emergency tire repair

I got a flat on Sunday. Even though I planned on & did buy a new tire, I tried out my Stop N Go Pocket Tire plugger just to see if it would work. It did not. The tire leaked air just as fast as if I didn't put the plug in at all. Just to see if I did anything wrong, I tried it again, right before I typed this. It's holding air this time. I think what I did wrong the first time was trimming the plug BEFORE the tire was inflated.

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I am now looking for a kit that uses glue to hold the plugs in. The SNG kit uses air pressure to hold the plug in from the inside. This is not very reliable if you ask me.

KC-10 FE out...
lane: :usa2:

 

Lets see..The plug didn't work the first time because the directions weren't followed. The plug worked (so far) the second time possibly because the directions were followed. Therefore, glue is needed.

Just in case someone does ask. It will not be The Reverend Dodgeson for several reasons.

 

yeah don't forget the RV motorcycle coverage. the first breakdown I had I didn't have theRV Motorcycle coverage, The girl didn't have to help me but she still sent a Tow truck after me. So I thought it was cool.

But your right Stuka..each person has thier own experience..

 

24 hour update on my tire repair.

Last night, I filled my rear tire with my air compressor to 42 PSI. As of 5 minutes ago, it's at 36 PSI. The directions are very adamant that this type of repair is an emergency repair only & you should not travel more than 100 miles at no more than 50 MPH. That is more than adequate to get a person to their intended destination or an adequate facility where further repairs can be made

Even though I was able to get my tire to seal, I would still recommend a repair kit that uses a glue in plug. I do so for one simple reason: the directions are not clear. The plug itself is covered by one set of directions. Utilizing the CO2 cartidges is another set of direction on another card entirely. It is very easy to forsee loosing one of these cards. Because the directions ARE NOT clear, you will not know if your plug is seated or sealed when you attempt to use the CO2 cartridge. If you have a pump, this is not an issue since you can hear the air leaking & take action as necessary to seal the tire. If you fire the CO2, you will not know if the puncture sealed until it's too late. I have 4 CO2 charges. Stop N Go says it will take 2 to fill a rear tire & 1 for the front. Once the CO2 is fired, the entire charge is fired. If you didn't seal the tire, now you're down a cartridge.

It is not too far fetched to picture a cold, tired rider on the side of the road , maybe in the rain, maybe at night, trying to fix a flat with a flashlight or no light. That rider makes 2 mistakes and now they're walking or waiting for someone to come pick them up.

Will this plug kit work? Yes, I got it to work even though the directions didn't help. If you have a plug that is glued in, there is that much more certainty that the plug will actually seal if it's glued in.

KC-10 FE out...
lane: :usa2:

 

At a loss rate of 5 psig/min this should give a person about eight minutes to find a new tire someplace. A darn good reason IMO to carry a laptop or a cell.

Back to that loss rate again. I'm thinking maybe fix #2 didn't work either. Maybe read both instruction sheets again?

I can see much the same with some poor rider with the same problems and even more like split ends, noplace to take a leak and maybe even out of gas. Another darn good reason IMO to have a laptop, a cell and even a flaregun and a sack of freeze dried Jo-jos. (JJRE)

Maybe just shitcan the C02 and get one of those 12v compressors with the cheesy battery clamps. Then again if the R/R failed and the battery was discharged having a couple of spare C02 bottles might be a good idea.

 

I have the same set up with the CO2 cartritiges that Knife has displayed. I have used it 3 times. (once for my bike, once for a friends car, and for a biker that was pulled over and I decided to play good samaritan) Their are a few bits of advice from my lessons learned. One, if you use a plug and it still leaks through...take it out and use two plugs. I had to do this to the FZ1 that I helped. (the tire plugs come in set of 4). Second, buy extra CO2 cartridges than what comes with the pack. Better to have it than not need it, than need it and not have it. Third, replace what you use right away.(The friends car happened 3 days after the FZ1 and I had 1 plug left and no CO2 cartridges, but it was at my house and I have a compressor).

 

Fixes with any of the several plug/C02/mini compresser kits is going to be different each time a tire is holed. Just one example: Picked up a drywall screw someplace. By the time that puppy got done with my tire, ten plugs weren't going to work.

Maybe we can keep the anecdotal holes to fewer than a hundred..( now 99)

 

I picked up a screwdriver bit on my rear tire this past Sunday. First time I've had to use the Stop and Go kit that I've been carrying. Similar to those pictured above, but did not include the pump. However, I was fortunate enough to be traveling with PoconoVFR, so we made our way to his place and used his compressor, rather than the CO2 Cartridges.

Directions are a bit confusing, especially for first time use, but its held firm.

I'll probably get a new tire anyway - even though it pains me to do so since this one has 80% or more of its life left. But I did have enough confidence in the way the plug seated to ride on it for the day.