On the road flat repair

[Hothonda]

I have the "Stop & Go" flat repair kit that I purchased for my motorcycle...
never used yet (knock on wood). This kit uses a conical shaped rubber plug and a tool that looks similar to what one uses to pull pop-rivits....comes is a pouch & stores easily. No motorcycle anymore so I keep in the NSX trunk.

http://www.stopngo.com/products/plugger/1075.asp

Has anybody actually used this on the road and if so what do you think? Any other easy ways to plug a tire in lieu of "fix a flat" juice or unpacking the spare tire and doing that drill?

Thanks!

 

[Daedalus]

Not familiar with it, but I've used the string plugs many times without any failing. I would guess plugs are better than the canned goo in that they won't throw off wheel balance as much. I throw them away every couple years because age matters.

 

[comtec]

May work for a temp repair If you can find the hole. If the item that punctured the tire is no longer sticking out and exposed you probably won't find it anyway. It has no rubber cement so it would not be more then a temp fix.

If you never drive over about 80 then you could have it booted afterward. If you drive over that then the tire should be replaced. Never drive at high speeds on a tire that has been plugged or booted.

 

[RON98]

Hi there

get the rubber string tire patch. it works like a charm.

Have repaired many of my own tires this way and non of them have leaked.

The seal is very solid and it is a permanent fix.

you can get the whole package from walmart for about 3.50$

the great thing is you dont have to dismount your tires to do the fix. :smile:

happy motoring.

 

[ShiftyBob]

If you never drive over about 80 then you could have it booted afterward. Never drive at high speeds on a tire that has been plugged or booted.

booted?

 

[nsxtasy]

I agree with comtec; I would only use it as a temporary repair in an emergency.

Most places repair punctures with a combination plug-patch, which is far more reliable and secure.

And don't forget, Honda doesn't recommend repairing tires on the NSX at all. (Other places are quick to tell you that at a minimum, it reduces the speed rating on the tires.)

 

[comtec]

booted?

Booting a tire is applying a large "patch" on the inside of the tire. It's normally considered a patch on a tube and a boot on a tire.

 

[KooLaid]

Slime tubeless. Used it before on my streetbike since I had less than 1000 miles on it when it got punctured and ran the tire bald 7,000 miles later. I'd slime tubeless the flat tire. Air it up with the air pump, drive it to see if it holds. If it does, good to go, get it repaired later at a tire shop since it's easy to clean out slime. If not, try again one more time and if that fails, time to toss on the spare.