Nail in ZR rated tyre-Safe to repair?

[Kenzie]

So my wife's ER6 has picked up a nail. It's a Bridgestone Batalax BT021R. One garage has said no, ZRs can't be repaired, but another garage has said fine no problem. I have read that only Michelins can be repaired. Where do we stand on this as it's £140 ish for a new tyre ride in fitting.

[jambo]

I hate posting "use the search" as it's a pretty lazy answer but a few times recently this has been discussed in depth by people that know what they're on about. My 2 cents is that provided the tyre is taken off the rim and inspected by someone who knows what they're doing. And the repair is installed from the inside of the tyre, then there is no reason it can't be perfectly safe. Not all punctures are repairable but flat out refusing to repair a z rated tyre is, I think being rather over zealous. I believe this and have done a number of track days on Tues that have been professionally repaired (not just had a bung pushed in them).

Jambo

[Fallout]

The spiel I got was the whole "I accept no liability" when I got my last rear repaired. It was a Pilot Power, but it was new when punctured and saw out the rest of it's life with no dramas except needing air a couple of times per week.

I'd imagine your main fear is some catastrophic blow out, but I don't really see how this is possible. I agree with Jambo that if someone knows what they're doing, and it's done from the inside with the tyre off the rim, a blow out from the puncture seems next to impossible. The size of the mushroom/pad thing they put in, it'd be impossible for that to get sucked/blown through the hole, so the worst I could see happening is a loosening of the adhesive and the tyre going flat over the course of a ride.

Personally, I'd have no problems with it.

[Kenzie]

They said Michelins are fine to repair as the manufacturer has issued guideline. Bridgstone say no so the garage said no.

[NTECUK]

No if its a size that fits my bike you must replace it with new and send me the old one
ps
Yes I repaired my own front Maxxis touring tyre it was only one month old,Its still holing pressure after 3 months commuting then sat on my drive doing jack since april.

I've only had one tyre repaired but that was a Continental and it was fine I found, as long as its done by someone who knows what they're doing I don't have a problem with it. Just my opinion though


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[kaivalagi]

I had a brand new pr3 with a screw in the middle of the tread, got it repaired with a quality plug and got as much miles from it as the previous one. As long as the puncture is in the middle of the tread and not towards the edges you should be alright...

The position of the puncture and whether you ran the tyre flat is critical as flat running damages the construction of the carcase. I have just had a Mich Road repaired, at the roadside by the RAC[Temp repair while on the rim] and then in my local tyre fitters as a permanent repair with a mushroom,neither questioned as to whether the repair should be done.
I will add that the tyre had only travelled about 20ft still with about 20psi in it from collecting the puncture and had not been run flat.
As to individual manufacturers recommendations?????? but all I run is Michelin

as mentioned above, depends on the condition on the tyre, how much damage the flat caused, but generally YES it can be repaired and will be fine, one caveat is it all depends WHERE the puncture was, if it is outside of the reinforced area then NO (ie. not the center).

I've had mine repaired and does fine at 140mph

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by nikon70

I've had mine repaired and does fine at 140mph

Did the rest of the bike survive the Fall