Lots of folks use the 'sticky string' flat tire repair.
I started using this tire plugger which uses a mushroom-head rubber plug several years ago on motorcycles and scooters and a few cars.
Wife collected a screw in her Michelin tire the other day. Sensor came on the dash for her R front....24 PSI vs recommended 32.
I carry the flat tire kit in my scooters on every ride, along with a small pump. Have used it roadside twice with good results.
I also pointlessly carry a 12V mini air pump - but will never use it at the risk of flattening my battery. So, put it down as added ballast
Same procedure - remove the screw - ream the hole. Then seat the nozzle fully into the tire. Lubricate the mushroom shaped plug and load it into the gun. Screw the gun into the nozzle - squeeze the gun as you would a caulking gun to
drive the plug into the tire by air pressure. Doesn't look possible - but it works!
Pull the gun away from the tire. Pull gently on the plug to seat the mushroom head against the inside tire wall. Trim it off and check for leaking. Reinflate the tire.
Pretty simple actually - but being old and getting stupider every year - I need the printed instructions to remember the procedure - one which wouldn't challenge most chimps.
Both of my scooters have had one of these plugs in their tires for years. No leaks.
Stig
