only RMA approved tire repairs that is good for the life of the tire. They use a rubber plug and then a patch on the inside of the tire. They use a rubber plug so that when the tire wears down so does the rubber plug and that is why it is better than the cotton/gooey plugs. The plugs you guys are refering to are the ones you buy at local auto parts stores. DTC/ATC doesnt use those types of plugs. . I have fixed many bike tires and tires in general and none of them have failed (knock on wood). These fixes have been used on tires that are much softer than street bike tires. trust me they are good.

 

Wow good info.