How much to plug a tyre?

Trip · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Karma :

My bikes going into the local Kwak centre tommorrow to plug a slow puncture.

Just wondering how much i should be expecting to pay as they are know as rip off merchants.

Cheers

Rich
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abstractduk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Karma :

cost you 15-20 pounds when you can buy some glued strips and the tool for 10 and itll fix you 10 holes. im a courier on and off for 17 yearss and i never had one blow out on me. never even heard of it

Trip · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Karma :

Wouldnt trust myself to do it mate.

Simple as that.
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abstractduk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Karma :

if ur near seven sisters ill do it for free mate

Trip · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Karma :

Im Northants mate.

Cheers for the offer though
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Kwak center may charge more than somewhere like National Tyres, they only charged me £5 to plug a puncture on a loose wheel.
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Trip · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Karma :

National tyres wont touch it - they say they dont have the license to plug bike tyres or something.
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

no such thing as a 'licence to plug tyres' they're just scared in case it fails, that you'll sue them, and want to sell you a new tyre anyway.

I've been runing on plugged tyres for ages, on both the Firestorm and the FJR, and at regular (for me) speeds, without any problems.
Buy a plug kit and do it yourself.. it really IS that easy.

this advice is worth exactly what you've paid for it tho Wink

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Trip · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Karma :

Still wouldnt trust my cack hands with my tyres.

What do you reckon is the most i should pay then?
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kingnathski88 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Karma :

When I went to France on my bike last December I was messing about on our holiday home drive (was a shingle drive) and the night before we were due to head home I got a screw stuck in it. Local french bike mechanic charged me 10 Euro's.

I suppose it will be like 10-20. Although down my local garage they would probably do it for free. Only really takes 2-3 minutes Thumbs Up