Safe to plug tire?
#11
So you suggest "tubing" a tubless tire? Please PM me your mailing adress and I will send you my puntured tires and you will save me my tire disposal fees
#12
Do know that after I had the wheel checked for roundness and true, we put a rim strip and a tube on it, then put on a new tire. It just doesn't feel the same as a tubeless....It's like there's a slight hesitation as the tire moves on the tube.
Forged wheels are in my future I think, which sucks because I really like the look of the spokes.
#13
I pierced my 200 rear with an industrial staple. It was leaking slowly, but enough to notice. Not exactly sure how long it was in there before it was noticed. An old timer at the dealership pointed it out to me. I got it home and threw a plug in. Only put a hundred miles on it or so before it was replaced. Mine was in the middle of a tread. I felt "ok" on the plug for a bit but slowed my roll just in case. Plug = temporary.
#18
#19
I was a mechanic for years. Plugged and patched many tires for 4 wheeled vehicles, never one problem. Buttttt, if a tire on a 4 wheeled vehicle fails, you have 3 others. Not so on a bike. Bottomline, its your life, so go for it anyway you see fit. I will not run a plugged tire on my bike any further than to get it home or to a tire shop. Cheap insurance if you ask me
#20
On Harleys, they are the same tire. How do you "feel" any difference between when thre is a tube in there or not? I've never noticed a difference. I have a tube in the front and no tube in the rear with my current set up, compared to tubes on each end the way it came stock. Feels the same to me.
Last edited by xxxflhrci; 09-14-2009 at 08:08 PM.