Puncture repair using mushroom

[DieselASFC]

How much should this repair cost? What have others paid for it? I think I've been overcharged, and I'm considering complaining but would like to see whether or not I've been swindled and by how much before getting in touch with the garage. Cheers

[SQL]

£30 - 40 is the norm

[DieselASFC]

Oh well, if thats the norm then I've only paid marginally more. £51

I would've just got a new tyre fitted if I'd have known it was so much. Just a bit irked as their website says Puncture repairs from £15. Bit of a difference between £15 and £50.

[SQL]

£51 is taking the piss, I'd happily plug one for a beer.

I do suppose it entirely depends of how difficult it was to what labor charge was added siezed spindle can be expensive, ask them for a break down of the costs.

Also what bike?

[DieselASFC]

The bikes a YBR. The bill just says puncture repair, the 6mm mushroom, balancing and valve checks.

[SQL]

YBR Mate you can get new tyre that, where did you get it done?

[DieselASFC]

Thats what I was thinking as soon as he gave me the invoice. Blackburn Motorcycle and Scooter Centre, specialists in shit chinese bikes. I usually use a mechanic in Todmorden, he's a really good mechanic but doesn't do puncture repairs so had to go elsewhere. Probably should've just gone to my Yammie dealer.

[DrSnoosnoo]

I thought mine was expensive the other week and that was £35.

If I was you, I'd have paid another 40 quid and got a new set of tyres!

EDIT - rubbish spelling
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[SQL]

[Taught2BCauti...]

If they charge £51 for a plug, for £15 they would probably just have used Duct Tape

I use one of these - well, two actually - I keep one in the car, and one in the bike.
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[c_dug]

I've had it done for £15 with a loose wheel, and been quoted around £50 for a wheel on the bike from another place.

It's definetly the upper end of the price range, but I don't think it's quite into "Been Had" territory.
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[_Iain_]

You've not paid £50 for a puncture repair.

You've paid £15 for a puncture repair & then £36 for someone to take the wheel off the bike & put it back on again after

Why diddn't you pop the wheel off at the roadside and save yourself some money?

Edit;

Also, if you're going to walk into a shop and request they do work on your machine without actually asking them how much it will cost then you're a fool.

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[_Iain_]

YBR's are a tubeless 2.75x18 front & a 90/90-18 rear.


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[P.addy]

£51 is a lot.

I got a GSXR1000 "ride in" tyre plug for £15

[Copycat73]

should have bought one of these

https://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/copycat73/kit.jpg


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probably not much use like ..but would have been funny watchin you try

I`m still on for that £20 bet yeah?
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[DieselASFC]

I rode the bike in. They removed the wheel. The tyres are tubeless. I know it was daft of me not to ask for a quote beforehand, I usually do. As for removing the wheel myself, I am terrified of doing anything to the bike for fear of doing it wrong. Think I'm gonna have to start learning My Brother actually does all that sort of shit himself, he's been learning off his girlfriends Dad, so I will start riding over to his when I have problems, BEFORE going straight to the mechanics.

[Marmalade]

You could have bought 5 plugs, some glue, rim protectors and tyre levers and saved yourself £20.

I carry this stuff for if a tyre can't be plugged from the outside.

£51
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[-Matt-]

I carry one of these now; very easy to use. You can get a slightly more expensive one that comes with gas-cylinders to give you enough PSI's to get to a garage if you get a complete flat too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-Tubeless-Tyre-Puncture-Plugger-Repair-Kit-/351092422346?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item51bebd36ca

Half the price of getting the garage to do it, and you can do it yourself at the side of the road anywhere

I had one done at a garage a few years ago and paid about 35 quid then I think so yours doesn't sound majorly extortionate

[conker]

How do all you self pluggers go about seating the bead after having the tubeless tyres off? I've never been able to do it.

I got mine mushroomed for £20 last time, ride in, rear tyre even got a cuppa while they did it. Up North though.

[SQL]

take the valve out, blow up with the airline, if still not seating ill find out where and either use duct tape or club hammer

[Dibble]

You can use a ratchet strap around the tyre to squash it in and outwards towards the rim.

[conker]

I tried the ratchet strap with no luck. Duct tape, genius, I'll try that next time.

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[Fladdem]

Bung a tube in it. What happens if you put a tube in a tubeless tyre?

I have always changed my tyres myself. I have even swapped a tube out in a mud-hole before, just put the bike on its side and got the wheel out that way.

Used some of these and a hand pump from Lidl.

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDUwMA==/z/OpYAAOxyNa9SIMCG/$(KGrHqV,!ocFINNCcR)gBSIMCFr1yQ~~60_35.JPG

Also in a bind, I have used about 10 cable ties spaced out around the tyre and to the rim to stop the tyre from just spinning around on the wheel. Hence carrying a tube and levers sometimes, but not all the times!

I would use one of these though on a tubeless, like someone else suggested:

https://www.ebaytemplatedesign.co.uk/sellervision/cartyrerepair.jpg

The only time I take my tyres to be fitted somewhere is if I need some putting on the spare wheels in a rush because I need to do some other work more urgently on the bike, and most of the time its my mate that does it, so only costs me a beer or two.
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