tire repair

One of the reasons is weight which is something you missed in your search for making an impression about how much you know about bikes. This should be found in pix of "non" retro dirt bikes.

Great to be able to cover all the bases but on this one you got tagged out at second.

 

Here, the auto tire dealers (most and certainly not all) have equipment that will accommodate bike tires. The patching is a combination of a plug fitted to a precise hole drilled where the object causing the puncture was originally. A larger patch is applied to the inside. The size is much larger than the mushroomed plug. The tire dealers utilize a system approach using one brand of plugs, patches, vulcanizing fluid, adhesive and even the grit of the buffer used to abrade the inside surface of the tire before the patch is installed.

Where the puncture was is the critical part. On a car tire not so important but a fix on a sidewall puncture on a bike tire is about a smart as texting at even below the ton..

 

Do enlighten us, ye exalted one.

 

I'm actually not sure how we transitioned from plugging a tubeless tire (OP) to a tube type, but clearly a whole different animal.

You may very well be the first person I ever heard say that it was ok to drive on a car tire that had the sidewall repaired. But again, we're really getting off the OP. Most tire experts will say that anything short of a prompt repair with a combo patch/plug is unacceptable. I've used the sticky string type plugs for 30 years with excellent results over long term use and high speed. YMMV.

 

Ahh Davy ol buddy, you got hung up then hung out using dealership BS and the "always and never" line that doesn't wash. The question stands and you flunked out by trying to miss stepping in the pile of BS you created.

Same deal with the car tire repair. Need we look it up again to see exactly what I wrote or should we just let you continue making shit up after you get nailed?

So using your own advice according to that last informative sentence, those plugs seem to work on everything because you have been doing the same old shit for thirty years.LOL

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDAK7Umk7A

 

Billy buddy, you should definitely consider seeing a Neurologist. I think dementia is starting to get the better of you. Seek help before it's too late.

 

Always happy to accommodate as long as this is a quid pro quo deal and you seek help from a Paleontologist for using the same old methods for fixing tires for the last 30 years. A couple of years ago I could have hooked you up with the National Sales Manager for Avon and his main tech dude who are both in my "vintage" MC. Alas, he is now with Triumph.

Also could you explain to Volfy that most factory installed alloy wheels are a lot heavier than alloy spoked rims. It's unfortunate that so many get locked into the myopia of road racing when there are so many other forms of this sport. Either that or this Volfy cat is about 12 and not too bright leaving you with yet another problem to deal with.

 

I don't need a paleontologist, I already know I'm a caveman. I even had a pendant made by a jeweler to prove it, but that's a whole other story. And I may be a caveman, but I'm the caveman that twelve other techs in the shop seek advice from all day long. There's an old saying that goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it...maybe ya heard it before? We have a tire "patch kit" in the shop, but if rope plugs have had a nearly perfect success rate for the last thirty years, why should I seek out a different method?

Or better yet, I could explain to you that the Shark man started this thread about repairing his tubeless tire on his alloy wheel on his VFR1200. But as usual, you come along trying (fruitlessly) to piss on somebody's thread by using it to try to make others look more foolish than yourself. And while it's possible that I've totally lost my grasp of the English language, I personally interpreted you saying "On a car tire not so important but a fix on a sidewall puncture on a bike tire is about a smart as texting at even below the ton.." to mean that you think repairing the sidewall of a car tire is acceptable. You poor bastard, you can't even remember what you said, much less what anybody else said. Neurologist Bro...I hear they're making huge strides these days for what ails you.

 

It is great to have someone who can make up and interpret the rules and provide interpetations for us all in the same breath.

Be that as it may, I sure got you going..

 

If you actually meant something else and I've misinterpreted your words, I'd love to hear a clearer explanation of just what the fuck you were trying to say.

Sorry to disappoint you, but no, you haven't. I actually feel bad for you because you just keep making yourself look like a bigger dumbass with each post. After your first post in this thread, and for a brief, shining moment, I actually thought you were going to carry on a normal intelligent conversation and we could just talk about bike stuff. Sadly, you decided to be a dick again instead of a valuable member of this community. I'm a firm believer that life is too short to hold a grudge. The minute you decide to quit posting like a dick here, I can put all the other shit behind. Unfortunately, you seem hell bent on continuing your current trend. Not cool. I firmly believe you're an intelligent guy. Pleeeease stop being a dick. I know that would mean showing others I'm right about your intelligence, but I just know you can do it. C'mon Billy, stick to the good info you possess and stop trying to win the pissing contest. It ain't workin' for ya bro.

 

My earlier reference to "Slime" was about tube patches made by the same company. I wouldn't use any fix-a-flat type of product unless it was a truly dire situation with no other way out. But good info just the same.

 

Dave, you are preaching like one of those bible belt dudes who flood the airwaves with signal from across the border transmitters who talk Jesus for about thirty seconds then launch into a sales pitch that takes up the rest of the hour. This is what happens when subjected to a dealership environment POV. The dudes in suits over time using techniques from threat of discharge to more subtle methods that some might even classify as brainwashing politicize the working dudes to the point where the major point is to extract as much from all customers as is possible. It works where you work but not here.

Gracias for the "intelligent" kudo.. I am also thifty, brave, clean and relevant.