dont forget to twist the plug once you insert it, that way when you pull the plug inserter out the plug will stay seated well because of the knot created. It will also not pull out then.
@Revilingfool That's an awesome tip. I didn't know that. Thanks for contributing to the knowledge base. I'm sure that's going to benefit lots of folks.
@VVoodstockRider well I came across a situation that I had to use one.. it only lasted a short time before leaking.. I put a new one in and in a day it failed again... I guess each tire is different.
first i enjoyed chicken aloha dance, second i need to get tire repair kit and third instead of trimming the ends could i burn it down , iv seen people done this on car tires??
@DucatiS2R1000S haha... you like the chicken dance, eh? As far as burning the ends down, I don't see why you can't do it... but trimming is does what you need to do. Also, the rubber cement activates the vulcanization process, so it's a chemical melting/fusing thing that occurs in the rubber. I suppose if you didn't have the rubber cement, burning could be a way to go to completely seal the tire.
What a bunch of newbies. You NEVER plug a bike tire unless you are only going to the dealer or shop to have a new tire put on or you ride like an old man on a scooter.
Anybody who knows anything about riding knows this.
DO NOT TAKE THIS GUYS ADVICE HE IS DIRECTING YOU TO DO SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNSAFE ESPECIALY ON A SPORT BIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME
DONT BOTHER TALKING SHIT EITHER IVE BEEN RIDING FOR OVER 25 YEARS ALL 25 ON SPORT BIKES. EXPERIENCE IS KNOWLEDGE.
@TONY22407 Spoken like a dealer. Sometimes motorcycle tires can be repaired, just like car tires. Yeah, talk to any dealer and its oh yeah, you gotta get a new tire. Unless you're a noob, then "you should get a new bike". I've know people to have ridden with plugged tires. Patching might also be an option once you get home.
Yes im sure you can get some mileage out of a plug or patch BUT is it safe at high speeds the answer is NO, most plug packages will even tell you not to exceed a speed of 50mph, good luck doing that on a sport bike or on any bike for that matter. By the way comparing cars to bikes, dude come on
I guess it all depends on ride style, experience & maturity.
Do this, next time when your on the highway passing someone, think about that plug in your tire, how safe do you feel now?
@TONY22407 Well, if my plug fails, the air is going to leak out of the hole. It took the tire 5 or more minutes to lose all the air when I pulled the nail out of it, so its hard to believe that a plug failure is going to cause a sudden tire failure. Maybe it will leak, but I don't see that as a big safety factor.
I would have gladly removed the wheel and taken the whole thing down to a shop to have the tire patched professionally from the inside. But nobody will do that.
Ok let me break it down for you, the fact that there's a plug in there is not the problem its that the tire has a hole and that hole is a weak spot in the tire now. The tire has lost structural integrity and at high speed can BLOW APART at that holes location.
All that plug does is hold the air in, thats it, it doesn't repair the tire as a whole.
Who knows how many metal braids were damaged by the foreign object. That tire is now subject to disaster. THATS A BIG GAMBLE.
Good video, but I really gotta say that a plugged tire is a risk. If you wanna take it, that's your choice.
(I work as a mechanic, so I deal with tires all the damn time, and I keep a plug kit in each of my bikes. Plugging is fine to get to a shop, but I really can't advise this as a long-term solution.)
I just got a nail in my motorcycle tire, and there is only 500km on that tire so I don't want to throw it out.. basically the same place in a tread groove.. people told me never to use these kits on a motorcycle tire but after doing research and watching video's like this, I'm about to get one of these kits and repair it myself.
Haha I see I'm not the only one focused on the knife...
The knife was the WHOLE VIDEO!! :D
P.S. Believe it or not, there's people out there that "trim down" screws and nails so it punctures, and pops out. I caught a couple of them (that didn't pop out), and when I pull it out, you can see they were ground-down to a "short point".
Thanks for the vid and for picking up the sharp thingy, and also for the (highly illogical but strangely provocative) Hawaiian chicken Vulcanization dance. The drummer is a musical genius, btw. :)
great vid :) having a flat tyre 50km from home is no fun at all :( since then I carry a repair kit, compressor and a jump starter I use for 12V supply, and of course since i've been doing that, no punctures! pffft! :D
@SuperTrav26 It's a coating called Titanium Dioxide. It's supposed to be black, but if taken out of the furnace prematurely, it reacts differently with the air and becomes colorful. The coating is exceptionally hard & scratch resistant.
Nice. When I got a hole in my tire, it was in the middle, so when I plugged it like you did, it didn't last much longer than 20 miles before I had to stop and replug it again.
