vmaxwayne
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posted May 03, 2003 02:39 PM
Repair of tires
What's the consensus on repairing radial sport tires, in particlar tires for the ZX12r.
My dealer says he doesn't recommend it for high performance tires.
  
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VincentHill
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posted May 03, 2003 03:27 PM
Actually (IMHO) he should state you can repair by plugging or other means But you do not want to use the "High Performance" of your bike once plugged! If I am out in the middle of no where, bet me that I am not going to plug my tire and get to where I am going and then get a new tire!
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vmaxwayne
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posted May 03, 2003 04:25 PM
Right on Vincent.
Plug to you get back and then change.
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swft
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posted May 03, 2003 07:17 PM
Yep!
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posted May 04, 2003 09:16 PM
well of course
youve been out riding....... not quite to destination(out leg)
or on the return leg home
plug it or patch it
done right they will go & last hundreds to thousands of miles
at the usual legal speed.......55-75 mph
& not draggin your knee scufflin thru turns
NO i wouldnt do
full power launches
hi-speed runs over the legal limits
or be knee draggin & scufflin thru turns
id dial it back more than afew until i could get a new tire on
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VincentHill
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posted May 05, 2003 04:22 AM
The worse part is 90& of the time you get a puncture it is on a fairly new tire or right after you replace a tire!
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vmaxwayne
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posted May 05, 2003 05:51 AM
Exactly, <100 kms
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swft
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posted May 05, 2003 06:36 AM
If someone ever asks you, here's the SB (Scientific Bullshit) answer you can give them.
"Of course your chances of picking up a nail are always highest in the first few weeks after mounting a new tire. It's because of the high carbon content of the silica in the tires. They use heat and pressure to form the tire in the mold at the factory, and when it comes out, it's slightly magnetized. Over time, as you ride the bike, the flexing of the chassis will 'loosen' this magnetic bond and it will disappear, but you really gotta watch for nails in those first few weeks." 
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posted May 05, 2003 08:52 AM
The other tidbit on nails in tires is that cars sweep the road pretty clean . The two tire grooves and or tracks are clean. The center of the lane is fairly clean from lane changing but it does still collect debris. And the road shoulder from the fog line out is a garbage dump. That is where everything ends up that the cars sweep off of the road. If you tend to ride in the center of the lane and or have a tendency to run on the fog line or outside of it you chances for picking up a nail and or other pointed objects is extremely high.
And if you run in the middle of the lane along with the junk that is collected in that zone you also get to pick-up more grease, oil, antifreeze etc. leaked from cages. So do yourself a favor and run the clean line.
Knock on wood, hundreds of thousands of miles, street riding since 1965 and not one single flat tire ever on any of my street bikes. (Pit bike thats a different story!)
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