Motorcycle Tyre Puncture Repair - DIY Plug

This is how I plug a puncture. But don't follow my practice. Buy a new tyre.

[dartmoormole]

Your the only bloke who can make plugging a tyre entertaining. Great stuff

[scottsellers]

I own a NC750X myself, enjoy your videos, and do my own maintenance for the most part. Permit me to add a few suggestions to this one please. First to all nay sayers, any time you puncture a tire it's integrity is forever compromised, and yes it's best to replace asap, but plugs are used successfully all around. The closer to edge on a motorcycle tire the greater the risk of a plug failure, and please carry a sharp knife to trim that tail even with the tire casing. Leaving a long tail gives something for ground friction to pull against. Personally, I trust the threaded plugs better than the mushroom head plugs, as they are silicone coated and are only held by air pressure.

[reljoy]

You have given me the confidence to try this myself. I'm getting a new tyre in a few days, so now is the time to learn. One thing I found is that my kit does not have pliers. I'd better go and check the bike tool bag. No it doesn't have pliers either.

[returnrider]

I carry all the gear but so far haven't had to use it. I think once my current tyres are due for replacement I'm going to drive a nail in one so I can practice as if I was on the side of the road or in the middle of nowhere. Thanks for the vid. Sensible and easy to follow as always.

[diederikdemits]

Exactly the way I do it 2. these plug are very good! Tip : try it when the bike is in 1gear 👍

[shredders]

I had an old tire in the garage, so I thought I'd experiment with a few different things. I tried a plug with cement (as you did), a plug with no cement, and the inverted mushroom type. After waiting a couple of days for everything to set, I was horrified to see how easy it was to pull the worm/rope plug out. Even the cemented one. I feel much better with the inverted mushroom type. It wasn't easy to pull out. One trick that I figured out was to rotate the handle 360 degrees before pulling it out. That creates a gob on the inside of the tire, and it make it similar to an inverted mushroom type. Naturally, this was just my unofficial, non-expert, casual experiment that wasn't even repeated yet.

[wnivved]

What a legend.
Appreciate your effort mate, thanks for sharing

[pcofranc]

I've been plugging and sometimes even removing part of the tire to put an inner patch in which is the ultimate repair and will last a lifetime of the tire guaranteed but does take much more work and effort I have never had a problem except I did a plug which leaked after about one year and four thousand miles so I ended up patching it and retiring the tire after another 2, 000 miles. The dealer did a plug-in patch on my car tire and it lasted 82, 500 miles

[saadchiguer]

well done! use the rubber cement sparingly and give it 45 secondes to get sticky, it will hold much better.

[crunchers]

As always, thanks for showing us how it done.
I have been looking for a nice cordless electric air pump like that, if in fact that's what you used. The local gas stations here either have broken air pumps or charge to use them.

[brendonfernandez]

Was just wondering what it would look like to do this. Thank you!

[jimfit]

would like to know what brand you are using, it worked perfectly thanks

[rubencangelosi]

You make it seem so easy, but is it really? Thanks for your video.

[fahadalluhaibi]

Thanks.. Did you face any trouble with this way of repair? 🌹

[sunnymas]

I bought this kind of tyre repair kit, together with a very small accu compressor, for case of emergency.
I put it in my car, or in my motorbike. Whatever I drive.

In the next tyre shop you can fully repair this hole by dismount the tyre, and mount a rubber plug from the inside.
If the tyre is good enough, for paying a repair. Or buy a new tyre.

But it works only at tubeless tyres. Ok, the most are tubeless.

[zacksunnucks]

Are these permanent repairs or are they designed to just get you home then replace the tyre ?

[Joez]

Nice video. The last thing I do at the very end is I usually spit on the plug and mix the saliva around to make sure there’s no air-bubbles :-)

[bungaloboynes]

I just sorted mine with this aamzing stuff love it

[Jeff]

Can’t see any link to your on-bike portable pump. Ta.

[human]

Use the umbrella rubber plugs. They are so much better. The Iron Butt riders use these.
The "the Stop & Go" tire repair kits.

Never use those string type as they can be spit out at any speed. So are very unsafe. But will get you to safety if you putt, putt ride home or to a repair shop.

Proper install is to cut or trim the plug down to the tire surface so it does not get ripped out when the tire slips or spins, even slightly on some dirt on the road surface.