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Posted by: dead kennedys

my tier is very flate i need one n e way should i just buy some new one or patch the hole up

Posted by: fourzerozero

i think you need to buy a dictionary buddy. haha just kiddin

Posted by: ny300exrider

haah i wouldnt be kidding....if it isnt too bad you can just patch it...no need to buy a whole new tires

Posted by: fourzerozero

most people would understand if u put FLAT but maybe not

Posted by: sduncan

DK,

I see you've been working hard on your grammar skills. Mom and Dad are so proud I'm sure. Probably already signed you up as a candidate for the Rhodes Scholar program, eh?
The only area you should be concerned about losing air is the one between your ears. Tires are easy, but a "flate" head is terrible.

As far as the tire problem, if there is still good tread on the tire then go ahead and have it patched from the inside. Plugs are a temporary method that will eventually fail. If the tire is cut on the side wall then its junk. Buy your replacement tires in PAIRS. Recreation Tire ( see their add in DW) has about the cheapest prices out there. Try not to half-*** this problem as you have with your education. It will cause more grief than its worth.

Posted by: Quadfather

I jammed five plugs into a hole in the sidewall of one of my buddies rear tire four years ago. They are stiil there, and he doesn't lose any air out of the tire. Plugs rule.

Posted by: toby400ex

yeah, just jam some plugs in the hole, and if it is big you light the plugs on fire(seriously) the plugs melt down and form a better seal. But dont let them light the tire on fire. Plugs work. There have been plugs in my stock tires for 3 years and they hold air better than my 4 month old razrs.

Posted by: L.Vegas400

i have 10 plugs in a hole on my rear sidewall, 20 plugs total on the quad

Posted by: Nj400EX

18 plugs in a sidewall . Who said they don't work ?? LoL

Here's 11

Posted by: Nj400EX

Here's 7

Posted by: Live2Ride300

Thats cool, I used to think you couldnt fix a tire if it had a sidewall puncture, thats what all the tire places tell you. I want to get a tire plugger now so I can do it myself when I need to plug a tire.

Posted by: Quadracer5

Yea plugs are great. Rocky mountain and dennis kirk sell tire repair kits, they include tire plugs, insertion tool, tire inflator, and c02 catridges for the inflator. Great to have with you on the trail. And they're pretty cheap!

Kyle

Posted by: sduncan

Like I said about plugs, they're a temporary trail fix. Some people can go forever on a temp fix, but not me. Never happened, never will. And the pics of all the plugs in the sidewalls, you guys don't actually go further than a hundred yards from your home or truck with that do ya? The last thing I want to worry about on a long ride is tires with 50 plugs in them. Sorry, but I'm not that cheap!! A patch applied from the inside is really the best way to fix a puncture in the tread. If I tear up a sidewall, then its new tire time.

Posted by: MSL

Like sduncan said a patch is the best fix but i have used plugs before and they work well but i have also seen where a friend of mine hade 5 plugs in his sidewall and hit a jump and blew them right out and ruined a rim..

Posted by: Nj400EX

I really didn't worry about the plugs . Probably rode for a good 250 miles with them in there . Didn't have one problem the whole time . Now i got me a nice set of Razors and haven't had one flat knock on wood

Posted by: Honda2003

i'm getting all my supl. biult up for this summer's trail riding. got a co2 powered tire inflater coming from rockymountain. already have some tire patches and plugs from K-mart.

Posted by: toby400ex

im beginnin to think that dead kennedys is a post whore, it (dunno if it is a boy or girl) makes threads about stupid things then never replies to them or to any other thread, i think people should be banned for this kinda stuff, it is more annoying than someone cussing alot, c'mon mods get over here.

Posted by: 300exazzkikr

at least tires only go flat on the one side...

Posted by: 99'300EX

ive never got a flat yet...but i was thinking about buying a plug kit just incase something comes up..is it worth it?

