jamesgarfield
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I feel like I might be gettin ripped here. Whats it normally cost or am I just being stupid? Im used to gettin a flat repair from the tire shop for free lol
Tire Plug.... $86 w/ labor????
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I agree with JSP, not worth taking a chance on it. Besides $86 for a tire plug, that's robbery. New tire won't cost much more.
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My local dealer charges $90 per tire if you bring them the entire bike and a new tire (I needed my rear changed due to a leak http://www.600cc.org/forum/f13/tire-leak-options-26626/).
All of the parts from Harbor Freight to do it myself added up to $90 (go figure) + the $130 for the new tire + the free youtube video instructions. Now I can charge friends $30~$40 per tire to do theirs and make my money back for the rest of my life
Please consider, it's really worth it and the FZ6R-Forum community is always willing to help if you get stuck along the way.
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”
All of the parts from Harbor Freight to do it myself added up to $90 (go figure) + the $130 for the new tire + the free youtube video instructions. Now I can charge friends $30~$40 per tire to do theirs and make my money back for the rest of my life
Please consider, it's really worth it and the FZ6R-Forum community is always willing to help if you get stuck along the way.
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”
Brock Kickass
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At my shop we charge $20 to put an inside patch in a (car) tire. That includes removing it from the vehicle, dismounting the tire, patching it on the inside, remounting it, testing the patch, and putting it back on the vehicle. $86 to cram a plug into a tire is so far past a ripoff it's not even funny. To insert a plug the wheel does not have to come off the bike and the tire does not have to come off the rim. The actual plug costs the shop about $0.35. Whoever quoted you that should be treated exactly as if they had looked you in the eye and called you dumber than wood.
We do not plug car tires because it is a total crap half-assed way to fix a tire. Cost aside, repairing a motorcycle tire is dicey. The curved profile of the tread area makes it difficult to make a patch take and plugs are unreliable. Splurge on a decent tire and save some $$ by eating no-name Mac&Cheese instead of real KD if dough is tight.
We do not plug car tires because it is a total crap half-assed way to fix a tire. Cost aside, repairing a motorcycle tire is dicey. The curved profile of the tread area makes it difficult to make a patch take and plugs are unreliable. Splurge on a decent tire and save some $$ by eating no-name Mac&Cheese instead of real KD if dough is tight.
If the puncture is somewhere around the middle (riding area), you can use a plug and ride. Just get a set of plugs in auto store for around 4-6$ and plug it yourself. No need to remove ti tire. I rode a plugged tire for about 10k miles.
If the tire is too used up, order one online and ride the plugged one in the meantime. When the new one arrives, remove the wheel off the bike and bring it together with the new tire to an independent car tire shop. They'll flip it for $5.
If the tire is too used up, order one online and ride the plugged one in the meantime. When the new one arrives, remove the wheel off the bike and bring it together with the new tire to an independent car tire shop. They'll flip it for $5.
jamesgarfield
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well i feel like a total idiot now...Not very impressed with the plug at all. They said I should be good to go ride like I would normally...
the nail itself looked like it was used to hang a picture frame (baby) so it looks like they made the hole even bigger lol
the nail itself looked like it was used to hang a picture frame (baby) so it looks like they made the hole even bigger lol
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They have to make the hole bigger to insert the plug. I keep a plug kit in my truck.
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That is because like Scott said, they have to make it bigger for the plug.
It is not advised to ride like you would normally. My question is, was this a motorcycle shop or just like a Mr. Tire or other tire place? IF that is the case, they don't know that riding on a plugged tire is not a good idea. Just like Jsp said, getting a new tire is the best option. $86 + labor? You most likely paid more to get the tire plugged than to get a brand new tire, and mounted. It isn't safe to ride on a plugged tire, because if it comes out (which it can) you are most likely going to crash. All I can say is that be extremely careful, and check it constantly, until you replace the tire. Your safety is in jeopardy with a plugged tire.
danieljardim
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For 80 bucks I would expect at least a tire patch (will last for the life of the tire) plugs (at least in cars) will come apart after a while.
Brock Kickass
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Tubes don't work because they don't stand up to the heat a radial tire produces when it flexes. Tires are a lot different than 50 years ago, but tubes aren't. They're still ok for off road and low speed applications, but not up to the task of modern highway driving.
They really ripped you off.
But I ride on plugs and know many that do. Modern motorcycle tires don't blow-out anymore. You can let all of the air out of a tire and still ride on it. I remember a couple years ago a magazine did a tire review and forgot to put air in them. Gave it a bad review and said it had very mush handling lol
But I ride on plugs and know many that do. Modern motorcycle tires don't blow-out anymore. You can let all of the air out of a tire and still ride on it. I remember a couple years ago a magazine did a tire review and forgot to put air in them. Gave it a bad review and said it had very mush handling lol
Bloke
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I heard that some places repair with both plug and patch. Maybe this is what they did?
jamesgarfield
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I'm def gonna follow up on this with the dealership...they recommended that I plug vs. getting a new one. Im more concerned about safety than the cost. They just told me it wasnt even a question that all I needed was a plug
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SkyOrDie
On steel-belted radial car tires I have exclusively used plugs. Over the past 40 years I must have plugged 25 holes with 100% success. I think the steel strands help hold the plugs in place. Inside patches can delaminate and fall off. In every case I never even took the wheel off the vehicle. I'm back on the road in half the time of changing to the spare.
Motorcycle tires are much more critical to our safety. It would worry me to ride on a plugged tire, but being the cheap-assed bastard that I am, I would probably do it. I'm sure I'd find an excuse to change it out early, though.
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Even if that was the case....$86 plus labor!?! How much would a new tire be from them...$1800 plus labor? Lesson learned.I'm def gonna follow up on this with the dealership...they recommended that I plug vs. getting a new one. Im more concerned about safety than the cost. They just told me it wasnt even a question that all I needed was a plug
Cheap kit:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Slime-1034-A-T-Handle-Tire-Plug/dp/B000ET525K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358628807&sr=8-2&keywords=motorcycle+tire+plug+kit]Slime 1034-A T-Handle Tire Plug Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive[/ame]
Expensive kit:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Go-International-Tubeless-Plugger/dp/B001BBSD9C/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1358629043&sr=8-15&keywords=motorcycle+tire+plug+kit]Stop & Go International Tubeless Tire Plugger with CO2 1001 : Amazon.com : Automotive[/ame]