i obvisiously am ok, i did not crash becuase of the nail. but i have a 3 or 4 in 2 by 4 nail in my rear tire. what to do? :dunno:  suggestions

buy a new tire

buy a new tire

buy a new tire

no no no ......buy a new tire!!!  

nails=death of tire=buy new tire :x , do not patch, is not recommended under any circumstance  :guns: nails

Pull the nail out, clean up the inside and outside, check for any other shrapnel type objects, and put a tube in it. Well they dont recomend you put tubes in 70 series tires... so I guess you are a bit out of luck. I have put in tubes and been fine though in a 70 series tire.
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Srinath.

do not put a tube in a tubeless tire. that is bad. so are patches.

Buy a new tire and you'll never doubt it again. tough luck but worth buying another one.

so what tire should i buy guys i got a 110/70 maxxis street upfront

if front is bias ply get a bridgstone bt45 rear...probably best option.

if front is radial your pptions are limited...replace with same, metzeler mez2, maybe noe or two others...

Quote from: pantablodo not put a tube in a tubeless tire. that is bad. so are patches.

Buy a new tire and you'll never doubt it again. tough luck but worth buying another one.

Well that's interesting... cos even from the factory bikes that have spokes come with tubes, in tires that say tubeless on them. Low profile tires I have heard dont react well to tubes, but that's cos they dont stretch out enough to give you a guarantee that they wont pinch when you corner etc. I have however put tubes in those as well and never had an issue. The issue of heat might also be one to consider, however never heated a tire enough to feel it either and that is running 50+ miles one way to work in 90-100 degree weather. I'd put a tube in the thing, and when its worn, take off the tube and keep it so I can reuse it. Ofcourse if you are going to ride the bike like it were a hayabusa, and corner hard enough to unseat the tire off its bead, and heat up the thing enough to melt the tube... I guess you'd be using a blow torch for that and you probably should use a new tire.
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Srinath.

Quote from: seshadri_srinathWell that's interesting... cos even from the factory bikes that have spokes come with tubes, in tires that say tubeless on them.

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spoke tires on retro bikes and on old bikes run tube tires. I'd like to know which bikes actually run tubeless with tubes. maybe they're styled like tube tires (spokes. etc) but actually run modern tubeless tires w/o tubes.

So which bikes come from factory with tubeless tires and tubes?

The savage I had and the virago. I bought both with low miles and orignal tires so I know that first hand. My current virago has tubes in the tires which say tubeless applicable. But the tires weren't original. The W 650 kawasaki also has tires that were tubeless applicable with tubes in them. Further the Harleys and other cruisers that come with spoked tires have tubeless applicable on the tire and tubes in it.
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Srinath.

If the puncture is in the tread part of the tire and is small, there is nothing wrong with having it patched. The Suzuki owner's manual for my 2002 SV says that it is OK to patch punctures in the tread area. I'll have to look tonight, but I think they recommend the type of patch that goes on the inside of the tire, rather than the plug type.

I wouldn't try to patch a sidewall pucture, and any sort of cut more than 6 or 7 mm long through the tread ruins the tire.

I think this "never patch a motorcycle tire" knee jerk reaction is much like the "replace a helmet if it's dropped" old wive's tale. The manufacturers of both products say the opposite.