ok , im an expert on this - i had 3 punctures in the last three months
(i know im unlucky)
last week just before the essex meet i had the same problem (cleaining the bike and discovering something i didnt wanna see)
1/ it might be tempting - but DONT CALL A DEALER !!!! they will rip you off
2/ leaving you with 2 options.
a - take the wheel off - not the whole tyre - just the wheel and take it to a tyre shop and ask them to put in a mushroom plug - there very good. just a bit of rubber that goes in your tyre from the inside
b- fill your bike up with air , ride for quater of a mile then top up - till you get to a tyre shop . then ask them to put in a mushroom plug.
either option is good.
i went to a dealer (the day after i bought a brand new bike from them) and they said there would be a 2 week waiting list for the tyre to be fixed and it would cost me 40 quid , plus 25 quid labour (55 quid
)
i use universal tyres - they charged me ten quid and a five minuit waiting list. good chaps.
the manufactures book says not to use them - and if you do, do not exeed 60mph - but i know loads of people who have them and have wrode at 100mph + on a daily basis
ive tested mine with a pillion to 145mph and its still good.
hope this advice is good to you jabba - as it saved me lots of money