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03-09-2008, 09:05 PM
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum   Join Date: Jan 2008
Bike: 09 M90 Black, 07 M50 Black
Location: Frisco, TX
Posts: 2,002
|  To plug ot not to plug.
I had this question myself after just 1200 miles on my new bike. 2 nails in the rear tire. I searched, called my extremely cautious brother, and checked websites. After speaking with my dealer he said bring it in and we can see if it can be patched. The service rep said the patches/plugs were rated up to 150 miles per hour and because of liability they wouldn't use them if it wasn't safe. Since the bike was almost new I couldn't spare the money for the new tire I went that way. I also found this on the Dunlop website. I was surprised being a tire manufacuter is extemely cautious on liabilty hence the warnigns about the speed after repair. I didn't put the whole section here because the post is too long already. Dunlop recommends only permanent repairs performed from the inside of the tire, using a combination patch/plug method. Never attempt a repair from the outside, or inject a sealant, or simply use an innertube, a patch or a plug as a substitute for a proper repair. NOTE: There should be no more than one repair in any quarter of the tire and no more than two repairs per tire. The wheel itself must be in good condition. Any cracked or bent wheel, however slightly, may allow the loss of air and cause subsequent deflation of the tire. Following repair, the valve assembly should be replaced and the tire/wheel rebalanced. Speed should not exceed 50 mph for the first 24 hours after tire repair and the repaired tire should never be used at speeds over 80 mph. The repairer is solely responsible for instructing the motorcyclist as to the restrictions to be placed on tire use following repair Tire Tips To make a long story short I didn't running out of tread 4800 miles later. |
