April 1st, 2012, 06:51 AM | #1 |
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Does tire need replacing?
Came back home and noticed a wierd spot on the rear tire. Turns out theres a piece of glass stuck in it as seen in the pictures below. Looks like a very small shard of glass and the tire has not lost any pressure. The wear on the rear tire is still very low do you think the tire still needs replacing?
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April 1st, 2012, 07:18 AM | #2 |
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looks like the glass just took a piece of your tire out. is there any more glass in there? if not, i'd say it should be fine. but you may want to wait until someone with more tire experience to chime in.
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April 1st, 2012, 07:22 AM | #3 | |
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EDIT: If you look at the first picture that thing in the middle of the hole is the piece of glass, it didn't really show very clearly in the pictures for some reason. |
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April 1st, 2012, 07:32 AM | #4 |
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in that case, it probably be safer to just replace the tire. but, like i said, you may want a second opinion. esp if they have more experience with tires than i do.
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April 1st, 2012, 07:41 AM | #5 |
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If you pull the glass out and it still holds air it should be fine. If it won't hold air it has probably damaged the cords and needs to be replaced. You could plug it, but i wouldn't chance it,
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April 1st, 2012, 08:18 AM | #6 |
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I would always recommend being safe than sorry with a motorcycle tire, but are those the stock tires? If so you should really consider upgrading to some pirellis anywho.
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April 1st, 2012, 09:03 AM | #7 |
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They are the stock tires, but considering the amount of thread left on them I would hate to discard them prematurely. I will probably first try to pry the small shard of glass out of the tire. Am I correct in thinking that if i take the piece of glass out and there is not a leak the tire is perfectly safe?
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April 1st, 2012, 12:55 PM | #8 |
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Small Update: Cant seem to get the shard of glass out of the tire it's too small and if i try to nab it with some needle nose pliers it goes in deeper not sure what to do next. I put some soapy water on it and still no bubbles are showing up. I'm thinking of just riding it to the shop and getting it replaced :/ thats like a 25 mile ride since it's not really leaking it should be fine for that long
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April 1st, 2012, 06:05 PM | #9 |
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Looks like there's a good depth of thread there, you tested it & saw no bubbles so it should be ok. keep an eye on the pressure, if it holds I wouldn't rush out to buy new tyres just yet (upgrade if you had planned to).
Small chunks of glass tend to break/be ground off rather than dig in deeper |
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April 2nd, 2012, 11:16 AM | #10 | |
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April 2nd, 2012, 11:26 AM | #11 |
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I got lucky a few weeks ago & pulled a nail out of my front tire and it's still at the same pressure it was then. But....if I hadn't removed it, it would continue to get pushed further in until it penetrated the inner liner, and then...there goes the air.
I know it feels like a waste, but get rid of that tire. After dodging that bullet, I pulled another nail out of my rear, and it started leaking. So...a practically new OEM tire went into the trash. Yours COULD be fine, but what if it isn't? It could really go either way...be ground down as the tire wears, or get driven in further. I don't believe it'll lead to a blowout, but it could very easily lead to a dangerously low tire while riding. It's just not worth it. |
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