How to fix a puncture in a motorcycle tyre | Three minute roadside repair
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I read a lot of paranoia online about using puncture repair kits, and how they are a temporary "get you home" repair. It seems to be pushed by armchair bikers who bikes and clothing show no signs or wear. :) Same people who profess a 10 point check is necessary every time you ride a bike
I used these things for decades on all sorts of bikes , often late on a pissing rain winters night and never once changed them until the life of the tire ended. I have yet to meet one experienced biker (not online theorists) yet that had an issue with them. Worse will happen is a slow leak may occur .
Jeeze you sound like a hater.
Those strips are the best solution besides changing the tyre, which is not always an option as new tyres are getting too expensive. I was reading in Spanish speaking video comments the same as you said, these strips are better than the internal patch, this last one get loosen real quick. But as the strips are cheap and you can do it yourself, is not profitable.
“decades” probably a bit ott but I hear where your coming from. I have used these in my bikes and even my shooting truck and never changed until the tyres fucked. Don’t check anything on my bike as such and most certainly never ever check the oil especially on new bikes as it’s not my problem. I get your point tho.
yeah I mean I always use them until tire is worn out, not used the same tire for decades lol @@Crsf84
Bought my first bike in 1986 and use a bike most days for work and what not. I don't own a car
Add some Rubber Cement to the plug before you insert, it will create a better seal as provide lubricant to help you penetrate the tire.
I've seen another video relating to the various types of puncture repair options for motorcycle tyres. Interestingly, the "Bacon Strip" things as used here are actually "Self Sealing" in the event of another object penetrating the same hole, or the thing shifting in its original place. Although the "Manufacturer Approved" repair is an internal patch, the "Bacon Strips" thing seems to be the cheapest and actually one of the best options.
on my Yamaha FJ 1200, on the interstate, I had a flat tire/rear. I had a tool that you pulled out one spark plug, screw in the adapter into the spark plug thread, attach the second part of the tour which was a reed valve piston device. Start the bikeThe piston would go up and down as the engine ran on three of the four cylinders, and a red valve would suck in atmosphere air, and send it to the tire. I was not putting gasoline air from the combustion chamber into the tire. It was a pretty slick little tool..
so I had an unlimited supply of air available.. I found the hole in the rear tire, I plugged it, and I proceeded to inflate the tire. Five minutes went by, the tire was not going up. I checked all of my air hose connections, I made sure air was coming out of the air hose the way it was supposed to, but the tire was not inflate.
it turns out, I had two holes in the tire. I won’t even dare to guess how that happened. I did not see anything on the road like a board with two nails in it. There were no nails in the tire, just two holes. I plugged the second hole, inflated the tire, and I was on my way
my point here is
some people think that they can inflate a tire using a CO2 cartridge or two. I bought a BMW motorcycle one time that along with the tour kit, came to CO2 cartridges, and the tool too attached to the valve, and attach the CO2 cartridge to the tool and put the air into the tire.
even if I only had one plugged hole in my tire, I would have needed at least a dozen CO2 cartridges to inflate the tire to the required pressure. Because when you use CO2 cartridges to inflate a tire, the higher the pressure goes in the tire, the less air you get out of the next cartridge, and the next cartridge, and the next cartridge because you can only equalize pressure is between the tire and the CO2 cartridge. Motorcycle consumer news did A test to see how many CO2 cartridges you need to inflate a tire that is equalized to full recommended pressure..
they determined that it takes a dozen CO2 cartridges.
if I had CO2 cartridges when I had those two holes in my rear tire on my FJA 1200. I would’ve been stuck. In fact, I would’ve been stuck even if I had a dozen CO2 cartridges, because it took me about 10 minutes before I realized I had a second hole on the opposite side of the tire..
I have plugged tires on my motorcycles, four times over the last 700,000 miles. I have plugged tires on my company car, and on my personal car. I have never had a plug fail..
my son had a puncture with his car that had Z rated tires. He took the tire to the place he bought the tires from. They said that it was illegal in Pennsylvania to plug a Z rated tire and they refused to fix .. that rule actually made sense to me, because the Z rated tire is supposedly rated to 149 miles an hour, not that my son would drive that fast anywhere, but one has to draw the line somewhere. By the way, one of the ways they get that high speed rating with tires on cars or motorcycles, Is by making the tire with less tread. Lestrade means less centrifugal force distortion. When you buy Z rated tires, you pay more for the tires, and you get about half the tread depth. Something to think about
If you have nothing but a screw put that in the tyre and fill it with air. I used to squirt gripfil in the hole then wind in a screw . Head wears off and the tyre js fine. No leaks.
