Without one I daresay I'd still be waiting for the RAC, at the A21/M25
junction.

S'pose I ought to get the rear tyre properly plugged now. Or are these
things permanent repairs?


--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Without one I daresay I'd still be waiting for the RAC, at the A21/M25 junction.

I use the same philosophy with my tubeless repair kit as I do with my
back protector. It stays safely at home.

> S'pose I ought to get the rear tyre properly plugged now. Or are these things permanent
> repairs?

The mushroom one that Mark O posted looks suspiciously like what the
pro's use to repair them. I have the sticky string type myself that
doesn't look as permanent as the rubber plug (fnarr).

P.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>
>
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
> > Without one I daresay I'd still be waiting for the RAC, at the
> > A21/M25 junction.
>
> I use the same philosophy with my tubeless repair kit as I do with my
> back protector. It stays safely at home.

I used to carry one under the Gixer's seat. I never had to use it on my
own bike, but I repaired Tori's Bandit rear tyre with it in North
Walsham one day - she used the bike all week and then rode 130 miles to
my place so we could have the tyre replaced, as it was ****ed anyway.

> > S'pose I ought to get the rear tyre properly plugged now. Or are
> > these things permanent repairs?

Get a permanent repair done by a competent tyre fitting place, unless
the tyre is close to replacement anyway.

--
Lozzo
SV650S K5, CBR600F-W, SR250 SpazzTrakka
and a **** load more 2-wheeled junk in the garage
I believe in free speech, but I still have to pay my phone bill

Nige <nigelDOTINCH@bugger****mittens.co.uk> wrote:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> > Without one I daresay I'd still be waiting for the RAC, at the A21/M25
> > junction.
> >
> > S'pose I ought to get the rear tyre properly plugged now. Or are these
> > things permanent repairs?
>
> Which kit do you have? I'm thinking along these lines.

Can't remember. I had a couple and combined the best bits of them. Tell
you what - I first tried using those oblong rubber plugs that look like
a Fishermen's Friend with the centre hollowed out. Every bloody one
broke when I tried to force it into the hole (no nail or anything - I
suspect some broken glass).

Then I tried the plug that's a sort of long thin laminate of rubber and
fabric, shaped like a miniature marlinspike, and that did the trick.

Those little gas bottles only hold about 6-7psi of air each. I used
three and topped up at Clackett Lane services.

I've just checked the tyre this morning and it's held up fine.

--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

Lozzo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Get a permanent repair done by a competent tyre fitting place, unless
> the tyre is close to replacement anyway.

Yeah, I will. It's only a tenner for a plug at Universal Tyres.

--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 07:28:45 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older
Gentleman says:

>Then I tried the plug that's a sort of long thin laminate of rubber and
>fabric, shaped like a miniature marlinspike, and that did the trick.

I left one of those in for pretty much the entire life of a rear tyre.
I am not dead so it must have been safe.

--
Ian
A political party is organised opinion

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I left one of those in for pretty much the entire life of a rear tyre.
> I am not dead so it must have been safe.

*twitch*
--
dog
rsv1000rf sl1000 two#5 pwcram#3

"The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1io7958.qqgj9q1na2hwoN%totallydeadmailbox@yah oo.co.uk...
> Without one I daresay I'd still be waiting for the RAC, at the A21/M25
> junction.
>
> S'pose I ought to get the rear tyre properly plugged now. Or are these
> things permanent repairs?

Well yet again I got a rear puncture within the first 700 miles. I plugged
it with a "roadside repair" kit and I certainly won't be taking the tyre to
get a permanent repair as all my previous plug jobs have lasted the life of
the tyre.

I've even tried digging a "home fitted plug" out after the tyre was replaced
and I couldn't do it. Even wiv an angle grinder


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

"The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1io83x2.8q8lxc18i99msN%totallydeadmailbox@yah oo.co.uk...
> Nige <nigelDOTINCH@bugger****mittens.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>> > Without one I daresay I'd still be waiting for the RAC, at the A21/M25
>> > junction.
>> >
>> > S'pose I ought to get the rear tyre properly plugged now. Or are these
>> > things permanent repairs?
>>
>> Which kit do you have? I'm thinking along these lines.
>
> Can't remember. I had a couple and combined the best bits of them. Tell
> you what - I first tried using those oblong rubber plugs that look like
> a Fishermen's Friend with the centre hollowed out. Every bloody one
> broke when I tried to force it into the hole (no nail or anything - I
> suspect some broken glass).

EXACTLY the same experience I had last weekend with those shitty things.

>
> Then I tried the plug that's a sort of long thin laminate of rubber and
> fabric, shaped like a miniature marlinspike, and that did the trick.

EXACTLY the same experience I had last weekend with those wonderful little
things.

>
> Those little gas bottles only hold about 6-7psi of air each. I used
> three and topped up at Clackett Lane services.

I had a compressor to hand, so my bottles are still intact.

>
> I've just checked the tyre this morning and it's held up fine.

I'd expect it to be the same when you change it for a new one after you've
worn this one out.

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

On 3 Oct, 13:44, "Beav" <beavis.origi...@ntlwoxorld.com> wrote:
> "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:1io83x2.8q8lxc18i99msN%totallydeadmail (E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> >> Which kit do you have? I'm thinking along these lines.
>
> > Can't remember. I had a couple and combined the best bits of them. Tell
> > you what - I first tried using those oblong rubber plugs that look like
> > a Fishermen's Friend with the centre hollowed out. Every bloody one
> > broke when I tried to force it into the hole (no nail or anything - I
> > suspect some broken glass).
>
> EXACTLY the same experience I had last weekend with those shitty things.
>
> > Then I tried the plug that's a sort of long thin laminate of rubber and
> > fabric, shaped like a miniature marlinspike, and that did the trick.
>
> EXACTLY the same experience I had last weekend with those wonderful little
> things.
>
> > Those little gas bottles only hold about 6-7psi of air each. I used
> > three and topped up at Clackett Lane services.
>
> I had a compressor to hand, so my bottles are still intact.
>
>
>
> > I've just checked the tyre this morning and it's held up fine.
>
> I'd expect it to be the same when you change it for a new one after you've
> worn this one out.
>
Quite possibly. I rode from Calais to the South of France and back, at
silly speeds, on a Kawasaki 750 Zephyr so plugged.

Odd thing is - I'm now trying to buy a replacement kit, and two shops
I've tried are sold out, the second one telling me that some kits had
been withdrawn on legal advice.

Motrax's catalogue is advertising some kit that uses what looks like a
plastic screw to plug holes, abeit with the addition of some sticky
stuff. Anyone ever tried them? I was wondering if a small self-tapper
would do just as well....