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Reply #15 - 01/24/11 at 07:25:18

I would not try it on a motorcycle tire either, but must admit, have done it and it held up several thousand miles. The tire was brand spanking new and picked up a nail (nnNNOOOOOOOOO!) so I was too frustrated to resist.

Having used the same tool on a car tire, I was surprised at how thin and easy to punch through a motorcycle tire is.. surprised the plug had enough to hold on to. It held fine for 4,000 miles or so. I would not try that again, unless of course I had done an Oldfeller VW tire conversion. Cheesy

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Reply #16 - 01/24/11 at 07:29:38

Really can't remember how many rope/string plugs we used along the gulf coast roads after Ike scattered roofing nails all over the place - never heard of one that failed - the side walls flex too much to get a reasonable seal for very long - better than nothing how ever - depending on the circumstance. I still carry a small air comp and tire plugs in all the 4 wheeled vechls that are likely to be driven in the area.

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Reply #17 - 01/24/11 at 18:22:32

stinger wrote on 01/22/11 at 01:07:21:

I think because its a motorcycle tire and you only have two that keep you from coming apart in pieces if you have a blow out traveling at high speeds, I'd buy a new one. You can get away with it on a car but I'd always be thinking about the plug when riding. A $100 tire is a lot better deal than losing your life maybe.

i believe he was speaking of a car tire, am i correct?

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Need Advice on car tire Reply #18 - 01/24/11 at 18:46:43 Having read the thread title, Im gonna lean toward a YES on that
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Need Advice on car tire Reply #19 - 01/25/11 at 08:43:01 Yes ,it was a car tire .The plug is holding.
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: Need Advice on car tire Reply #20 - 01/25/11 at 13:09:32 rl153 wrote on 01/25/11 at 08:43:01: Yes ,it was a car tire .The plug is holding. and it should hold i've never had on fail
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IN-S40 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 128 Michigan City, IN Gender:	Re: Need Advice on car tire Reply #21 - 01/25/11 at 14:13:36 I have used that type of plug many times before and in one case in the sidewall, every plug held fine until it was time for new tires... Darren IN-S40
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Need Advice on car tire Reply #22 - 01/25/11 at 16:48:23 IN-S40 wrote on 01/25/11 at 14:13:36: I have used that type of plug many times before and in one case in the sidewall, every plug held fine until it was time for new tires... Darren IN-S40 +1 and that little plug doesn't know the difference between a motorcycle tire and a car tire.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Need Advice on car tire Reply #23 - 01/25/11 at 19:06:25 Ive only seen a coupla plugs fail. They were on the rear & pulled out till they started to leak a bit due to being left a little long & hard acceleration dragged them out, but it wasnt a catastrophic failure, just a slow leak.
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