Stop N Go

[Woodstock]

It seems a lot of people have had pretty good luck with the Stop n Go tire repair kits. Just wondering if the "gun" type is needed or if the manual screw-in method is just as easy (and smaller to keep on bike)?

 

[Mr Bill]

I have the gun and bungied it under the passenger seat. I had to take the gun out of the case though. They parts stay in the case and both the parts bag and gun fit under the passenger seat.

I mount air compressor under rider seat on top of tool kit.

I have used the gun once because of a screwed rear tire. I have no experience with the other type you talk about on a radial tire.

 

[isisonaride]

It seems a lot of people have had pretty good luck with the Stop n Go tire repair kits. Just wondering if the "gun" type is needed or if the manual screw-in method is just as easy (and smaller to keep on bike)?

I have had my kit (gun type) for a very long time. I recently had to use it and was grateful for the ease of applying the plug. I managed to get the bike home, removed the nail, plugged the tire and put air in it. That was 2 weeks ago and I have not lost air pressure nor has the plug come out. I am very happy-I carry mine in my saddlebag since it does not take a lot of space.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Have had the opportunity to use the plugger twice now.. I bought kit #1001 with the screw install method. As long as you follow the directions very closely, it works very well. Getting the plug in place was no problem, without a lot of effort. Worked quick also.... Compact enough to keep in the tank bag. Based on experience I can recommend it.

--G

 

[markjenn]

My experience has been poor. Rather than repeat it again, I suggest you read this thread:

https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92015

- Mark

 

[Woodstock]

Does anyone have a link for the "rope" style plug kits?

 

[S_Palmer]

I have a stop and go used once, anybody that wants it for $20 and shipping is welcome to it.

Steve

 

[Old Dog]

Here's a link to a shit load of tire repair kits.

https://motorcyclistonline.com/escape/tourt...23_0444_repair/

 

[leebunyard]

If you're running steel belted tires, be aware that the soft mushroom type plugs used in the Plug 'n Go kits may not hold up other than as a very short term emergency type repair. Depending on exactly where the puncture is in relation to the nearest steel belt strand, the flex of the tire may result in the steel strand cutting off the soft inside head of the mushroom plug, resulting in failure of the plug. A friend of mine used one of these plugs on the OEM Bridgestone rear tire on my '04 FJR last year after I picked up a huge nail. The repair lasted the 60 miles to get me home but the tire was totally flat again the next morning. I was going to buy one of the Plug 'n Go kits until that happened, but that changed my mind. I plugged the tire with the same type of sticky string type plugs (with the addition of rubber cement) that I've used on my cars and trucks for the past 25 years, have never had a tire failure with this with any of my vehicles, in probably 30-40 uses. This was my first time using the string type plug in a mc tire but it lasted for 2700 miles until I replaced the tire. Regardless of which type of repair you use, best advice is to consider it a temporary emergency repair and either replace the tire (best bet) or have an inside patch done for a permanent repair, if you can find someone who will repair a mc tire (see below).

By coincidence, yesterday I discovered the rear Avon tire on my '04 FJR was flat. Apparently picked up a very tiny little metal sliver of some sort while on an 1800 mile ride up to Oregon and Washington two weeks ago. Hadn't ridden the bike in over 10 days since returning home. Called my mechanic up and asked if he was still doing inside patch mc tire repairs--he said NO, his liability insurance now prohibited it and I probably wouldn't find a mc shop in the area that would do a mc tire repair. He was right, I called four shops and they all said they did NOT do mc tire repairs any longer. So I plugged the Avon with my trusty old sticky string plug w/rubber cement, let it dry for a couple hours (not really necessary but I do it if I have the time), used the small bicycle foot pump I carry in the sidecase of the FJR to inflate the tire to 42 psi, checked for leaks with the soapy water solution--no leaks, all is good. I have 9600 miles now on the Avons, still have probably 2000-3000 miles more wear before I will hit the wear bars but will probably replace the tires (front and rear) within the next month or so. Until then, I'm confident the string type plug will hold up fine.

My experience, for what it's worth.

Lee in the Mountains of Northern California B)

 

[Overfly]

No kidding, if you want the rope style tire repair kit, just go to Wal-Mart. They even have a motorcycle version (appropriate size insert tool)!

