# Tire plug **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073 "2013-05-23T05:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/1 "2013-05-23T05:25:10Z")
So a couple days ago I found a nice shiny nail in the rear tire of my bike. It being the end of a looong work day, I said f-it and did a quick plug with a goey string. The problem is it’s now losing air - about 4-6 psi a day. I think I have f-ed up by not letting the tire go flat while coating the hole with glue, so most of it probably blew off the needle before the plug went into the tire. Would not having much/any glue there cause it to leak slowly? Is there a way to redo one of these? Or will it just vulcanize after some riding and stop leaking? Or could it be another leak somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/2 "2013-05-23T05:37:51Z")
no its probably where the nail is and how the tire flexes, bike tires flex a hell of alot more then a car tire so a plug will not work nor is it safe, ive used patches from the inside that seem to work well in a pinch just to get me through the week till i got a new tire, but i would not recommend running a plug… and with that said i have a 160 rear tire i could sell you, michellin pilot power ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/3 "2013-05-23T05:48:52Z")
I’d say reach into your pocket and spend the $200 on a new tire and stop trying to mess with plugging a motorcycle tire. ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/4 "2013-05-23T05:49:46Z")
> [@Wow, I'm bored... trolling the gas saving forum](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-im-bored-trolling-the-gas-saving-forum/52809/31): > > no its probably where the nail is and how the tire flexes, bike tires flex a hell of alot more then a car tire so a plug will not work nor is it safe, ive used patches from the inside that seem to work well in a pinch just to get me through the week till i got a new tire, but i would not recommend running a plug… and with that said i have a 160 rear tire i could sell you, michellin pilot power The nail was close to the center. I had the same thing happen with my previous tire after putting it on, and wore it out with no issue, including lots of highway. I never heard of any of these plugs failing. Nevertheless, how old is the tire and how much you want for it? :lol ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/5 "2013-05-23T05:50:59Z")
> [@Infection question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/infection-question/52808/19): > > I’d say reach into your pocket and spend the $200 on a new tire and stop trying to mess with plugging a motorcycle tire. I think you guys are being paranoid :ponder ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/6 "2013-05-23T05:57:27Z")
> [@help hairymonke aka 4x4 jimmy thief](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-hairymonke-aka-4x4-jimmy-thief/52766/51): > > I think you guys are being paranoid :ponder I think you’re an idiot for running around on a plugged tire that’s leaking! You’re always the first one to jump down someone’s throat about rider safety. You asked for our opinion, sorry we’re being honest. In fact if it were me I’d stretch the hole out a little more and put another plug in it. Let me know when ya taste a guard rail! ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/7 "2013-05-23T05:59:15Z")
> [@Wow, I'm bored... trolling the gas saving forum](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-im-bored-trolling-the-gas-saving-forum/52809/33): > > I think you’re an idiot for running around on a plugged tire that’s leaking! You’re always the first one to jump down someone’s throat about rider safety. You asked for our opinion, sorry we’re being honest. In fact if it were me I’d stretch the hole out a little more and put another plug in it. Let me know when ya taste a guard rail! Are you off your meds? ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/8 "2013-05-23T06:00:53Z")
> [@Why do you have people making stupid faces in your avatar? Who are they?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-do-you-have-people-making-stupid-faces-in-your-avatar-who-are-they/52720/89): > > Are you off your meds? Nope, just blown away by your stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/9 "2013-05-23T06:04:02Z")
The feeling’s mutual. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/10 "2013-05-23T06:06:44Z")
> [@What blood type are you?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-blood-type-are-you/52807/27): > > The feeling’s mutual. Dude, you’re the asshole running around on a plugged tire that isn’t holding air and is too cheap to buy a new tire, but I’m stupid. Makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/11 "2013-05-23T06:08:58Z")
So far you’re the one who got personal, made groundless statements, wished me harm - and I’m the one that’s stupid? You got any personal experiences to back those claims of yours about plugs being unsafe? I do - I rode the thread off a tire with one. Go take your pills, or grow up. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/12 "2013-05-23T06:15:41Z")
i was always under the impression you were not suppose to plug a bike tire. either way, i wouldn’t want to ride a bike with a plugged tire between myself and the road. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/13 "2013-05-23T06:16:46Z")
I don’t have experience with plugged tires on motorcycles because when I gotta nail in it I replaced the tire. In order to properly plug a tire you do it from the inside, So instead of hoping it worked only to find out it didn’t hold I bought a new one. My time to pull it apart twice is worth more then $200. ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/14 "2013-05-23T06:23:15Z")
I don’t know if the air is being lost through the plug or if there is another leak somewhere unaccounted for. Hence the questions in the original post. I don’t recall saying anything about not wanting to buy a new tire. But I’m also not going to do it just because of somebody’s say-so, especially when plenty of people hold opposite opinion on plugs (google threads on svrider) and I already have my own experience with it saying otherwise. I wasn’t asking for opinions on whether I should plug the tire or not, I thought the questions were pretty specific. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/15 "2013-05-23T06:27:26Z")
Yup, it’s probably another leak somewhere. I’d soak the tire down and check for other leaks and make an appropriate plug(s) to the leak(s). Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/16 "2013-05-23T07:08:29Z")
i agree with everyone about not running a plugged tire, id rather patch it if you were tight on cash and this was a brand new tire with one of these [http://www.fixtires.com/proddetail.php?prod=250UL&cat=16](http://www.fixtires.com/proddetail.php?prod=250UL&cat=16) it actaully fills the hole with solid rubber and gives you a good radius on the inside, as to the tire its maybe two seasons old but not alot of mines on it has alot of tread life left 60$ for it ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/17 "2013-05-23T07:15:25Z")
> [@Infection question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/infection-question/52808/21): > > i agree with everyone about not running a plugged tire, id rather patch it if you were tight on cash and this was a brand new tire with one of these > [Tech 250 Uniseal Patches | Tire Patches | 250UL](http://www.fixtires.com/proddetail.php?prod=250UL&cat=16) > > it actaully fills the hole with solid rubber and gives you a good radius on the inside, > > as to the tire its maybe two seasons old but not alot of mines on it has alot of tread life left 60$ for it Any shops in the area do those patches? The tire is Pirelli 2CT with maybe 1k on it, so it’s practically new. I’ll have to get back to you on the tire (sounds like good deal) around next week when I’ll have time to come by and pick it up. Pm me your digits. ---
**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/18 "2013-05-23T07:30:40Z")
i can do that kind of patch just gotta bring me the tire and wheel ill pm you details ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/19 "2013-05-23T07:41:45Z")
i have a like new tire i’ll go $50 on in the classifieds section ---
**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073/20 "2013-05-23T07:43:19Z")
too big for him he needs a 160 and im taking that tire damit it jake! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-plug/267073.md?page=2)