@ToastToGo You have to trim it in such a way so that it's flush, and doesn't pull out. Also, you need to use rubber cement, so that the rubber vulcanizes and closes the hole up. I forgot to add that you need to ride the bike, so that the plug spreads out on the inside of the tire and helps seal it.
so how well do these hold up over time. last year I "had" to replace my rear tire 2 times because they (the shop) told me that you should not plug a motorcycle tire.. how accurate it that?
@kary1982v6 Plugs work fine, I wouldn't do track days on a plug but for the street they hold up well. Moto shops generally will not install plugs on moto due to insurance and state laws. I've used the tar (ie this vid) and the plug/patch combo style used in tire shops. Inside the tire is a patch with a rubber plug you pull through the nail hole and seals everything nice and tight.
i loved that chicken dance...i did the same thing to my car it was on the "non safe area" and i have been driving with it in my sidewall for over 20k miles....don't let them rip you off people...the plugs are great !!! this video is awesome...
Yes, drop the foreign object down to the ground next to the tire..Awesome thinking there.
These plug kits work well.. Nice video.And your suppose to have an inch on onse side and 2 on the osterside of pluger so one bit stays inside and the other is sticking out so basicly u have the plug coming threw the hole as the foreign object was..U did it bit wrong here, hope it doesnt leak air..Good luck.
@Brainiac83 Yeah, the staple blew off my finger, but I did pick it up and make sure I didn't leave it there to find another tire. You're right about going too far in. With the motorcycle tire, the insert/plug usually pulls out about 1/2 inch when pulling the insertion tool out. But this time, the tool pulled out without pulling the insert/plug out. As for leaving the excess on the outside, that's a big no-no for motorcycle tires. It will pull the plug completely out if you don't trim it.
@Spencerian No, i think he means the way you had the rubber plug on the tool. He said you're supposed to have more on one side than the other so that the rubber plug is in straight rather than folded in half.
dont forget to twist the plug once you insert it, that way when you pull the plug inserter out the plug will stay seated well because of the knot created. It will also not pull out then.
Revilingfool 1 month ago
@Revilingfool That's an awesome tip. I didn't know that. Thanks for contributing to the knowledge base. I'm sure that's going to benefit lots of folks.
Spencerian 1 month ago
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at 1.56 it sounds like you said "ok..umm.. I put rubber semen..." lol
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damianomigani 2 months ago
chicken dance in the middle was the highlight for me
soccerballtux 5 months ago
Those kits often come with what looks like patches with a sticky backing, yet I’ve never seen anyone use those, what are they really for?
hogo1 8 months ago
Hang-on, if you threaded the plug THROUGH the needle, how come it didn't come out when you withdrew the needle?
OzClawhammer 10 months ago
Vulcanization? Is that when everyone is turned into a Spock?
mtlh05 10 months ago
My dealer helped me put in a plug the first time and it lasted for the remaining life of the tire. I'm not going over 50.
hardcorehouse 11 months ago
it looked like a cotter key
breethwithme 1 year ago
@breethwithme Yeah it was. I guess I just happened to roll over it at the wrong angle.
Spencerian 11 months ago
Plugs should only be used to get you to a shop than can install a patch inside the tire.
DougDaCosta 1 year ago
@VVoodstockRider well I came across a situation that I had to use one.. it only lasted a short time before leaking.. I put a new one in and in a day it failed again... I guess each tire is different.
kary1982v6 1 year ago
first i enjoyed chicken aloha dance, second i need to get tire repair kit and third instead of trimming the ends could i burn it down , iv seen people done this on car tires??
DucatiS2R1000S 1 year ago
@DucatiS2R1000S haha... you like the chicken dance, eh? As far as burning the ends down, I don't see why you can't do it... but trimming is does what you need to do. Also, the rubber cement activates the vulcanization process, so it's a chemical melting/fusing thing that occurs in the rubber. I suppose if you didn't have the rubber cement, burning could be a way to go to completely seal the tire.
Spencerian 11 months ago
where in hawaii do you live??
i visit maui all the time and love the east side of the island
its beautiful
but great vid man
im 14 and freaked when i foumd a nail in my dirtbike tire
thanks for the help
loopyboopoo1 1 year ago
@loopyboopoo1 I'm on oahu. Yeah, the patch saves the tire until you get a new one.
Spencerian 11 months ago
Got a flat on my bike now. Gonna give this a try.
dahveed284 1 year ago
What a bunch of newbies. You NEVER plug a bike tire unless you are only going to the dealer or shop to have a new tire put on or you ride like an old man on a scooter.
Anybody who knows anything about riding knows this.
DO NOT TAKE THIS GUYS ADVICE HE IS DIRECTING YOU TO DO SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNSAFE ESPECIALY ON A SPORT BIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME
DONT BOTHER TALKING SHIT EITHER IVE BEEN RIDING FOR OVER 25 YEARS ALL 25 ON SPORT BIKES. EXPERIENCE IS KNOWLEDGE.
