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    Quote Originally Posted by Boob Johnson View Post
    How safe is that?

    I can vouch they are sweet up to at least 190kph

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    Just had a read of the NZ standards for tyre repair and the H&S documentation for tyre fitters. The "rules" were written in 2001 with an amendment in regards to tread depth coming on may 1st this year.

    Anyway, They don't say external plugs are illegal , in fact they are never mentioned, They show best practise for fixing a tyre and it involves removing the tyre, cleaning and shaping the puncture point and fixing from the inside.

    Interestingly enough their is special information for nearly all other vehicles including ATV's but no mention of (two wheeled) motorbikes.

    Personally I've seen a couple tires split after having a plug put in them, and one where the plug came loose, So I wouldn't use one, well, maybe to get home. But if it looked like the mess posted in the pics earlier in the thread I'd be a tad worried.

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    Ahh, you just need to pump up your tyre more often now. :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    That's kicking the arse off what it costs for BOTH tyres on me H-D, sucks to be a sprotsbike owner......
    Yeah, the whole set set me back $600, and they are predicted to last aroudn 6000-8000 km apparently.

    Quote Originally Posted by Headbanger View Post
    According to my local tireman they are illegal.

    He reckoned any sort of plug was not legal. had to be pulled off and done from the inside.
    Yep, Mike also said this. The plug they do from outside is for 'temporary repair only', and is only good for getting you home. I've been riding around like this for over 3000 km now. Now that it's fixed, I should get abit more life out of these tyres

    Quote Originally Posted by bikerboy011 View Post
    By the way what do you think of the BT016's as am thinking to get me a set. Do they warm up quick?
    They're good, I've had the rear come out a few times mid corner and always managed to bring it back under control without any issues.

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    Darn would not think Cycletreads use a temporary fix. I got 2 mushroom plugs on my rear and it has lasted for more than 3000km. They did recommend to not ride it more than 200km/h though.

    Bikerboy your bike would have come with BT016's as OEM which are crap and would not last long. Somehow I think the BT015 and 016 are hard tyres compared to Michelin PP. But tyres are always a personal choice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anthrax View Post
    Yeah get it repaired. Safe as houses.
    Providing its not a leaky house

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    Quote Originally Posted by klyong82 View Post
    Darn would not think Cycletreads use a temporary fix. I got 2 mushroom plugs on my rear and it has lasted for more than 3000km. They did recommend to not ride it more than 200km/h though.

    Bikerboy your bike would have come with BT016's as OEM which are crap and would not last long. Somehow I think the BT015 and 016 are hard tyres compared to Michelin PP. But tyres are always a personal choice.

    I got the 015's as my OEM tires, am up to 9000ks, am sure i can do another 1000ks before i change them. Lasted quit well.

    I was thinking M3's would be a good choice..

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    That'll buff right out.
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    Well here's the 'proper' fix done by Mike at Drury Tyres



    In other news I found a set of Michelin PP in my shed, guess I'll try them on next.

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    Last pic looks to be the real thing.

    Had mushroom plugs in 3 or 4 tyres (all rears - the front flicks the nail up and the rear rolls over it while the nail's standing up) and never had a problem in many miles, even with occasional sustained bursts of high load & speed (where legal).

    Never worked out what the NZ regs for this are like compared to other places, but someone seems to like making up rules which are different to justify their existence. Domestic hot water and Legionaire's, for instance. "Why make a reg to heat water to 70C, only to fit a tempering valve? Oh, you make tempering valves..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by lankyman View Post
    Yea, I wouldn't muck round with that on a bike tyre. All good on a car when you've go another tyre on the other side to hold you to the road when one blows out.
    Yeah I would have biffed it to. Better to be safe then sorry.
    But then again......I love new rubber!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by breakaway View Post
    Yep, Mike also said this. The plug they do from outside is for 'temporary repair only', and is only good for getting you home. I've been riding around like this for over 3000 km now. Now that it's fixed, I should get abit more life out of these tyres
    I used temporary repairs many times,slime or dog turd.
    I temporarily used them till the tyre wore out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by breakaway View Post
    ...the repair that cycletreads did was the 'emergency repair' sort, and not a proper mushroom plug.
    I can't believe you still go there! What was it happened before - they didn't refit the spacers? Or was it they didn't tighten the front axle? Or both?
    If it wasn't for a concise set of rules, we might have to resort to common sense!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Preload View Post
    I can't believe you still go there! What was it happened before - they didn't refit the spacers? Or was it they didn't tighten the front axle? Or both?
    Both, but I had to go there since it was the closest place that could fix it, didn't really want to be riding for ages with a bolt lodged in the tiyre. Definitely learnt my lesson though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZ CBR View Post
    Im no mechanic, but I heard if you add another screw on the opp side it will even out the tyre and wack 3.4sec off your 1/4mile time!!
    What an irresponsible idiotic forum troll suggesting something that may endanger others. Don't listen to this twat.

    Certainly, if you have even a half brain, you'd know that introducing another matter into the tyre would add intrusion volume and upset your tyre pressure. The most logical thing is to calculate the probable volume of that puncture screw and deduct that from the air volume in your tyre. That way you still have the optimum tyre pressure and avoid running the tyre too hot.

    (OTP psi + SV) - SV = OTP.
    where OTP = Optimum Tyre Pressure (in psi) and SV = Screw Volume (in cubic mm).

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