yes no prob might give some vibration, and its not the best thing but will do a job....safe to ride if your sensible:thumb:
Picked Up A Screw In My Tyre - Is Tyre Weld Gonna Be Ok So I Can Ride It To The Shop?
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I keep a can in the trunk on long trips and I've used it on the track as well with no problems.
As Sheep said it can be really messy when you do change the tyre though so try to remember to warn whoever does it
As Sheep said it can be really messy when you do change the tyre though so try to remember to warn whoever does it
Thanks for the responses guys :thumb:I just want my baby back home.. I feel odd knowing she's not out in the garage :crying:
Hmm. I'd have some trust issues using it constantly but thats just me (another problem is the speed limit
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I could say summat to that but best I don't :eyebrows: :rotfl:
No.... The tyres are Metzeler Roadtecs and have done about 3000 miles in the last 4 months since they were fitted.. They still look pretty new though and appear to be lasting bloody well again :thumb:
I spoke to our local shop this morning and because the screw went in to the tyre in the tread pattern and is pretty much central he reckons he can plug it.. £20 to plug the tyre instead of £130+ for a new one sounds good to me..
Thanks for that Arg..
I'm the same Twin..Hmm. I'd have some trust issues using it constantly but thats just me (another problem is the speed limit
Now all I have to do is get my bike home to the shop so it can be sorted out :crying:
I can only recall running one plugged tyre on the track but I had no problems running it until it was worn out - at speeds touching 150mph every lap. I can't count how many times I've used the various liquids but it wasn't uncommon, and I'm sure I always managed to run the tyres to maximum life without replacing them early. Generally it came via self-inflating cans of foam but I recall I did use a _very_ messy blue-green "stuff" a few times that came in a can and had to be poured into the tyre through a small funnel before having the valve core reinstalled. They all worked very well. I have had at least two punctures that I recall were not repairable, either with a liquid or by plugging. One was a four-inch nail that came through the tread of a near new Pirelli Phantom and went out the sidewall. The other was an M8 bolt I picked up on the track in a new rear slick. I actually saw it fall off the bike ahead of me and my tyre totally deflated in just a few hundred meters.
I also had a cracked valve on the rear of my ZX6R for a long while. I glued it up with black silicone all around the valve and it would deflate every night so I had to inflate it everytime I wanted to ride. I rode for a few weeks with it tied it in place with insulation tape to be sure the silicone cured as well as possible. Bit of a nuisance but it lasted me many months before I eventually got around to popping the bead and pulling a new valve through
I also had a cracked valve on the rear of my ZX6R for a long while. I glued it up with black silicone all around the valve and it would deflate every night so I had to inflate it everytime I wanted to ride. I rode for a few weeks with it tied it in place with insulation tape to be sure the silicone cured as well as possible. Bit of a nuisance but it lasted me many months before I eventually got around to popping the bead and pulling a new valve through
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Necessity is mother of invention, love your style :thumb:I also had a cracked valve on the rear of my ZX6R for a long while. I glued it up with black silicone all around the valve and it would deflate every night so I had to inflate it everytime I wanted to ride. I rode for a few weeks with it tied it in place with insulation tape to be sure the silicone cured as well as possible. Bit of a nuisance but it lasted me many months before I eventually got around to popping the bead and pulling a new valve through
That's why I worded it like that :rotfl:
Lets hope they can plug it, all too often tyre shops claim it can't be done just to sell another (expensive) tyre.
Awesome repair job bladeracer :lmao:I also had a cracked valve on the rear of my ZX6R for a long while. I glued it up with black silicone all around the valve and it would deflate every night so I had to inflate it everytime I wanted to ride. I rode for a few weeks with it tied it in place with insulation tape to be sure the silicone cured as well as possible. Bit of a nuisance but it lasted me many months before I eventually got around to popping the bead and pulling a new valve through
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