Poor OEM Tire Miles -- Only 500 Miles!

[Lauren_TK]

That's right! I only got about 500 miles on my OEM tire before it had to be replaced.

To be fair, it wasn't really the tire's fault. It was probably the 3 inch, flat-head, Phillips, wood screw's fault.

But couldn't the screw have waited until 600 for the proper break-in service?

 

[Surly]

That is just not fair. Hope you have lots more untroubled miles.

 

[bgross]

Bummer. Hope you didn't get stranded.

I picked up a machine screw in the new (<1k miles) rear tire of my Wingabago. Plugged it, and off I went.

 

[Hudson]

Same thing happened to me on my 08. Look on the bright side: you're that much closer to trying the PR3 and ditching the crap OEM.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Bummer, seems new tires have an affinity for picking up foreign objects...

Replace with a quality alternative and you'll be happy ever after!

--G

 

[Lauren_TK]

Bummer. Hope you didn't get stranded.

No, I wasn't stranded--thank goodness.

1. I keep a plug kit on the bike.

2. I was about 500 yards from home, so I was able to have dinner, a drink, and worry about putting in the plug tomorrow morning.

Now that the bike is on the center stand and the screw doesn't have any pressure on it, there doesn't seem to be any more leaking.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Plug that mo-fo and ride!! Unless it has damaged your sidewall.

 

[Lauren_TK]

Unless it has damaged your sidewall.

Dead center of the tread.

I've got it plugged, but now I can't find my air compressor.

We've moved things around this summer, and the air compressor isn't were it should be. Probably my fault.

 

[puppychow]

Carry it on your bike.

https://www.amazon.com/Slime-40001-Motorcycle-Tire-Inflator/dp/B000ET9SB4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387001328&sr=8-3&keywords=slime+air+compressor

 

[Bugnatr]

You need to carry a small compressor (and sticky strings) on the bike because the next flat won't happen at the end of your driveway.

Got mine at the local NAPA for under 15 bucks. I use a 2 prong plug that goes on the battery tender cord.

 

[Lauren_TK]

You need to carry a small compressor (and sticky strings) on the bike because the next flat won't happen at the end of your driveway.
Got mine at the local NAPA for under 15 bucks. I use a 2 prong plug that goes on the battery tender cord.

I got the sticky strings, and a portable compressor that plugs into a 12V accessory socket. I just can't find it.

 

[SoCalFJR1300]

Now that you worm plugged it take it to a tire shop and get it patched from the INSIDE for a more secure repair.

I've had worm plugs work their way out before and I've had friends that have too....can't always trust that glue for a permanent repair.

When they patch it from the inside with heat it's vulcanized with the rubber.

 

[redzgrider]

There is no denying that an inside plug is the best, particularly the type with a 'stinger' that goes through the penetration. That being said, the only plug I've ever had work loose was of the solid rubber variety. American made sticky strings have never failed me, and I've used 7 or 8 in the last three decades, often for the entire life (6K plus) of tread life. The problem, of course, is that American made strings are hard to find, with only Chinese crap (short for commercially reprehensible asian products) commonly available.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Same thing happened to me on my 08. Look on the bright side: you're that much closer to trying the PR3 and ditching the crap OEM.

Or maybe the upcoming PR4?! (with 20% longer life than the PR3's).

 

[garyahouse]

I put a sticky string in the center of my Michelin Pilot Exalto... 30k miles ago. It's still going strong with no leakage on my bike. Yeah, they do leak sometimes, but not very often.

 

[majicmaker]

Stop and Go mushroom plugs have never failed me, not once!

 

[Bugnatr]

You need to carry a small compressor (and sticky strings) on the bike because the next flat won't happen at the end of your driveway.
Got mine at the local NAPA for under 15 bucks. I use a 2 prong plug that goes on the battery tender cord.

I got the sticky strings, and a portable compressor that plugs into a 12V accessory socket. I just can't find it.

It should be on your bike at all times.

 

[bgross]

WHOLE leash IT! That's a SCREW.

Last time I saw a screw that size in a tire, it was in a friend's bicycle tire. It went all the way through the tire, the tube AND the RIM.

Have fun hunting for the compressor. The Slime works well, if a bit slowly.

 

[puppychow]

The slime works great. Ask me how I know.

Use some rubber cement on the wormy string plugs. Apply the rubber cement after you have the string hooked through the tool. Ask me how I know.