Puncture repair
Discussion
(small screw foung it's way in) Yeah, right in the middle. I've got Mrs Inc taking to the bike shop as the local tyre place didn't want to know "we'll supply and fit bike tyres but won't touch a repair mate" 
Well I'd rather spend an Ayrton rather than £120 ta
>> if I don't have to fork out on a new one will be booking Cadwell
>> Edited by Incorrigible on Monday 22 March 15:46
Well I'd rather spend an Ayrton rather than £120 ta
>> if I don't have to fork out on a new one will be booking Cadwell
>> Edited by Incorrigible on Monday 22 March 15:46
fergus said:Won't be touching my nice shiny wheels myself until they've got a few more scratches on them, I only picked the bike up on Friday and it looks brand new (actually 2001) I even taped the wheel and spanner before undoing the nut (Can't see me doing that in a year)
To be honest a lot of people won't, due to the potential liability issues. If you can get the wheel of the bike, and the tyre off the rim (it's not too difficult with some big badger tyre levers), you can plug it yourself, then get it balanced at your local fitters.
The BSI recommend that Z rated tyres be replaced, but funnily enough the chairman of the BSI group who made this recommendation actually produces internal mushrooms for repairing Z rated tyres.
Providing the puncture is not more than 50% beyond the centre of the tread pattern and the sidewall is not compromised, then providing it is repaired using an internal mushroom and vulcanised it will be fine.
I currently have 3 internal mushrooms on the Blackbird which I have done about 4,000 miles of spiriting riding on and it hasn't caused a problem once.
When I had my own bike business, I used to repair 10 or so a week, and not once have I known a mushroom let go, bearing in mind that with a tubeless tyre you will not get instant deflation as the air can only escape from the point where the hole is, so it would in any case only be a gradual deflation.
>> Edited by t-c on Monday 22 March 17:10
>> Edited by t-c on Monday 22 March 21:33
Providing the puncture is not more than 50% beyond the centre of the tread pattern and the sidewall is not compromised, then providing it is repaired using an internal mushroom and vulcanised it will be fine.
I currently have 3 internal mushrooms on the Blackbird which I have done about 4,000 miles of spiriting riding on and it hasn't caused a problem once.
When I had my own bike business, I used to repair 10 or so a week, and not once have I known a mushroom let go, bearing in mind that with a tubeless tyre you will not get instant deflation as the air can only escape from the point where the hole is, so it would in any case only be a gradual deflation.
>> Edited by t-c on Monday 22 March 17:10
>> Edited by t-c on Monday 22 March 21:33
Mrs Inc took the wheel to the bike shop for me
They convinced her to put a new tyre on it
They also said take it easy for the first 100 miles
In the past I've considered them run in after the first couple of roundabouts 
They convinced her to put a new tyre on it
A bloke after some more money said:One paranoid woman convinced
It'll be much safer
They also said take it easy for the first 100 miles
In the past I've considered them run in after the first couple of roundabouts OK call it 20 miles then!
You can't hurt a ducati, especially a 748. I used to have a 748SP and they love to rev. Just make sure you get them serviced by someone who knows ducatis & not a parts fitting monkey!
PS You wouldn't be interested in a corbin seat for a 748, trimmed in yellow would you?!
You can't hurt a ducati, especially a 748. I used to have a 748SP and they love to rev. Just make sure you get them serviced by someone who knows ducatis & not a parts fitting monkey!
PS You wouldn't be interested in a corbin seat for a 748, trimmed in yellow would you?!
It's as per the badger in the link below, except the piping is in yellow and it has a small italian flag embossed onto the side (where the corbin badge is).
www.corbin.com/ducati/duc916.shtml
www.corbin.com/ducati/duc916.shtml
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