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webbrob YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 29 San Diego, CA Gender:	Tire puncture 04/10/11 at 08:58:37 Would any of you recommend replacing a punctured tire? By that I mean not just the tube?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28770 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #1 - 04/10/11 at 09:22:22 depends on damage
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Tire puncture Reply #2 - 04/10/11 at 09:53:11 Depends on where the hole is, how big it is, how old the tire is. Removing & reinstalling a worn tire isnt always real smart.. specially if its on the back.
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webbrob YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 29 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #3 - 04/10/11 at 09:53:56 No visible damage, I haven't found what caused the flat, if it is just a nail then?
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Reply #4 - 04/10/11 at 10:00:19

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/10/11 at 09:53:11:

Depends on where the hole is, how big it is, how old the tire is. Removing & reinstalling a worn tire isnt always real smart.. specially if its on the back.

So, youre thinking you left whatever poked your tire layin in the road & you went on? If the sidewall isnt messed up & the hole is so tiny you cant find it & the tire is worth removing AND reinstalling, then go fot it,, but ID sure want o lay my eyes on where the hole is in the tire..Have you sprayed it with soapy water? Or have you already got the tube out?

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Reply #5 - 04/10/11 at 12:00:39

I would try to find where the hole occured in the tire and patch it from the inside. If the hole is big enough it can wear at the tube and nibble through it as you ride. Also if you picked up a thin piece of wire and it is still in the tire it will give you another flat. I've had both happen Sad

. A lot depends on the age and wear on the tire, if it is a stock IRC with more than 5K miles it should be replaced anyway.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Tire puncture Reply #6 - 04/11/11 at 06:39:16 A stock IRC with 3,000 wouldnt get patched at my house. Maybe, if it was the front & in good shape,, but I doubt Id put tht $$$ & or labor into the rear, way too much trouble for such a crappy return. Find the hole, yes..
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #7 - 04/11/11 at 07:02:32 How many time did it go flat,....if it did ? Maybe your neighbor doesn't like your bike. How loud is your exhaust. Lastly, there is such a thing as a slow leak that even a tire shop can't find. And I have one here on a trailer that "I" can't find.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Tire puncture Reply #8 - 04/11/11 at 07:28:12 If he has the hole n the tube found,, well,, We need details..
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Re: Tire puncture
Reply #9 - 04/11/11 at 19:35:48

Well, I got her off and miraculously found the object:

This is the tread left at about 3500 miles on the clock:

Local shop here quotes on their website, $25 to replace tube alone if you buy from them. Bike Bandit tube price is about 35 bones, so I am thinking the local shop might be a little higher, maybe 70-80 total?

A new tire is at least $130. If I do get a tire what are some good ones? I only found two that are the right size on Bike bandit, but they say they are for tubeless tires...

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Re: Tire puncture
Reply #10 - 04/11/11 at 19:53:27

If you follow the rules... another 1000 miles
$25 to install a 15 or 20 dollar tube.

Dunlop D404 is the least I'd put on it... $80 + shipping
my local would charge $35 to mount.

You'd get about 10k out of it.

40/1000 or 120/10000
$1/25miles or $1/83miles

Looks like a no brainer to me... new tire, keep the old one for an emergency.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28770 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #11 - 04/11/11 at 20:24:58 BTW... you can use tubeless tires with a tube on our wheels.
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webbrob YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 29 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #12 - 04/11/11 at 20:25:13 Thank you for the info. You say that that is the least you would put on it, what would be better? I just do average riding, nothing out of the ordinary (not a lot of dirt roads or race tracks around...).
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webbrob YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 29 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #13 - 04/11/11 at 20:31:28 And they don't have the 140/80-15, is there many other sizes that fit these babies?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28770 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Tire puncture Reply #14 - 04/11/11 at 20:48:19 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1267116732 140/90-15 fits fine and tends to correct the speedo error
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