Pin hole in rear PR 2!

[jmgrif]

What to do? The hole is so small I can't imagine what caused it? Never the less it is there so, make the hole bigger and string it till I can replace it or take the tire off and install a mushroom plug from the inside? I know, I know, I know, the bloody tire is practically brand new! A few bikes back I got a flat on my XX while riding home from the dealer, it was repaired from the inside with a mushroom plug and of course I didn't have any problems! Just ranting I guess!

 

[FJRGuy]

Only 2k on it... whew! Not the tire you picked up off of me then, eh?

 

[Geezer]

Well, we do have this discussion every so often, and there are a variety of opinions. Me, I'd put a sticky string in there and ride it until it was used up.

 

[FJRBluesman]

Is it a defective tire, or did run something over? Could be an issue with the mfgr or dealer.

 

[anarchoxen]

plug it and ride.

 

[RadioHowie]

Why make a small hole bigger?

Pull the tire off and put a patch on the inside.

 

[UHOH]

Why make a small hole bigger?
Pull the tire off and put a patch on the inside.

a great solution.

I'm lazier, though, and 'made the hole bigger' following directions on the sticky string plug kit.

I just did this sequence on my FJR:

then after 400 miles this is how the outside looked

after the tire was used up this is how the inside end of the sticky string plug looked.

after seeing this I figured I didn't have to worry about it being flung out at hi speeds.

 

[JamesK]

Sorry i didn't see this post earlier, as it would have saved you turning a small hole into a big one.

Your case is precisely why i carry both the regular sticky strings and the much smaller OD Dynaplugs

You can buy the Dynaplug kit from Amazon.com for around $15

 

[jmgrif]

Only 2k on it... whew! Not the tire you picked up off of me then, eh?

Sorry to say Jeff; Yep! I got 17k kms out of the replacements I got from the dealer last year! At the end of the year I installed the tires I got from you and then admired them all winter with the bike in my basement. I just got back from Calgary a few days ago where I got my comm system installed at Calgary Sport Touring; I was only there over night so didn't get a chance to give you a call, sorry about that. Have you made your tire buy for this year yet? I leave for Colorado and environs on the 12th of June for two weeks then my two month journey sometime the first week of August. I think I will patch this tire and put a fresh set on for the long trip? I see by your posts that your off to CFR10! Have a great time and if I need assistance while passing through Calgary I will give you a call.

Mark

 

[wfooshee]

Never saw those before, will have to investigate.

I had a staple or something in mine once, very small hole, couldn't get the reamer tool into the hole. I actually got the drill out! Drilled, it and plugged it and rode it another 6,000 miles.

 

[dcarver]

Oh good gawd, it's Friday and I'm agreeing with RadioHowie?

:****:

Why make a small hole bigger?
Pull the tire off and put a patch on the inside.

 

[Yambone]

I'm up with UHOH and the sticky string repair. Had my first and only experience with a little nail picked up in Alabama in an Avon Storm with 3K miles during a long ride this month. Got home 4K miles later and the tire is showing cords here and there, but sticky string repair still holding. Whew! (Pushed the fun meter envelope on the tire mileage, but the string was strong.) Retained 40-lbs pressure throughout remainder of ride.

 

[fjr183]

If it's an Avon rear; Avon has a road hazard policy, if you have not pluged it.

Edit: if it had been an Avon tire!

 

[FJRGuy]

Sorry i didn't see this post earlier, as it would have saved you turning a small hole into a big one.
Your case is precisely why i carry both the regular sticky strings and the much smaller OD Dynaplugs

You can buy the Dynaplug kit from Amazon.com for around $15

Damn it James, I gotta stop reading your posts! Every time I do I end up spending more money!

This little tool woulda saved me several hundred dollars on my way to NAFO in '08. Gonna add this to my bag of tricks!

 

[FJRGuy]

Only 2k on it... whew! Not the tire you picked up off of me then, eh?

Sorry to say Jeff; Yep! I got 17k kms out of the replacements I got from the dealer last year! At the end of the year I installed the tires I got from you and then admired them all winter with the bike in my basement. I just got back from Calgary a few days ago where I got my comm system installed at Calgary Sport Touring; I was only there over night so didn't get a chance to give you a call, sorry about that. Have you made your tire buy for this year yet? I leave for Colorado and environs on the 12th of June for two weeks then my two month journey sometime the first week of August. I think I will patch this tire and put a fresh set on for the long trip? I see by your posts that your off to CFR10! Have a great time and if I need assistance while passing through Calgary I will give you a call.

Mark

Well I'm sure it wasn't there when I sold it to ya! :dribble:

Yup, Got another set for this year. No spares this time though!

Yup, off to QC in a couple of weeks. Still got to finish AVCC install and a few minor farkles before I go.

While passing through Calgary, give me a call whether you need assistance or not! B)

 

[JimNtexas]

The Amazon link was too much to resist. Why pay for Amazon Prime and not use it?

 

[jmgrif]

What to do? The hole is so small I can't imagine what caused it? Never the less it is there so, make the hole bigger and string it till I can replace it or take the tire off and install a mushroom plug from the inside? I know, I know, I know, the bloody tire is practically brand new! A few bikes back I got a flat on my XX while riding home from the dealer, it was repaired from the inside with a mushroom plug and of course I didn't have any problems! Just ranting I guess!

Now I've done it! A friend gave me a mushroom plug; after removing the tire I found the end of a staple sticking into the inside of the tire. It was sticking in at quite an acute angle? Using my demel tool and a sandpaper flapper wheel I cleaned the area surrounding the puncture. I felt the plug was too thick to just pull through the small opening so I used my reemer to create a slightly bigger opening? While using the reemer I followed the path that the staple had entered on (acute angle)? Then I liberally spread glue around the hole and waited for it to dry before passing the plug into the inside and pulled it through! It looked ok no air pockets and appeared to be sealed on the outside edge? Put the tire back on and aired it up. Put the tire on my balancer and trimmed the mushroom stem sticking outside the tire. I sprayed a little soapy water to check for leaks and now you know the rest of the story! What can I do from here? Can I drill a hole on the side of the plug that appears to be leaking and put in a string? Have I made repairing the hole impossible by using the plug? More suggestions would be great!

 

[Zorlac]

Ummm, if you went to the trouble of removing the tire from the rim, why didn't you just patch it on the inside? :blink:

 

[jmgrif]

Ummm, if you went to the trouble of removing the tire from the rim, why didn't you just patch it on the inside? :blink:

I did patch it! The mushroom plug is the type of patch with a stem which passes through the hole created by the punture? I guess now that I have gone ahead with that type of patch, a simpler method would have been better? I do have a cycle hill tire machine with balancer and taking the tire off the rim is not difficult so I felt the mushroom type of plug was superior? Wrong thinking on my part.