TPM Did its work!

TwoPort

TwoPort

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Got on my bike and got the TPM warning on rear tire - impossible to miss! Said it was at 20PSI. I kicked and pushed the tires and they seemed fine. So I doubted it .... I was pretty close to home so I drove home on surface streets. Went down to 19PSI so I thought maybe there was something to it although I couldn't feel any difference. I put it up on the stand - spun the tire - and found a screw in the tire. Well I won't doubt it anymore. Local guy said no one patches tires in California anymore. Its the lawyers fault for sure. So new back tire. I appreciate the warning of our clever bikes!
 
exavid

exavid

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The TPMS was the first warning I got when the original rear tire started leaking. It took a very careful inspection to see the screw in the tread. Even if it's not terribly accurate the TPMS does show leaks when they happen, a very good feature.
 
Hatburger

Hatburger

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The TPM was one of the things that made me pick the C650 instead of the Burgman I was considering (that and the fact that it was a new left over 2015 for $3000 less than the 2016). I'm getting too old to crawl on the floor to check tire pressures. I have had many flats on my other bikes that I was able to fix with the STOP AND GO repair kit. I only had one flat that I had to replace the tire. That one was caused by half of a dime in the tire making the slit too big to patch.
 
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wsteele

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I would only use the repair kit to get me home or the dealer to replace the tire, the cost of a tire is cheap compared to wondering if the tire is going to fail again or while riding at 60 mph.
 
bicyclenut

bicyclenut

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wsteele,

exactly, correct. Having worked in automotive and tire sales/repairs for over 30 years, a tire plug is not a permanent and acceptable repair. The tire industry and tire manufacturers only consider a stem patch a permanent and acceptable tire repair. Also, the interior of the tire must be inspected thoroughly for damage and debris that may violate the integrity of the tire. Blindly putting a plug in a tire is about the same as putting the screw back in the tire to seal the hole. An acceptable repair fills the injury/hole so that water cannot penetrate the steel belt layers and get between the layers of the tire and patches the inner liner to prevent leaks.

That being said, I do carry a plug kit with me as since we do not carry a spare tire, a plug may be needed as a temporary repair until the tire can be replaced or repaired properly. Not something your typical garage or shop can do with a motorcycle tire so you do need a way to get home.

https://www.tireindustry.org/tire-maintenance/tire-repair

wsteele said:
I would only use the repair kit to get me home or the dealer to replace the tire, the cost of a tire is cheap compared to wondering if the tire is going to fail again or while riding at 60 mph.
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TwoPort

TwoPort

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TwoPort

TwoPort

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Hatburger

Hatburger

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I've been repairing flat tires for over 50 years on both cars and motorcycles and have only had one instance where the patch would not work. That was the one I described earlier with a piece of a dime which caused a slit rather than a hole. I've used all types of patches and love the STOP AND GO type patch with a mushroom head. I agree that a repair in the sidewall is inadvisable. The tire manufactures want you to buy a new tire. They don't make anything on a patched tire.
 
Super-Fly

Super-Fly

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Hatburger said:
I've been repairing flat tires for over 50 years on both cars and motorcycles and have only had one instance where the patch would not work. That was the one I described earlier with a piece of a dime which caused a slit rather than a hole. I've used all types of patches and love the STOP AND GO type patch with a mushroom head. I agree that a repair in the sidewall is inadvisable. The tire manufactures want you to buy a new tire. They don't make anything on a patched tire.
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I agree. Only once I was not able to patch a hole because it was just too large, done enough to get home but had a slow leak. I live in the heart of London and come to realise it's likely you'll not finish the life of your tire without getting punctured at some point (I even had the back tire punctured twice in 1 hour and I'm only a small guy!) so replacement at every point would be £££. The patches work great and I've been on the motorways many times at speeds no problem.
If however it did go again it's not a blowout you'd just be loosing air.

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Super-Fly

Super-Fly

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TwoPort said:
Which would either reveal itself by switching display to TPM or the red lights.
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Both will show. Once I experience that leaving work, started the bike to get going then got red warning light and TPM on the right showing 0.9 BAR (13 PSI), I then checked the back tire to find a large nail stucked in it!

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