Tyre repair - is this true?

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

The SV has 'Z' rated tyres, we didn't listen to the conversation - speculation maybe, but is that any more or less reasonable than the speculation that the dealer is dishonest and simply wants to sell another tyre?

No, no more or less reasonable. I agree 100%. Both pieces of speculation on both sides of the fence are equally plausible IMO, and therefore have an equal validity to be posted in the thread.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by mikerj

I guess he feels that he doesn't have the ability to make a decent job of it - I guess that's a laudable trait compared to just having a go when you don't know what you are doing. OTOH he's likely made quite a few new tyre sales from his policy...

There is nothing wrong with a properly repaired tyre; the chances of failure are negligible.

Does he feck. Hes a MC mechanic, and his business is to bloody fit tyres to motorcycles, AND MOT I may add.

If Rob don't want to have the liability, he'll just tell you to feck off somewhere else and try, he just don't want the responsiblity. Nothing to do with making money out of you. For example, I have cursed a front tyre, and swore blind there was something wrong with it, he rode my bike up the road, and when he came back said....nope not changing it, typical paranoid woman. I got a puncture last year in the Raptors rear, after 8 miles from new. It was under Avon gaurantee, I was pregnant and couldn't ride....he didn't have to come up and pick me bike up and replace it, but he did.

I can assure you, my small business tyre fitter is obviously there to make a living, but he ain't gonna take the pi$$.....hes got a conscience.

[NTECUK]

At the end of the day is it worth chanceing a rapid loss of pressure and the consequences it may have for the cost of a new hoop?
You have to respect the persons opinion. You can vote with your feet if you don't aggre.