TONY22407 1 year ago
@TONY22407 Spoken like a dealer. Sometimes motorcycle tires can be repaired, just like car tires. Yeah, talk to any dealer and its oh yeah, you gotta get a new tire. Unless you're a noob, then "you should get a new bike". I've know people to have ridden with plugged tires. Patching might also be an option once you get home.
dahveed284 1 year ago
@dahveed284
Yes im sure you can get some mileage out of a plug or patch BUT is it safe at high speeds the answer is NO, most plug packages will even tell you not to exceed a speed of 50mph, good luck doing that on a sport bike or on any bike for that matter. By the way comparing cars to bikes, dude come on
I guess it all depends on ride style, experience & maturity.
Do this, next time when your on the highway passing someone, think about that plug in your tire, how safe do you feel now?
TONY22407 1 year ago
@TONY22407 Well, if my plug fails, the air is going to leak out of the hole. It took the tire 5 or more minutes to lose all the air when I pulled the nail out of it, so its hard to believe that a plug failure is going to cause a sudden tire failure. Maybe it will leak, but I don't see that as a big safety factor.
I would have gladly removed the wheel and taken the whole thing down to a shop to have the tire patched professionally from the inside. But nobody will do that.
dahveed284 1 year ago
@dahveed284
Ok let me break it down for you, the fact that there's a plug in there is not the problem its that the tire has a hole and that hole is a weak spot in the tire now. The tire has lost structural integrity and at high speed can BLOW APART at that holes location.
All that plug does is hold the air in, thats it, it doesn't repair the tire as a whole.
Who knows how many metal braids were damaged by the foreign object. That tire is now subject to disaster. THATS A BIG GAMBLE.
TONY22407 1 year ago
@dahveed284
Why wont the dealer patch it? Because the dealer does not want to be responsible for that tire now because it is now unsafe, a risk and a liability.
Yes the dealer gets to make money now because of a safety factor, a legitimate safety factor. Cant expect the dealer to give tires away for free.
Patching a car is one thing but a bike is not cool.
TONY22407 1 year ago
Good video, but I really gotta say that a plugged tire is a risk. If you wanna take it, that's your choice.
(I work as a mechanic, so I deal with tires all the damn time, and I keep a plug kit in each of my bikes. Plugging is fine to get to a shop, but I really can't advise this as a long-term solution.)
jmangle 1 year ago
I just got a nail in my motorcycle tire, and there is only 500km on that tire so I don't want to throw it out.. basically the same place in a tread groove.. people told me never to use these kits on a motorcycle tire but after doing research and watching video's like this, I'm about to get one of these kits and repair it myself.
Thanks.
fc3sbob 1 year ago
I got a nail in my rear tire right about in the same spot a month ago, And i ended up getting that same kit from walmart lol
BigDiesel85 1 year ago
Useful!
JimNtexas 1 year ago
Haha I see I'm not the only one focused on the knife...
The knife was the WHOLE VIDEO!! :D
P.S. Believe it or not, there's people out there that "trim down" screws and nails so it punctures, and pops out. I caught a couple of them (that didn't pop out), and when I pull it out, you can see they were ground-down to a "short point".
a1supersport 1 year ago
Haha I guess I'm not the only one focused on the knife...
The "knife" was the WHOLE VIDEO!!! :D
a1supersport 1 year ago
Wierd coincidences. I hear a siren outside and it passes by. I sit back down and hear another siren. I think... why's it coming back?
Good stuff to know. Fingers crossed. Hope to never need to use it.
Itsreload 1 year ago
LOL. Love the chicken dance.
jupejupes 1 year ago
I feel like i should keep one of these on my bike somewhere. Just in case.
geodubb 1 year ago
Thanks for the vid and for picking up the sharp thingy, and also for the (highly illogical but strangely provocative) Hawaiian chicken Vulcanization dance. The drummer is a musical genius, btw. :)
upway2l8again 1 year ago
2:22 That critter's gonna give me nightmares :/
andyroo24601 1 year ago
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MrBlahcorp 1 year ago
great vid :) having a flat tyre 50km from home is no fun at all :( since then I carry a repair kit, compressor and a jump starter I use for 12V supply, and of course since i've been doing that, no punctures! pffft! :D
MrBlahcorp 1 year ago
That is a cool-looking knife!
0Jacob0 1 year ago
wow!!! nice video gotta get me one of those..
06202020 1 year ago
Nice demo. I really need to get a plug kit. Did you have an air can or pump to put air back into the tire?
Like the automatic knife. Nice short blade. Looks like it could be a key fob!
