markjenn
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I'll start a bidding war - for one of these, I'll pay shipping and throw you some beer money to boot.
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Mushroom Plug Tire Repair Experience
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Shane
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but, uh,
uh,
uh,
No it didn't. :blink:
Maybe it's time for another poll on this subject. I think there was one before, but can't remember.
Anyway, this can be added to the ever-growing pile of mushroom-type plug failures.
I'm sure they're fine in some cases, but one failure (not several) would make me think about changing tactics too. That said, I've not heard of concerning amounts of failures with the strings or other, more permanent fixes.
Glad you made it without injury, and hope all's well with your next system of repair/replacement.
YMMV, IMHO, JLMA, etc...
Shane
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Grumpy
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That's cause motorcycles are just like bicycles in this regard. The front wheel runs over the prone nail, screw, etc. and sets it up for the rear wheel. Happens almost everytime.+1 string plugs, CO2 ultraflate and about 5 cartridges. I've never had a prob, but YMMV.
interesting to me -- never picked up anything in the front, just rear tires.
jim
JimLor
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Shane - good point. I should have added, "for 150 miles or so." I was thinking that I didn't have the problem with the plugs getting sucked inside the tire time, after time, after time, after time - the first plug in the initial hole held just fine, for 150 miles or so.
I should have added, "for 150 miles or so." I was thinking that I didn't have the problem with the plugs getting sucked inside the tire time, after time, after time, after time - the first plug in the initial hole held just fine, for 150 miles or so.FJR Wannabe
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I invested in a NAPA mushroom plug gun and assorted plug sizes after getting my second flat (rear) tire in a year on the BMW. Thereafter, all flats were fixed by removing the tire from the wheel (using a friend's tire changing machine) to ensure the mushroom was properly seated up against the inside of the tire--managed to run at least six such repaired tires to more than 10,000 miles. The Beemer was fairly easy on tires (OK, so I'm just a wimpy rider!), but I did manage to buy and install 58 new tires for the machine over the course of 19 years and 384,000+/- miles.
SkooterG
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Wuss! Couldn't even make it to 400k, eh?
:lol:
Very impressive. 384,000 on one motorcycle. Very impressive.
Well done!
I have the 'Stop 'N Go' Pocket Tire Plugger (with "mushroom", not "string" type pluggers), and I'm thinking about using it (first time) to repair a small nail I found in my rear tire, an inch or so off centerline (in the tread, not the thick part). However, from the comments in this thread, it seems perhaps that I should reconsider and either 1) replace the (stock, 3300 miles, '06 FJR) tire, or 2) find a "string" plug kit.
My other concern is my SmarTire pressure monitoring system (that worked! alerting me to the slow leak). Might there be an issue plugging a tire with SmarTire?
If the consensus is tire replacement, is Long Beach Motorsports (Yamaha dealer) recommended? (I'll certainly ask the dealer if they're familiar with SmarTire systems...assume that'll cost extra labor to move to the new tire...)
My other concern is my SmarTire pressure monitoring system (that worked! alerting me to the slow leak). Might there be an issue plugging a tire with SmarTire?
If the consensus is tire replacement, is Long Beach Motorsports (Yamaha dealer) recommended? (I'll certainly ask the dealer if they're familiar with SmarTire systems...assume that'll cost extra labor to move to the new tire...)
Toecutter
What would DoG do?
Only if you jam the reamer into the sensor, which may only happen if the hole is directly above the sensor location. Did you put the little stickers on the rim to denote sensor location? It will make future tire changes much easier.
I'd want to watch, even if they "say" they're familiar with them. The last time I heard that, my dealer tore the strap. I'm interested to see how they fixed it, at the next tire change, as I wasn't called in time to check out the damage.
Wonderful...just got off the phone with Long Beach Motorsports. Service guy said to bring the bike down and they'll plug the small nail hole I described earlier in this thread. Then got a call back saying, "Sorry, we don't plug tires. Liability issue. Buy a new Metzler Roadtec Z6 180/55 ZR17," ($236.75 with free mount, with "no problem" SmarTire swap-over...), or "good luck finding someone who'll plug a m/c tire." Arggh.
Open for any suggestions...
Open for any suggestions...
SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
Get a sticky string kit and plug it.
Simple, no?
Simple, no?
Update: Tire fixed! I first called Silver Bullet's "WheelWerks" place in Garden grove. Matt there said he'd do an outside mushroom plug no charge. I then called M&C Motorcycle Shop here in Long Beach (Cherry and PCH) and they quoted me $5 for outside plug, $50 for inside (wheel/tire off) complete patch. I opted for the latter. Nice folks too. They were VERY careful with the tire/wheel separation and joining, staying far away from the inside-rim SmarTire metal band and monitor device (which, by the way, is always mounted 180 degrees opposite the valve stem). Fellow ex-Brit named David (former exhaust designer for Vance-Hines) was there, helping, as his custom engine porting shop was next door.
Yay! Now I can ride this weekend! (I would have ridden anyway, on my Gold Wing, but the FJR is my current sweetheart...)
Yay! Now I can ride this weekend! (I would have ridden anyway, on my Gold Wing, but the FJR is my current sweetheart...)
I got a good sized nail in the rear tire with only a few hundred miles on the bike. I couldn't get the plug to hold , so I called the wife to come get me with the enclosed trailer. I lowered the rear door and rode it in. Replaced the tire. These bikes are fast and heavy. I would never feel safe on a repaired tire. At least not the way I ride.
