That's good to know. I'm going to toss my plugs and get new ones. Every year would probably be good. They are cheap.I've probably changed a couple hundred tires in the last ten years that were repaired with rope string that had been installed a year or two before. The customer wanted the tire changed because it didn't have much tread left or it was bald. They do work good if they a fresh when installed. Sometimes people will install rope that has gone hard and stale, those tend to leak. I still fee better with a the plug and patch repair that requires removal of the tirere am the hole out and then clan the spot where the patch is going to be applied. Put some glue on the stem and pull it through the hole. Most shops around herr will not fix a flat with the top plug. They willl only fix with the patch and plug.
I really enjoy watching his videos. Has anyone bought from his business?
Looks like to me the old fashioned worms/ strings/ rope plugs are the best.
Nick
2014 C-14
OK, time to get rid of that gummy worm rope patch kit I transferred from my FJR, about 7 yrs (?) ago. I noticed that once I got a portable air compressor to carry, I stopped getting flats, although my friends still did/do on occasion.... rope string ... They do work good if they a fresh when installed. Sometimes people will install rope that has gone hard and stale,
They must get the recipe from the guys who make the plumbing cement. I even trying sealing the cans in Ziploc bag sand i still goes to heck.Last can I bought was half shot when I got it and these are not single use size.What is with the tubes of rubber cement drying Out? I've opened them used some and carefully put the cap back on tight.
6 months later theres nothing there??
Somebody somewhere is living on a luxury yacht making money off all of us.
Nick
2014 C-14
The caps crack and leak bad over time.What is with the tubes of rubber cement drying Out? I've opened them used some and carefully put the cap back on tight.
6 months later theres nothing there??
Somebody somewhere is living on a luxury yacht making money off all of us.
Nick
2014 C-14
He's an online powersports store.What does he sell.... i thiught he was just a self proclaimed you tube influencer...
If that question was directed to me, that bike did not have TPMS. However...where is the TPMS sensor located on your wheel? On my BMW, the TPMS sensor is located in the center of the rim. The Slime or RideOn, stays in the tread area of the tire. They don't come in contact.I know it says safe for sensors but did the tire in had gotten dryed out in was there slime on the sensor or just on the tire?
Discount Tire does them for FREEI recently got a big puncture in my car tire. Took the rim off, located the puncture on the tire, marked it, and took it to my local tire shop (Mavis).
I've been there before, and the joker still charged me FULL BOAT of $45.00 for the repair. Granted, they dismounted the rim, and put a proper plug and seal on it, but I realized that I should have just plugged it myself.
I only had Mushrooms on hand, and figured I wouldn't be able to get it down through the tread block, on a nearly new tire with over 10/32's of tread on it. Lesson learnt.
I'm buying a cheap slime repair kit for the car, and might just ditch the Stop and Go kit for the bike as well.
I have a portable compressor, and knock-on-wood, have yet to have an on road tire repair in 25 years of riding.
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Oh? Even motorcycle tire and must you have purchased & mounted through them?Discount Tire does them for FREE
My last tire change I practiced putting plugs in. Never had trouble before but you know what they say about practice.I carry the traditional repair kit where you push the patch through the hole then pull it partway back out, I also purchased a set of hard plastic screw-in plugs that are covered in a glue like material that liquifies when it heats up during the insertion process then solidifies again. The YouTube video looked impressive, they were really cheap to purchase on Amazon but it took about a month to get them. As with all tire puncture repair kits you hope they work when needed but also hope the need never arises.
PG.
No, they won't touch motorcycle tires, I've tried many timesOh? Even motorcycle tire and must you have purchased & mounted through them?
They will do it even if you didn't buy from them2and blue, u missed the part where yhey were commenting on the posters info on taking his CAR tire there... yes.if u buy ur car truck and suv tires there. They do not do mc.
ANd THAT's the type of service i expect from a store that I've patronized before -- not getting full boat pricing, after I did half the job for them.No, they won't touch motorcycle tires, I've tried many times
Ghostrider mention his car tire and yes they will repair for free even if you didn't buy the tires from them