Got a puncture in rear tyre while out today, The screw was in just of centre, Going to plug it with a mushroom plug, Dam tyre has just done under 500miles, Just wondering if repairing bike tyres is ok in insurers eyes?? Any advice appreciated
RAC make you sign a disclaimer not to exceed 40 mph if they plug a tyre on a call out. Not 100% of insurers stance on this but it's a replacement tyre in my view.
I wouldn't feel comfortable doing any sort of spirited riding knowing my rear tyre had been repaired/plugged... I'm not sure on what the Insurance company stance would be on this but purely from a self preservation point of view, risk far outweighs the appeal of having an extra £150 in the bank. Would only use a repaired tyre to get me to where a new one was getting put on...
Even shops will say change it if its part way around the middle of a tyre zone. Had the same myself, very annoying..but what is your life worth??
The tyre fitters I know will refuse to repair punctured bike tyres with a Z speed rating. IIRC most sports bike tyres are Z speed rated. Not sure if that is a legislative thing or not but if an accident investigation attributes the cause of the accident to a repaired tyre, I think the insurance underwriter would decline to pay. As a get you home repair, I have had more success with sticky string than mushrooms. Last year my girlfriend picked up 2 punctures in the same tyre whilst on holiday in west Wales. The repairs lasted until we got home so did 200 or 300 hundred miles. Andy
Unbeknown to me a used monster I bought had a plugged rear tyre which blew out whilst riding Went with a hell of a bang Lesson learnt
Get a proper repair done from the inside and it should be fine. The 'from the outside at the roadside' repairs are generally considered temporary to get you home.
now done 3 or 400 miles with it having had a proper repair and alls good so far, probably change it pretty soon and with a bit of luck wheels painted gold at same time, its always in the back of my mind though and tbh ive been taken it fairly easy, got a pair of new ones ready for fitting
If the tyre repairs are in accordance with these specs you will be OK. If not, not. http://www.btmauk.com/wp-content/up...airs-to-passenger-car-and-light-van-tyres.pdf
Did 460 miles on my repair couple of weeks ago (in the middle of nowhere in Scotland) fairly spirited ride on Saturday and a 260 mile ride home without incident, tyres gone down since! New tyre ordered and will be fitted next week (4200 on original scorpion trail)