Like New Road 6 Tire - picked up a screw - what would you do?!

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s15274n

Discussion Starter · 2 mo ago (Edited)

Less than 1,500 miles, amazing tire that is not cheap. Picked up a screw and just now realizing it. 2 questions for you, after you look at the pics:

(1) would you patch it or replace with another new tire (knowing you are going to keep riding your bike to home sites looking for a new home, which is how I got this one)? Ignore that last part perhaps if it influences you too much - just know there is a risk I could get another.

(2) if you would patch it, which product do you consider the best? I watched a fortnine video on this awhile back and recall the basic rope plugs doing really well, but there was a more permanent if I wanted to take the tire off, which I might need a tire shop to help me with.

(3) based on the feedback, a third Q... is it worse that it is a front tire vs a rear?!

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Rides

· #2 · 2 mo ago

I plugged mine, rode it bald..I had no problem. Some will tell you it’s suicide.

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vanislejay

· #3 · 2 mo ago

I'd plug it. If you are worried or don't trust the plugs, take it to a shop for a repair, but maybe they will just plug it anyways. I used a rope style plug on my sprinter, on a tire that runs 70psi. It was tough to get installed, but it held fine.

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theayn

· #4 · 2 mo ago

I've used the rope style plugs on punctures like that, both on my bikes and cars. They work and last.

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mankyle

· #5 · 2 mo ago

Another vote for the rope style plugs. I've used them on many back tires after picking up a screw or nail and they always seems to do well. I think I might have had one develop a slow leak and needed to be replaced but typically the repair lasts the life of the tire. I have not found any local shops that will patch/plug a MC tire and I am cheap. That said, I don't think I'd do it on a front tire but I can't ever remember it happening to a front, always seems to be the rear.

As an aside, why is it this always happens on a newish tire? I also don't think I've ever gotten a nail or screw near the end of a tire's life. It always seem to happen right after I get nice new rubber for the bike!

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Griff

· #6 · 2 mo ago

Plug it being careful to stick rigidly to instructions with the kit. I have used various types of plugs over the years with no issue. I have seen this subject raised previously on a couple of occasions on this forum with similar answers.

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stickerbush

· #7 · 2 mo ago

The screw may not have punctured the tire, first thing to do (if you haven't already done so) is to remove it and see there is a leak.

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V-Tom

· #8 · 2 mo ago

As long as the puncture is not on the sidewall I wouldn't think twice about plugging the puncture.

I have plugged well over 20 punctures using string type sticky strings. Make sure you twist the insertion tool when the string is all the way in so you form a ball at the inside end. This makes it impossible to ever come out.

It seems most of my punctures are the day before I get a new tire or the day after so many of the plugs have been installed for most of the life of the tire with no issues.

..Tom

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Fox

· #9 · 2 mo ago

Wow, a front tire puncture! In dozens of flats, I've never had one in the front.

I wouldn't hesitate to use a rope plug, but a plug-patch would be a better, and proper fix. The harder part would be finding a tire shop willing to work on a moto tire. For many, the liability potential would turn them off.

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s15274n

Discussion Starter · #10 · 2 mo ago

Love all the input. Will go put a rope in it for now I believe and go for a ride later today (it is my birthday)... Would like to take the tire off and do a more permanent fix, but nobody seems to want to help with that as concerns raised here. Thank you all. Welcome additional input, will keep checking in.

edit: added a 3rd question based on the input so far... is it worse/less safe that it is the front tire and not a rear?

RCinNC

· #11 · 2 mo ago

If I have a flat out on the road and need to patch it to get going again, I would use any one of the many different brands of tire strings. I carry Slime strings on the bike. Nealy makes a really nice kit.

If I was able to repair the hole in the convenience of my garage, I'd dismount the tire and use one of these:

With this, you patch the tire from the inside. That steel spear inserts into the hole in the tire from the inside; you then pull it through the hole in the tire. Inside the spear is a rubber shaft; the shaft fills up the hole as you pull the spear through. One you pull the rubber shaft all the way through, you cut off the excess. The round patch plugs the hole on the inside of the carcass, and the rubber shaft prevents water from getting into the hole in the tire and corroding the belts.

I don't throw away a tire just because it's been punctured, unless it's in the sidewall or really close to the sidewall.

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RCinNC

· #12 · 2 mo ago

Here's a link to that kit on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Go-Replacement-Patch-3002/dp/B0022ZMKZE

If you decide to use a tire string, it'll make it a lot more difficult for you if you want to undo it and use an internal patch, so it's best to choose whatever method you're fine with as a long term repair.

If I had to pick a tire to go flat, I'd probably prefer the rear over the front.

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biggeeks

· #13 · 2 mo ago

I also vote (and have done) rope plugs. It will last. I haven't done it on a front tire, yet. Take it slow and see how it feels. I would wonder about shaking at lower speeds.

STCorndog

· #14 · 2 mo ago

Rides said:
I plugged mine, rode it bald..I had no problem. Some will tell you it’s suicide.

Exactly what I do. And did. And will do again.

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dravnx

· #15 · 2 mo ago

RCinNC said:
Here's a link to that kit on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Go-Replacement-Patch-3002/dp/B0022ZMKZE

If you decide to use a tire string, it'll make it a lot more difficult for you if you want to undo it and use an internal patch, so it's best to choose whatever method you're fine with as a long term repair.

If I had to pick a tire to go flat, I'd probably prefer the rear over the front.

Nah, you can push a tire string into the tire or pull it out from the inside. Both are easy.

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RCinNC

· #16 · 2 mo ago

dravnx said:
Nah, you can push a tire string into the tire or pull it out from the inside. Both are easy.

It's not that. It's that you've reamed the hole out to a bigger size with the reaming tool so the tire string would fit.. One of those Stop and Go plugs I mentioned wouldn't be as effective at what it was designed to do as far as filling the hole through the tire, because the hole is now a lot bigger.

Philbytx

· #17 · 2 mo ago

IF you want to keep the tire, get a mushroom plug put on it. They are, IMHO, the best way to go, especially on a front tire.

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dravnx

· #18 · 2 mo ago

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Marmora

· #19 · 2 mo ago

Yep, new tyre.Screw in it.Rode 40 Km to nearest bike shop.Front wheel .This was aBMW SHOP. They took the wheel off.My brother picked me up,,30 Km to buy a new tyre.New tyre on. I had a local gas station guy install a patch from the inside that also had a stem that he pulled thru to the outside.
That patched tyre , when l installed it l wore it out!
In hindsight ,l should have just went & bought a rope plug kit & did it my self on the bike.
Out of pocket (in reality) the cost of having someone else re & reign my wheel.

Plus side- had a visit with my brother & cousin- - and a cold beer.

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s15274n

Discussion Starter · #20 · 2 mo ago

dravnx said:

YES!! This was the video I was recalling.... and also shows why the mushroom one should NEVER be used in my opinion. I'll do the rope until I have a reason to take the tire off the bike and try a more perm fix.

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