puncture, bit of advice please?
 

Hi All,
Got ready for work this morning, all togged up, got out to the shed and pulled my bike out onto the drive, it felt a bit weird, hopped off to check and shut the doors, a bloody big screw in my back tyre, gutted!

fortunately suzuki assistance AA cover is great, they came out and patched it for me, but now obviously i need a new one, so heres my question:

Roughly how much should it cost me?
(i'm ringing round later today to try and get it sorted tomorrow but thought i'd get some experienced advice before I do because i'm a numpty :))

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

back tyre alone,about £100+fitting

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

Firstly depends how many miles your front has done. Might be worth getting a pair. Also if you want to replace with the exact same tyre.

Around here I would expect to pay £90 -£100 ride in/ride out for the rear.

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

If there's life left in the old rear, and the screw was in the centre 2/3 of the tyre, you may well be able to have it repaired. If it's repaired by taking the tyre off the rim, and fitting a proper patch from the inside it's rated as high as the original tyre :)

Budget £20 for the repair if you ride in...

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

Hmm, well i've only covered 1540 miles on it so the front should be ok at that shouldn't it?
also what are the stock tyres for an SV650S K6?

Thanks for the replies

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

DONT GET THE STOCK ONES

how much tread is left on the back?

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

barely worn, only picked it up in october and covered said miles rather carefully really, will check the depth properly later but not very worn

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

i would just get it repaired £20 max

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

hmm ok, do any garages do that or should I be looking for a brand or something? just making sure i don't get some guy sticking his chewing gum on it and sending me away :)
(i'm really sorry for the stupid questions but as you can tell <manuel>"I know nahthing"</manuel> :))

Re: puncture, bit of advice please?
 

I take it your tyres arent Avon's?