Got a nice puncture on the way to work...

[dannyw35]

Discovered I had a punture on the rear wheel this morning on the way to work...thanks to the kind biker who pointed it out to me at the lights...

Stopped at the next petrol station to find the pressure super low and a nice big nail in it the middle of the tyre...

Obv needs to get fixed asap but theres not any places i know of in near the City/East london where I can get it done during lunch...

Question is:

1) Can I use a can of tyre weld?
2) Are bike tyres repairable like cars?
3) How much is a bridgestone going to set me back?

I only have a 9 mile commute so i'm tempted to pump it up and get home and sort it at the weekend...

Another question, anyone know the correct psi for the rear wheel on a cbr600?

Thanks
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CBT - 13/01/08 -> Theory 18/01/08 -> Honda Accord Type R sold 02/02/08 -> DAS 19/02/08
-> CBR 600FS 20/02/08

[Deano]

you can use gunk or a puncture repair kit or some tyre foam from any garage which is about £5.

it should be repairable as long as the puncture itself is on the sidewall.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Deano]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[DEN MONKEY]

Had a mate do over 1000kms on a tyre with the can shit in it.

Be warned though you won't be popular at the tyre place when it's time to get it replaced.

They said they had to clear the place out and were considering the same for the shop front when the fumes from the tyre being taken off escaped.

Seems it's pretty potent stuff weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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meh

[doggone]

It should be about 36psi I expect, for the get you home idea you could bang in 50 but expect strange handling.
Actually I suspect it just comes out quicker at higher psi in fact.

Have ridden a nearly flat tyre home almost ten miles, unless you are very fat, a radial tyre will hold up to it in an emergency.

[veeeffarr]

Get it pumped to the recommended PSI and ride it slowly and carefully to a tyre fitters.

If its near the centre of the tyre get it plugged, not worth the hassle of using the canned stuff if you've got a fitters near, which you've bound to in London :S

T

[The Tot]

I used Slime for about 1200 before i decided to get myself a new rear. It did well, 3 trips between London and Loughborough return and noticed that pressures were stabilising at about 20-26 bar. Any more and it'll just depressurise. The green stuff is only meant to be used as a temporary measure - in fact my mechanic was the person that fitted it in - he wouldn't plug the tyre for me because the hole was too small, but he'd put slime in for me - with that stuff, you need to use the tool to puncture remove your valve, and squelch it in, refit valve and it's fine.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[Dom]

[dannyw35]

Thanks for the advice everyone...

I think I'm going to avoid the temporary repair route...

The tyre was pretty flat on the way in and although a bit wobbly on the handling side it was rideable...I will bring it up to the right pressure at the petrol garage down the road from work and ride it home...slowly of course...

I'm sure the nail being pretty much in the middle the tyre should be repairable...if not £110 for a fitted bridgestone sounds good to me...just lucky i dont need to use the bike tomorrow.
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CBT - 13/01/08 -> Theory 18/01/08 -> Honda Accord Type R sold 02/02/08 -> DAS 19/02/08
-> CBR 600FS 20/02/08

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[The Tot]

My bad, i've been doing flow and pressure checks at work so i'm thinking in Bar ... having said that, the nuclear reactors are pressurised at 50 bar so i should have picked up on it lol!

Aye 26 psi.

FWR will stick a BT020 on the rear for about 90-100 quid all in? I got BT020-014 pair fitted for 170.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[calum17]