Punctured Tire

[count_filth's_katana]

I was taking a short ride. Everything seamed just fine until the ride back home. My bike felt really groggy and difficult to turn. I checked my tires and my rear tire and I was realy low. My tires have never gotten that low before. So I come home, put it on the center stand and found a screw in my ALMOST NEW tire! Its a 12k mile tire and only has 2000 on it. I called the shop and asked for an opinion. They said that can patch it, and don't advise riding over 80. I thought patching a bike tire was never recommended? The puncture was dead center. Should I patch it?

[Kreylyn]

My vote is replace it...

Krey

[katman05]

Get a new one, I wouldn't ride around with a plug or a patch on a motorcycle tire.
Just my 2 cents.

[jbo197]

Never worth the risk of your life .......

[Kano1017]

Replace it, why risk it

[rexazz2]

this type of combination patch/plug is the only type of repair I would concider and only by a tire shop

flame on

[katana_ron]

Do not patch it. I have had a tire loose air at 80 on the freeway, one of the biggest butt pucker moments in my life. Try getting from the Diamond lane to the shoulder with 4 lanes of traffic in between and the rear of the bike dancing like a 18 year old on extacy.

Not worth it......

[LAsunbird86]

just put a shinko on until you can replace it with something you like more. You may even come to like the shinko, and have a lifetime of saving $$ on tires!!

[acraze]

Although I plug mine I highly suggest replacing ughh so much $

[SKNL2]

If the screw was in the center of the tread, plug it.

I know, I know...."it's your life and yadda yadda."

I have said this before, but I plugged a nearly new Pilot Power rear that had a hole big enough to require 3 rope-type plugs. Yes...THREE. I rode that tire from nipples to wear bars with those plugs in it. I rode it without speed limits, I rode it two up, I rode it on an end-to-end-back-to-end Blue Ridge Parkway tour, I rode it at Deal's Gap....all without issue.

If it were the front, I would replace it and fast. Center of the rear, you will be fine plugging or patching it. Hell, if you end up buying a new one, send the holy one to me. I'll plug it and ride it. No sweat. :

[BigDub]

Have a tube put in it!

I did this just last month with a rear Diablo Strata long life tire. Works great for about half the price of a replacement. Then if that one gets a hole in it, deflate, derim, patch the tube, then reinstall.

It's a pain in the butt for 75$ in savings. but, it was my 75$ so I did it.

I almost put a plug in it bc I've ridden so many plugs on cars before without issue, but everone just kept telling me no no no don't plug it. Mostly shop owners who make more money replacing or de/rerimming the tires.

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[justinboyce]

If it was me, I would fix it and not think twice, but with that in mind I am not an aggressive rider and rarley get over 80 mph anyway. If your an aggressive rider just replace it so you won't have to worry about it.

[scottynoface]

Imagine yourself at a 55 degree lean angle at 70mph. Now imagine your tire shredding at that moment...

[LAsunbird86]

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[MrSquidward]

Imagine yourself at a 55 degree lean angle at 70mph. Now imagine your tire shredding at that moment...

Funny you should mention that, I dumped a silver 636 just like the one in your sig because of tire failure several years ago. Happened while cornering through a right-hander on a two lane back road, though only at about 35 - 40 mph. A chunk of metal punctured the rear and caused a rapid deflation. The back end slid out and across the paint, the deflated tire then grabbed and chucked me high-side. Full gear left me with no injuries, but had there been someone in the oncoming lane, well....

To the o/p, the point of this is that my occurrence, though freakish, was involuntary. Could have happened to anyone. So there's definitely no need to stack the deck against yourself. I vote for replacing the tire.