would it be fine to have a plug put in a rear tyre?  ran over a screw the other day and the rear picked it up.  good size one.  rear tyre was only fairly new 2000k.

It really depends if you are happy to trust a plugged tyre at speed.
Most people say they never have a problem with a plug, but it's your arse on the line.

thats the delema, i dont know anyone that has done a plug on a bike.

robo they never mentioned a tube when i dropped it off, the tyre was tube less. fuck i might just get a new tyre and be done with it. maybe you cant tube a tubeless tyre.......

i had a plug put into a rear tyre years ago on my old R6, only to have it let go while cornering at well over the legal speed limit.

NEVER AGAIN, spend the money and get a new tyre, its cheaper than laying your bike over.

Thanks for your coments, new tyre it will be just to be on the safe side.

This is very controversial as I have heard both pros and cons with plug/patch on a tire. Me personally, if I was planning a long journey or a lot of high speed roads, I would get a NEW tire for protection and piece of mind. I have heard both scenario. Some people don't mind and swear plugs work well while others claim they prefer a patch from the inside.

Don't know the price of tires out there but I bet that's gonna bite your wallet a little. Good luck!

Hi i manage a tyre shop in South East South Australia and repair a lot of tyres. The are a couple of types of plugs the rope style which pushes in form the outside and the mini combi style. The has a patch on the inside and a stork going from the inside of the tyre out. It is completely safe to run these style on most rear bike tyres as long as the hole is at least a thumb width inside from the outer edge of the tyre. The other catch is that the tyre hasn't been run flat or at a low pressure for too long as this can damage the sidewall. The ruling re plugging Bike tyres has changed recently and is now legal at least in South Australia anyway.

Cheers

Well I went to the bike shop and the job was done. Plug from the inside. Yhe screw was just off from the centre. Looks fine. Held pressure no probs? If I can get a couple more kays out of a new tyre I will be happy.

I had a tek screw in my tyre a few years ago and because the tyre was only 50% worn I went to my local tyre fitter to get it plugged, he gave me the plug and tool and said here ya go, you do it...I'm not plugging it, you kill yourself, they come looking for me...

Got a new tyre soon after..

Bt

Do I patch from the inside or plug from the outside, which would be safer......Plug from the inside with a combi patch mate ...Thats the way to go..............Best of both worlds...

i got a rear tyre blow out when it was only 1000k,s old,got it plugged and had the tyre till almost 20,000k,s.

would do it again no worries, but your choice.

mick....