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Old 04-08-2009, 12:17 PM   #21
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Just plugged it ? I have a tire with less than 300 miles on it in the garage not currently on the bike that I'm going to patch and plug from the inside out and but it on the bike.

I used to be totally against plugging or patching a motorcycle tire but have never heard of one failing and causing an accident.
That's the thing. Everybody is so against it but I too have never heard of any failing.
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Old 04-09-2009, 04:46 AM   #22
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yea, outside plug. wanted to do the inside patch n plug, but no time-or a way to get it off the rim.

also if for some odd reason it fails, im back where i started, slowly losing air. its not like its gonna make the bike blow up.
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Old 04-16-2009, 12:42 AM   #23
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FUCK that sucks ass... that shit's no good.
Dude the tire is still good (minus the front). You HAVE to patch/plug the tire and have it done correctly. I've done the plug/patch many times and rode hard on the street and on the track. The tire was always OK.
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Old 04-16-2009, 07:18 AM   #24
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Dude the tire is still good (minus the front). You HAVE to patch/plug the tire and have it done correctly. I've done the plug/patch many times and rode hard on the street and on the track. The tire was always OK.
that may be true... still sucks ass that you get a nail in a tire with only 240 miles in it...

and for me... I can't trust a tire that's plugged... never will... I had a plug with slime go out on me at 90mph after a shop told me it was basically a permanent fix. (I didn't know any better) I came with in a few feet of going off a 90' ledge in back country Alaska. I'd probably still be there err my remains would be had that happened.
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Old 04-16-2009, 10:53 AM   #25
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Dude the tire is still good (minus the front). You HAVE to patch/plug the tire and have it done correctly. I've done the plug/patch many times and rode hard on the street and on the track. The tire was always OK.
Good to hear. I won't do just a plug but a plug/patch in the tread area of basically a new tire I will do.
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Old 04-20-2009, 10:58 PM   #26
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that may be true... still sucks ass that you get a nail in a tire with only 240 miles in it...

and for me... I can't trust a tire that's plugged... never will... I had a plug with slime go out on me at 90mph after a shop told me it was basically a permanent fix. (I didn't know any better) I came with in a few feet of going off a 90' ledge in back country Alaska. I'd probably still be there err my remains would be had that happened.
slime? that green shit that u put in car tires? noooooooooo........ ashop did that for you? never go back there lol

and shit dude, how big of a hole was it? the plug came out and instant flat?
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