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I don't carry much for on the road repair besides the Honda tool pouch. I also have a plug kit for tire punctures. Saved me once so I added a new replacement kit of plugs and tire cement from Autozone. Trying to count the years it's over 10 years old with several 100 degree days in my black saddlebags. Yesterday my rear CT felt squishy (technical term) I was 3 miles from home so I rode home. Found a 1/2 inch staple stuck between treads. Told myself your on the side of the road not in a garage fix the leak.
My plug kit failed. The rubber cement in a sealed tube didn't exist. The seal had to be punctured the tube was empty.
I put some support under the bike so it wouldn't tip over with a flat tire I'll try again today with new cement.
All breakdowns should happen 3 miles or less from home.
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2019, 05:31:52 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2019, 05:36:12 AM » |
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Yep I carry pretty much the same thing. I didn't buy as a kit but the same plug kit and a small compressor. |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2019, 07:12:29 AM » |
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I was always told that the string plugs do better at securing leaks in bike tires than mushroom plugs. Also, most of those repair kits come with small screwdriver handles on their reamer and plugger tools. Tires can be quite difficult to penetrate and real hard on the hands, so I bought good full size T-handle reamer and plugger tools, and added them to my kit (and threw out the crappy screwdriver handle ones).  |
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Rosie
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2019, 08:06:47 AM » |
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Had a flat rear tire on the road. Walked to the nearest house, an older man was outside asked him if he had anything to help me out. He said he had air and some plugs, well glue was all dried up but I shoved a couple plugs in and aired it up. Made it home about 15 miles. I now carry small Slime compressor and plugs.
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2019, 06:20:10 AM » |
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I also carry a Stop n Go system and a 12V DC air compressor. https://www.stopngo.com/motorcycles/I have used it twice and it worked both times. I chose it over the stringy repair kit because it is the same process we used when I worked at a Shell Service Station in the 60's for plugging tubeless tires. I figured it had withstood the test of time and it allways worked back then (no one ever came back with a complaint). It will only work with circular punctures (nails, screws, etc.) |
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2019, 10:42:04 AM » |
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I use the Dynaplug system,no glue and seems to work well.Using it now in my CT
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2019, 11:01:30 AM » |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2019, 11:22:44 AM » |
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I am not a superstitious person.
But I'm still reluctant to report when my last (MC) flat tire occurred.
I've pulled all kinds of things out of them (after I got home), and there was never any hiss or soapy bubbles.
Nope, I'm not telling when, but I will tell it was on my 1970 BSA Lightning (tube tire, dead flat, rolling around the rim, crossing a long grate bridge with no place to stop, surfing from side to side all the way).
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gordonv
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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2019, 05:24:57 PM » |
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Stop & Go tire plug kit. Mushroom plugs. Small, easy to use. Have used on my car and mc. A small electric tire pump to make the whole package.
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2019, 01:00:50 PM » |
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I carry the cord type and purchase new glue every riding season. I have fixed a few on the road. Once plugged I'll give it about 15 minutes before adding air.
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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2019, 02:55:47 PM » |
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I carry the cord type and purchase new glue every riding season. I have fixed a few on the road. Once plugged I'll give it about 15 minutes before adding air.
I’ve had mine in the bag for 4 or 5 years. I think I’ll get some new glue.  |
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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2019, 08:02:19 AM » |
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A good thing about the Stop & Go mushroom plugs is that they are very soft rubber, and do not use an adhesive, thus you won't be stuck on the side of the road with dried-up adhesive. I've used them on car an motorcycle tires to good effect.
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2019, 10:36:55 AM » |
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A good thing about the Stop & Go mushroom plugs is that they are very soft rubber, and do not use an adhesive, thus you won't be stuck on the side of the road with dried-up adhesive. I've used them on car an motorcycle tires to good effect.
Never used the glue … always works just fine without it. |
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2019, 10:46:02 AM » |
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I've only had success with the string type, with glue. Speaking of that, I'd better check the glue since evaporating seems to be a problem. I've had the combined patch/plug types leak out from between the laminations in the tire carcass. And I've had those problems be prevented by Ride-On. Granted my experience is very limited as I went to the Darkside years ago and have never had a leak problem with car tires. And I've never had a leak in the front tire. In a quarter million miles. Now with double-darkside and all tires balanced with Ride-On I may never have to plug a tire again.
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« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2019, 11:59:15 AM » |
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I've only had success with the string type, with glue. Speaking of that, I'd better check the glue since evaporating seems to be a problem. I've had the combined patch/plug types leak out from between the laminations in the tire carcass. And I've had those problems be prevented by Ride-On. Granted my experience is very limited as I went to the Darkside years ago and have never had a leak problem with car tires. And I've never had a leak in the front tire. In a quarter million miles. Now with double-darkside and all tires balanced with Ride-On I may never have to plug a tire again.
