[tofuprod]

Man! I was riding home from work, got home... There it is! I nice 3 inch self drilling screw, on my rear tire. It's on the bike's side wall...

I need your thoughts and opinions.

 

[sloppy]

Early upgrade to stickier tires?

Pirelli Sport Demon Sport Touring Rear Tire - Street Bike - Motorcycle Superstore

Not much you can do.. that sucks!

 

[furious_blue]

yeah. If it's in the sidewall unfortunately the tire is done. If it were in the tread you could risk a tire plug fix (plug it and watch for air leaks).

 

[tofuprod]

Gonna ride it to a motorcycle tire shop, hopefully it get's me there!

 

[tofuprod]

Early upgrade to stickier tires?

Pirelli Sport Demon Sport Touring Rear Tire - Street Bike - Motorcycle Superstore

Not much you can do.. that sucks!

That means I have to do front and rear! LOL

 

[tofuprod]

Aha! Good news, the screw did not go through. Just a scratch.
Went to CT's Motorcycle Tires.
CT Motorcycle Tires - Reseda - San Fernando Valley, CA

The owner is really jolly and cool. His name is Chris and he only does tires for motorcycles.

 

[mellow]

lol you got lucky.

 

[ajaymanohar]

Am happy for you tofuprod. Ride safe. And why dont you carry a small tubeless tyre repair kit with you?

 

[tofuprod]

Hahah that's cool where do I get that?

 

[Luke]

Plugs will work, but:

• Most if not all manufacturers recommend them as a temporary repair only, to be replaced with an internal patch at the earliest opportunity
• No one (that I know) recommends fixing a sidewall hole, either plug or patch. Several reasons, including dynamic loading, risk of belt damage, weakening of side wall to name a few. Even a reasonably fast leak in the tread will usually give you enough time to stop safely unless you're rding really aggressively. Sidewall holes are more likely to "blow-out" which reduces your options considerably.

Good Luck! The only good news I can think of is that the CBR250 tires are cheaper than a lot of the Superbike rubber, unless you go wild.

By the way, a buddy of mine keeps a plug kit and a small compressor under the seat of his Ninja 650... No way would that fit under mine...

Luke

 

[Night_rider]

and parts store in your local area should carry the tier repair kit, or just carry a can of the tire foam fill it and temp drive on it!

But yes everyone's right unfortunately once your side wall is punctured gg for the tyre!

I would just upgrade to a sticker and better tyre.

 

[RVOKNIO]

"Got a screw on my rear tire!"

Congratulations tofuprod! I can't imagine the venue was very comfortable......still, take it where and when you can get it.

On a serious note, I'm glad it was just a minor scratch and you found a great tire guy.


∞

 

[tofuprod]

Indeed, thank you for your help everyone

 

[ajaymanohar]

Plugs will work, but:

• Most if not all manufacturers recommend them as a temporary repair only, to be replaced with an internal patch at the earliest opportunity
• No one (that I know) recommends fixing a sidewall hole, either plug or patch. Several reasons, including dynamic loading, risk of belt damage, weakening of side wall to name a few. Even a reasonably fast leak in the tread will usually give you enough time to stop safely unless you're rding really aggressively. Sidewall holes are more likely to "blow-out" which reduces your options considerably.

Luke

Plugs are a temporary solution. Actually if you have the liquid called Slime, its even better. But none of this is actually a permanent solution. This is helpful a few odd hundred kms, before which you must reach the tyre guy and he will repair properly.

Hahah that's cool where do I get that?

You get it mostly in motorcycle/tyre shops. If not, try online stores like Ebay. I am not from US, so I cant say from where you get it.

 

[97MuZSkorpion]

Pretty much all tire and bike manufacturers recommend replacing the tire if it gets a hole anywhere. If they recommend a plug (even temporarily) and something goes wrong, the could potentially be liable. I do know that Suzuki does allow a patch if it is installed from the inside, covers a one inch area around the hole, and also has a plug that fills the hole.
Also, as an FYI, due to a customers tire failing after being run on a Dyno, you WILL void any warranty (limited as they already are) on Dunlop tires, if you continue to run it after it has been on a Dyno.
Personally prefer Pirellis or Avons, myself, but imagine the same would apply with the Dyno there too (liability again).

Chad

 

[Aufitt]

I know they say replace tyres with plugs.. ..
but they are **** good and Ive done 260-280 kph on them countless times in the soaring WA heat on country roads. and kept them in for the 5000km life of the tyre never a problem on big bores.