Puncture - Not happy

[benjyman]

Rode up to leamington from Essex today. M25>M1. Just got off the M1, went round a roundabout and felt a bit of wobble. Carried on for a bit, another roundabout, more wobble. Stopped bike and had a look around, rear tyre really flat. Didn't have too much of a look but got to nearest garage, and pumped it up just to get me home. Dumped all my gear in the house then went to bike shop to see if they could repair it. Apparently not. Bit of metal in it about 5-6mm wide and about 15mm long. God knows how it got in there. Had a new pair of Pilot Road 2s fitted about 1000 miles ago at £210ish fitted. Need a new tyre now apparently (went to another shop afterwards just to make sure they weren't being a bit over-cautious).

Things just keep going wrong with the bike, only passed it's MOT last week after brake overhaul with a sheared bolt, exhaust repack (and another sheared bolt), fuses keep going etc.

I can get a new Pilot Road 2 for £125 (ebay) plus £20 fitting, which will take a few days. Or i can get a Pilot Road 1 for £124 fitted tomorrow. I spent a bit more on tyres because i do alot of motorway miles and figured it's a good thing to spend on. I'm now wondering whether to get a cheapo one as it didn't do me any favours spending a bit on them. Is there anything cheaper that i should think about?
The actual question is: is it worth £20 for a pilot road 2 and if i get a pilot road 1 will it be an OK match with a PR2 with 1000 miles on the front?

Hope this cheers someone up anyway, your day could have been worse.

[Sally]

Find a garage who will plug it.
The garage I use said it's illegal to repair tyres, but he would do it as long as it didn't come back to him.

[Jamiebridges123]

Tbh that looks a bit too big to plug anyway...

And get a PR2 on the rear... the PR1 aren't very good..

[Sally]

Tbh that looks a bit too big to plug anyway...

How?
They chizel out a hole for the plug anyways.

[benjyman]

Tbh that looks a bit too big to plug anyway...

And get a PR2 on the rear... the PR1 aren't very good..

yeah when you look at it it's more of a split/gash than a hole. he said it'd have to be an 8mm hole which is pretty big to plug.

thanks for that, a PR2 it is then, £145. i'm consoling myself with the fact that my mate reversed his car into his landlord's the other day - £500 or £300 insurance excess plus whatever it'll increase his renewal by, and my mum put petrol in our diesel 9-3 last week - £225. so i suppose, it's not too bad and i haven't broken any bones.

[Jamiebridges123]

Oops... :|

As you say just be thankful you kept it upright.. :|

[Kuze]

I feel for you i got a nail in my back tyre before it was even scrubbed in on my first bike :(. I must have spent over a grand in 3yrs on popped/worn tyres :(.

Good job on keepin it upright I've driven on a flat rear tyre before its not nice at all.