And Now for a Real 'What Would You Do'

[HayaWakened]

'14 Busa
Rear Dunlop Q3+ with about 4k mi on it
Mostly commuting miles, perhaps 300 canyon miles
Flat on the freeway at 65mph (ish)
Post-flat pothole impact deforms the rim
Another mile to get bike w/ flat tire off the freeway, come to a complete stop.
Replace the Rim
Would you keep running that same tire providing the orig puncture is 1) not sidewall and 2) patchable?

 

[rd99]

nope........time for new skins for sure

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

No, the impact of the pothole hit could’ve been too much for the tire’s carcass. A simple nail in the rear, I’ve repaired several times and ran the tire until the tread wore out, but no pothole hits hard enough to deform a metal rim. Make sense?

 

[Kiwi Rider]

What he said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I would never take the risk . . . that tire goes in the bin.
But that's just me . . .I love new high quality tires, especially Michelins lol.

 

[geckostudios]

That amount of deformation could have caused damage to the sidewall that you can't see. A tire blowout on a motorcycle isn't worth the savings of a single tire. I agree with the others and replace the tire.

 

[kml]

replace tire

 

[fallenarch]

You already had 4K miles on it. A Q3+ is near the end already at 4K. I have never gotten 4K from a Q3. Get a new tire so we can look forward to your future posts!

 

[Bumblebee]

I echo all the sediments above...if it deformed the rim, it did damage to the tire.

 

[prg]

There's only one way of finding out if the repair lasted..

 

[Mr Brown]

As most of my learned colleagues have said, new tire.
Why take the chance? Tires are not the place to cheap out. We've all spent way more money on way dumber stuff.

 

[Bumblebee]

When you ride one of the most powerful bikes on the planet, having good tires is paramount, I wouldn't fool around with anything other than the best.

 

[Dopey]

Like wuzza said if just a nail patch and keep going but being impact related im sure it broke an internal belt or something and you don't want to find out what happens then even at a slow speed.

 

[1busa]

That tire is about done anyways with 4K on it......

I can never understand for the life of me how guys will spend 10’s of thousands of dollars on a bike and countless more thousands on cosmetic/ performance upgrades but nickel and dime every chance they get when it comes to tires!?!?

Like if a new $200 tire makes you pause and give thought or puts your bank account in the red maybe this motorcycle shyt ain’t for you

 

[VIPER]

I would replace because of the impact. make a lamp stand or end table out of it

 

[HayaWakened]

Thanks. Just checking. Due to the location of the incident, I took the bike to a motorcycle "super center", a place called Bert's Mega Mall in Covina, CA. They worked up the repair quote, showed it to me. I said where's the new tire? We're gonna use the same tire, they said, it's not damaged. I said gimme a new tire anyway but was astounded that they'd even recommend using a tire that's been subjected to that kind of damage. Wasn't sure which one of us was crazy. Now I know.

 

[Mr Brown]

Thanks. Just checking. Due to the location of the incident, I took the bike to a motorcycle "super center", a place called Bert's Mega Mall in Covina, CA. They worked up the repair quote, showed it to me. I said where's the new tire? We're gonna use the same tire, they said, it's not damaged. I said gimme a new tire anyway but was astounded that they'd even recommend using a tire that's been subjected to that kind of damage. Wasn't sure which one of us was crazy. Now I know.

I bought a 90 ZX-10 from Bert's back in 94 when it was in Azusa. They weren't known for anything but good prices on used bikes back then, looks like nothing's changed.

 

[Dopey]

Thanks. Just checking. Due to the location of the incident, I took the bike to a motorcycle "super center", a place called Bert's Mega Mall in Covina, CA. They worked up the repair quote, showed it to me. I said where's the new tire? We're gonna use the same tire, they said, it's not damaged. I said gimme a new tire anyway but was astounded that they'd even recommend using a tire that's been subjected to that kind of damage. Wasn't sure which one of us was crazy. Now I know.

Aside from the damage what condition was that tire in at 4k? From the fact I don't get much for curves around here mines got a nice worn patch down the middle but I think since it's been cooling down it's been spinning a bit on hard acceleration too but I've got about 2k on my q3+.

 

[Dopey]

You already had 4K miles on it. A Q3+ is near the end already at 4K. I have never gotten 4K from a Q3. Get a new tire so we can look forward to your future posts!

Hey arch when u do replace the free upgraded rear tire let us know what the mileage is compared to the regular q3. It definitely gives me more confidence then thr pilot power I had but I think the roads and weather around me just isn't right for the Michelin tires. But I'm thinking im gonna have to go sport touring on the rear next time around and keep the q3 plus up front but it'll definitely be dunlop for me from now on as long as I'm in Michigan.

 

[GAmedic]

If you were closer, I'd send you my spare PR5.

 

[HayaWakened]

Aside from the damage what condition was that tire in at 4k? From the fact I don't get much for curves around here mines got a nice worn patch down the middle but I think since it's been cooling down it's been spinning a bit on hard acceleration too but I've got about 2k on my q3+.

Sorry, these are the best pics I got of tire at time of incident.
Actual mileage on tire: 4,473
I expected another 750 - 1,000 out of 'em