Posted by: eldoexrider01

oh yeah no doubt about it. i bought some plugs plug tools and a can of fixaflat and ended up usin it on one of my friends tires 15 min into a 100mi trail ride. definetly worth it.

Posted by: Honda2003

i got my tire plugs and stuff. hope i never need them but i got them just in case.

Posted by: Syrus

LOL, 11 fkin tire plugs ! i used one tire plug when a nail was in mine, and my friend just put tar from his roof on the hole, and then took a small screw and drilled that in, still holding ! =-)

Posted by: nosinjcted

I think plugs work great. I've plugged many tire's in my life, especially when I was younger and didn't have much money for new tires. I've put a bunch of plugs in one hole and haven't seen them leak any air. But now that I have the money I just buy new tires. If it worked in the past it'll still work now. After all I've seen plugs work in cars, Trucks and Heavy equipment like Loaders, Backhoes, and Bobcats, the tires don't go flat if you plug them correctly. So use them If you want.

Posted by: ZRider400

my plugged side wall worked......well..i never rode with it....i sold the tires after i got it plugged

Posted by: H0nDo

My valve stem tore off when i was riding in my woods

anyone know how 2 fix that?

Posted by: H0nDo

????

Posted by: LapTraffic

Im not too proud to use plugs judiciously. Ive got plugs in my sidewaals (though not 11) and several reparing nail flats in the rear tires.

The plugs just wear down with the tread and seem to be every bit as tough as the tire. If you put them in right and arent trying to repair a 4 inch gash in the tire then they should at least last for the tread life of the tire.

Question on CO-2 inflators:
Im picking one up soon, is there a particular kind I should look for? I dont want to have to special order my cylinders, I'd like to get a kind that uses cylinders that can be had at local retailer like Walmart.

Also, with a rear flat, how many cylinders am I going to dump in there to reinflate?

The reason I ask is; Im wondering if on the trail a can of fix o flat isnt better, if you have to burn a couple cylinders to air up to locate the hole (sometimes not immediately obvious) then patch, then inflate with more cylinders to get it up to pressure are you running the chance of running out of cylinders? Where with fix-o-flat you air up the rear, if the hole is bad enough you can throw a plug in and still have enough in the can for the other rear.

Just thoughts. Thanks

Posted by: Quadfather

I carry a couple plugs, along with one of those very compact bicycle pumps ($7 at any store). It takes about twenty seconds pf pumping to fill a tire. I even set a bead with it once on the trail (took longer, of course)

Posted by: Woodsrider

quote:
Originally posted by Quadfather
I carry a couple plugs, along with one of those very compact bicycle pumps ($7 at any store). It takes about twenty seconds pf pumping to fill a tire. I even set a bead with it once on the trail (took longer, of course)

I have the same set up, but I carry a pack of 8 plugs. The last time I had to use them I had to use 4 plugs to fill the hole. Then I pumped the tire with my bicycle pump. I carry a pair of long boot laces in my tool kit, that can be used to help seat the bead with the tire pump.

Posted by: vtwoodsrider

plugs are great. i put two holes in the sidewall of one of my fronts like two days after i bought it new, so i plugged it. it has held fine even through 4 grear pinned jumps. LAP i would buy the co2 that you can put the regular co2 bottles in and that have a on /off screw for control. and i have no idea how many it takes for a rear but you can carry a bunch in a smaal pouch or a few iin your tool box over one can of fix a flat which usually gets a puncture in the can halfway through the ride and is worthless anyway.

Posted by: Ralph

quote:
Originally posted by H0nDo
My valve stem tore off when i was riding in my woods

anyone know how 2 fix that?

dimount the tire, and buy a new valve, pull whats left of the valve out of the rim and pull a new one throught the hole, simple as that

Posted by: 300exryder

i never used plugs or tar. My holes are generally from small nails or large thorns. I just take a smaller drywall screw and screw it into the tire. I have 3 of them in and they have held for about 2 and a half years. ( after a month or 2, they do need to be pumped up to proper pressure, very slow leak)