Avon Venum S W/200 miles Nailed!

[High-c]

Put the new Venum S tires on last Friday and rode 150 miles Saturday scrubbing in the tire on the river road.
Rain Sunday and Monday so I didn't get back on the bike until this morning. 50 mile ride to an antiques/ craft fair in a neighboring town and I have a low tire and a nail in a brand new Avon.
I get it home and lift the bike, find the nail in the deepest cuts in the tread pattern.
Who here would plug the tire and ride and who would order a new tire tonight?
And on top of everything the bike handled better with the Avon's than it ever has.

[tedsmini]

High-C it could have been a blowout so you were lucky there. But Murphy seems to lurk in all out lives. Most experts say not to plug any tires anymore. With it being a front tire on a heavy high-speed cruiser that also generates high braking forces on front tires, you need to bite the bullet (nail) and replace the tire. Too bad I have never heard about road hazard guarantees on bike tires. I am glad to hear of it's superior handling characteristics for future reference as all I have heard is stay away from Dunlops. Ride safe and keep the rubber side down. :wink:

[Daniel Meyer]

Since you got it home, I'd pull it an patch it from the inside. Use a "stinger" patch (has a tail that you pull through the hole).

It needs to be near the center-line of the tire (say, the center 2/3rds of the tread). The fact it's in the deep groove doesn't really make a difference.

[High-c]

I am going to put in a mushroom plug today so I at least can move the bike around in my shop and order a new Avon from MAW today.
I've been riding 32 years and have never had this happen before. This sucks.
I switched to Avons this time after 3 sets of Dunlops on this bike for mileage. I was expecting a bit more than 200!
Once again I will state the Avon's made this bike handle better than its ever handled on the Dunlops.

[Bumblebee]

A few yrs. ago I put a new set of tires on a wing I had on a Fri. Rode it over the weekend and on Mon. stuck a pc. of wire thru the rear. Had about 250 miles on them. That is a sick feeling. I know how you feel. I plugged it and rode it for a while untill the wife and I were gonna take a trip. She said to put a new one on, so I did!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[buyarbi]

I dont think getting a flat is the fault of the tire brand. Putting a patch on the inside of the tire is fine. Although your own peace of mind is a different story.
Bill

[Bubba Hog]

I'm sure I'll get slammed for this one... I have ridden many, many miles on a tire that I used one of these plug/patches on and I feel comfortable with this type of fix. My brother-n-law poked a hole in a new tire, we stuck a regular plug in it and he took it to get a new tire put on. On the way to the tire place he picked up another nail. A few months later while I was waiting on a new tire to come in from Direct Line he offered me the old tire with the two holes in it so we could go on a ride that weekend..... What a brother-n-law :o4: I took the tire and put two of these plug/patches in it and proceeded to log another 8,000 miles on that same tire. Here is a picture of the plug/patch I use. I think they work GREAT!!!

http://bigbikeriders.com/photopost/data/500/4047Tire_patch_plug_007-med.JPG

By all means, if you don't feel safe on a plugged or patched tire DON'T ride on one! I do this fix myself and would NOT do it on another persons' bike. I take MY OWN life in my hands NOT someone elses!!!

[Daniel Meyer]

Hey Bubba Hog...

Yah, those are the patches I use. They do not fail. As long as the hole is not in the sidewall, these will do the job.

[High-c]

Has anyone here used Slime to plug and puncture and left it for awhile. This is how we got it home with the Slime.
And after pulling the intruder it is a welding rod end and not a nail.

[Bubba Hog]

I try to stay away from that nasty stuff. :no1:
Oh, it's great for a quick fix but really makes a mess when you change tires.

[High-c]

Changed the tire out yesterday, the slime is nasty to deal with. We had a pressure washer and cleaned everything up after we were through.
The only problem I had was we had to add 4.5 oz of weight to computer balance the tire. A lot of weight which means the tire has a dense spot.
I have never had to add more than an ounce or 2 in the past.
I guess I'm paranoid about the whole deal because I started to dismount the tire and send it back.
Anyone here ever add this much weight to balance a tire?

[HAWK88]

High-C;

I've read a couple threads on V8 sites about rotating the tire on the rim a 1/4ish @ a time to see if it will balance with less weight.

It helped me on the last 230 on my Boss.

Ride Safe!
HAWK88
Jack Phillips

[Valker]

If you don't feel safe on it, I'd be willing to take it off your hands, cheap!
I ride plugged tires until they're worn out. :shock:

[PSUbag]

I've been known to ride em til they blow! :oops: