Punctures.

[milleplod]

On most of my previous jaunts, I've carried a can of the instant 'repair and inflate' stuff, plus one of those kits that include little gas bottles, plugs, glue etc, but I've been looking for something a bit less fiddly. I dropped on this product http://www.dynaplug.com/products.html, and picked up the Ultralite version for £20 on eBay, plus some extra plugs as well. The other day, I tried it out on an old tyre - stuck a screwdriver in a couple of times, followed the instructions....piece of cake, and the tyre's still holding the 42psi I put in it. You obviously need to be able to pump up your punctured tyre after repair, I bought a decent-quality Wolf 12v compressor ages ago....small enough to stick in the topbox when touring, although it takes a fair while to get the pressure up.

Anyway, a highly recommended bit of kit!

Pete

[Herb]

I'd be interested in a link to the compressor you have.

[milleplod]

Its the one in this Auto Express comparison - http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/89534/best-mini-air-compressors-for-car-tyres-2016-group-test

They're all over t'internet, I think I paid £13/14 for mine last year.

Pete

[dave the german]

Been looking for something like this for European jaunts - Boxertrix tested and approved - that has to be the highest accolade

[Herb]

Cheers Pete. I shall invest once I have read the reviews.

[nab 301]

I reckon most inexpensive tyre inflators have similar pumps hiding behind shiny plastic boxes , just buy the cheapest one and remove the excess packing, much easier to transport. ( I have to add I don't actually have a powerpoint on any of my bikes , A bicycle hand pump does the job for me )

[Mitch1100]

Had my first rear puncture last week just did roadside repair with the push in ropes. Questioned having repair redone from the inside but as hole was in tyre center was told not to worry...thoughts??
I'd be replacing tyre if it was a front.

[boxerscott]

I always carry a puncture repair kit. It is a sure fire way of you not having to use it on yerself. I always fix someone else`s puncture. I bought a naff 12v compressor for a fiver from a motorway services and fitted a bmw compatible plug. I have used the kit on sports tyres of top end cars that use our facility. Every biker should have this kit imho. I would go as far to say that it is easier to repair a tubeless m/cycle tyre than it was my customised chopper paper round cycle

[nab 301]

. Questioned having repair redone from the inside but as hole was in tyre center was told not to worry...thoughts??
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Generally I repair from the inside at the earliest opportunity ....

[Herb]

I always carry a puncture repair kit. It is a sure fire way of you not having to use it on yerself.

This is my thinking. I invested £20 odd in a puncture repair kit. I'm hoping it's money wasted.

[slparry]

be cautious about 12v pumps guys, some trip the canbus fuse so cannot be used via the BMW power sockets

[fontana]

An old timer I know swears by carrying an assortment of various sized self tapping screws for get you home puncture repair plugs.
Never tried it myself, but many's the time I've found a screw or nail in my tyre, and the pressure hasn't gone down, so I guess it could work.
I don't know if BMW still supply them, but I've always found the little co2 bulbs they put in the tool kit get enough pressure in there to get me to a garage pump.

[popsky]

. Questioned having repair redone from the inside but as hole was in tyre center was told not to worry...thoughts??
.

Generally I repair from the inside at the earliest opportunity ....

+1 for this,

I've had a fair share of punctures some successfully repaired by the roadside some just enough to get a proper repair done, 2 rear punctures couldn't be repaired cause the glue tube had dried out DOH, one repair was to another's rear tyre in Le Havre, glue was good and the plug held to Le Puy en Valey some 450 odd miles later, high speed all the way there and back with a 150 mile ride out whilst there, must say if it was my bike I would have got is repaired asap but that not withstanding it was still inflated some 2 years later.
Our last puncture was on route to the Boxertrix Hawes meet 2015, it was my wife's rear tyre which just blew (she was lucky to keep it upright and stop safely), I tried a stop-n-go which was very easy to use even on a narrow road with cars very close as they passed and rain coming in sideways, the problem was the size of the hole, the plug just couldn't quite fill the hole and it leaked air until we got to Hawes, but we found a local bike garage and Tosh fixed in a matter of minutes, perfect.
I think the stop n go plugs are good (Boxered used them on one ride out successfully) and would try them first but I too have now purchased the Dyna plug kit and carry both, hopefully I won't need to use either

[milleplod]

A blown tyre sounds bloody frightening! That reminds me, and I might already have posted this a while ago - a mate fitted a pair of those pressure indicator caps, the sort that show green when all's OK, but red if any pressure's lost. The rear one blew apart....the centre of it completely gave way, fortunately not an immediate deflation, but fairly quick nonetheless! The caps were cheapies picked up at the local market.

Pete

[popsky]

The girl done well, when I got back to her the tyre was completely flat, it was bloody hard to push the bike to find the puncture let alone ride it to a safe stop.