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TYRE REPAIRS - PLUG/PATCH

There are two types of puncture repairs for motorcycle tyres Outside-In plugs (temporary) and permanent Inside-Out plugs (permanent).

The most common on the road tyre fix is the outside-in repair. These repair kits typically include a specialized piece of sticky rope or a mini-mushroom type plug. This outside-in type of repair does not require removing the tire from the wheel and is applied from the outside of the tyre. This type of repair is considered temporary, allowing the rider to limp the bike back home or to a motorcycle shop where a proper inside-out repair can be done or by having a new tyre installed.

The other method is the inside-out repair. This method is not easy to do on the side of the road. This preferred repair method requires removing the tyre from the wheel, drilling out the hole to a more uniform size and installing the plug/patch from the inside of the tyre. please see picture

Mushroom Plug Patch.jpg


This is the only 'approved' method for proper and permanent repairs of tyre punctures.

Motorcycle tyre Slime products are an alternate method for temporary tyre repairs
This approach is also a temporary fix
Used long term these tyre slime products can cause corrosion to alloy wheels
Please warn the motorcycle shop if you have slime inside your tyre before they begin work
Tyre slime makes a mess when you remove the tyre

All motorcycle tyre repairs affect the maximum speed rating of the motorcycle tyre
Repaired motorcycle tyres are not approved for speeds over 70mph
If you are running an inner tube type tyre these plug repairs do not work
A new or patched/repaired inner tube is required.

THIS IS TO BE USED AS A GUIDE TO MOTORCYCLE TYRES SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE & PEOPLE WILL DO THINGS DIFFERENT BUT ALL IN ALL IT'S YOUR SAFETY THAT IS PARAMOUNT SO PLEASE USE YOUR COMMON SENSE WHEN REPAIRING, CHANGING & BUYING A NEW MOTORCYCLE TYRES AND HOW CAN YOU BE SURE NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE INTERNALS OF THE TYRE WITH OUT TAKING OF THE RIM ???