Fudmottin 1 year ago
@Fudmottin It's the Kershaw Leek Rainbow. It's not automatic, but it does have a lever to push & flick out the blade.
Spencerian 1 year ago
Thanks for the sharing.
Actually, I always carry exactly same plug-kit at the saddle bag.. ha ha ha
I now know how to use it..
Thanks.
busyweb 1 year ago
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busyweb 1 year ago
good info n cool knife,look like it got kameleon paint on it
SuperTrav26 1 year ago
@SuperTrav26 It's a coating called Titanium Dioxide. It's supposed to be black, but if taken out of the furnace prematurely, it reacts differently with the air and becomes colorful. The coating is exceptionally hard & scratch resistant.
Spencerian 1 year ago
Nice. When I got a hole in my tire, it was in the middle, so when I plugged it like you did, it didn't last much longer than 20 miles before I had to stop and replug it again.
ToastToGo 1 year ago
@ToastToGo You have to trim it in such a way so that it's flush, and doesn't pull out. Also, you need to use rubber cement, so that the rubber vulcanizes and closes the hole up. I forgot to add that you need to ride the bike, so that the plug spreads out on the inside of the tire and helps seal it.
Spencerian 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing!
That's some mighty good keychain there.
Quentyn73 1 year ago
so how well do these hold up over time. last year I "had" to replace my rear tire 2 times because they (the shop) told me that you should not plug a motorcycle tire.. how accurate it that?
kary1982v6 1 year ago
@kary1982v6 Plugs work fine, I wouldn't do track days on a plug but for the street they hold up well. Moto shops generally will not install plugs on moto due to insurance and state laws. I've used the tar (ie this vid) and the plug/patch combo style used in tire shops. Inside the tire is a patch with a rubber plug you pull through the nail hole and seals everything nice and tight.
Synistr1 1 year ago
yep.... Im pretty sure thats my old bike. Its a bad luck bike! I'm warning you
mrsfacebookgirl 1 year ago
@mrsfacebookgirl Were you the one that sold me the bike?
Spencerian 1 year ago
I see you have a switchblade. Are you a Hell's Angel?
I use plugs too, especially if the tire is new.
cashstore1 1 year ago
@cashstore1 you gotta protect yourself in hawaii, seriously.
never know when your gonna get jumped.
himfan1 1 year ago
@cashstore1 I know it looks like a switchblade, but it's not. It's actuated by a flick of my index finger.
Spencerian 1 year ago
@cashstore1 Darn, I thought you were a real tough, evil, nasty, bad guy. LOL
I would like to know what happened with the stolen bike thing. I wonder if the cops did their job?
cashstore1 1 year ago
i loved that chicken dance...i did the same thing to my car it was on the "non safe area" and i have been driving with it in my sidewall for over 20k miles....don't let them rip you off people...the plugs are great !!! this video is awesome...
jorgecornet 1 year ago
Great how to vid.Man that chicken likes to dance.Mahalo
pulse0000 1 year ago
thumbs up for the hawainn chicken =)
warezvz 1 year ago
Chicken Vulcanization dance? lol
Good vid!
RC62 1 year ago
Dancing chicken FTW ! :D
Tvinky 1 year ago
That's a broken split pin use for keep nut in place.
I thought you are suppose to give it a twist after insertion, then put out?
78UNKNOWN 1 year ago
Nice how-to. I've used this process countless times...too bad it won't work on tubed tires :o/
L0udP1p35 1 year ago
great vid.
Thaibiker85 1 year ago
The original tire.Thats old rubber.I wouldn't push the twisties with that.
invisiblemon 1 year ago
Nice and easy, good video!
bfmv580 1 year ago
Good Job, nice and clean.
gogosor 1 year ago
Yes, drop the foreign object down to the ground next to the tire..Awesome thinking there.
These plug kits work well.. Nice video.And your suppose to have an inch on onse side and 2 on the osterside of pluger so one bit stays inside and the other is sticking out so basicly u have the plug coming threw the hole as the foreign object was..U did it bit wrong here, hope it doesnt leak air..Good luck.
Brainiac83 1 year ago
@Brainiac83 Yeah, the staple blew off my finger, but I did pick it up and make sure I didn't leave it there to find another tire. You're right about going too far in. With the motorcycle tire, the insert/plug usually pulls out about 1/2 inch when pulling the insertion tool out. But this time, the tool pulled out without pulling the insert/plug out. As for leaving the excess on the outside, that's a big no-no for motorcycle tires. It will pull the plug completely out if you don't trim it.
Spencerian 1 year ago
@Spencerian No, i think he means the way you had the rubber plug on the tool. He said you're supposed to have more on one side than the other so that the rubber plug is in straight rather than folded in half.
heartlesspinto 1 year ago
awesome thanks for posting
67kneil 1 year ago