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[boborgera]

Replaced a well worn rear tire [6k] on my VTX 1800, 5/6 years ago, 360$,
Replaced a Rear tire on my Spyder[18k] 140$ 2 years ago...

 

[NancysToy]

According to the 2013 parts manual, the rear tire costs $179.99. That's without tax or mounting.

I am talking about my BMW tire, not the Spyder tire.

 

[stallion143]

Tire repair

Wouldn't a tire that was properly patched be acceptable and not require replacement?

I'm with SpydermanCT...I would think that if you can plug/patch a car tire you could do the same with a Spyder tire....OK, I know there's a certain amount of risk for a 3 wheel bike vs a 4 wheel automobile....But the Spyder tires are not your typical m/c tire...Just sayin'

 

[NancysToy]

I'm with SpydermanCT...I would think that if you can plug/patch a car tire you could do the same with a Spyder tire....OK, I know there's a certain amount of risk for a 3 wheel bike vs a 4 wheel automobile....But the Spyder tires are not your typical m/c tire...Just sayin'

Spyder tires can and have been successfully plugged. The Stop-N-Go type of umbrella plug is arguably the best, in my opinion. The biggest worry is inadequate ply and tread thickness to hold the plug in place without leaking. That is a bit more risky compared to a car tire, but not totally unsuitable as the thin carcass of a conventional motorcycle tire is. Plugs in those usually last little more than 50 miles to get you to a tire shop. If I had a tire on a Spyder that wasn't worn considerably (about half), I'd probably try plugging it. If it goes flat you won't fall on your face like on a 2-wheeler.

 

[Bob Denman]

If you have a plugged tire fail on your "cage"; there's a good chance that there's a spare on board. Any decent roadside service can change it out for you.
No spares on the Spyder, and limited availability of qualified help; I would much rather "err on the side of caution"... :shocked:

 

[Flanker]

Ride-On might have saved it...but it happens. I picked up a screw 150 miles down the road on my BMW. What a waste of $350.

Amen! Very similar experience with the front tire on my ZX14 a few years ago. Just had a new set of Dunlops mounted a couple weeks earlier when I picked up a two inch chunk of what looked like coat hanger wire right through the center of the F tread! Gggggggrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! I was lucky I didn't get a catastrophic deflation. Didn't even notice anything on the ride home; went out the next AM, and the tire was flat as heck!

 

[spyder3]

John
Good call! :2thumbs:
You can buy cheaper peanut butter or toilet paper if you need to save money; tires are just too important... :thumbup:

Sorry,

Thats where i draw the line. No need to go further. :roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

That IS the toughest call to make! :shocked:
But it's better than leaves... :yikes:

 

[Cruzr Joe]

John
Good call! :2thumbs:
You can buy cheaper peanut butter or toilet paper if you need to save money; tires are just too important... :thumbup:

Cheaper toilet paper is not an option. :roflblack:

Cruzr joe

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[stillriding]

Cheaper toilet paper is not an option. :roflblack:

Cruzr joe

...especially the day before a colonoscopy !

 

[cuznjohn]

tire

i now have mixed feelings if i spent the money for a new tire was wrong, by the way i dropped my bike off on monday for the 600 mile service and ball joints and now the tire and they still have the bike, but friends of mine have told me i should of plugged it because it only had 600 miles on it. money doesn't grow on trees as we all know and in my old age i really don't want to go out and find a flat and have to pull the wheel off and take it to be fixed, so that is why i made the decision to have it replaced.

 

[spyder3]

This thread has certainly gone into the crapper:roflblack:

 

[NancysToy]

i now have mixed feelings if i spent the money for a new tire was wrong, by the way i dropped my bike off on monday for the 600 mile service and ball joints and now the tire and they still have the bike, but friends of mine have told me i should of plugged it because it only had 600 miles on it. money doesn't grow on trees as we all know and in my old age i really don't want to go out and find a flat and have to pull the wheel off and take it to be fixed, so that is why i made the decision to have it replaced.

Don't second guess yourself. Life is to short to endlessly wonder if you have made the right decisions. You can't change what is past anyway. You did what was best. Yes, you could almost certainly have lived with a plug, but you went first class instead...and for a good reason. You can now ride on without worry. What's wrong with that?