LC4CARL

Patched many a tube over the years.

Picked up 1/2 a staple in my tubless tire the other day. Is it OK to plug it like an automotive tire or are patches best?

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VFR750FKID

did it go all the way through? what you should do is get an inside patch.

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LC4CARL

It's through.

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VFR750FKID

Go for the inside patch(I stand by them). Only bad part is you have to take the tire off the rim.

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Mcdave

A plug patch is only a temp patch to get you to where you need to get to. The correct way to do the patch is a radial patch (inside patch) if the tire is really new or low mileage & allot left I would do it but a rear only. If it's worn more than 30% or so I'd just buy a new/new-used tire. just my 2 cents

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LC4CARL

Thx guys.

My inquiry was a bit of an afterthought to be truthful. Upon locating the leak in the rear tire, I reamed it out and stuffed a plug in it with some glue. In hind sight I started to think about the differences between auto and moto tire construction. Anyway, it held up fine for 750 miles this weekend.

Next time, I'll have it patched.

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