I hate them, brand new tire, less than 1000 miles and I got a screw in it. Had to replace my other one cause I ended up getting 3 holes in it in the span of just a couple of months. So this makes 4 in a row in just a little over 2 months.

maybe you should change your route for where you are riding?  Do you know where you keep picking up these screws and nails?  A guy i work with used to get a flat tire almost every week on his ride home from work until he realized he was driving past a place that makes pallets on one side of the street and drives them to the other side using a forklift and all the nails that they miss with were ending up in the road.

patching motorcycle tires

however you should be the judge as to weather this is safe or not.

I got a nail in the tire of my brand new ninja 250 when I was younger in the first week! It was the worst thing ever.

I had a nail in my brand-new rear tire after just 600 miles

Because it was in the center and penetrated the thickest part of the tread, and was a small hole, I had it patched by a shop that used an internal patch with a rubber plug. It was a good quality repair that lasted the life of the tire: 12,000 miles. 

I think there are lots of things to consider before going this route - I ride mostly highways commuting to work and am not overly aggressive - YMMV... but it was the right choice for me.  Now if it had been multiple holes in the same tire... that I'm not so sure of

Quote from: applecrew on July 09, 2009, 11:03:55 AM
am not overly aggressive - YMMV... but it was the right choice for me. 

What's YMMV?

So far never picked up a nail Thank God! I think some places are offering warranties with their tires now. May cost a little more but if your going through tires that fast may want to take it in consideration.

YMMV your milage may very I.E. your experience may be different!

Mary

My commute is always through regular residential areas and freeways. There are no nail factories, screw emporiums, thumbtack superstores or anything else I can think of. I've driven in my truck the same exact routes and have never got a nail in those tires and there are four of those and they have much larger contact areas, something you'd think would be more vulnerable to catching a nail but nope. Seems my tires must be magnetic or something.

I know it has become really common for car tires to have the extended warranties on them for getting a flat but haven't heard of it for motorcycle tires yet.  Would be nice though since i always get it for my car since i somehow always get atleast 1 flat before needing new tires.

80,000 miles on my truck, original tires never had a nail in them. Worst thing that happened was at 20,000 miles I was on the freeway driving behind an old hyundai and it's alternator fell out and I ran over it and my tire popped and needed to be replaced.

Similar thing happened to me about a year after I got my bike. I took it to the bike shop for repair (just the wheel) and they would not fix it unless I put a tube in it..it was tubeless. That didn't thrill me too much but it was cheaper then a new tire. Moral of the story is most bike shops take responsibility of the patch if they fix it...If it is a reputable shop they won't fix it incorrectly but as Dr. Sparkie said it's your call. I got the full life out of my front tubeless tire with a tube in it. When I replaced the tire I went back to tubless.