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Puncture repair

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  • 23-11-2017 12:54pm
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    TheShow
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    Hi all,
    Picked up a puncture on the way to work this morning, most likely due to all the rubbish on the road from all the rain yesterday.
    I filled it with that Holts emergency foam stuff and it held so i could get to work (also since when did garages start charging to use air pumps!!).

    I'm out Ballsbridge way, anyone know of anywhere to fix a puncture? I called the Fastfit in Donnybrook and they don't do puncture repairs for scooters or motorbikes which I find a bit strange. (surely the process is the same, plug it and go...)

    Or are there any handy tips to plug it myself?


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    Wood
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭Wood


    GEM Motorcycles in donnybrook


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    TheShow
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    Sound, I will give them a shout.


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    TheShow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,157 ✭✭✭TheShow


    Top lads in GEM, I will be using them again!


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    TheShow wrote: »
    Top lads in GEM, I will be using them again!

    Hopefully not for a puncture :P

    Winter is a whore for punctures between the crap getting washed up onto the roads, plus the likes of screws, nails and larger pieces of glass puncture easier because both they and the tyre are lubricated by all water.

    Regards the paying for air.. I asked a mate who was managing a filling station about paying for air and he to told me they'd often spend a two or three grand a year just replacing the air gauge, if that's the case its understandable.


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    TheShow
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    Anika Narrow Melon wrote: »

    Regards the paying for air.. I asked a mate who was managing a filling station about paying for air and he to told me they'd often spend a two or three grand a year just replacing the air gauge, if that's the case its understandable.

    Seems reasonable in theory, but €1 for 5 mins of air when you only need it for 30 sec/1 min tops. Plus the machine only accepts one euro or two euro coins (topaz station). So this morning I paid €2 for 10 mins of air that I used for 30 seconds as I didnt have any €1 coins on me.


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    TheShow wrote: »
    Seems reasonable in theory, but €1 for 5 mins of air when you only need it for 30 sec/1 min tops. Plus the machine only accepts one euro or two euro coins (topaz station). So this morning I paid €2 for 10 mins of air that I used for 30 seconds as I didnt have any €1 coins on me.

    I know, its a pain in the tits.


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    listermint
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    Anika Narrow Melon wrote: »
    Hopefully not for a puncture :P

    Winter is a whore for punctures between the crap getting washed up onto the roads, plus the likes of screws, nails and larger pieces of glass puncture easier because both they and the tyre are lubricated by all water.

    Regards the paying for air.. I asked a mate who was managing a filling station about paying for air and he to told me they'd often spend a two or three grand a year just replacing the air gauge, if that's the case its understandable.

    If they are doing that someone is taking the piss out of them.


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    listermint wrote: »
    If they are doing that someone is taking the piss out of them.

    No idea.

    Just done a quick search and found one for £80:95 HERE, a pump going 24/7 365 and getting fcked around day and night, then paying for its replacement * fitment its not beyond imagination that a busy station could pay for a good few replacements during the year.

    I can hold my hand up to putting a boot on a few to bend them at right angles to get them to fit onto a valve (these days I carry a right angle valve in my pocket).

    A lot of people just fcuk the gauge onto the ground after use, if the meter is broken the unit is replaced.

    Anyway its not something I'm loosing too much sleep over


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    Cian_ok
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭Cian_ok


    TheShow wrote: »
    Seems reasonable in theory, but €1 for 5 mins of air when you only need it for 30 sec/1 min tops. Plus the machine only accepts one euro or two euro coins (topaz station). So this morning I paid €2 for 10 mins of air that I used for 30 seconds as I didnt have any €1 coins on me.

    But you can use the vacuum cleaner for the other 9 minutes!

    And clean out the ashtrays...


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    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    TheShow wrote: »
    Hi all,
    Picked up a puncture on the way to work this morning, most likely due to all the rubbish on the road from all the rain yesterday.
    I filled it with that Holts emergency foam stuff and it held so i could get to work (also since when did garages start charging to use air pumps!!).

    I'm out Ballsbridge way, anyone know of anywhere to fix a puncture? I called the Fastfit in Donnybrook and they don't do puncture repairs for scooters or motorbikes which I find a bit strange. (surely the process is the same, plug it and go...)

    Or are there any handy tips to plug it myself?


    You can buy a kit on ebay....theyre really cheap and easy to use..;)


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Max Headroom wrote: »
    You can buy a kit on ebay....theyre really cheap and easy to use..;)

    That's what I use for my bike and car.

    You'll get about 30 plugs plus the tools for €10-€15.

    The purist will tell us that they're only a temp fix, but tbh I just leave it be and I've never experienced a problem with them.


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    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    Anika Narrow Melon wrote: »
    That's what I use for my bike and car.

    You'll get about 30 plugs plus the tools for €10-€15.

    The purist will tell us that they're only a temp fix, but tbh I just leave it be and I've never experienced a problem with them.


    By purists i assume you mean the guys with more money than sense.....;):P


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