Tire repair

[GRN]

Need to get tooled for this, have zero experience with them. Any recomendations... on the road, what works/what doesn't?

.................................. :04biker:

[Mellow]

I've always used the Stop-n-Go plugs and have never had any problems with them. I also carry a small electric pump I got from Walmart.

Here's a link to the plug kit:
http://www.casporttouring.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=stopngo

[NewsMag]

The Stop n Go plugs are really cool. HOWEVER the steel belts in the tires will eventually cut them in half, and the tire will deflate (though rarely rapidly).

So here's a case where the cheapest possible fix may be the best. I have used the cheap, glue-covered, fuzzy "worm" type plugs you can get at any auto parts store, and they have worked in every case except one, where the hole was almost 1/4" in diameter, and the plug worked in that hole long enough to get home! :04biker:

[GRN]

Thanks Joe, that seems to be the popular choice of all the suppliers I have looked at. I notice you put up a review on the wing site and said you run those plugs to the bars with confidence... good to know. I have been real lucky, only ever had one flat and got it in front of a tire store! As it was late on a Friday night, I still had to hitch 100+ miles home and get a ride back monday... certainly not a worse case scenario :)

Thanks Steve, I'll take a look at those too.

[Mellow]

It's a matter of peace of mind... some guys, and that's their option, will replace a tire if it has a flat or has a plug. I've only plugged maybe 6 tires and have never replaced them, just kept going through the normal life of the tire and have never had issues.

Some guys have had plugs pop out, maybe I'm luckly...

[Mellow]

The Stop n Go plugs are really cool. HOWEVER the steel belts in the tires will eventually cut them in half, and the tire will deflate (though rarely rapidly).

So here's a case where the cheapest possible fix may be the best. I have used the cheap, glue-covered, fuzzy "worm" type plugs you can get at any auto parts store, and they have worked in every case except one, where the hole was almost 1/4" in diameter, and the plug worked in that hole long enough to get home! :04biker:

I actually carry some of the worm ones in the stop'nGo pouch, just in case...

[sttourer]

I actually carry some of the worm ones in the stop'nGo pouch, just in case...


I'm with Mellow. Always keep a compressor and both types also. I've used them on other (unprepared) bikers before but never on my own. Knock on wood.

[crazykz]

I just got the Stop-n-Go mini kit which most seem to prefer over the gun one. I also have a small compressor from Walmart. Probably the same one other people have. I also bought a tire gauge that has a pressure guage on it with a small hose and a good valve stem connector on it. The other feature is that it has a valve stem on it too so that way I can use it to check tire pressure and also hook my compressor to it to know when to stop adding air so I don't have to pull the compressor off and then check it and then put it back on.

I like this because I don't want to use a compressor with a guage to just check my pressure but I do want a compressor and also be able to see how much pressure is in the tire when I'm filling it.

A little off point here. I will probably supplement my stop-n-go kit with some of the fuzzy plugs also since it's only abour $4.00 for that kit and I may be able to put it in the Stop-n-Go kit so it doesn't take up too much space.

Curt