coachestabrook
Junior Member
OK, so today was good and bad.
Good because I got to ride on my twisty, hilly two-lane country road on the way to my way below my education and skill set job.
Bad because I was doing about 85 in a 60 when I came up on a Texas state trooper coming the other way and while I have an M endorsement on my commercial license (also bad because the means no traffic school), it is only a permit requiring a licensed operator within 1000 ft.
Good because the trooper, who was about 22, looked over my bike, inspection sticker and insurance and suggested I slow down without issuing me so much as even a warning.
Bad because when I pulled off the two lane country road onto someone's gravel driveway, I must have picked up a nail, for my tire was flat less than a mile down the road.
So my question has two parts. First, While I don't like the idea of plugging a bike tire, I am wondering if it is totally acceptable. I am at least six weeks away from being able to afford a new tire.
The tire is a Power Pilot 2CT, which I posted about earlier with rave reviews. The tire has 10,000 miles on it, but still has 3,000-4,000 miles left. The hole, found in the tire after getting it off the tow truck and up on the center stand, is located dead-center in the middle of the tire and not in a tread groove.
Here is the kicker: I have had a slow leak that I noticed a couple of weeks ago. The tire pressure will drop from 45 psi to mid 20s in three days. I filled the tire with tire snot not two hours before the flat. I know the can says not for motorcycle tires, but a tire is a tire is a tire. I thought that somehow the tire sealer had to do with the flat until I saw this hole, which was not there before.
Thoughts and opinions? I need them. Thanks a million!
Good because I got to ride on my twisty, hilly two-lane country road on the way to my way below my education and skill set job.
Bad because I was doing about 85 in a 60 when I came up on a Texas state trooper coming the other way and while I have an M endorsement on my commercial license (also bad because the means no traffic school), it is only a permit requiring a licensed operator within 1000 ft.
Good because the trooper, who was about 22, looked over my bike, inspection sticker and insurance and suggested I slow down without issuing me so much as even a warning.
Bad because when I pulled off the two lane country road onto someone's gravel driveway, I must have picked up a nail, for my tire was flat less than a mile down the road.
So my question has two parts. First, While I don't like the idea of plugging a bike tire, I am wondering if it is totally acceptable. I am at least six weeks away from being able to afford a new tire.
The tire is a Power Pilot 2CT, which I posted about earlier with rave reviews. The tire has 10,000 miles on it, but still has 3,000-4,000 miles left. The hole, found in the tire after getting it off the tow truck and up on the center stand, is located dead-center in the middle of the tire and not in a tread groove.
Here is the kicker: I have had a slow leak that I noticed a couple of weeks ago. The tire pressure will drop from 45 psi to mid 20s in three days. I filled the tire with tire snot not two hours before the flat. I know the can says not for motorcycle tires, but a tire is a tire is a tire. I thought that somehow the tire sealer had to do with the flat until I saw this hole, which was not there before.
Thoughts and opinions? I need them. Thanks a million!