Whats your front tire? |
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« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2019, 12:27:39 PM » |
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Speaking of car tires, Mark T saw a nail in my (good tread) rear car tire just as I was leaving Roanoke Inzane. It was worn flat with the tire (straight in, no head, just stem), and looked like I had got it on the day before's long ride. Hardly welcome news, but was lucky he did. (thanks man ) Had to really rub and wiggle to to get one soapy bubble, and was only down a few lbs from normal (glad I run it hard at 40spi) (and no telling how many miles I had on it from the day before, or longer, who knows?). All good signs, so I left it in (rather than maybe make it worse in the parking lot), and departed for home (4 hours combat freeway, during which you usually gain a few lbs from heat). Stopped a half hour up the road, and no pressure lost (added a couple to 40), so I ran all the way home. Topped up the tank 10 miles out, and checked again and only down like 2 lbs, again. I let my car shop plug it with string plugs/glue (because they do hundreds, and I don't) (it was a small, tight hole, I think barely through the inside lining) (at first, they balked... we know nothing about bike tires.... that's OK, it's not a bike tire. What?) And it loses no air, and I never pulled it to inside patch (almost a year now). I keep my eye on it. This does not qualify as a flat tire. So let me tell you again how much I like car tires.  |
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MarkT
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« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2019, 01:31:31 PM » |
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I've only had success with the string type, with glue. Speaking of that, I'd better check the glue since evaporating seems to be a problem. I've had the combined patch/plug types leak out from between the laminations in the tire carcass. And I've had those problems be prevented by Ride-On. Granted my experience is very limited as I went to the Darkside years ago and have never had a leak problem with car tires. And I've never had a leak in the front tire. In a quarter million miles. Now with double-darkside and all tires balanced with Ride-On I may never have to plug a tire again.
Whats your front tire? Bridgestone Batlax BT45 rear tire. 130/90-17 Starts with double the rubber depth of usual front tires. But I think front tires don't pick up nails much anyway. First, they are narrower than back tires. 2nd, pretty sure back tires get nails because the front tire runs over the nail, flips it up and the back tire gets it. |
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« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2019, 02:48:26 PM » |
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I have plugged a MC tire and used the cord type with no glue ( the kind that are already coated with the black tar stuff whatever you call it) and rode it as far as the next cycle shop. I wont ride a plugged tire on a MC. As I have stated in many threads my life is worth waaaaay more than a few hundred $$ to me anyway.
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« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2019, 04:39:14 PM » |
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Carry the standard model tire plugger . Used it once in the middle of nowhere. Worked great! Also carry an inflater that screws in a spark plug hole. Got both from aerostitch. BTW it pumps in fresh air, not fuel/air.
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« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2019, 06:38:06 PM » |
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Well...I use Ride-On in every MC I have owned...It is a semi liquid that stays in a liquid form...If I run over a nail or screw...Ride-On seeks the leak and plugs it...I do carry a T handle and string type plugs if I need any thing else...But I have Never had a Flat tire on my bikes since I have used Ride-On...Also...You do not need to have your tire with balancing weights...Ride-On actually keeps the tires in balance as you ride...Just make sure you let whom ever replaces your tire that you have Ride-On in your tires...can be a little messy surprise...but it actually washes clean with only water...I filled my own bikes with Ride-On by my self...Not hard at all...It has been a life saver for me and my tires...Just look it up on the Internet...Thought ya'll would like to know...Ride Safe...!!!
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« Reply #21 on: May 05, 2019, 06:22:41 AM » |
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A good thing about the Stop & Go mushroom plugs is that they are very soft rubber, and do not use an adhesive, thus you won't be stuck on the side of the road with dried-up adhesive. I've used them on car an motorcycle tires to good effect.
good to know never heard of the soft rubber plugs without using up dried up cement which is probably what I have being 5+ years old. Can you use the soft rubber plugs on car/truck tires as well or are they NOT big enough to do the job on small nail /screw holes in much bigger tires of vehicles vs. cycles? Also, where do you get JUST the soft rubber mushroom plugs since have the reaming out tools? |
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gordonv
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« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2019, 03:46:58 PM » |
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A good thing about the Stop & Go mushroom plugs is that they are very soft rubber, and do not use an adhesive, thus you won't be stuck on the side of the road with dried-up adhesive. I've used them on car an motorcycle tires to good effect.
good to know never heard of the soft rubber plugs without using up dried up cement which is probably what I have being 5+ years old. Can you use the soft rubber plugs on car/truck tires as well or are they NOT big enough to do the job on small nail /screw holes in much bigger tires of vehicles vs. cycles? Also, where do you get JUST the soft rubber mushroom plugs since have the reaming out tools? Go to stop-n-go web site, they have them there, but it takes a special tool in inject the plug in the tire. It's the puncher object that makes the hole, not whether it is a MC/car/truck tire. I've used them on 3 cars now, and the MC. I bought the smaller kit with the screw plunger. Biggest problem is no pulling the plug back too far, or after you cut it, there is nothing left in the tire. |
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gordonv
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« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2021, 04:50:48 PM » |
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Just a old follow up. This thread was the top most result of a search, so I'm placing this here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcyscXvmXeYA post on tire plugs from Project Farm. He does a lot of comparisons tests. |
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