Tried this method in the video on my renault captur. Works fantastic
That: you've got to keep the reamer in until you've got your hairy Caterpillar ready... that killed me😂😂😂
Thanks lads
I found it works better without the reamer so the hole isn't so big and one usually fixes it, in my case anyway .
Easy when you have tubeless tires. Not so when you have tubes and you have to remove the wheel.
The reamer is 6 mm , some kits do 5 mm reamer and plugs , Anything bigger than 6 mm will not be repairable at tyre store
So you are rasping the side walls of the puncture hole so the insert can clue to the newly roughened rubber, then i normally do a half turn then right after pull the handle out fast so as to not run the risk of the insert coming out by doing it slowly. leave about 3mm of the insert sticking out of the tire when trimming. After you pressure up the tire that small amount sticking out of the tire pushes back, helps seal the puncture better and then wears itself out to a smooth tire.
Is that tyre had tube in it ? How to fix the tyres with tube ? Thanks
I did 4000 miles with one of those in
Isn't there usually vulcanising glue with these things?
Jay B - The plug itself is covered in a sticky tar like substance. I’m sure there are a variety of kits though that may differ somewhat.
I've got a quick question to ask, I've recently had a front tyre puncture and promptly went to the garage to get it plugged. It was a quick fix and got me home, but now this is my first tyre puncture ever and I'm not sure if this quick fix is enough to continue riding OR should I get the wheel removed and get it sealed from the inside OR do I need to replace the tyre? The tyre has loads of life left in it so would not want to but in the interest of safety if it needs to be done that's fine.
Also how many punctures can these tubeless tyres take before they need to be replaced?
Thanks for the help in advance.😊
Quick fixes are just that. “Officially” you should get your tyres changed in the next opportunity. Also what has been shown in this video, that’s just a temporary fix to get you home.
With that said it’s up to you to risk stretching the life of the tyre further.
@ thanks for your reply but a few days later I took my bike to the dealership and got it plugged properly from the inside. Happy riding again.
The moment you drill the tyre, the tyre structure weaken..i had bloated and almost disintergraded tyre after punture repair....of course it's metzeler tourance next like yours...
You dont twist the round rasp file from clock wise to and back to anti clock wise. The rasp is fluted like a drill bit so you only have to twist it clockwise so it will drill into the tyre. Once you've pentrated the tyre completely then you can push and pull the rasp in and out to clear the hole. The sticky is what the caterpilllar is refered too that then needs to be coated in adhesive cement before pushing it into the tyre. Make sure you trim it flush with the tyre or it will pull out from gripping to the road. Remeber this is only a temporary fix to get you to the tyre place to get it fixed properly. You've only got two wheels so would you bet your life on it holding?
Brilliant and easy to use.
Still got 2 plugs in mine after getting 2 screws on way to ferry port,36 Miles on a new tyre.
3500 miles later still in there.
Need a new tyre soon.
One did leak ,could not pull out to repair, so pushed in and re done with new string.
Never going to worry about a punture again.
Easy Peasy 👍
I repaired a puncture with tyreweld and the tyre was still up 3 years later when I sold the car! So this additional invention seems a bit pointless.
no rubber solution?
How to temporarily fix puncture . Its not long lasting fix
Using formulax sprey, dont boom
Lol don’t twist it.. push it in and out to make a nice hole.. the metal has a twisted shape.. haha
Lets see a tube tyre getting done, lol
Only tubeless
Got a new rear tyre fitted £160, 87 miles later and.........FFS
Just remember that a fix like this is very much a temporary measure. Get a proper plug or a new tyre as soon as possible.
In the EU (bye bye britain...) it has actually become illegal to plug tyres like this!
No surprise there, I'd imagine alot of 'practical' things will become illegal in the EU over the coming years, based on it's levels of fascistic, anti-democratic bureaucracy. Hence why most of us voted to leave...
Maybe a large tyre manufacturer lobbied the EU with a large bung because they thought it would force the rest of us into buying new tyres each time if they outlawed it. EU protectionism at it's best.
Agree it's a temporary measure but much of the time, this specific temporary measure, when done 'PROPERLY' will outlive the life of the tire. I've got one in my rear tyre currently which has covered over a thousand miles and doesnt lose a single psi when left to stand and I've known others to have done coast to coast tours on them.
Not sure why they didnt use the glue/cement stuff on this as someone else mentioned....
I've also used the plastic key type repairs that you snap off, they definitely are a temporary measure and do not last long due to being plastic...
@@nsweeney3970 Well said.
"very much a temporary measure" ...ha
@@nsweeney3970 Agreed. I have a couple of tyre and they last for ages, even at high speed, there are no problems.
@@nsweeney3970 👏👏👏👏👍👌
God they are annoying .so slow
Who? Does it matter?
completely useless as an instructional video just boys having a laugh