The "Rope" style works very well (from experience), packs small and has no problem with steel belts. It will do better than get you to a repair place as that is all the mushroom style really promises. Just another view. :agent:

 

[NoCage]

+1 for the gooey string type... I know you're not supposed to, but I put over 1k miles on a plugged tire.

 

[Shane]

+1 for the Strings and glue form personal experience. I have yet to hear of them failing. I could be wrong, very, very wrong.

Don't plug tires

don't ride motorcycles

don't ride motorcycles with plugged tires

don't rely on plugged tires with motorcycles attached to them.

Stay in bed.

Shane <_<

 

[Joe Nardy]

I made up a kit just before a recent Colorado Rockies trip. It included a reamer and plugger from Pep Boys along with the sticky string plugs, a bicycle CO2 inflater, and a handful of CO2 cartridges from Wal-Mart. The whole thing cost about $30 and the pump thing was $20. I put it in a zippered case and threw it in the tank bag. One morning on the trip a guy on a BMW GS had a flat rear tire. We found the hole quickly, it was small and whatever had punctured the tire was not in the hole. We reamed, plugged, and inflated in a matter of minutes. We checked the pressure several times that day and every day after. It did not drop at all. This was my first side of the road tire repair and I have to say it was a success. I won't ever hit the road again without this kit.

Joe

 

[wheatonFJR]

On the Ohio Spring Ramble, I watched onedriver fix a repair with the sticky string. It worked quite well, we still had MANY twisties to go that day, and 400 miles back to Chicago area the next day. I don't believe he lost pressure at all in that time.

 

[leebunyard]

I ran my OEM Bridgestone rear tire 2700 miles on one of the sticky string plugs without a problem. I carry the reamer tool, insertion tool, sticky string plugs, rubber cement, small spray bottle of soapy water (to find the leak in the first place) and a cheapy foot operated bicycle tire pump in the Yamaha carrying bag that came with the bike, fits easily in one of the sidecases, with room leftover. I can pump up the rear Avon tire to a full 42 psi on my FJR using the little foot tire pump in about 5 minutes. Way to go as far as I'm concerned.

Lee in the Mountains of Northern California B)

 

[Ijuggle]

I've used both. I carry both. The Stop and Go system is easy and will work well anywhere, even in a heavy rain with muddy tires. I've never had a Stop and Go plug fail or leak. The strings work good. They can be a bit messy, might not work in a pouring rain/mud and I once spent an evening stranded when my repeated tries at string plugging would not hold air (it was a large hole and I had not yet discovered the Stop and Go which would of worked). I cannot understand how or why anyone would be cheap enough to risk their lives driving around with a plugged tire. What a good feeling it must be to roll the throttle on as you exit an 85mph bend, loaded, wife on board, knowing that you have just cheated death again and saved $150. This is done to allow use of the last $50 worth of rubber on your punctured tire? Think about it.

 

[markjenn]

juggle, get off the soapbox. Each of us can make our own risk tradeoffs. I'm sure many people consider it the absolute height of lunacy for you to be going 85-mph around cornes with your innocent wife on board. There's no moral high ground here.

FYI, I've never heard of a bonafide first-hand account of a properly installed tire plug catastrophically failing and causing an accident. EVER. When I'm on tour, I plug and continue the ride. When I'm home I make a judgment call on replacing, plugging, or patching depending on a lot of factors.

- Mark

 

[leebunyard]

>FYI, I've never heard of a bonafide first-hand account of a properly installed tire plug >catastrophically failing and causing an accident. EVER. When I'm on tour, I plug and >continue the ride. When I'm home I make a judgment call on replacing, plugging, or >patching depending on a lot of factors.

>- Mark

Amen, Mark. I'll second that. Even if the plug were to completely fail and start leaking or even blow totally out of the tire--unless you somehow managed to plug a hole the size of a quarter -- the tire would simply slowly go flat, no different than having it go flat with a nail in it. It would not be a catastrophic blowout. I've ridden street bikes since age 14--over 40 years and 800,000 miles--and the only catastrophic mc tire failures I've ever seen or heard of occured when 1) the rider struck a LARGE metal object of some sort that tore a huge hole in the tire or 2) the rider was riding on tires with serious checking or other damage to the sidewalls, such as can occur riding with tires that are seriously underinflated.

Lee in the Mountains of Northern California B)