nail in back tire

[SilvrT]

Bike has been parked all winter. Discovered that the rear tire was almost flat (yet it was around 45lbs when I parked it). Checked the tire and noticed a piece of metal like a nail embedded into the tread. Haven't tested for a leak yet but will later tonight. No idea how long it might have been there but recall air pressure dropping about 10lbs over a 2 month time span last summer. The tire is good and is a Avon Venom-X so I really don't want to replace it yet. Can such a thing be fixed? We used to (and probably still do) put plugs in car tires. Can this be done on a m/c tire or what?

[Black Ice]

Rick, scroll down to the Similar Threads listed below and take a look at the postings under the one titled "that old nail in the.....". It should help you.

Good luck!

[BuddyRich]

I have run several tires with plugs in them. Had a ME880 once with 3 in it. Rode them till they had to be replaced due to lack of tread.

[SilvrT]

  Black Ice said:

Rick, scroll down to the Similar Threads listed below and take a look at the postings under the one titled "that old nail in the.....". It should help you.

Good luck!

That's good info...thanks a bunch. The general consensus appears to be that it's ok to plug the tire and that Ride-On is a good product. I think I'll go with those solutions.

[Black Ice]

Ya, I'd do it. I get my tires from a local fellow who only works on bikes and he patches all the time if its a clean hole and not in the side wall.

Cheers

[StuD]

Rick you got mail. :canada:

[SilvrT]

  StuD said:

Rick you got mail. :canada:

 

I do? where? (there's nothing showing up top here)

[StuD]

  SilvrT said:

I do? where? (there's nothing showing up top here)

E Mail:rotf: :rotf: :canada:

[SilvrT]

  StuD said:

E Mail:rotf: :rotf: :canada:

I guessed that ya nut! ... when I went and looked, there was nothing...I just went and looked again and found YOUR email in my JUNK MAIL !!!

 

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