Need tire advice....

[NAK3D696]

So I finally got a nail in my back tire of my 696.     It wasnt big or on the side  but everything Ive been reading is not to patch but to pitch.  I have to agree.   So now i need a little advice on what to replace them with  with or just to buy a rear.   I currently have the Bridgestone Battlax Bt56r.   Any good?   If not what would you suggest I replace them with  and why?  Thank you in advance Cheers 

[crankmonster]

So I finally got a nail in my back tire of my 696.     It wasnt big or on the side  but everything Ive been reading is not to patch but to pitch.  I have to agree.   So now i need a little advice on what to replace them with  with or just to buy a rear.   I currently have the Bridgestone Battlax Bt56r.   Any good?   If not what would you suggest I replace them with  and why?  Thank you in advance Cheers 

Here buy these dunlop qualifiers, a great do all tire at a great price.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=20006.0

[Chchadder]

I was faced with the same dilemma last season when my brand new Dunlop Sportmax Qualifiers came down with a big screw in the rear tire.  I scoured the boards, asked a bunch of people, and almost bought a new tire as well.  What struck me in my ultimate decision to plug the tire (1500 miles since) is that a lot of the people who advocated ditching the tire hadn't ever plugged one themselves.  Those who had plugged generally reported no problems with thousands of miles of riding on the tire afterward.

Is it overall a safer bet to just buy a new tire?  Maybe to probably.  Is it a significant danger to ride on a plugged tire?  Most likely not.  As long as the plug is not out toward the sides, the tire is not too worn, and a mushroom cap type plug is used, I would feel safe on a tire with a plug (and I do, +1 on all four counts for my instance). 

In the end, you have to do what makes you feel safe and confident on the road.  I'm just one guy who has had a good experience with plugging a tire that saved me a couple hundred $$ spent elsewhere on the bike.

[corndog67]

I go to a car tire store and have them put a vulcanizing patch inside.   I pull the tire off myself.   No problems yet.  I've had a plug leak, but I did it again and it held until the tire wore out.