Question - repair, pleasssse!!

a performance tyre needs a vulcanised repair.

Originally Posted by andy

I guarantee that someone will now tell us how they have done 150mph and 6000 miles on a "get you home" repair........

I stuck some hubba bubba on mine and did 180mph and 9000 miles and still going. I swear the bike gets faster every time I take it out

Sorry

Originally Posted by andy

You really should get the tire removed and plugged properly.

You can get external "get you home kits", but they really are just to get you home with speed restrictions etc.

I guarantee that someone will now tell us how they have done 150mph and 6000 miles on a "get you home" repair........

yep!
well not 150 but 127! and for another 3000 miles!
can and has been done and i will always do it this way!
if you know what your doing and do it well it will be fine!
follow your instincts or other second hand opinions as you deem fit!
good luck mate.

[21QUEST]

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

There is no way on earth that I would ever consider a DIY repair like this. You have to go the professional route if you truly value your life!

Now PH , really?

Originally Posted by socommk23

yep!
well not 150 but 127! and for another 3000 miles!
can and has been done and i will always do it this way!
if you know what your doing and do it well it will be fine!
follow your instincts or other second hand opinions as you deem fit!
good luck mate.

+1 to that. I've done over 127(track of course :P ) on self repaired tyres. Been fixing my own for over nine years now and will keep doing so. Like the man says 'your choice'

Cheers
Ben

[northwind]

I used to use Ultraseal in mine (coldn't be bothered putting it in this time). It's aved me from a potentialyl disasterous puncture, but also repaired a rear tyre one basically undetectably. As in, at no point since I fitted that tyre did the pressures ever drop more than 1 or 2 PSI at a go. It could haev been there for 5 minutes or for 500 miles, I have no way of knowing, it was only noticed when I had the tyre off to coat the wheels. Got it fixed professionally at the time, no reason not to.

[ethariel]

When i was back up North the last time, I picked up a bill for 3 rear tyres in 9 months as none of the bike shops in Inverness were willing to repair punctures on 'safety' grounds......................Twaddle, its pure economics IMHO.

Down here, there is no problem in any way shape or form getting a tyre plugged.

Colin

[21QUEST]

Originally Posted by Viney

£18 and thats if they take the wheel off!!

But where? Dealer or tyre specialist

Cheers
Ben