http://amzn.to/xRpOTt I really like the small size and ease of use with this tire plugger kit. Having a tool that can quickly plug a hole in a tubeless tire and get you back on the road is a very good idea. And it’s so small and lightweight that if you have tubeless tires on your bike there’s really no excuse to not carry one of these. I have tubed tires and I carry mine anyway. Never know when you might come across another stranded biker in need of a hand.
I have used it to repair a nail puncture in the tire of my 1200GS, and rode with the plug in for much longer than I should have. Even at freeway speeds and it held up just fine. I’ve also plugged the tire of a Yamaha Rhino. A friend and I were playing around in the mountains when a rock punctured the side wall of the tire. We hiked down for the plugger kit, and pump. Neither of us could believe that the plug held inside the large hole in the side wall. And the pump I review in this video: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlIFNQffjYg) did a good job of popping the tire back on the rim.
While I was searching around I found 2 other versions of this plugging tool. One that looks to be the exact same as what I use in this video, plus a few CO2 cartridges: http://amzn.to/zGJKzk
And the other uses a sort of gun looking device to squeeze the plug into the tire.
http://amzn.to/ziix8w
Both those other kits will take up a bit more space in your luggage system than the version I have, but I guess if you are replacing a 12V air compressor with CO2 cartridges then it’s worth it.
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