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tomb2112

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flaty tire
« on: December 27, 2011, 08:28:56 PM »
yesterday i was driving with my mum driving behind me in her car, when we got to are destination, she told me that my back wheel was flat so i went a pumped it up in sainsburys, when i got home again it was flat! :( now i have to wait till thursday to get my new tyre and get it fitted! pretty gutted going back on the bus :(
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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2011, 10:07:16 PM »
beleave it or not I have been rideing with a patched tire for about a year now. I patched it with the black liqued silacasket that stuff works good.
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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2011, 03:13:43 AM »
In our country, we have lots of roadside tire repair or what we call "vulcanizing shops" in the city or even around countrysides. Flats are not a problem. When your ride gets a flat tire, ask a by-stander for the nearest shop and for sure he can direct you.
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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2011, 10:12:33 PM »
I always carry a tire plug kit with me.  It's not meant as a permanent repair but will keep you from getting stranded.
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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2011, 12:35:19 AM »
My zx50 ran for nearly 12 months with a plugged tyre.
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ZX50, 47mm cyl. kit, TZR50 CDI. Michelin Pilot Sport tyres,
Next performance mod; pumping the tyres up.

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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2011, 03:14:58 AM »
I also have a plugged rear tire. 4 months now. Riding my scoot 30 miles a day, 7 days a week with a back rider. The plug is not even the proper one but a make shift. Strips of rubber dipped in used oil stuffed into the puncture. Done by a roadside "tire master". 
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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2011, 10:51:13 PM »
I put 14000 miles on a plugged rear tire on a Yamaha Venture 1200.  I wouldn't ride on a plugged front tire very long but would consider doing it again on a rear tire.  BTW, the best plugs out there are the cheap sticky strings available at any auto parts store or Wal mart.
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Re: flaty tire
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2011, 02:21:37 AM »
Not the best of repairs, but plugs certainly are a good fix to get out of trouble, and going by the comments here, they are known to last.
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