rdfarr Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Planning a long ride thru the Southwest. I have the BMW tire repair kit that comes with my new bike, but would like to know if there is another one that's much preferred. Don't want to get stranded in the desert. (I bought a "Victor" rope kit from Wal-Mart a couple of years back, but it does not come with any glue. Think I'd use the BMW kit over it.) Link to comment
Dave_Armstrong Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Greetings, I have a Dynaplug kit. Pretty slick and compact. Here is the URL: http://www.dynaplug.com/ I have not used it yet, but it has good reports from this forum, good enough for me. You will want an air compressor of some sort, plenty available and compact as well. Good luck and have a safe trip. Dave Link to comment
smiller Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I'll second the Dynaplug, excellent system which I have used many times on both car and motorcycle tires and have never had a single failure all the way thorough to the end of the normal life of the repaired tire. The system is unique in that it does little or no additional damage to the tire during the repair process. Link to comment
USAF1 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I and a LOT of other folks on this board have not had very good luck with the BMW OEM kit......My recommendation (for .02cents) is to use the "tar snake" type of plug. Have used them for years, and have never had one go bad on me. I do goop them up with rubber tire cement before sliding them into the puncture (makes it a WAY lot easier). Pat Link to comment
rdfarr Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 That little Wal-Mart air pump has been redesigned, and I don't think it can be stripped down anymore to be more compact. Link to comment
smiller Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 I and a LOT of other folks on this board have not had very good luck with the BMW OEM kit....That thing is the quickest way to destroy a tire that I have ever seen. Link to comment
RussInParis Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Quote: I and a LOT of other folks on this board have not had very good luck with the BMW OEM kit.... That thing is the quickest way to destroy a tire that I have ever seen. ...well, it worked great for me. Now I need another one... Russ Link to comment
Rottweiler Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I have the Dynaplug and think it is a good product BUT it is only good for small holes. It did not work for me when I got a 3/16" puncture here . I did have good luck with the BMW kit. I now carry the Dynaplug, the BMW kit, a Stop-n-go plugger, and a wallmart compressor. With all that stuff on board I should never get another flat again. Link to comment
PaulCrinson Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I just looked at the Stop & Go website and see there is a note to say it is not suitable for late BMWs or Honda STs! See: Stop & Go Link to comment
Chugger Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Try this one http://www.stopngo.com/contents/1001.asp Link to comment
rdfarr Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Talked to the Stop and Go guy about that warning. He said the warning only referred to non-compatibility of their inflation device with BMWs. The plugs are perfectly acceptable. Navigation of their site is a bit imperfect. Here is the link to their Pocket Tire Plugger. http://www.stopngo.com/plugger.asp Link to comment
MotoBoy Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Yup the plugger's the one. Saved me far from home also. Link to comment
wuli959 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Pocket plugger worked for me, although I had to break the plastic wrap on it since I hadn't looked at it since I bought and stored it on the bike Headed down to GMR last weekend and on a country road in the middle of No-where, KY flatted out for the first time in 25 years (on the road) Hole looked like this on the outside. Repair was very easy by just following the enclosed directions. Looked like this on the inside (pocket plugger repair taken while tire being replaced) It was a "large" jagged hole on the inside that probably would have been better served with a "rope" repair. I rode the repair about 185 miles and lost about 4 PSI on the way to Destination Motorcycles in Knoxville who stayed open late to install a new tire for me. I'm going to start carrying both the rope & pocket plugger repair for different applications since incrementally it's not much more to carrry Link to comment
RFW Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Try this one http://www.stopngo.com/contents/1001.asp According to their website, their kit says.... With the addition of (4) 16 gram canisters of 100% pure high velocity CO2 gas ...What the hell is "high velocity CO2"?? Bob. Link to comment
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