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Old 08-01-2009, 07:44 AM   #21
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I didn't bother to check. Just told them I had a hole in my pilot road 2 and that I wanted a plug/patch.
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:22 PM   #22
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I'm not worried about blow out, I'm worried about consistent grip. You guys do whatever you want I wont try to convince you one way or the other.

No, your perfectly right.

From now on, if you get a flat, send the tire to me so that I can be sure its properly disposed of so that noone can can ever hurt themselves on it. Honest. I'll even pay for shipping...

Your being ridiculous, Its a hole less than have the diamater of a pen, if that. Do you really think it has an effect??

Do you always change the front and rear together too? Because I'll take some spare fronts.
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:36 PM   #23
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No catastrophic failure up to 100mph...
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Old 08-03-2009, 10:05 PM   #24
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No catastrophic failure up to 100mph...
You've just been lucky!!! You wait, you are riding on a time bomb motherfucker... A TIME BOMB!!!!!

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Old 08-04-2009, 09:14 AM   #25
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You've just been lucky!!! You wait, you are riding on a time bomb motherfucker... A TIME BOMB!!!!!

Based off what? Links or pics of people whom have actually had problems with a patched or plugged tire?
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Old 08-04-2009, 01:19 PM   #26
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I'm not worried about blow out, I'm worried about consistent grip. You guys do whatever you want I wont try to convince you one way or the other.
I wouldn't worry about grip. The hole for the plug would be to small to cause any problems.

I was lucky, I never had to patch any of my tires on my R6. I know guys that had flats in 5 day old tires. That would piss me off.

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Old 08-04-2009, 01:26 PM   #27
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not a fan of tire plugs/patches on bikes at all. truck maybe but not the bike.
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Old 08-04-2009, 01:32 PM   #28
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not a fan of tire plugs/patches on bikes at all. truck maybe but not the bike.
I had plugs in car tires. I installed on in my step fathers car and that thing lasted the life of the tire. That was plug only. As long as its not in the sidewall I wouldn't have a problem with one in a car/truck at all.

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Old 08-04-2009, 01:33 PM   #29
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I USED to be totally against plugging...patching...whatever when it came to motorcycle tires. Through the years though I've known a few people that gave it a shot and NONE of them ever had any issue IF DONE RIGHT.

With the plug/patch combo...I've changed my mind and would do that and actually did on one tire and had zero issues with leakage or anything.
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Old 08-04-2009, 05:54 PM   #30
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Based off what? Links or pics of people whom have actually had problems with a patched or plugged tire?
I was kidding Chrissy!!! I've fought this fight 20 times at least. I've been patching tires since I was a kid without ever have an issue. Hell, I once got a tire slashed and put 4 plugs in the sidewall and did parade laps and burnouts all weekend until the tire place opened on Mon and I could get it replaced. I burned the tire in the parking lot until it blew apart and the plugs still stayed in place! True story! I have never personally heard or seen a catastrophic failure from a plug, patch or plug-patch. Even so I'm slightly leary of just plugs and will use them as a temporary measure until I can patch it or plug-patch it. If you saw the numbers on a plug patch and what they can withstand, force/temp wise, I think that everyone would agree that any fear is unwarranted.
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