Plug/patch combos?

Rider · 07-31-2009, 08:55 AM

Just be safe and replace the tire.

Tmall · 07-31-2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Just be safe and replace the tire.

No.

Rider · 07-31-2009, 08:59 AM

It's cheap insurance man. Just looking out for you, but you do whatever you want.

Tmall · 07-31-2009, 09:19 AM

I ran the tire with just a plug in it for over a thousand miles of hard riding. Then I replaced it with a Corsa III.

Now that it's off, I'm patchign it the way the MANUFACTURER reccomends, and the same way my local shop charges $30 for.

With the plug/patch the the hole is blocked by a wire reinforced plug, and a inch or so diameter patch.

The force required to remove just the plug was nuts considering it was basically cooked into the tire, I had to use vice grips to get enough grip on it to take it out from the inside, and the internal loop almost guarantees it won't be pushed to the outside of the tire.

I understand that you've been led to believe they're unsafe, and you're free to believe that completely. I, however, trust them 100%. And the $5 it's going to cost me to fix it, is marginally cheaper than a new rear.

BobTheBiker · 07-31-2009, 09:47 AM

I've seen the patch/plug deal you're talking about. I'd feel perfectly safe with one of those in my tire honestly. takes a helluva lot of effort, much much moreso than any road forces could exert to remove it, so its just fine.

Rider · 07-31-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

I've seen the patch/plug deal you're talking about. I'd feel perfectly safe with one of those in my tire honestly. takes a helluva lot of effort, much much moreso than any road forces could exert to remove it, so its just fine.

How can you be sure the plug is that same compound as the tire? When you are talking about a contact patch the size of a credit card, a 1 inch diameter plug is a large portion of that contact patch. If it was the same compound I'd feel safer......

Tmall · 07-31-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

How can you be sure the plug is that same compound as the tire? When you are talking about a contact patch the size of a credit card, a 1 inch diameter plug is a large portion of that contact patch. If it was the same compound I'd feel safer......

Why does the plug have to be the same compound? I get pebbles embedded in my tires, they don't knock me over.

The plug goes through from the inside, the patch is inside, and both of them have glue, friction, air pressure, and vulcanization holding them in place.

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07-31-2009, 08:55 AM	#1
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Just be safe and replace the tire.

07-31-2009, 08:59 AM	#3
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	It's cheap insurance man. Just looking out for you, but you do whatever you want.

07-31-2009, 09:19 AM	#4
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	I ran the tire with just a plug in it for over a thousand miles of hard riding. Then I replaced it with a Corsa III. Now that it's off, I'm patchign it the way the MANUFACTURER reccomends, and the same way my local shop charges $30 for. With the plug/patch the the hole is blocked by a wire reinforced plug, and a inch or so diameter patch. The force required to remove just the plug was nuts considering it was basically cooked into the tire, I had to use vice grips to get enough grip on it to take it out from the inside, and the internal loop almost guarantees it won't be pushed to the outside of the tire. I understand that you've been led to believe they're unsafe, and you're free to believe that completely. I, however, trust them 100%. And the $5 it's going to cost me to fix it, is marginally cheaper than a new rear.

07-31-2009, 09:47 AM	#5
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	I've seen the patch/plug deal you're talking about. I'd feel perfectly safe with one of those in my tire honestly. takes a helluva lot of effort, much much moreso than any road forces could exert to remove it, so its just fine.