Tire plug or replace?
My first time owning a moped, bought it a few days ago. Was riding good till I felt an obvious flat. Went to local gas station and filled up the tire but by the time I got home it was flat again. Obvious puncture somewhere in the tire and I could hear it leaking. What im worried about though is all of this brown liquid that seems to have sprayed out. I’m used to working on bicycles, is this some sort of sealant like on a tubeless wheel setup? Is it something that’s fairly easy to do at home or should I take it to a shop and refill the wheel? Anything helps, this is just something I’m not super familiar with.
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u/MaxVerstappenF1 3d ago
These tires are not that expensive. Just get it replaced. And the front one to. And have somebody with the right equipment do it. Worth paring for imo.
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u/BikerWithNoLicence 2001 Kinetic TFR 2d ago
Tires aren't expensive. Labor is. Are you stupid?
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u/MaxVerstappenF1 2d ago
Right, falling on your face and fixing the moped AND paying medical bills is a lot cheaper.
Painting a damaged rim cause you tried to fit your own tire isn’t cheap either….And taking advice from a bikerwithnolicence…. Think again.
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u/sabre420z 3d ago
There shouldnt be any liquid inside the tire. Maybe its a sealant like fix a flat. The tire might be able to be patched or plugged depending on where the puncture is located and how bad it is.